TY - BOOK AU - Thorpe, Edgar TI - General studies for civil services preliminary examination: Indian polity and governance SN - 9789332575981 U1 - 001 PY - 2017/// CY - Uttar Pradesh PB - Pearson N1 - paper 1; 1 INDIAN CONSTITUTION The Constitutional Framework Historical Background An Analysis of the Indian Constitution Indian Constitution - A Living Law. The Structure of the Indian Constitution The Preamble Keshavanada Bharti Case Parts I-XXII Covering Articles 1-395 The Schedules Union of India—Its States and Union Territories The Union of India The Re-organisation of the States The Present Structure of the Union Indian Federalism Indian Citizenship Nature of Citizenship Citizenship Act and Its Amendments Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) Fimdamenta! Riglits as Defined in the Constitution The Scope of Fundamental Rights Classification of Fundamental Rights Discussion Points: Important Related Topics Discussion Points: Connected to Fundamental Rights Emergency Directive Principles Introduction The Scope of Directive Principles Classification of Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) Directive Principles: Important Amendment Acts Fundamental Duties of a Citizen of India Fundamental Duties Supreme Court's Notice on Fundamental Duties Discussion Points: Connected to Fundamental Rights List of Important Constitutional Amendments The Procedure of Amendment (Article 368) Part I: The Union and its Territory Part II: Citizenship Part ni: Fundamental Rights Part IV: Directive Principles of State Policy Part IVa: Fundamental Duties Part V: The Union Part VI: The States Part VII: The States in Part B of the First Schedule Part VIII: The Union Territories Part IX: The Panchayats Part IXa: The Municpalities Part X: The Scheduled and Tribal Areas Part XI: Relations Between the Union and the States Part XII: Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits Part XIII: Trade, Commerce and Intercourse within the Territory of India Part XIV: Services Under the Union and the States Part XlVa: Tribunals Part XV: Elections Part XVI: Special Provisions Relating to Certain Classes Part XVII: Official Language Part XVni: Emergency Provisions Part XIX: Miscellaneous Part XX: Amendment of the Constitution Part XXI: Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions Part XXII: Short Title, Commencement, Authoritative Text in Hindi and Repeals Multiple-choice Questions Original UPSC Civil Services Questions INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION The Union Government Machinery of the Union Government The President and the Vice-President The President The Vice-President The Prime Minister and Council of Ministers The Prime Minister The Council of Ministers The Parliament Composition The Rajya Sabha The Lok Sabha Government Business Legislative Process Parliamentary Committees Important Terms in Conduct of Business in the Parliament Administrative Set-Up of Indian Government The Judiciary The Structure of the Supreme Court The Chief Justice of India The State Judiciary (The HCs) The Judges of the High Court Subordinate Courts Family Courts Lok Adalats and Nyaya Panchayats Important Processes in Indian Judiciary System The State Government The Machinery of State Government The State Legislature The Structure and Nature of the State Legislature Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad) Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Local Governments Panchayats—As Rural Self-Goveming Institutions Role of State Government Urban Self-Goveming Institutions Important Constitutional Statutory Authorities Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Election Commission Finance Commission Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Key Functionaries The Attomey General of India Advocate General The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) The Lokpal and the Lokayuktas The Political Process General Elections Political Parties Indian Elections—Scale of Operation Discussion Points: Related to Indian Election Processes Political Parties and Elections Official Language Historical Background The Official Language Act, 1963 Other Languages Provisions Relating to Special Classes Welfare of Scheduled Castes STs Development Welfare of Backward Classes Welfare of Minorities Special Position of Jammu and Kashmir in the Indian Union Discretion of Conferring Special Status to J&K State Significance of Article 370 Centre-State Relationships Distribution of Powers—Centre and States Inter-State Councils Zonal Councils (ZCs) Interstate Water Disputes Order of Precedence Constitutional/Non-ConstitutionaiyStatutory Bodies In India Social Legislation in India Additional Readings Miihiple-choice Questions Original UPSC Civil Services Questions ER -