General Studies II

Parliament and State legislatures

Parliament and State legislatures: structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges

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• Lok Sabha Elections
• Opposition Leaders
• Rajya Sabha Elections
• State Assembly Elections
• Legislature
• Parliament
• Parliamentary Committees
• State Legislature
• Women's Reservation

• Supreme Court hearing on Shiv Sena (UBT) plea against Lok Sabha MPs merger 8/10
• Passage of the Uniform Civil Code Bill in Madhya Pradesh Assembly 8/10
• Omar Abdullah's campaign for J&K Statehood restoration 7/10
• High Court petition challenging Rajya Sabha election nomination rejection in MP 5/10
• Presentation schedule for Tamil Nadu Assembly Budget 2026-27 5/10

• 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
• Executive and Judiciary 06
• Representation of People’s Act: salient features 07
• Constitutional posts 08
• 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