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Polity: study plan

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590 questions in our UPPCS bank · rank 5 among 11 subjects.

Articles, Schedules & Parts of the Constitution

87 · 14.7%

President / Vice-President

44 · 7.5%

Parliament-Structure and its Functions

41 · 6.9%

Panchayati Raj and Municipalities

41 · 6.9%

Part III – Fundamental Rights

40 · 6.8%

Supreme Court – Establishment, Empowerment and Jurisdiction

36 · 6.1%

Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha

32 · 5.4%

Various Constitutional Amendments and its Procedure

32 · 5.4%

Constituent Assembly, its Functions and Related Committees

27 · 4.6%

Features of Preamble

23 · 3.9%

National Commission for Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes

20 · 3.4%

Constitutional Development of India

16 · 2.7%

Prime Minister and Council of Ministers

16 · 2.7%

Fundamental Duties

13 · 2.2%

Centre-State and Inter State Relations

13 · 2.2%

Influence of Other Constitutions

12 · 2.0%

Directive Principles of State Policy

12 · 2.0%

State Legislature

12 · 2.0%

Parliamentary System

11 · 1.9%

Governor of the State / Lieutenant Governor

11 · 1.9%

Emergency Provisions

10 · 1.7%

Election Commission

8 · 1.4%

Special Provisions for Some States

7 · 1.2%

Finance Commission

7 · 1.2%

Comptroller and Auditor General of India

7 · 1.2%

Attorney General of India / Advocate General of State

6 · 1.0%

Union and State Public Service Commission

6 · 1.0%

Top 5 sections = 43%

Step 1: solve every PYQ (free)

Constitutional Development of India Constituent Assembly, its Functions and Related Committees Influence of Other Constitutions Features of Preamble Articles, Schedules & Parts of the Constitution Part III – Fundamental Rights Fundamental Duties Directive Principles of State Policy Parliamentary System Centre-State and Inter State Relations Emergency Provisions Parliament-Structure and its Functions President / Vice-President Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha Prime Minister and Council of Ministers Various Constitutional Amendments and its Procedure Governor of the State / Lieutenant Governor State Legislature Special Provisions for Some States Supreme Court – Establishment, Empowerment and Jurisdiction Attorney General of India / Advocate General of State Panchayati Raj and Municipalities Election Commission Finance Commission Comptroller and Auditor General of India Union and State Public Service Commission National Commission for Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes

Step 2: what comes again and again

42nd Amendment 7 times

Added the words 'Socialist', 'Secular' and 'Integrity' to the Preamble. ×4
Added the Fundamental Duties.
Moved 'Education' from the State List to the Concurrent List.
Inserted Article 43A: participation of workers in management.

86th Amendment, 2002 4 times

Made the Right to Education a Fundamental Right (added Article 21A). ×4

President 23 times

A judge of the Supreme Court addresses his resignation to the President. ×2
Executive power of the Union is vested in him (Article 53).
Summons the joint sitting of both Houses (Article 108) and prorogues the Lok Sabha. ×2
Can withhold assent to a Bill passed by both Houses.
Can consult the Supreme Court on constitutional matters.
Sets up the Inter-State Council.
Declares Scheduled Areas, and declares castes and tribes as Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. ×2
Appoints the Governor.
UPSC submits its annual report to him.
'He represents the nation but does not lead the nation.'
Ordinance power: Article 123. ×2
Impeachment: Article 61, with 14 days' prior notice. ×3
A vacancy in the office must be filled within six months.
If both President and Vice-President are absent, the Chief Justice of India acts as President. ×2
His election is conducted by the Election Commission; he takes its opinion on disqualification of an MP. ×2