Most repeated Questions of POLITY AND GOVERNANCE for UPSC CSE Prelims

PREAMBLE, SCHEDULES, AND CITIZENSHIP

Historical Background: Regulating Acts & GoI Acts; Making of Constitution; Constitutional status of India.
Preamble: Source; Meaning & Objectives; Status (part of Constitution); Preambular values 
Schedules: Scheduled areas (5th Schedule, 6thSchedule), 7th Schedule, 8th Schedule, 9th Schedule, 10th Schedule
Citizenship: Acquisition, termination

EXPECTED QUESTIONS FOR UPSC CSE PRELIMS 2024

Schedules: 6th Schedule; 10th Schedule; 
Citizenship Amendment Act 2019

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

Rule of Law: Definition of Law 
Right to Equality: Equality before law , Equal protection of law , Prohibition of discrimination , Equal opportunity in public employment , abolishing untouchability 
Right to Life: Right to Privacy, Right to Make choices, Procedure established by law, Due Process of Law
Constitutional Remedies: Writs

EXPECTED QUESTIONS FOR UPSC CSE PRELIMS 2024

Right to Life: Right to Privacy, Right to Make choices.
Right Against Exploitation: Prohibition of employment of Children
Cultural and Educational Rights: Protection of the interests of minorities

UNION AND STATE EXECUTIVE

President: Election; Powers (Executive, Legislative, & Pardoning Power); Duty of President 
Governor: Appointment; Privileges of Governor; Sarkaria Commission; Classification of Ministries
Prime Minister: Relations with COM; President etc
Emergency Provisions: Types of Emergency; National Emergency; President's Rule

EXPECTED QUESTIONS FOR UPSC CSE PRELIMS 2024

President: Pardoning Powers
Prime Minister: Powers; Functions; relations with COM; PMO
Governor: Discretionary Powers
Emergency: Financial; National Emergency

PARLIAMENT

General Offices of Parliament: Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha (Powers); Speaker/Deputy Speaker of LS; Chairman/Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha

Legislative Procedure: Types of Bills (Ordinary Bill; Money Bill; Private Member Bill); Joint Sitting; Status of Bills (Lapse); Motions (Adjournment Motion; No Confidence Motion); Procedures (Question hour, Supplementary questions); Parliamentary Committees (Committee on Estimates); Centre State Equation;

Procedure in Financial Matters: Finance & Financial Bills and Budget in Parliament

Members of Parliament: Election to LS, Office of Profit, Leader of the Opposition; Anti defection, Grounds for disqualification

State Legislature: Legislative council; Speaker of Legislative assembly;

EXPECTED QUESTIONS FOR UPSC CSE PRELIMS 2024

General Offices of Parliament: Comparison in Power of LS/RS; 

Legislative Procedure: Seventh Schedule; Privilege Motion

Parliamentary Committees: Public Accounts Committee; Estimate Committee ; Committee on Public Undertaking.

Legislative Council: Appointments; Role in law making

SUPREME COURT, HIGH COURT AND SUBORDINATE COURT

Supreme Court: Powers of Supreme Court; Appointment of Judges & Retired judges; Judicial Review; 

Jurisdiction ; Special Leave Petition , Article 142 , NJAC, Removal of Judges; Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968.

High Court: Appointment of Judges; Judicial Review; Jurisdiction

Miscellaneous/Current Topics: Contempt of Court, Lawyers (Corporate/Advocates/Govt. Law officers), Bar Councils. Judicial custody 

FURTHER EXPECTED THEMES IN UPSC CSE PRELIMS

Supreme Court: NJAC Judgement; Judiciary – Executive relations, Constitution Bench; All-India Judicial Service (AIJS); Recusal of Judges

Tribunals: CAT

Miscellaneous/Current Topics: Concept of Bail; Charge sheet & FIR; Review Vs Curative Petition

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