The document lists repeated themes and topics from the Indian polity section that have appeared in UPSC Prelims questions from 2013 to 2022. Some of the most common repeated topics include the preamble of the Indian constitution, fundamental rights and duties, important amendments, different forms of government, roles of the executive, judiciary and legislature, and emergency provisions. The list provides an overview of key concepts in the polity syllabus that often feature in the civil services exam.
The document lists repeated themes and topics from the Indian polity section that have appeared in UPSC Prelims questions from 2013 to 2022. Some of the most common repeated topics include the preamble of the Indian constitution, fundamental rights and duties, important amendments, different forms of government, roles of the executive, judiciary and legislature, and emergency provisions. The list provides an overview of key concepts in the polity syllabus that often feature in the civil services exam.
The document lists repeated themes and topics from the Indian polity section that have appeared in UPSC Prelims questions from 2013 to 2022. Some of the most common repeated topics include the preamble of the Indian constitution, fundamental rights and duties, important amendments, different forms of government, roles of the executive, judiciary and legislature, and emergency provisions. The list provides an overview of key concepts in the polity syllabus that often feature in the civil services exam.
Sovereignty, Socialist, Secular, Republic, Democratic, Justice and their features (2019)
● Important ➔ The 42nd Amendment Act,1976 and
Amendments in salient features (2018) Indian Constitution ➔ The 44th Amendment act,1978 and its salient features (2020) ● Fundamental ➔ Features of fundamental Rights v/s Rights, DPSPs (2020) Fundamental Duties, ➔ Features of Fundamental Duties Directive (2017) principles of State Policy ➔ Difference between Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties (2013)
➔ Art.14-Right to Equality (2021)
➔ Art.19-Right to Freedom (2019)
➔ Art.21-Right to Privacy (2018, 2021)
➔ Art.23-24-Right against exploitation
(2015)
➔ Art.29-30- Cultural and Educational
Rights (2015)
● Important ➔ 5th and 6th Schedules (2015, 2022)
Schedules in Indian ➔ 7th Schedule (2016) Constitution ➔ 10th Schedule (2019) ● Various forms ➔ Difference between Presidential and of Government Parliamentary forms of Government (2020)
➔ Constitutional Government and
Representative Government (2021)
● Legislature ➔ Differences between Rajya Sabha and
Lok Sabha (2015, 2018, 2020)
➔ Speaker of the Lok Sabha – Roles
and responsibilities (2018)
➔ Provisions and restrictions to contest
in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Elections (2021)
➔ Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha (2022)
➔ Exclusive power(s) of Lok Sabha
(2022)
➔ Procedure of Constitution Amendment
Bill (2022) ● Executive ➔ President of India – Powers and privileges (2020)
➔ Vice-President of India (2013)
➔ Governor (2019)
➔ Prime Minister and council of Ministers
(2017)
➔ Chief Minister and Council of Ministers
(2015)
➔ Powers of President v/s powers of
Governor (2013)
➔ Attorney General of India and Solicitor
General of India (2013, 2022)
➔ Comptroller and Auditor General Of
India (2013)
➔ Difference between Union and State
Executive (2014)
● Judiciary ➔ Supreme Court of India and High
Court (2019)
➔ Judicial Review (2015)
➔ Various Jurisdictions Advisory,
Appellate, Original, Writ Jurisdictions (2014)
➔ Difference of powers between
Supreme court Judges and High Court Judges (2013, 2021)
➔ Writs Issued by the Courts in India
(2022)
➔ Bar Councils (2022)
➔ Advocates (2022)
➔ Contempt of Court (2022)
● Devices Of ➔ Parliamentary Committees (2015,
Parliamentary 2018) Proceeding ➔ Various Sessions of Parliament and its Proceedings (2017)
➔ How a bill is passed in the Parliament
(2016) ● Citizenship in ➔ Constitutional provisions for Citizens India and Non- Citizens (2017, 2021)
● Types of Bills ➔ Private members Bill (2017)
➔ Difference between Finance Bill v/s
MoneyBill v/s Ordinary Bill (2015)
● List of ➔ Sarkaria Commission
Important Committees ➔ Narasimhan Committee And Commissions ➔ Bhagwati Committee in India ➔ Rangarajan Committee
➔ H.N. Sanyal Committee (2022)
➔ 1st and 2nd ARC Reports (2019)
● Types of Writs ➔ Quo warranto (2022)
➔ Mandamus (2022)
➔ Habeas corpus
➔ Certiorari (2014)
● Emergency ➔ Art.352 – Art.360
Provisions ➔ Powers of President and Governor during Emergencies (2015, 2018)
● Representation ➔ RPA act,1950 (2017)
of people’s act ➔ RPA act,1951 (2013)
● Local Self ➔ 73rd and 74th Constitutional
Government amendments and their salient features (2013)
➔ Jurisdictions of various Panchayat raj
institutions, Municipal Committees (2014)
● Relationship ➔ Law and Liberty (2017)
between various ➔ Constitution and Law (2018) philosophies ➔ Difference between Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism (2020)