ILP 2022 Decoding Prelims Syllabus

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ILP 2022- Decoding Prelims Syllabus

About the Document

This document contains broad categorisation of topics associated with UPSC Prelims
Syllabus for subjects like Polity, Geography, Economy, History and Environment. This
will surely ease your burden. Keep print out of the same all the time and keep adding
topics into it.

Note that these topics are not exhaustive but indicative. There are many sub-sections
that we will learn and cover under ILP-2022 Programme. This document is a step
towards making your journey a little less burdened ☺

Note- Science & Technology related topics are not fixed as they form major part of
Current Affairs. Do not worry about its coverage which will be effectively done during the
course of ILP.

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INDIAN POLITY- Broad Topics

Basics
• Historical Background • Rights in the Indian Constitution
• Making of the Constitution • Executive, Legislature, Judiciary
• Salient Features of the • Federalism, Local Governments
Constitution • Election and Representation

• Preamble of the Constitution FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS


• Union and its Territory • Features Of Fundamental Rights
• Citizenship • Article 14-18 Right To Equality
(14-18)
• Constitution: Why and How?
• Article 19-22: Right to Freedom
• Constitution as a Living
Document • Article 25 - 28: Right to Religious
Freedom
• The Philosophy of the
Constitution • Article 29 and 30: Cultural and
Educational Rights

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• Armed Forces And Fundamental • Procedure for Amendment as laid


Rights down in Article 368 Part XX

• Effecting Certain Fundamental • Types of Amendments


Rights
• Ingredients of the ‘Basic
• Criticism Of Fundamental Rights Structure’

• Significance Of Fundamental • Criticism of the Amendment


Rights Procedure

DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE


POLICY (DPSP) CONSTITUTION

• Features of the Directive • Amendment and the


Principles: Fundamental Rights

• Criticism to DPSP • Elements of Basic Structure

• Significance of Directive • Significance of the Basic


Principles Structure

• Interrelation between • Critiques


Fundamental Rights and DPSPs
PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM
• Implementation of DPSPs
• What is Parliamentary system of
FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES government?

• List of FDs in Article 51 A • Merits and demerits of


Parliamentary System
• Features of the FDs
• Why India adopted Parliamentary
• Criticism of FDs
system rather than Presidential?
• Significance of FDs
FEDERAL SYSTEM
• Relationship between • Features
Fundamental Rights and
Fundamental Duties • Why our Constitution framers
adopt the federal system for
India?
AMENDMENT OF THE • Federal Features Of The
CONSTITUTION Constitution

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• Unitary Features Of The Indian • Implications Of Financial


Constitution Emergency

• Critical Evaluation of the Federal INDIAN PARLIAMENT


System
• Composition of Two House
• Co-operative Federalism in
• Session of Parliament
Indian Perspective
• Offices in the Parliament
CENTRE-STATE RELATIONS
• Motions
• Legislative Relations

• • Parliamentary Processes
Administrative Relations

• • Money Bills
Financial relations

• • Budget in Parliament
Terms of reference of the 15th
Finance Commission: Issues • Kinds of Funds
• Tension Areas In Centre-State • Position of Rajya Sabha
Relations
• Parliament Privileges
INTER-STATE RELATIONS
• Types of Majority
• Inter-State Water Disputes
• Parliamentary Committees
• The Inter-State River Water
Disputes (Amendment) Bill 2017 • Parliamentary Forums

• Inter-State Councils CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

• Public Acts, Records And Judicial • President of India


Proceedings
• Vice-President
• Inter-State Trade And Commerce
• Prime Minister of India
• Zonal Councils
• Central Council of Ministers
EMERGENCY PROVISIONS
• Cabinet Committees
• National Emergency
• Cabinet Secretariat
• President’s Rule
• Supreme Court
• Financial Emergency
STATE LEGISLATURE

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• Governor • Difference between political party


and pressure group
• Chief Minister
• Features of Indian pressure
• Council of Ministers in State group
Government
• Types of pressure groups
• Legislative Procedure in State
Legislature • Major pressure groups in India

• High Court • Media as pressure group

NON-CONSTITUIONAL BODIES • Role of pressure group in India

• NITI Ayog • Criticism of Pressure groups

• Difference between NITI Ayog NON-GOVRNMENTAL


and Planning Commission ORGANIZATIONS
• Aspirational Districts Programme • Famous NGO’s
• National Human Rights • Issues in NGO’s Functioning
Commission (NHRC)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Critical assessment of NHRC
• Panchayati Raj System
• NHRC and Sustainable
• Municipal Corporations
Development Goal (SDG)

• State Human Rights Commission CONSTITUTIONAL BODIES


(SHRC) • Election Commission
• Central Information Commission • Public Services
(CIC)
• UNION PUBLIC SERVICE
• State Information Commission COMMISSION
(SIC)
• STATE PUBLIC SERVICE
• Central Vigilance Commission COMMISSION
(CVC)
• Finance Commission
• Central Bureau of Investigation
• National Commission for
• Lokpal and Lokayukt Scheduled Castes
PRESSURE GROUPS/NGO’s

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