Expected Topics for Polity:
Note: (List is not exhaustive, there may be some further additions)
- Constitution:
- Salient features of Indian constitution,
- Fundamental Rights,
- DPSPs,
- Nature and significance of preamble,
- Constitution and constitutionalism,
- Fundamental duties,
- Balancing rights and duty,
- Doctrine of basic structure.
- Judiciary:
- Judicial review,
- Judicial activism,
- Judicial overreach,
- Judicial Accountability,
- PIL,
- Working of the collegium system.
- Judicial Majoritarianism.
- All India Judicial Service.
- Centre-state relation:
- Nature of Indian federalism,
- Areas of tension: Governor-State Relations, Central agencies (CBI, NIA etc.) vs States, Inter-State Border disputes in India, Inter-state water dispute, Inner Line Permit, Special Category status, center sponsored scheme, GST tax issue, One Nation One Language etc.
- Emerging issues and recent trend.
- Effect of coalition politics on federalism.
- Effect of economic liberalization on federalism.
- Politics:
- Criminalisation of politics,
- Coalition government,
- Caste as a factor in Bihar and Indian politics,
- Emerging trend in Bihar and Indian politics,
- Ascriptive politics,
- Recent trends in reservation system- EWS quota, Local reservation in private sector,
- SC ruling on EWS quota.
- Communalism and politics of India and Bihar,
- Role of language in polity,
- Role of region in polity.
- Parliament:
- Role and issues with its functioning,
- Parliamentary committees,
- Issues with the office of speaker.
- Governor:
- His Role in politics of Bihar,
- Power and actual position,
- Issues attach in his functioning,
- Should Chief Ministers have a say in the appointment of Governors?
- Chief minister: Appointment, power, function.
- Election:
- Role of election commission of India in free and fair election,
- Issues related with this office.
- Supreme Court verdict on ECI appointments
- Simultaneous election/ One Nation One Election,
- Electoral process in Bihar,
- Different methods of election campaign,
- Issues related to the election (electoral reforms): criminalization of politics, election freebies, internal party democracy, EVM, VVPAT, use of social media during election, election funding, Model code of conduct etc.
- Nature of Indian political parties/Party system.
- Local Government:
- Objective and features of Panchayati Raj in India and Bihar,
- Decentralization of power,
- Provisions of 73rd CAA,
- Issues related with the functioning of Panchayati Raj in India and Bihar,
- Achievements/performance of Panchayati Raj since 73rd CAA.
- Governance:
- Role of civil society in governance,
- Role and importance of SHG,
- E-governance.
