APPSC Paper I · Study notes
Indian Polity and Constitution notes for APPSC Paper I
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5.1.1 Historical background 5
- 5.1.1.1Company rule: Regulating Act 1773 to Charter Act 1853Read here
- 5.1.1.2Crown rule: Government of India Act 1858 to Indian Councils Act 1909Read here
- 5.1.1.3Government of India Act 1919Read here
- 5.1.1.4Government of India Act 1935Read here
- 5.1.1.5Indian Independence Act 1947Read here
5.1.2 Making of the Constitution 4
5.1.3 Salient features and Preamble 5
5.1.4 Amendment and basic structure 4
5.1.5 Union and its territory 3
5.1.6 Citizenship 3
5.1.7 Fundamental Rights 15
- 5.1.7.1Fundamental Rights: overview and features
- 5.1.7.2Article 12 (State) and Article 13 (laws void)
- 5.1.7.3Article 14: equality before law
- 5.1.7.4Articles 15–16: non-discrimination and reservation
- 5.1.7.5Articles 17–18: untouchability and titles
- 5.1.7.6Article 19: the six freedoms
- 5.1.7.7Article 20: protection in respect of conviction
- 5.1.7.8Articles 21 and 21A: life, liberty and education
- 5.1.7.9Article 22: arrest and preventive detention
- 5.1.7.10Articles 23–24: right against exploitation
- 5.1.7.11Articles 25–28: freedom of religion
- 5.1.7.12Articles 29–30: cultural and educational rights
- 5.1.7.13Article 32 and the writs
- 5.1.7.14Articles 31A–31C, 33–35 and limits on Fundamental Rights
- 5.1.7.15Right to property: from Article 31 to Article 300A
5.1.8 DPSP and Fundamental Duties 4
5.2.1 Union executive 9
- 5.2.1.1President: election, qualifications and term
- 5.2.1.2President: executive, legislative and financial powers
- 5.2.1.3Ordinances (Article 123) and veto powers
- 5.2.1.4Pardoning power (Article 72) and impeachment
- 5.2.1.5Vice-President
- 5.2.1.6Prime Minister
- 5.2.1.7Council of Ministers and the Cabinet
- 5.2.1.8Cabinet committees and the PMO
- 5.2.1.9Attorney General and Solicitor General
5.2.2 Parliament 10
- 5.2.2.1Composition of Parliament: Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
- 5.2.2.2Membership of Parliament: qualifications, disqualification and office of profit
- 5.2.2.3Presiding officers and leaders in Parliament
- 5.2.2.4Sessions and devices of parliamentary proceedings
- 5.2.2.5Legislative procedure in Parliament and types of bills
- 5.2.2.6Money bills, financial bills and joint sitting
- 5.2.2.7Budget, grants and the three funds
- 5.2.2.8Parliamentary committees
- 5.2.2.9Parliamentary privileges
- 5.2.2.10Rajya Sabha versus Lok Sabha; women's reservation (106th Amendment)
5.3.1 Judiciary 7
5.2.3 State executive and legislature 5
5.4.1 Centre–State relations 5
5.4.2 Local government 7
- 5.4.2.1Panchayati raj: evolution and committees
- 5.4.2.273rd Amendment: panchayats (Part IX)
- 5.4.2.374th Amendment: municipalities (Part IXA)
- 5.4.2.4Types of urban local bodies
- 5.4.2.5PESA 1996 and local government in scheduled areas
- 5.4.2.6Local government in Andhra Pradesh
- 5.4.2.7Co-operative societies (97th Amendment)
5.5.1 Constitutional bodies 7
- 5.5.1.1Election Commission
- 5.5.1.2UPSC, State PSCs and Joint PSCs
- 5.5.1.3Finance Commission
- 5.5.1.4GST Council
- 5.5.1.5Comptroller and Auditor General
- 5.5.1.6NCSC, NCST and NCBC
- 5.5.1.7Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities
5.5.2 Statutory and non-constitutional bodies 6
5.5.3 Elections 6
5.5.4 Emergency, special provisions and schedules 7
5.6.1 Governance, public policy and e-Governance 8
- 5.6.1.1Good governance: meaning, features and indicators
- 5.6.1.2Public policy: making, the policy cycle and evaluation in India
- 5.6.1.3Administrative reforms: the two ARCs, civil service reforms and Mission Karmayogi
- 5.6.1.4e-Governance: NeGP, Digital India, MMPs and e-Kranti
- 5.6.1.5Citizen-centric administration: citizen charters, Sevottam, right to services and CPGRAMS
- 5.6.1.6Transparency and accountability: RTI, social audit, Lokpal and Lokayuktas, CVC
- 5.6.1.7Andhra Pradesh governance initiatives: village and ward secretariats, RTGS, grievance redressal and online services
- 5.6.1.8Civil services, civil society, SHGs and people's participation in governance
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