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Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations 3rd Edition (English, Paperback, M Laxmikanth)

Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations 3rd Edition  (English, Paperback, M Laxmikanth)
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Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations 3rd Edition (English, Paperback, M Laxmikanth)

Published in the year 2013, Indian Polity For Civil Services Examinations is a book that provides the readers with insight into important topics that need to be understood by students to clear the civil services examination.

Summary Of The Book

Indian Polity For Civil Services Examinations has been designed to meet the requirements of students preparing for civil service examinations. This book covers the entire syllabus, which civil service aspirants need to understand.

This book has been divided into 11 parts, which include Constitutional Framework, Central Government, System of Government, State Government, Constitutional Bodies, Union Territories And Special Areas, Local Government, Non-Constitutional Bodies, Other Constitutional Dimensions, Political Dynamics, and Working of the Constitution.

The first part of the book deals with the historical background of the constitution, and throws light on fundamental rights, fundamental duties, citizenship, and features of the constitution. The second part deals with the parliamentary system, emergency provisions, special provision for certain states, inter-state relations, and the current status of Jammu & Kashmir. The third part provides insight into the central government by explaining the roles of the President, Prime Minister, and Vice-President. In the fourth part, students are provided detailed information on the state government, explaining the role of the Chief Minister, Governor, state council of ministers, subordinate courts, and high court.
In the fifth part, the readers are provided insight into the Panchayati Raj as well as urban local governments. The sixth part deals with union territories, and scheduled, and tribal areas. In the seventh part, the author throws light on the constitutional bodies, which include the finance commission, election commission, advocate general of the state, special officer for linguistic minorities, national commission for SCs, national commission for STs, and union public service commission.

The eighth part of this book throws light on the planning commission, national human rights commission, state human rights commission, lokpal, and lokayuktas, central vigilance commission, and state information commission. In the ninth part, the readers are provided insight into public services, anti-defection law, tribunals, and special provisions for ST’s, Anglo-Indian’s, minorities, and BC’s. In the tenth part, the readers are also provided insight into national integration, foreign policy, pressure groups, political parties, and elections. The eleventh part deals with the national commission’s plan to examine the constitution’s working.

In this third edition, the author also provides 7 appendices at the end of the book. The appendices cover topics such as table of precedence, definitions under the constitution, constitutional amendments at a glance, subjects of union, state, and concurrent lists, articles of the constitution, and ministries/departments of the central government. This edition of Indian Polity For Civil Services also comes with updated UPSC preliminary, and main question papers as well.

About M. Laxmikanth

M. Laxmikanth is an author, and trainer.

Apart from this book, Laxmikanth has written Governance in India for UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination, Indian Polity, and Public Administration.

Laxmikanth completed his master’s degree from Osmania University in 1989. Following that, he started his own coaching academy, Laxmikanth’s IAS. Laxmikanth has a great deal of experience coaching civil service aspirants.

Specifications
  • Publication Year
    • 2009
  • Exam
    • CSAT, Civil Services Mains, Civil Services General
  • Table of Contents
    • PART I: CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

      1. Historical Background
      2. Making of the Constitution
      3. Salient Features of the Constitution
      4. Preamble of the Constitution
      5. Union and its Territory
      6. Citizenship
      7. Fundamental Rights
      8. Directive Principles of State Policy
      9. Fundamental Duties
      10. Amendment of the Constitution

      PART II: SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT

      11. Parliamentary System
      12. Federal System
      13. Centre-State Relations
      14. Inter-State Relations
      15. Emergency Provisions
      16. Special Status of Jammu & Kashmir
      17. Special Provisions for Some States

      PART III: CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

      18. President
      19. Vice-president
      20. Prime Minister
      21. Constitutional Provisions
      22. Parliament
      23. Supreme Court

      PART IV: STATE GOVERNMENT

      24. Governor
      25. Chief Minister
      26. State Council of Ministers
      27. State Legislature
      28. High Court
      29. Subordinate Courts

      PART V: LOCAL GOVERNMENT

      30. Panchayati Raj
      31. Urban Local Governments

      PART VI: UNION TERRIRORIES AND SPECIAL AREAS

      32. Union Territories
      33. Scheduled and Tribal Areas

      PART VII: CONSTITUTIONAL BODIES

      34. Election Commission
      35. Union Public Service Commission
      36. State Public Service Commission
      37. Finance Commission
      38. National Commission for SCs
      39. National Commission for STs
      40. Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities
      41. Comptroller and Auditor General of India
      42. Attorney General and Solicitor General of India
      43. Advocate General of the State

      PART VIII: NON-CONSTITUTIONAL BODIES

      44. Planning Commission
      45. National Development Council
      46. National Human Rights Commission
      47. State Human Rights Commission
      48. Central Vigilance Commission
      49. Central Information Commission
      50. State Information Commission
      51. Lokpal and Lokayuktas

      PART IX: OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL DIMENSIONS

      52. Official Language
      53. Public Services
      54. Tribunals
      55. Special Provisions for SCs, STs, BCs, Minorities and Anglo-Indian
      56. Rights and Liabilities of the Government57. Authoritative Text in Hindi Language
      58. Anti-Defection Law

      PART X: POLITICAL DYNAMICS

      59. Political Parties
      60. Elections
      61. Pressure Groups
      62. National Integration
      63. Foreign Policy

      PART XI: WORKING OF THE CONSTITUTION

      64. National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution
      APPENDIX I: Articles of the Constitution
      APPENXIX II: Subjects of Union, State and Concurrent
      Lists
      APPENDIX III: Table of Precedence
      APPENDIX IV: Oath by the Constitutional and other
      Authorities
      APPENDIX V: Definitions under the Constitution
      APPENDIX VI: Constitutional Amendments at a Glance
      APPENDIX VII: Ministries/ Departments of the Central Government

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Edition 3rd
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