Archive · 1 January 2026
One from Polity, one from History, one from Current Affairs. Deterministic selection for this date — same 3 cards every time.
Answer: Habeas Corpus ('you shall have the body')
Court orders the detaining authority to produce the detained person — most powerful writ for personal liberty.
Answer: Aitareya Brahmana (c. 800 BCE) — Andhras described as tribe south of Vindhyas.
Later Sangam texts also mention Telugu people; Tamil and Telugu cultures interlinked in ancient period.
Answer: Jnanpith Award — instituted in 1961, given by Bharatiya Jnanpith.
Eligibility: Indian writers in any of the 22 Eighth Schedule languages plus English. No posthumous awards.
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