Indian Polity for UPSC Prelims and Mains, straight from the Constitution
Polity is the highest-yield section in Prelims and it is examined from the bare text of the Constitution: Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles, the Union and State executive, Parliament, the judiciary, emergency provisions and the amendment procedure. Read the actual article, see how the Supreme Court has read it, then drill it.
इसमें क्या शामिल है
Covers the Constitution of India in full — every article, schedule and amendment. It does not cover the non-Polity portions of the General Studies syllabus (history, geography, economy, environment).
Constitution
- भाग IThe Union and its Territory20 Q
- भाग IICitizenship35 Q
- भाग IIIFundamental Rights150 Q
- भाग IVDirective Principles of State Policy95 Q
- भाग IVAFundamental Duties5 Q
- भाग VThe Union500 Q
- भाग VIThe States425 Q
- भाग VIIThe States in Part B of the First Schedule (Repealed)2 Q
- भाग VIIIThe Union Territories34 Q
- भाग IXThe Panchayats78 Q
- भाग IXAThe Municipalities89 Q
- भाग IXBThe Co-operative Societies64 Q
- भाग XThe Scheduled and Tribal Areas10 Q
- भाग XIRelations between the Union and the States100 Q
- भाग XIIFinance, Property, Contracts and Suits189 Q
- भाग XIIITrade, Commerce and Intercourse within the Territory of India30 Q
- भाग XIVServices under the Union and the States75 Q
- भाग XIVATribunals10 Q
- भाग XVElections30 Q
- भाग XVISpecial Provisions relating to Certain Classes70 Q
- भाग XVIIOfficial Language55 Q
- भाग XVIIIEmergency Provisions45 Q
- भाग XIXMiscellaneous45 Q
- भाग XXAmendment of the Constitution5 Q
- भाग XXITemporary, Transitional and Special Provisions107 Q
- भाग XXIIShort Title, Commencement, Authoritative Text in Hindi and Repeals17 Q
BNS
- अध्या. IVOf Abetment, Criminal Conspiracy And Attempt2 Q
- अध्या. VOf Offences Against Woman And Child16 Q
- अध्या. VIOf Offences Affecting The Human Body26 Q
- अध्या. VIIOf Offences Against The State1 Q
- अध्या. IXOf Offences Relating To Elections1 Q
- अध्या. XOf Offences Relating To Coin, Currency-Notes, Bank-Notes, And Government Stamps1 Q
- अध्या. XIOf Offences Against The Public Tranquillity4 Q
- अध्या. XIVOf False Evidence And Offences Against Public Justice4 Q
- अध्या. XVOf Offences Affecting The Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency And Morals3 Q
- अध्या. XVIOf Offences Relating To Religion1 Q
- अध्या. XVIIOf Offences Against Property16 Q
- अध्या. XVIIIOf Offences Relating To Documents And To Property Marks3 Q
- अध्या. XIXOf Criminal Intimidation, Insult, Annoyance, Defamation4 Q
आम प्रश्न
Is reading the bare Constitution enough for UPSC Polity?
The bare text is where the questions come from, but Prelims increasingly tests how a provision has been interpreted. Each article here carries the exact text, a plain-language explanation and the landmark judgments that shaped it — which is the combination the exam actually rewards.
Which articles matter most for UPSC Prelims?
Part III (Fundamental Rights, Articles 12–35) and Part IV (Directive Principles) are the densest scoring areas, followed by the provisions on Parliament, the President, the Supreme Court and the emergency provisions in Part XVIII. The schedules and the amendment list are reliable one-mark questions.
Does the new criminal law (BNS) matter for UPSC?
It is not part of the Polity syllabus, but the transition from the IPC to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita is live current affairs and has appeared in Mains and the interview. The IPC → BNS map on this site covers it.
प्रश्नों की गिनती डेटाबेस से लाइव है। प्रश्न स्टैच्यूट टेक्स्ट से जनरेट और स्वतंत्र रूप से सत्यापित होते हैं; फ़्लैग किए गए प्रश्न रोके जाते हैं। शैक्षिक सामग्री, कानूनी सलाह नहीं।