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Archive · 19 July 2024

3 APPSC Facts

One from Polity, one from History, one from Current Affairs. Deterministic selection for this date — same 3 cards every time.

Polity·Fundamental Duties
High Frequency

How many Fundamental Duties exist in the Constitution?

Answer: 11 duties — originally 10, one added by 86th Amendment.

86th Amendment (2002) added duty to provide education to children aged 6-14 years.

History·Delhi Sultanate

Firoz Shah Tughlaq transported two Ashokan pillars to where?

Answer: Delhi — moved from Topra (Haryana) and Meerut to Delhi.

Welfare ruler: built Firoz Shah Kotla, canals, hospitals; first to impose jiziya on Brahmins.

Current Affairs·Books Authors
High Frequency

Which book won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2025?

Answer: 'James' by Percival Everett — a retelling of Huckleberry Finn from Jim's perspective.

The novel reimagines the classic from the enslaved character Jim's point of view.

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