APSC Mains Political Science Paper - Study Material & Notes
PAPER I
Political Science: Meaning, Nature and Scope of Political Science (APSC Notes)
Relationship of Political Science with other social science (APSC Notes)
Growth of Political Science as a discipline (APSC Notes)
Welfare State (APSC Notes)
Justice and Equality (APSC Notes) | Justice – Addl link 1 | Equality – Addl link 1
Right and Liberty (APSC Notes) | Rights – Addl link 1 | Liberty – Addl link 1
Individualism and Socialism (APSC Notes) | Socialism – Addl link 1
Power, Authority and Legitimacy (APSC Notes) | Power and Authority – Addl link 1 | Legitimacy – Addl link 1
Relationship of Political Science (APSC Notes)
State and Civil Society (APSC Notes) | State – Addl link 1
Marxist Theory of Origin of the State (APSC Notes)
Social Contract Theory of Origin of the State (APSC Notes)
Divine Origin Theory and Evolutionary Theory of State (APSC Notes)
Plato (APSC Notes) | Addl link 1
Aristotle (APSC Notes)| Addl link 1
Gandhism & Pacificism | Addl link 1
Indian Political Thought – M.K. Gandhi (APSC Notes)
Karl Marx (APSC Notes) | Addl link 1
Forms of Government (APSC Notes)
Democracy (APSC Notes) | Addl link 1 | Addl link 2
Democratic and Authoritarian Regimes (APSC Notes)
Parliamentary Democracy (APSC Notes)
Civilian and Military Regimes (APSC Notes)
Organs of Government – Legislature, Executive and Judiciary (APSC Notes)
Theory of Sovereignity (APSC Notes)
Sovereignity (APSC Notes) | Addl link 1
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Union Council of Ministers of India (2019 to 2024) – Full List
Union Council of Ministers of India (2014 to 2019) – Full List
PAPER II
Important Articles of Indian Constitution
Emergency Provisions in the Indian Constitution
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
Politics of India – Wikipedia link
Salient features of the Constituent Assembly
Origin of Indian Constitution.
Articles and Parts of Constitution of India
Article 371 (A), (B), (C), (F), (G) & (H) Special status for Northeast states
List of Borrowed Features of Indian Constitution
Preamble of Indian Constitution
Union and its Territory
Citizenship | Addl link 1 | Addl link 2
Directive Principles of State Policy
The President of India
Veto Powers of the President of India
The Vice-President Of India
Union Ministers and Attorney General
Union Council of Ministers of India
Council of Ministers in States
State Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad)
Sessions of Parliament
Types of Majorities
Parliamentary Committees
Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
Union Budget
Judicial Review, Judicial Activism and Judicial Overreach
Inter State Council and National Development Council
Local Self-Government (Panchayati Raj System)
Growth of Local Self-Government in Assam | Local Self Govt in Assam eBook
Local Self-Govt Institutions – Rural and Urban
Special Provision for North-East, J&K etc.
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