GS Paper 2: Polity, Governance, Social Justice & IR
The Constitution made simple – Preamble, rights, Parliament, the executive, the judiciary, federalism and constitutional bodies – plus governance, welfare and India's foreign relations.
22 modules · 76 lessons (22 free) · 761 MCQs
Module overview
Polity and the Constitution
Making of the Constitution, rights, institutions
4 lessons · 1 freeConstitution Making and Basic Features
Historical background, Constituent Assembly, Preamble, salient features, Union territory and citizenship
5 lessons · 1 freeFundamental Rights
Articles 12–35: equality, freedoms, life and liberty, exploitation, religion, minorities and writs
5 lessons · 1 freeDPSP and Fundamental Duties
Directive Principles, their relationship with Fundamental Rights, and Fundamental Duties
2 lessons · 1 freeUnion Executive
President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers and Attorney General
4 lessons · 1 freeParliament
Composition, law-making, budget, committees and parliamentary privileges
3 lessons · 1 freeJudiciary
Supreme Court, High Courts, subordinate courts, judicial review, PIL and tribunals
4 lessons · 1 freeFederalism and Centre–State Relations
Legislative, administrative and financial relations, emergencies, special provisions and inter-state relations
5 lessons · 1 freeState Government
Governor, Chief Minister and the state legislature
2 lessons · 1 freeLocal Government
Panchayats, municipalities, PESA and the working of local democracy
3 lessons · 1 freeConstitutional Bodies and Elections
Election Commission and electoral law, UPSC, CAG, Finance Commission and commissions for SCs, STs and BCs
4 lessons · 1 freeStatutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial Bodies
NHRC, Lokpal, CVC, CBI, NITI Aayog and other statutory bodies
3 lessons · 1 freeAmendments and Basic Structure
Article 368, the basic structure doctrine and landmark amendments; comparison with other constitutions
2 lessons · 1 freeGovernance
Transparency, accountability, civil services and e-governance
2 lessons · 1 freeGovernance in Practice
Policy design, e-governance, civil society, SHGs and development processes
4 lessons · 1 freeSocial Justice
Rights-based laws, welfare and human development
2 lessons · 1 freeWelfare of Vulnerable Sections
Schemes and institutions for SCs/STs, women, children, elderly, persons with disabilities and minorities
3 lessons · 1 freeHealth, Education and Hunger
Public health system, education policy, and poverty and nutrition programmes
3 lessons · 1 freeInternational Relations
Foreign policy principles, neighbours and global institutions
2 lessons · 1 freeIndia and its Neighbourhood
Bilateral relations with Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Afghanistan
5 lessons · 1 freeIndia and the Major Powers
Relations with the United States, Russia, the EU and UK, Japan and the Indo-Pacific
4 lessons · 1 freeIndia and the Wider World
West Asia, Central Asia, Africa, Latin America, the diaspora and global institutions
5 lessons · 1 freeCourse mock exam: GS Paper 2: Polity, Governance, Social Justice & IR
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