UPSC IAS PRELIMS 2023
INDIAN POLITY
We will be discussing the sources of the Indian Constitution and providing some
memory techniques to help you recall this information during the exam.
-Insight into Constitution and Polity:
What is Constitution and what is Polity?
The state includes the government, union government, state government, local
government, any statutory or non-statutory body established by any law and even
private agencies that act as an instrument of the state. For it to be considered a
state, it must have a defined territory, a permanent population, a sovereign
government and the capacity to conduct international relations. Constitution ensures
that all laws and regulations must be in accordance with it. Federalism implies that
there are multiple levels of government - central, state and local; this is an essential
feature of federalism. Constitution is theory but polity is practice; when the
Constitution comes into practice, it becomes a political system. It provides certain
protections to citizens known as fundamental rights. Lastly, democracy implies the
Rule of the People by the People and for the People.
The Rule of Law is a fundamental principle of governance and is characterized by the
supremacy of law, quality of law, equality before the law, and an independent
Judiciary to enforce the law. Democracy is defined as the rule of the People by the
people and for the people; however, North Korea, officially known as the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is anything but democratic. The Indian
Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949, coming into full force on 26
January 1950 after two years, eleven months and eighteen days of deliberation. The
Constitution originally contained 395 articles arranged in 22 parts and eight
schedules in Hindi. It is also important to note that our Indian Constitution is based
on the Government of India Act 1935, which was itself very bulky. Consequently, our
Indian Constitution has become very voluminous and bulky.
The Government of India Act 1935 proposed a federation of British provinces and
princely states, though it never came into effect. This was the basis of the federal
scheme we adopted. The Parliamentary form of government and parliamentary
privileges were taken from the British Constitution, while fundamental rights were
inspired by the U.S. Constitution. Additionally, concepts such as judicial review, the
impeachment of the president and the office of the vice president have been taken
from the U.S Constitution too. The Weimar constitution of Germany, the Russian
INDIAN POLITY
We will be discussing the sources of the Indian Constitution and providing some
memory techniques to help you recall this information during the exam.
-Insight into Constitution and Polity:
What is Constitution and what is Polity?
The state includes the government, union government, state government, local
government, any statutory or non-statutory body established by any law and even
private agencies that act as an instrument of the state. For it to be considered a
state, it must have a defined territory, a permanent population, a sovereign
government and the capacity to conduct international relations. Constitution ensures
that all laws and regulations must be in accordance with it. Federalism implies that
there are multiple levels of government - central, state and local; this is an essential
feature of federalism. Constitution is theory but polity is practice; when the
Constitution comes into practice, it becomes a political system. It provides certain
protections to citizens known as fundamental rights. Lastly, democracy implies the
Rule of the People by the People and for the People.
The Rule of Law is a fundamental principle of governance and is characterized by the
supremacy of law, quality of law, equality before the law, and an independent
Judiciary to enforce the law. Democracy is defined as the rule of the People by the
people and for the people; however, North Korea, officially known as the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is anything but democratic. The Indian
Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949, coming into full force on 26
January 1950 after two years, eleven months and eighteen days of deliberation. The
Constitution originally contained 395 articles arranged in 22 parts and eight
schedules in Hindi. It is also important to note that our Indian Constitution is based
on the Government of India Act 1935, which was itself very bulky. Consequently, our
Indian Constitution has become very voluminous and bulky.
The Government of India Act 1935 proposed a federation of British provinces and
princely states, though it never came into effect. This was the basis of the federal
scheme we adopted. The Parliamentary form of government and parliamentary
privileges were taken from the British Constitution, while fundamental rights were
inspired by the U.S. Constitution. Additionally, concepts such as judicial review, the
impeachment of the president and the office of the vice president have been taken
from the U.S Constitution too. The Weimar constitution of Germany, the Russian
