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UPSC Prelims · General Studies

Polity

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Constitutional framework

Historical background: Company and Crown rule

Practise 2 PYQs

Concepts to cover

  1. Regulating Act 1773 to Charter Act 1853
  2. Acts of 1858, 1861, 1892, 1909 and 1919
  3. Government of India Act 1935 as the structural source
  4. Indian Independence Act 1947
Where to study

Indian Polity · M. Laxmikanth

  • ch. 1 Historical Background
  • ch. 1 The Company Rule (1773-1858)
  • ch. 1 The Crown Rule (1858-1947)

NCERT Class XI Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 1: Constitution: Why and How?

  • pp. 1-25 whole chapter 'Constitution: Why and How?'
  • pp. 14-15 'How was the Indian Constitution made?'
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