POLITY AND CONSTITUTION
Table of Contents
1. ISSUES RELATED TO CONSTITUTION
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1.1. Basic Structure
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1.2. Impeachment of President ___________
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1.3. Pardoning Power of Governor ________
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1.4. Sub-Categorisation Of OBCs __________
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1.5. Official Languages Act _______________
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1.6. Other Important News ______________
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2. FUNCTIONING OF PARLIAMENT/STATE
LEGISLATURE/LOCAL GOVERNMENT _____
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2.1. Question Hour _____________________
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2.2. Parliamentary Standing Committees __
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2.3. Office of Profit
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2.4. Rajya Sabha (RS) Elections __________
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2.5. Other Important News _____________
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3. CENTRE-STATE RELATIONS
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3.1. Sixth Schedule
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3.2. Borrowing Powers of the Centre and State
Government
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3.3. Article 370
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3.4. Inter-State Council
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3.5. Aspirational Districts Programme ____
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4. JUDICIARY
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4.1. Contempt of Court ________________
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4.2. Mechanisms to Investigate Charges
Against a Supreme Court (SC) Judge ______
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4.3. E-Lok Adalats
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4.4. Other Important Developments and
Concepts in News _____________________
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5. ELECTIONS
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5.1. Simultaneous Elections
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5.2. Electoral Bond Scheme (EBS) ________
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5.3. Voting rights to NRIs _______________
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5.4. Delimitation Commission
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5.5. Right to Recall ____________________
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5.6. Other Important News _____________
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5.6.1. Star Campaigners in Election __________
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5.6.2. Election Expenditure ________________
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5.6.3. A- WEB
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5.6.4. Opinion and Exit Poll ________________
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6. IMPORTANT LEGISLATIONS/BILLS ____
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6.1. Right To Information ACT ___________
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6.2. The Consumer Protection Act,2019 ___
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6.3. Foreign Contribution (Regulation)
Amendment Act, 2020 _________________
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6.3.1. Regulation of NGO’s_________________
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6.4. Draft Electricity (Rights of Consumers)
Rules, 2020 __________________________
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6.5. Other Important Acts/Bills in News
