Political Science Study Materials

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

Parliament (Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha), President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers, and judicial system.

Features of democracy, elections, FPTP system, electoral reforms, and political parties.

Centre-state relations, division of powers, Panchayati Raj, local self-government, and issues in federalism.

Fundamental rights (Articles 12–35), right to equality, liberty, religion, and constitutional remedies.

Role of political parties, national and state parties, coalition politics, and party system in India.

United Nations (UN), Security Council, WHO, UNESCO, IMF, World Bank, and India's role.

US hegemony, rise of China, India's foreign policy, terrorism, and globalisation challenges.

Non-alignment, Panchsheel, Look East policy, South-South cooperation, and India-US-China relations.

Peasant movements, labour movements, environmental movements (Chipko), and women's rights movement.

Supreme Court, High Courts, judicial review, PIL, independence of judiciary, and judicial activism.

Administrative structure, civil services, RTI, welfare schemes, and e-governance.