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Archive · 26 November 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·Finance Commission

Grants-in-Aid under Article 275 go to which states?

Answer: States that need assistance — for special purposes on FC's recommendation.

Different from devolution of taxes; post-devolution revenue deficit grants are most common.

History·Independence Partition
High Frequency

Instrument of Accession — what was it?

Answer: Document by which princely states joined India or Pakistan — signed voluntarily.

States chose on three matters: defence, communications, and foreign affairs initially.

Current Affairs·Books Authors

Who were the Jnanpith Award 2024 winners?

Answer: Jagadguru Rambhadracharya (Sanskrit) and Durjoy Datta (Bengali) — 59th Jnanpith.

Previous Telugu Jnanpith winners: C. Narayana Reddy (1988) and Ravuri Bharadhwaja (2013).

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