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Archive · 17 February 2026

3 APPSC Facts

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

Polity·Municipalities
High Frequency

74th Amendment gave constitutional status to what?

Answer: Urban Local Bodies — Municipalities and Municipal Corporations.

Added Part IX-A and 12th Schedule to Constitution; 1992 amendment operationalized 1993.

History·European Arrival

Dutch VOC was founded when and what made it historic?

Answer: 1602 — world's first modern joint-stock company with tradeable shares.

Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie; issued shares publicly; dominated Indian Ocean trade for decades.

Current Affairs·Awards
High Frequency

Who won the International Booker Prize 2025?

Answer: Banu Mushtaq (author) and Deepa Bhasthi (translator) for 'Heart Lamp' — Kannada short stories.

First short story collection and first Indian translator to win the International Booker Prize.

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