Indian Polity To The Point NCERT Plus Series

Chronicle To the point NCERT plus for India Polity & General Knowledge, The compilation of NCERT Old & New Books, IGNOU, NIOS & State Board for all competitive exams

About the book To the Point NCERT Plus Series:

These books have been written under the guidance N.N. Ojha Sir, N.N. Ojha Sir’s rich and varied experience in writing books and magazines for civil services examinations spans 33 years. Since 1990, under his expert supervision and guidance, thousands of IAS/PCS aspirants have achieved success and realized their dreams.

To the point NCERT plus books is useful for All Competitive Exams like, UPSC, State PSCs Civil Services, SSC, Railway, Banking, Defence, Police and Teachers Recruitment Exams for complete General Studies foundation preparation:

About theBook Content of To the Point NCERT Plus Series:

• Chapter-wise Presentation of Topics based on Syllabus of General Studies with Comprehensive Coverage of General Knowledge.

• A Compilation of Old and New NCERT Books (Class 6 to 12) - NCERT Plus & Study Material of IGNOU & NIOS, and many other Standard Books from which Questions are often asked in Competitive Exams.

Content Index Indian Polity for UPSC & State PSCs Examination:

UNIT 1: THE CONSTITUTION

1. Constitutional Development

• Historical Background
• Formation of the Constituent Assembly
• Faming of the Constitution
• Important Facts

2. Features of Indian Constitution

• Salient Features of Indian Constitution

3. Preamble

4. Amendment To The Constitution

• Basic Structure of the Constitution
• Important Constitutional Amendments

UNIT 2: RIGHTS & DUTIES

5. Fundamental Rights

• Constitutional Provisions
• Exceptions to Fundamental Rights
• Amendability of Fundamental Rights
• Fundamental Rights and National Emergency
• Fundamental Rights Accessible to both Citizens and Foreigners except Enemy Aliens
• Articles of the Constitution related to Fundamental Rights

6. Directive Principles of State Policies

• Socialist Principles
• Gandhian Principles
• Liberal- intellectual Principles

7. Fundamental Duties

8. Special Provisions Relating to SCs, STs & OBCs

• Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes & Other Backward Classes

UNIT 3: PILLARS OF GOVERNMENT

9. The Executive

• UNION EXECUTIVE
• The President of India
• The Vice-President
• Prime Minister
• Council of Ministers
• Attorney General of India
• Related Articles of the Constitution
• STATE EXECUTIVE
• The Governor
• Chief Minister
• Council of Ministers
• Advocate-General for the State
• Related Articles of the Constitution

10. Legislature

• Union Legislature
• The Two Houses of Parliament
• Parliamentary Functionaries
• Conduct of Business in Parliament
• Legislative Procedure
• Procedure in Financial Matters
• Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and its Members
• Disqualifications of Members
• Parliamentary Control over Executive
• 17th Lok Sabha: Interesting Facts
• Related Articles of the Constitution
• State Legislature
• Houses of State Legislature
• Presiding Officers of State Legislature
• Conduct of Business in State Legislature
• Legislative Procedure
• Disqualifications of Members
• Related Articles of the Constitution

11. The Judiciary

• Indian Judicial System
• The Supreme Court
• Appointment of Chief Justice of India
• Powers and Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
• The Power of Judicial Review
• Judicial Activism
• Public Interest Litigation
• Independence of Judiciary
• Judicial Doctrines
• High Courts
• Jurisdiction of High Courts
• Subordinate Courts
• Other Local Courts
• Tribunals
• Landmark Judgments of the Supreme Court
• Related Articles of the Constitution

12. Local Government

• Committees Constituted for Panchayati Raj
• Constitutional Status to Panchayati Raj Institutions
• Panchayats
• Panchayats Extension to the Scheduled Areas Act, 1996
• The Municipalities
• Types of Urban Local Bodies
• The Co-operative Societies
• Related Articles of the Constitution

UNIT 4: DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS

13. Federalism

• Federal Features in the Indian Constitution
• Unitary or Non-Federal Features of Indian Constitution
• Difference Between Unitary And Federal System
• Co-operative Federalism
• Issues In Functioning of Indian Federalism

14. The Union & its Territories

• Indian States after Partition
• States Reorganisation Commission

15. Scheduled Areas & Tribal Areas

• Scheduled Areas under Fifth Schedule
• Tribal Areas under Sixth Schedule

16. Special Status to Some States

• Special Status for J&K
• Special Provisions for Some Other States
• Related Articles of the Constitution

17. Union Territories

18. Centre-State Relations

• Legislative Relations
• Administrative Relations
• Civil Services
• Financial Relations
• Trade & Commerce
• Sarkaria Commission
• Punchhi Commission
• Seventh Schedule
• Related Articles of the Constitution

19. Emergency Provisions

• National Emergency
• President’s Rule
• Financial Emergency
• Related Articles of the Constitution

20. Official Language

• Related Articles of the Constitution

UNIT 5: ELECTIONS

21. Elections & Election System

• Election Systems
• Various Methods of Minority Representation
• Electoral Process in India
• Constitutional Provisions Regarding Elections
• Election Commission of
• Anti-Defection Law
• Electoral Reforms
• Related Articles of the Constitution

22. Political Parties

• The Party System
• National parties

23. Representation of People Act (Rpa)

• Salient Features of The Representation Of People Act (Rpa), 1950
• Salient Features of The Representation of People Act, 1951
• Important Judgments
• Delimitation

UNIT 6: CITIZENSHIP

24. Provisions Related to Citizenship

• Citizenship Act, 1955
• NRIs, PIOs & OCIs
• Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
• Related Articles of the Constitution

UNIT 7: GOVERNANCE

25. Good Governance

• Challenges to Good Governance
• E-Governance
• E-Governance Models
• Some e-Governance Projects
• The National e-Governance Plan (NeGP)

26. Public Policy

• Public Policy & Governance
• Structure of Policy Making
• Weaknesses in India’s Public Policy-making
• The Policy Formulation Chain

27. Constitutional & Non-Constitutional Bodies

• Constitutional Bodies
• Finance Commission
• Public Service Commission
• National Commission for Scheduled Castes
• National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
• National Commission for Backward Classes
• Non-Constitutional Bodies
• Niti Aayog
• National Commission for Women (Ncw)
• National Human Rights Commission (Nhrc)
• Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)
• Central Information Commission/State Information Commission
• Lokpal & Lokayukta

28. Important Policies & UN Charters

• Policies
• UN Charter

UNIT 8: GLOSSARY & APPENDIX

29 Glossary

30. Appendix

• National Symbols
• List of Presidents of India
• List of Prime Ministers of India
• Speakers of Lok Sabha