Archive · 17 August 2026
3 APPSC Facts
One from Polity, one from History, one from Current Affairs. Deterministic selection for this date — same 3 cards every time.
Polity·Prime Minister Council Can a defected legislator become a Union Minister?
Answer: No — Art 75(1B): disqualified under Tenth Schedule cannot be minister.
91st Amendment (2003) added this bar; prevents defectors from being rewarded with ministerial posts.
Satavahanas patronized which two religions?
Answer: Both Vedic Brahminism and Buddhism.
Performed Vedic yajnas themselves but funded Buddhist stupas, viharas, and monastic institutions.
Who is the youngest undisputed World Chess Champion?
Answer: D Gukesh — won at 18 years, 195 days (December 2024).
Gukesh also won Khel Ratna 2025 and was FIDE World No. 3 in March 2025.
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