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APSC Prelims 2020 GS Paper – Suggest Topics for Polity Section

Members of Parliament

Members in Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha from Assam, NE states
State-wise members nos distribution – Maximum & Minimum in LS & RS, Power of MPs
Total LS members across states, Lok Sabha constituency/ RS constituency – criteria, Delimitation Commission
Assam State assembly size, constituency
Legislative Council – States with LC, Legislative Assembly to Legislative Council size ratio

Parliamentary powers

Chairman of RS, Vice President, Protem Speaker, L.o.Opp, Speaker/Dy.speaker of LS – Powers, Provisions & Resignation
Speaker of Lok Sabha– conducts business in the house – decides whether a bill is a money bill or not- maintain discipline and decorum in the house – punish unruly member – answerable to the house – permit moving of motion
various motions – motion of no confidence, motion of adjournment, motion of censure and calling attention notice- decides on the agenda for discussion – presides over the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament.

Parliamentary Terms

Adjournment, Adjournment sine die, Calling Attention, Casting Vote,
Crossing the floor, Demand for Grants, Expunction, Motion,
Motion of Thanks, Prorogation, Question Hour, Question of Privilege, Whips, Qourum
Parliamentary Terms, Adjournment, Adjournment sine die, Calling Attention, Casting Vote,
Crossing the floor, Demand for Grants, Expunction, Motion, Motion of Thanks, Prorogation, Question Hour, Question of Privilege, Whips
Terms & Procedures of state legislative assembly

Indian Polity – Federal structure

NITI Aayog, Interstate Council, North East Council, Finance Commission
Various Committees – Standing & Ad-hoc – Theirs Memberships – Houses represented – Appointment authority

Judiciary

Judges/CJI of SC and HC – Appointment and Resignation, Impeachment
Powers & Responsibility of SC/HC, Article related to SC/HC, Important Articles
Judicial procedures, Dispute resolution mechanism, Jurisdictions – types of SC/HC
National Legal Services Authority of India (NALSA)
Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008, LokAdalat
Epistolary Jurisdiction, appelete, advisory, Curative petition, Judicial review
Jurisdictions – types of SC/HC, Original Jurisdictions of SC, Powers of SC/HC

Constitution

Constitution of India – Important Articles – FR,DPSP, FD
Constitutional remedy – Writ Petitions – HC, SC
Judiciary – Executive- Legislative –independence
Panchyat Raj in India & Assam
Fifth Schedule – administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes in other states.,
Sixth Schedule – Tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
PESA act, Tribal Councils
AFSPA, Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir 1951, 1974 Indira-Sheikh accord
Special cases for various states – Article 371 A Nagaland, 371 B Assam, 371 C Manipur, 371– D Andhra Pradesh, 371 – E Sikkim, 371 G Mizoram, 371 H Arunachal Pradesh, 371 – I Goa
In Part XXI of the Constitution: Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions

Executive branch

International & Regional Organisation

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