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Archive · 19 August 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·High Court
High Frequency

HC can hear election petitions for which offices?

Answer: MPs and MLAs — HC has original jurisdiction over election disputes.

Appeal from HC election petition lies to SC; Presidential/VP election disputes go directly to SC.

History·Gandhian Era
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Jallianwala Bagh massacre — date and who ordered firing?

Answer: 13 April 1919 — General Dyer ordered firing on unarmed crowd in Amritsar.

Crowd gathered on Baisakhi day; 379 officially killed (thousands injured); Dyer later commended by British.

Current Affairs·Books Authors
High Frequency

Which book won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2025?

Answer: 'James' by Percival Everett — a retelling of Huckleberry Finn from Jim's perspective.

The novel reimagines the classic from the enslaved character Jim's point of view.

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