Archive · 7 September 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·73rd 74th Amendments High FrequencyAP's Panchayati Raj system — how many tiers does it follow?
Answer: Three tiers — Gram Panchayat, Mandal Parishad, Zila Parishad.
AP substituted 'Panchayat Samiti' with 'Mandal Parishad'; Mandal is administrative unit unique to AP.
Dutch VOC was founded when and what made it historic?
Answer: 1602 — world's first modern joint-stock company with tradeable shares.
Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie; issued shares publicly; dominated Indian Ocean trade for decades.
What Nobel Prize did John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis win in 2025?
Answer: Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 — for macroscopic quantum tunnelling in electric circuits.
Nobel Chemistry 2025 went to Kitagawa, Robson, and Yaghi for Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).
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