Today · 1 June 2026
3 APPSC Facts
One from Polity, one from History, one from Current Affairs. Today's selection.
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.
Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India was where?
Answer: Champaran, Bihar (1917) — against forced indigo cultivation (Tinkathia system).
Tinkathia system abolished; 25% compensation paid to peasants; Rajendra Prasad was key associate.
Current Affairs·Books Authors Who received the posthumous Padma Vibhushan 2025 for Malayalam literature?
Answer: M.T. Vasudevan Nair — one of Kerala's greatest writers.
Padma Vibhushan 2025 had 7 recipients total, including 3 posthumous.
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