Chapter V under Part V of the Indian Consitution deals with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG). CAG is responsible for auditing the accounts of the Union and State governments and public sector organizations, and for maintaining the accounts of State governments. The reports of the CAG are taken into consideration by the Public Accounts Committees. CAG enjoys the […]
Archives for June 2014
Understanding Consolidated Reserve List in UPSC Exams
UPSC maintains a consolidated Reserve list of candidates along with the list of recommended candidates. The reserve list can be considered as a second merit list (supplementary list) of recommended candidates, which comes after the first list (main list). Both lists are based on the vacancies reported for a particular year. For example, in 2013 […]
UPSC Civil Services Exam 2013: Toppers in the Rank List
Based on the results of the written part of Civil Services Examination, 2013 held by the Union Public Service Commission in December, 2013 and the interviews for Personality Test held in April-June, 2014, the list in order of merit, of candidates who have been recommended for appointment to various services like IAS, IPS, IFS etc […]
UPSC Civil Services Exam 2013 Results are out!
UPSC declared the results for Civil Services Exam 2013 which was over by June 5 2014. In order of merit, candidates have been recommended for appointment to: (i) Indian Administrative Service; (ii) Indian Foreign Service; (iii) Indian Police Service; and (iv) Central Services, Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’. Gaurav Agrawal is the all India topper. A total number of […]
The Union Judiciary ie. The Supreme Court (Articles 124-147)
Chapter IV under Part V of the constitution (Union) deals with the The Union Judiciary. The constitution and jurisdiction of Supreme Court is stated in detail from articles 124-147. Unlike the other two branches, executive and legislature, in India Judiciary is integrated. This means that even though there may be High Courts in states, the […]
Cut-Off Marks for UPSC Civil Services Exam: Trend Analysis
Marks needed to qualify UPSC Civil Services Prelims and Mains has always been a topic of hot discussion and speculation. There are always different rumours around and many candidates are unclear about how UPSC fix the bottom cut-off. That’s why in this post, we have decided to give insights about the Cut-Off Marks for UPSC […]
Number of Vacancies In Each Service As Per UPSC Civil Services Exam 2013
UPSC Civil Services Exam 2013 is over and results can be out at any moment. About 1200 vacancies are expected to be filled this year. 3003 candidates are called for Interview/Personality test, which is roughly 2.5 times the number of vacancies. Candidates who make it into the final list might be worried about the number […]
Vacancies for UPSC Civil Services Examination: Statistics
UPSC Civil Services Exam is the most popular exam conducted by Union Public Services Commission to recruit candidates for the top posts in 24 services in Indian Bureaucracy. The exam is popularly known as the IAS exam, even though the test recruits for not only for IAS (Indian Administrative Service) but also for various other […]
Ordinance Making Power of the President (Article 123)
We have so far covered Chapter 1 (Executive: Articles 52-78) and Chapter 2 ( Parliament: Articles: 79-122) under the Part 5: The Union (Articles 52-151). Chapters 3 stands out with a single article chapter with Article 123 dealing with the legislative powers of the President of India. Article 123 speaks about the power of President to […]
Bills and Procedures in the Parliament (Articles 107-122/122)
Articles 107-122 of Chapter II (Parliament) in the Part V (Union) of Constitution of India deals with three sub-topics namely : Legislative Procedure, Procedure in Financial Matters and Procedure Generally. These articles are very important, as it throw light on Joint Sitting (108), Definition of Money Bills (110) , Annual Financial Statement (112), Supplementary, Additional and excess […]
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