Indian Polity

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Constitution — Handwritten
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Parliament & Legislature
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Fundamental Rights Notes
28 pages • Art 12–35
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M. Laxmikanth — Polity
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D.D. Basu — Constitution
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Important Topics
High Weightage — Must Prepare
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Constitution — Must Do
  • Preamble — Keywords & Meaning
  • Schedules 1 to 12 — All Details
  • Sources of Constitution
  • Salient Features of Constitution
  • Constitutional Amendments — Key
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Fundamental Rights — Must Do
  • Art 12–35 — All 6 Rights
  • Right to Equality — Art 14–18
  • Right to Freedom — Art 19–22
  • Right to Constitutional Remedies
  • Writs — Habeas Corpus, Mandamus etc.
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Parliament & Legislature
  • Lok Sabha vs Rajya Sabha Powers
  • Money Bill vs Finance Bill
  • Budget Process in Parliament
  • Speaker & Chairman Roles
  • Joint Sitting — Art 108
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Judiciary — Must Do
  • Supreme Court — Original Jurisdiction
  • Judicial Review & Judicial Activism
  • PIL — Public Interest Litigation
  • High Court vs District Court
  • Basic Structure Doctrine — Kesavananda
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Constitutional Bodies
  • Election Commission — Powers
  • CAG — Comptroller & Auditor
  • UPSC — Role & Functions
  • Finance Commission
  • National Commission SC/ST/OBC
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Governance & Federalism
  • Centre-State Relations — Art 245–255
  • 7th Schedule — 3 Lists
  • Governor’s Role & Powers
  • President’s Rule — Art 356
  • Panchayati Raj — 73rd Amendment
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35 Must-Prepare Topics
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All Important Articles List
Art 1–395 — Key Articles
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Constitution Timeline
Making of the Constitution & Key Amendments
1946
Constituent Assembly Formed
Cabinet Mission Plan — 389 members, Dr. Rajendra Prasad as President, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as Chairman of Drafting Committee
ConstitutionFoundation
1949
Constitution Adopted — 26 Nov
Constitution adopted on 26 November 1949 — Constitution Day celebrated. 2 years 11 months 18 days to draft
ConstitutionImportant Date
1950
Constitution Enforced — 26 Jan
Republic Day — Constitution came into force. India became a Sovereign Democratic Republic
Republic DayHigh Weightage
1951
1st Constitutional Amendment
Added 9th Schedule — to protect land reform laws from judicial review, restricted FR on property
AmendmentPrelims
1973
Basic Structure Doctrine
Kesavananda Bharati Case — Parliament cannot amend Basic Structure of Constitution. 13-judge bench, landmark judgment
LandmarkJudiciary
1976
42nd Amendment — Mini Constitution
Added Fundamental Duties, DPSP given priority, Preamble amended — Socialist, Secular, Integrity added
42nd Amend.Emergency Era
1992
73rd & 74th Amendments
Panchayati Raj Act — 3-tier system, reservation for women/SC/ST. 74th for Urban Local Bodies — Nagarpalika
Local BodiesGS2
2002
86th Amendment — RTE
Right to Education added as Art 21A — Free & compulsory education for children 6–14 years
RTEArt 21A
2016
101st Amendment — GST
Goods & Services Tax introduced — One Nation One Tax. GST Council formed, concurrent jurisdiction
GSTEconomic
2019
103rd Amendment — EWS Quota
10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections in government jobs and educational institutions
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MCQ Practice
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Constitution MCQ — 150 Qs
Articles & Schedules
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Parliament MCQ — 100 Qs
LS, RS, Bills, Budget
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Fundamental Rights MCQ — 80 Qs
Art 12–35 Focus
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Judiciary MCQ — 80 Qs
SC, HC, Writs, PIL
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Constitutional Bodies MCQ — 60 Qs
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