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Archive · 18 May 2025

3 APPSC Facts

One from Polity, one from History, one from Current Affairs. Deterministic selection for this date — same 3 cards every time.

Polity·Amendments
High Frequency

104th Amendment (2019) extended which reservations?

Answer: SC/ST reservations in legislatures — extended by 10 years.

Also abolished Anglo-Indian nominated seats in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures.

History·Independence Partition
High Frequency

Mountbatten Plan (June 1947) proposed?

Answer: Partition of British India into India and Pakistan — provinces/princely states to choose.

Called '3 June Plan'; boundary commissions under Cyril Radcliffe drew borders in 5 weeks.

Current Affairs·India Foreign Relations
High Frequency

Who were the chief guests at India's 77th Republic Day on January 26, 2026?

Answer: Ursula Von der Leyen (European Commission President) and Antonio Costa (European Council President).

This coincided with the conclusion of the India-EU FTA on January 27, 2026.

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