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राज्यघटना आणि शासन

Indian Polity and Governance

The Constitution, the institutions of government and how they work together.

राज्यघटना, शासन आणि प्रशासन

About this subject

Polity covers the Constitution of India, the structure of the Union and state governments, the judiciary, and the bodies that keep democracy running. It rewards understanding over memorising: knowing why an institution exists makes its powers easy to recall.

A good way to study it is to work from the Constitution itself, one part at a time, and connect each provision to the amendment or case that shaped it.

This is a study map, not the official syllabus. Check the current syllabus and notices on the MPSC website.

Topic map

  • Constitutional framework

    • Making of the Constitution and the Constituent Assembly
    • The Preamble and its key terms
    • Salient features of the Constitution
    • Amendment procedure (Article 368)

  • Rights, principles and duties

    • Fundamental Rights (Part III, Articles 12 to 35)
    • Directive Principles of State Policy (Part IV)
    • Fundamental Duties (Article 51A)

  • Union government

    • President, Vice-President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
    • Parliament: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and committees
    • Supreme Court and judicial review

  • State government

    • Governor, Chief Minister and Council of Ministers
    • State legislature (Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan Parishad)
    • High Courts and subordinate courts

  • Local government and constitutional bodies

    • Panchayati Raj (73rd Amendment)
    • Municipalities (74th Amendment)
    • Election Commission, Union and State Public Service Commissions, Comptroller and Auditor General

  • Federalism and emergencies

    • Centre-state relations: legislative, administrative and financial
    • Emergency provisions
    • Finance Commission

Previous year question analysis

We publish topic counts only after checking them against the actual question papers, so this section is empty for now. Use the topic map above and the official papers on the MPSC website.

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Last updated 7 Nov 2026.