Indian Polity (Telugu), 7e

Preface to the Seventh Edition      
 
1 Historical Background 
2 Making of the Constitution  
3 Concept of Constitution 
4 Salient Features of the Constitution 
5 Preamble of the Constitution 
6 Union and its Territory 
7 Citizenship 
8 Fundamental Rights 
9 Directive Principles of State Policy 
10 Fundamental Duties 
11 Amendment of the Constitution 
12 Basic Structure of the Constitution 
13 Parliamentary System 
14 Federal System 
15 Centre–State Relations 
16 Inter-State Relations 
17 Emergency Provisions 
18 President 
19 Vice-President 
20 Prime Minister 
21 Central Council of Ministers 
22 Cabinet Committees 
23 Parliament 
24 Parliamentary Committees 
25 Parliamentary Group 
26 Supreme Court 
27 Judicial Review 
28 Judicial Activism 
29 Public Interest Litigation 
30 Governor 
31 Chief Minister 
32 State Council of Ministers 
33 State Legislature 
34 High Court 
35 Subordinate Courts 
36 Tribunals 
37 Consumer Commission  
38 Lok Adalat and other courts 
39 Panchayati Raj 
40 Municipalities 
41 Union Territories 
42 Scheduled and Tribal Areas 
43 Election Commission 
44 Union Public Service Commission 
45 State Public Service Commission 
46 Finance Commission 
47 Goods and Services Tax Council 
48 National Commission for SCs 
49 National Commission for STs 
50 National Commission for BCs 
51 Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities 
52 Comptroller and Auditor General of India 
53 Attorney General of India 
54 Advocate General of the State 
55 Constitutional Prescriptions 
56 NITI Aayog 
57 National Human Rights Commission 
58 State Human Rights Commission 
59 National Commission for Women 
60 National Commission for Protection of Child Rights 
61 National Commission for Minorities 
62 Central Information Commission 
63 State Information Commission 
64 Central Vigilance Commission 
65 Central Bureau of Investigation 
66 Lokpal and Lokayuktas 
67 National Investigation Agency 
68 National Disaster Management Authority 
69 Bar Council of India 
70 Law Commission of India 
71 Delimitation Commission of India 
72 Co-operative Societies 
73 Official Language 
74 Public Services 
75 Rights and Liabilities of the Government 
76 Special Provisions Relating to Certain Classes 
77 Special Provisions for Some States 
78 Political Parties 
79 Role of Regional Parties 
80 Elections 
81 Election Laws 
82 Electoral Reforms 
83 Voting Behaviour 
84 Coalition Government 
85 Anti-Defection Law 
86 Pressure Groups 
87 National Integration 
88 Foreign Policy 
89 National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution 
90 Landmark Judgements and their Impact
91 Important Doctrines of Constitutional Interpretation 
92 World Constitutions 


Appendix I        Articles of the Constitution 
Appendix II      Subjects of Union, State and Concurrent Lists 
Appendix III     Table of Precedence 
Appendix IV     Constitutional Amendments at a Glance 
Appendix V      Constitutional Amendments with Reference to Articles 
Appendix VI     Flag Code of India 
Appendix VII   Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Prime Ministers, etc. 
Appendix VIII  Chairpersons of the National Commissions 


Questions 

Question Set I Practice Questions on Indian Polity General Studies Prelims 
Question Set II Practice Questions on Indian Polity General Studies Mains 

Overview

McGraw-Hill presents the seventh edition of the consistent best seller and the most celebrated title on the subject – Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth. The book is a must-read for the aspirants appearing for the Civil Services examinations as well as the other State Services examinations. It is conceived to cater to the requirements of not just the students appearing for competitive examinations but also postgraduates, research scholars, academicians and general readers who are interested in the country’s political, civil, and constitutional issues. The chapters have been thoroughly revised as per the recent developments.  

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Key Features

• 92 chapters covering the entire Indian political and constitution spectrum     
• New Chapters include Law Commission, Bar Council, Delimitation Commission, World Constitutions, National                Commission for Women, for Child rights, for the minorities etc.   
• 8 relevant appendices
• Revised chapters as per the latest pattern and syllabus
• Includes previous years’ practice questions of Preliminary and Main exam
• One stop solution for Civil service aspirants, law students, students of Political Science and Public Administration