Important Topics on Polity and Governance UPSC Prelims (GS-1)

Important Topics on Polity and Governance
Polity and Governance Important topics

UPSC Important Topics List Polity and Governance

The topics listed here are only for brief idea and Informative purpose only and may not be complete. Please comment below if you can figure any topics not stated below 

List of Important Includes as Follows

1.     Constitutional Developments 2.     Constitution of India 3.     Introductory: The preamble, Salient Features, Citizenship, and all the important features of the constitution 4.     Amendment of the preamble (Important court references) 5.     Fundamental Rights, Duties, Directive Principles of State policy 6.     Union Government Executive and Legislature 7.     President - Duties, Functions and Powers, Qualification, Legislative Powers, Financial Powers, Judicial Powers, Emergency Powers 8.     Judiciary: Supreme Court, High Courts and District Courts 9.     Government institution (CAG, Election Commissions etc) 10. Statuary bodies and Non-statuary bodies and functioning 11. Important committees and commissions and their suggestions 12.Members Eligibility and Duties and functions, age of retirement, qualifications and terms of the Executives, Legislature, Judiciary Bodies 13.Parliament Procedures, Government Business (making of laws, parliament sessions. Terms of business of parliament like question hour, zero hour, parliamentary procedure, etc) 14.Members of parliament its strength (Lok sabh, Raja sabha), Emergency provinces etc 15.Removal of judges, appointment of chief justices, powers etc 16.Jurisdictions and powers (terms like Advisory jurisdiction, with jurisdiction, Lok Adalat, Judicial review etc)

State Government Governor, Duties, Functions and Powers, Qualification, Legislative powers, financial powers, judicial powers, Emergency powers All the main executives of the state their functions duties terms and conditions etc

State legislature Legislative assembly and legislative council, duration of two houses Chairman, qualification etc

High courts Judges appointment, qualification, tenure, removal, salaries and allowances etc, Independence of judiciary etc

Topics like 1.     Special status of Jammu and Kashmir (Article 360) 2.     Panchayat Raj, Municipalities, political parties etc 3.     Constitutional Amendments (Some Important Amendments includes 1st, 7th, 8th,9th,10th,12th,13th,14th,18th,21st,22nd,23rd,27th,31st,36th,42nd,44th,52nd,54th,55th,56th,61st,73rd,74th, 86th,88th,89th,91st,92nd,93rd,94th,95th,96th,97th,98th and the latest National judicial Appointment commission amendment bill NJAC) and others. 4.     Local Governments/Panchayat Raj 5.     Elections, Finance commission, NDC, CIC, Lokpal and Lok Ayuktas, features 6.     National Human Rights Commission 7.     National SC, ST, BC, and Minorities committee’s members, powers and qualifications and age of retirements etc 8.     Planning commission, NITI Aayog (link to article) difference, functions and structure etc 9.     Federalism 10. Extra constitutional Body 11. Political System 12.Public Policy 13.Rights Issues

International issues 1.     Structure of UN 2.     And Security Council membership issues 3.     India partnership countries (G-20, East summit etc) 4.     India has relations with each and other countries 5.     For example India- Australia (when we remember Australia we should get cognizance of uranium agreement between India and Australia) 6.     India –Russia (Defense equipment relations) 7.     India- China (Imports and Exports) etc 8.     India signatory nations and agreements 9.     BRICS latest and BRICS Bank and New Emerging Groups 10. World Bank, IMF, Asian Development Bank and the terms and policy terms involved in it 11. And recent issues and agreements if any made with any other countries (Follow News Updates)

Comment below if any topic is missed