President Addresses to Joint Sitting of Parliament – UPSC Prelims
About President Address: Article 87 of the constitution provides two instances when the President specially addresses both Houses of Parliament. […]
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Polity for Prelims
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Uniform Civil Code (UCC) – UPSC Prelims
Uniform Civil Code: A Uniform Civil Code means that all sections of the society irrespective of their religion shall be
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Constitutional Provisions for Promotion in Reservation – UPSC Prelims
Constitutional Provisions for Promotion in Reservation Article 16 (4): Provides that the State can make any provision for the reservation of appointments
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SC/ ST Promotion in Reservation – UPSC Prelims
Article 335 provides for SC/ST quota in promotions. Claims of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to govt jobs, shall be
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Creation of All India Service – UPSC Prelims
Creation of All India Service: Article 312 of the Indian Constitution provides for the creation of All India Services. Article
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Delimitation Commission – UPSC
What is Delimitation? Delimitation is the redrawing of boundaries of an assembly or Lok Sabha constituency to reflect changes in the population of a region.
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Collegium System for appointment of Judges – UPSC Prelims
Collegium System: The Supreme Court Collegium is the panel of judges vested with the responsibility of appointments and elevations of Chief
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Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha – UPSC Prelims
It formulates Code of Conduct for members and suggest amendments to it from time to time. It also oversee moral
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NOTA – UPSC Prelims
NOTA is ballot option designed to allow voter to indicate disapproval of all of the candidates in a voting system.
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Legislative Council
History of legislative councils in India: Legislatures with two Houses (bicameral) have a long history in India. The Montagu-Chelmsford reforms