Indian Constitution (B.A Political Science)

Making of the Constitution, Preamble, fundamental rights and duties, directive principles and constitutional amendments.

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01Unit 1: Making of the Constitution 5 टॉपिक

Historical background - Acts of 1909, 1919 and 1935
Constituent Assembly - composition and working
Objectives Resolution
Drafting Committee and Dr B.R. Ambedkar
Sources of the Constitution

02Unit 2: Preamble and Salient Features 4 टॉपिक

Text and philosophy of the Preamble
Sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic
Salient features - written, flexible and rigid, federal with unitary bias, parliamentary system
Citizenship (Articles 5-11)

03Unit 3: Fundamental Rights 6 टॉपिक

Right to equality (Articles 14-18)
Right to freedom (Articles 19-22)
Right against exploitation (Articles 23-24)
Right to freedom of religion (Articles 25-28)
Cultural and educational rights (Articles 29-30)
Right to constitutional remedies (Article 32) and writs

04Unit 4: Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties 4 टॉपिक

Directive Principles of State Policy (Articles 36-51) - classification
Relation between Fundamental Rights and DPSP
Fundamental Duties (Article 51A)
42nd and 86th Amendments

05Unit 5: Amendment of the Constitution 4 टॉपिक

Amendment procedure (Article 368)
Important amendments - 1st, 42nd, 44th, 73rd, 74th, 101st (GST)
Basic structure doctrine - Kesavananda Bharati (1973)
Golaknath, Minerva Mills and other landmark cases

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आप यह कर पाएँगे

Explain the making of the Constitution of India and the role of the Constituent Assembly
Describe the Preamble and the salient features of the Constitution
Explain the Fundamental Rights, their limits and the writs for their protection
Distinguish Directive Principles of State Policy from Fundamental Rights and list the Fundamental Duties
Explain the amendment procedure and important constitutional amendments
Discuss landmark judgments such as Kesavananda Bharati and the basic structure doctrine

यह किसके लिए है

B.A Political Science students of Semester 1 (UP state universities, NEP 2020 syllabus)
Aspirants of UPSC, UPPSC, SSC, police and teaching exams (Polity)
Any citizen who wants to understand the Constitution of India

आपको क्या चाहिए

Intermediate (10+2) pass in any stream

सवाल

Which syllabus is followed?

The NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus of UP state universities. Where your university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your own university syllabus.

Is this useful for competitive exams?

Yes, Indian Polity is asked in almost every competitive exam and this paper covers its core.

Do I need to memorise article numbers?

Important articles are learnt with tricks and tables; understanding the idea behind each provision is given more weight.