General Studies II

Constitutional posts

Constitutional posts: appointments, powers, functions, responsibilities

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• Judiciary Heads
• President
• Constitutional Bodies (e.g., Election Commission, UPSC)
• State Public Service Commissions
• Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

• Judges Inquiry Act proceedings against former High Court judge Yashwant Varma 8/10

• Indian Constitution 01
• Union and States 02
• Separation of powers: dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions 03
• Comparison of Indian constitutional scheme with other countries 04
• Parliament and State legislatures 05
• Executive and Judiciary 06
• Representation of People’s Act: salient features 07
• Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies 09
• Government policies and interventions 10
• Development processes and industry 11
• Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections 12
• Social Sector/Services: health, education, human resources 13
• Poverty and hunger: issues and management 14
• Governance 15
• Role of civil services in democracy 16
• India and its neighborhood: relations 17
• Bilateral, regional, global groupings and agreements: impact on India 18
• Policies and politics of developed and developing countries 19
• International institutions, agencies, fora: structure, mandate 20