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Polity & Governance for CGPSC

Prelims Paper I, Part A · Constitution and polity.

📊 Prelims Paper I (100 questions, 200 marks)

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Shared with UPSC CSE Prelims. Add the state polity chapter for administrative structure and Panchayati Raj.

Chapters

Built to the CGPSC blueprint — notes, shortcuts, solved PYQ-style examples and practice in every chapter.

1How to Crack Polity for PrelimsWhy Polity is UPSC's most learnable, highest-density block, how it converts study time into marks almost 1:1, and the Constitution-first method that makes the rest of this subject fall into place.⏱ 22 min read

2Constitution, Preamble & SchedulesThe making of the Constitution, its sources, salient features, the Preamble's exact wording and amendments, and the 12 Schedules — with the Seventh Schedule's Union/State/Concurrent Lists that UPSC tests hardest.⏱ 48 min read

3Fundamental Rights, Duties & DPSPsThe six Fundamental Rights (Articles 12-35), Fundamental Duties (Article 51A), Directive Principles of State Policy (Articles 36-51), and how courts have balanced Rights against Directives across the major landmark cases.⏱ 46 min read

4Union Executive & ParliamentThe President, Vice-President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, and the two Houses of Parliament — election, powers, tenure, removal procedures and the legislative process, including how a Bill becomes a law.⏱ 48 min read

5State Executive & State LegislatureThe Governor's dual role, the state Council of Ministers, the Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan Parishad, and the specific points where state government machinery differs from the Union — the exact contrasts UPSC tests hardest.⏱ 40 min read

6Judiciary & Constitutional BodiesThe Supreme Court and High Courts, judicial review and PIL, plus the constitutional watchdog bodies — Election Commission, CAG, UPSC, Finance Commission, and the attorney/advocate general offices — with exact appointment, tenure and removal facts.⏱ 50 min read

7Local Governance & Panchayati RajThe 73rd and 74th Amendments that gave constitutional status to Panchayats and Municipalities — the three-tier structure, reserved seats, Gram Sabha, State Election Commission, State Finance Commission, and the Eleventh/Twelfth Schedules.⏱ 38 min read

Topic-wise weightage in CGPSC

Expected question counts from previous-year paper analyses. Topics with an arrow already have a full chapter.

Topic	Prelims Q	Mains Q	Priority
How to Crack Polity for Prelims	—		High
Constitution, Preamble & Schedules	—		High
Fundamental Rights, Duties & DPSPs	—		High
Union Executive & Parliament	—		High
State Executive & State Legislature	—		High
Judiciary & Constitutional Bodies	—		High
Local Governance & Panchayati Raj	—		High

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