Archive · 25 July 2024
One from Polity, one from History, one from Current Affairs. Deterministic selection for this date — same 3 cards every time.
Answer: Any public-spirited person can petition SC for public/social issues.
Pioneered by Justices Bhagwati and Krishna Iyer; liberalized locus standi; not in Constitution.
Answer: Kancharla Gopanna — imprisoned at Golconda for using treasury funds to rebuild Bhadrachalam temple.
Was a revenue official under Golconda Sultanate; composed over 100 devotional songs on Rama.
Answer: M.T. Vasudevan Nair — one of Kerala's greatest writers.
Padma Vibhushan 2025 had 7 recipients total, including 3 posthumous.
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