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Polity Short Tricks English Medium

Short tricks for Indian polity — Articles, Schedules, amendments, borrowed features, commissions and posts in one memorable sentence each.

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Chapter 101 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Constitutional Development - Short Trick Short tricks for Constitutional Development — the year and hallmark of every act from the Regulating Act 1773 to the GoI Act 1935, the transferred and reserved subjects of 1919, the three lists of 1935, the order from the August Offer to the Independence Act, Interim Government and first cabinet portfolios, Constituent Assembly dates and the Drafting Committee, the twelve schedules and the parts, each list in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 102 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Salient Features of the Constitution - Short Trick Short tricks for the Salient Features of the Indian Constitution — features borrowed from Britain, the USA, Canada, Ireland, Australia, Germany, Japan, France, the USSR, South Africa and the GoI Act 1935, why the Constitution is so long, federal and unitary features, the six Fundamental Rights, the 42nd, 44th, 61st and 86th Amendments, basic-structure cases from Kesavananda to Chandra Kumar and Articles 352, 356 and 360, each list in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 103 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks The Preamble - Short Trick Short tricks for the Preamble — the Objectives Resolution and adoption dates, the order Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic, the three words of the 42nd Amendment, Justice-Liberty-Equality-Fraternity, the kinds of justice and liberty, Articles 14 to 18, and the Berubari, Kesavananda and LIC verdicts, each list in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 104 English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks The Union and Its Territory - Short Trick Short tricks for the Union and its Territory — Articles 1 to 4, Parliament’s powers under Article 3, the Berubari and enclave amendments, how Hyderabad, Junagadh and Kashmir joined, Part A-B-C-D states, from the Dhar Commission to the Fazl Ali Commission, the 14 states and 6 UTs of 1956, the year of every new state from Maharashtra to Telangana and every renaming, each list in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 105 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Citizenship - Short Trick Short tricks for Indian citizenship — Articles 5 to 11 with number phrases, the five routes (birth, descent, registration, naturalisation, incorporation of territory), renunciation, termination and deprivation, the 1986, 1992, 2003, 2015 and 2019 amendments to the Citizenship Act, the three CAA countries, the Assam NRC cut-off, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas and overseas voters, each list in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 106 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Fundamental Rights - Short Trick Short tricks for the Fundamental Rights — the six groups and their articles, Articles 12 to 35 with number phrases, the five forbidden grounds of Art 15, the six freedoms of Art 19, the three shields of Art 20, Art 21 judgments from Gopalan and Maneka to Puttaswamy, the five writs from habeas corpus to quo warranto, Art 226 and Arts 20–21 in an emergency, each list in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 107 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties - Short Trick Short tricks for the Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties — Articles 36 to 51 with number phrases, Gandhian, socialist and liberal principles, the 39A-43A-48A additions of the 42nd Amendment, Arts 335, 350A and 351, the Ireland-USA-USSR sources, Champakam and Minerva Mills, the eleven Fundamental Duties in order, the Swaran Singh and Verma committees, each list in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 124 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Constitutional Amendments - Short Trick Short tricks for constitutional amendments — the three majorities of Art 368, the eight provisions needing half the States, basic-structure cases from Shankari Prasad to Janhit Abhiyan, amendments such as the 1st, 7th, 24th, 42nd, 44th, 52nd, 61st, 73rd-74th, 86th, 91st, 101st, 103rd and 106th with number phrases, the 42nd’s three words and five subjects, and the States made by amendments, each list in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 208 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Union Executive - Short Trick Short tricks for the Union Executive — Articles 52 to 78, 123 and 143 tied to number pictures, the President’s and Vice-President’s nomination, oath and resignation rules, the line of succession, the three vetoes, the five forms of mercy, all 15 Presidents in order, Deputy Prime Ministers, cabinet committees and the Attorney General, each list in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 209 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Parliament - Short Trick Short tricks for Parliament — Articles 79 to 112 tied to number pictures, the age, term and strength of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, nominated members, the biggest State delegations, the anti-defection law, Speakers’ records, kinds of questions and motions, the three joint sittings, cut motions, the public funds and the financial committees, each list in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 210 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks The Judiciary - Short Trick Short tricks for the Judiciary — Supreme Court Articles 124 to 145 and High Court Articles 222 and 226 tied to number pictures, the five writs, Supreme Court vs High Court age, qualification and pay, removal of judges, the Judges cases and NJAC, Chief Justices’ records, shared High Courts and their seats, landmark judgments from Gopalan to Anuradha Bhasin, Gram Nyayalayas, Lok Adalat and ADR, each list in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC, judicial services and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 211 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks State Government - Short Trick Short tricks for State Government — Articles 153 to 213 tied to number pictures, the Governor’s six powers, the four States with a tribal welfare minister, Art 371 special duties, the B.P. Singhal case, the 91st Amendment cap, the six bicameral States, the make-up of a Legislative Council and the largest and smallest Assemblies, each list in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 212 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Centre-State Relations - Short Trick Short tricks for Centre-State Relations — Articles 246 to 293 tied to number pictures, the five cases where Parliament legislates on the State List, the 42nd Amendment subjects, jute-grant States, GST and the Finance Commission, water tribunals with their years, zonal councils and the Rajamannar, Sarkaria and Punchhi reviews, each list in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 217 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Emergency Provisions - Short Trick Short tricks for the Emergency Provisions — Articles 352 to 360 and 365 tied to number pictures, the three grounds of a National Emergency, the 1962, 1971 and 1975 proclamations, Articles 358 and 359, the protection of Arts 20 and 21, the 44th Amendment changes, approval and duration of all three emergencies, the Bommai case, the Sarkaria and Punchhi commissions and the effect of a Financial Emergency, each list in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 313 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Elections - Short Trick Short tricks for Elections — Articles 324 to 329, the Commission’s term and removal, the 2023 selection committee, all 26 Chief Election Commissioners from Sukumar Sen to Gyanesh Kumar in order, the STV elections, delimitation, VVPAT, rulings from Lily Thomas to electoral bonds and the Tarkunde, Goswami and Indrajit Gupta committees, each list in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 314 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Political Parties and Pressure Groups - Short Trick Short tricks for Political Parties and Pressure Groups — one-party dominance, partyless democracy, the tests for national and state parties, the founding order of nine parties from 1885 to 2013, coalitions at the Centre from 1977 to 2024, the four kinds of pressure group and the countries with lobbying laws, each list in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 315 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Public Service Commissions - Short Trick Short tricks for Public Service Commissions — Articles 315 to 323 of Part XIV as a life story, the joint commission, the 6–65–62 rule, who removes a state commission member, removal without inquiry, the five matters needing consultation, the Lee Commission to the UPSC and the All India Services, each list in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 316 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Official Language - Short Trick Short tricks for Official Language — Articles 343 to 351 of Part XVII, the Kher Commission, the 30-member Committee of Parliament, the Official Languages Act 1963 and its 1967 amendment, Eighth Schedule additions from Sindhi to Santhali with their amendments, the English-using states and the eleven classical languages in order, each list in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 318 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Scheduled and Tribal Areas - Short Trick Short tricks for Scheduled and Tribal Areas — Article 244, the four Sixth Schedule and ten Fifth Schedule states, who declares a Scheduled Area, the Tribes Advisory Council, the Governor’s regulations, Rajasthan’s Banswara, Dungarpur and Pratapgarh, the ten Sixth Schedule councils and PESA 1996, each list in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 319 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Local Government - Short Trick Short tricks for local government in India — the Panchayati Raj committees from Balwant Rai Mehta to Gadgil in order and what each is known for, the 73rd, 74th and 97th Amendments (Parts IX, IXA, IXB and the 11th and 12th Schedules), Articles 243A, D, I and K, the states outside Part IX, the 10 PESA states and Gram Sabha powers, and the district and metropolitan planning committees, each in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 320 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Constitutional, Statutory & Non-Statutory Bodies - Short Trick Short tricks for India’s constitutional, statutory and non-statutory bodies — the CAG’s Articles 148–151, the 65th, 89th, 102nd and 105th Amendments behind the SC, ST and BC commissions, the four statutory commissions, the six notified minorities, the NHRC and CVC selection panels, and the Planning Commission, NDC and NITI Aayog in order, each in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 325 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Union Territories, Special Provisions & Tribunals - Short Trick Short tricks for Union Territories, special provisions and tribunals — the eight UTs in order of formation, the UTs with an Assembly and those under Article 240, Articles 239A and 239AA, the High Court of each UT, Jammu & Kashmir’s seats, the States under Articles 371 to 371J, minimum Assembly sizes, the eight subjects of Article 323B and the CAT, each in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 421 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Governance - Short Trick Short tricks for governance in India — the eight characteristics of good governance, the six Citizen’s Charter principles, Good Governance Day, the pillars of e-governance, NeGP and e-Kranti, the ombudsman, the Lokpal Act 2013 and its selection committee, the first Lokayukta, Aadhaar’s details and the 2018 judgment, each in one memorable English sentence. For UPSC, SSC, state PSC and all competitive exams. Open map Chapter 422 Pass English Medium Indian Polity · Polity Short Tricks Public Policy in India - Short Trick Short tricks for public policy in India — the three weaknesses of policy-making, the Cabinet Secretary, M.C. Mehta and CNG, the polluter-pays principle, the Bt brinjal moratorium, the six schemes of 2015, and the years of Jan Dhan, Ujjwala, Fasal Bima, Startup India, SVANidhi and SVAMITVA, each in one memorable English sentence. 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