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Today · 23 April 2026

3 APPSC Facts

One from Polity, one from History, one from Current Affairs. Read in under 2 minutes. Free, no sign-up, no ads — the morning ritual for every AP Group 2 aspirant.

Polity·73rd 74th Amendments
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AP'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.

History·Maratha Empire
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Third Anglo-Maratha War ended when?

Answer: 1818 — Last Peshwa Bajirao II surrendered; Maratha empire dissolved.

British became dominant power in India; Marathas the last major Indian power to resist.

Current Affairs·India Foreign Relations
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What is Operation Sindoor?

Answer: India's precision strike on May 7, 2025 — 9 JeM/LeT targets in Pakistan and PoK at 1:05–1:30 AM IST.

Triggered by the Pahalgam attack (April 22, 2025) in which 26 civilians were killed by TRF (Lashkar proxy).

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