General Studies Paper II
Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice, and International Relations.
Mains syllabus · 3 topics
Constitution & Polity
Constitution Foundations
Indian Constitution — evolution, features, amendments, federal structure, separation of powers, Parliament, Executive, Judiciary.
Constitution & Fundamental Rights
Federalism Foundations
Federalism & Local Government
Parliament Foundations
Parliament & Separation of Powers
Executive Foundations
The Executive
Judiciary Foundations
The Judiciary
Elections Foundations
Elections & the Representation of the People Act
Constitutional Bodies Foundations
Constitutional & Other Bodies
Comparative Constitutions Foundations
Comparative Constitutions & Contemporary Issues
Governance & Social Justice
Governance, Transparency & Civil Services
Government policies, welfare schemes, transparency, e-governance, civil services, health, education, poverty and hunger.
International Relations
India & the World
India and its neighbourhood; bilateral and global groupings; effect of policies of developed and developing countries; Indian diaspora; international institutions.