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
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
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
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
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