Pearson Ready Reckoner to Indian Polity

Description

• UPSC Prelims and Mains 2025 – Fully Solved
• Integration of anecdotes, real-life examples, and comparative insights for engaged learning
• Special boxes like Fact Check, Quick Read, and Did You Know for last-minute revision
• Part 1: Historical Background and Constitutional Development
• Chapter 1: Evolution of the Indian Constitution
• Chapter 2: Framing of the Constitution
• Chapter 3: Features of the Indian Constitution
• Part 2: Preamble, Citizenship, Territory, Fundamental Rights, and Duties
• Chapter 4: The Preamble
• Chapter 5: Union and its Territories
• Chapter 6: Citizenship
• Chapter 7: Fundamental Rights
• Chapter 8: Directive Principles of State Policy
• Chapter 9: Fundamental Duties
• Part 3: Union and State Government
• Chapter 10: President
• Chapter 11: Vice President
• Chapter 12: Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
• Chapter 13: Parliament
• Chapter 14: Parliamentary Committees
• Chapter 15: Governor
• Chapter 16: Chief Minister and Council of Ministers
• Chapter 17: State Legislature
• Part 4: Judiciary
• Chapter 18: Supreme Court of India
• Chapter 19: High Courts and Subordinate Judiciary
• Chapter 20: Judicial Review, Activism, and Overreach
• Chapter 21: Tribunals and Special Courts
• Part 5: Federalism and Centre-State Relations
• Chapter 22: Federalism in India
• Chapter 23: Centre-State Relations
• Chapter 24: Special Provisions for States
• Part 6: Local Governance
• Chapter 25: Panchayati Raj
• Chapter 26: Urban Local Bodies
• Part 7: Constitutional Bodies
• Chapter 27: Election Commission
• Chapter 28: Comptroller and Auditor General of India
• Chapter 29: Union Public Service Commission
• Chapter 30: Finance Commission
• Chapter 31: National Commission for Scheduled Castes
• Chapter 32: National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
• Chapter 33: National Commission for Backward Classes
• Chapter 34: Attorney General and Advocate General
• Chapter 35: Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities
• Part 8: Non-Constitutional and Statutory Bodies
• Chapter 36: NITI Aayog
• Chapter 37: National and State Human Rights Commissions
• Chapter 38: Central and State Vigilance Commissions
• Chapter 39: Central Information Commission
• Chapter 40: Central Bureau of Investigation
• Chapter 41: Enforcement Directorate
• Chapter 42: Lokpal and Lokayuktas
• Chapter 43: Tribunals
• Chapter 44: Delimitation Commission
• Chapter 45: Law Commission
• Part 9: Political Dynamics
• Chapter 46: Political Parties and Electoral System
• Chapter 47: Pressure Groups and Civil Society
• Part 10: Special Provisions and Issues
• Chapter 48: Emergency Provisions
• Chapter 49: Amendments to the Constitution
• Chapter 50: Scheduled and Tribal Areas, Union Territories
• Part 11: Contemporary Issues in Polity
• Chapter 51: Language
• Chapter 52: Right to Information Act
• Chapter 53: Citizen’s Charter and Transparency in Governance
• Chapter 54: Issues of Secularism, Communalism, and Regionalism
• Chapter 55: Cooperative Societies
• Chapter 56: Public Services in India
• Part 12: Comparative Analysis
• Chapter 57: Comparison of the Indian Constitution with Other Countries
• Part 13: Appendices
• Appendix 1: Important Articles of the Constitution
• Appendix 2: Parts of the Indian Constitution
• Appendix 3: Schedules of the Constitution
• Appendix 4: Glossary of Important Terms
• Appendix 5: Landmark Judgments of the Supreme Court
• Appendix 6: Important Committees and Commissions
• Appendix 7: Types of Majorities and Their Application in the Indian Parliament