Polity·Local Governance
What minimum age applies to stand for Panchayat elections?
Answer: 21 years — states may set a higher age.
73rd Amendment set 21 as floor; voter age is 18; states cannot reduce below 21 for candidacy.
Archive · 16 April 2024
One from Polity, one from History, one from Current Affairs. Deterministic selection for this date — same 3 cards every time.
Answer: 21 years — states may set a higher age.
73rd Amendment set 21 as floor; voter age is 18; states cannot reduce below 21 for candidacy.
Answer: 29th state — formed 2 June 2014; K. Chandrashekhar Rao became first CM.
T. Anjanaiah led 1970s movement; KCR led 2000s agitation; Parliament passed bill in February 2014.
Answer: Sanjay Malhotra, appointed December 2024.
He succeeded Shaktikanta Das as RBI Governor.
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