This post on the State Legislature is a part of Clear IAS polity series on Indian Constitution, covering all the important topics from Article 1 to Article 395. Posts so far published under this series are linked directly under their respective chapters and parts. Our goal is to cover Indian … [Read more...] about The State Legislature – in General (Article 168-177)
UPSC Mains General Studies Paper 2 (GS2)
UPSC Mains 2014 GS2 Paper: 150/250 marks from ClearIAS.com
Considering the unpredictable nature of UPSC question paper, it's a tough job to select questions. But selections by www.clearias.com turned right for most papers in UPSC Mains 2014. Our strategy was simple - right focus. The strategy was different too - everything Clear IAS provided was FREE. … [Read more...] about UPSC Mains 2014 GS2 Paper: 150/250 marks from ClearIAS.com
UPSC Mains 2014 GS2 Question Paper Analysis
General Studies Paper 2 - GS2 Question Paper deals with topics related to polity (constitution, governance, social justice etc) and foreign relations of India. UPSC Mains 2014 GS2 Question Paper had TWENTY (20) questions printed both in HINDI and ENGLISH. All the questions were compulsory. Each … [Read more...] about UPSC Mains 2014 GS2 Question Paper Analysis
Clear IAS Mains Full Length Free Mock Test Series – 2 (GS2)
After the successful 50-day answer writing practise for UPSC Civil Services mains under Clear IAS Mains High-Value Answer Writing Test Series, it's now time to start the full-length test series for UPSC mains. We deeply appreciate the interest and enthusiasm shown by our regular participants and … [Read more...] about Clear IAS Mains Full Length Free Mock Test Series – 2 (GS2)
Modern Slavery and Global Slavery Index: Findings on India
Modern slavery involves one person possessing or controlling another person in such as a way as to significantly deprive that person of their individual liberty, with the intention of exploiting that person through their use, management, profit, transfer or disposal. Modern slavery contributes to … [Read more...] about Modern Slavery and Global Slavery Index: Findings on India
Functions of an IAS Officer
We covered 'Role of Civil Services in a Democracy' in our last post. Hope the overview is now clear. Civil Servants being permanent executives, they advise political executives. They also assist the ministers to formulate and execute policies. In this post, we shall see in particular the functions … [Read more...] about Functions of an IAS Officer
Role of Civil Services in a Democracy
Indian state has three typical branches - Executive, Legislature and Judiciary. Executive is responsible to Legislature while Legislature is responsible to people. By Executive here we meant Political Executive - the ministers. Political executives are not permanent, and in Indian scenario, since … [Read more...] about Role of Civil Services in a Democracy
National Land Records Modernization Programme (NLRMP)
The National Land Records Modernization Programme (NLRMP) was launched by the Government of India in August 2008, aimed to modernize the management of land records, minimize the scope of land/property disputes, enhance transparency in the land records maintenance system, and facilitate moving … [Read more...] about National Land Records Modernization Programme (NLRMP)
WTO, Trade Facilitation Agreement and Indian Stand
India and WTO are important topics for the Civil Services Exam, especially UPSC Mains. In 2013, there was a question for mains - "Food security bill is expected to eliminate hunger and malnutrition in India. Critically discuss various apprehensions in its effective implementation along with the … [Read more...] about WTO, Trade Facilitation Agreement and Indian Stand
Advocate-General, Conduct of Government Business etc (Article 165-167)
PART VI of the Constitution deals with the States. Article from 152-237 deals with various provisions related to States. Part 6 covers the executive, legislature and judiciary wings of the states. Having covered articles related to Council of Ministers and related info-bits in last post, let us … [Read more...] about Advocate-General, Conduct of Government Business etc (Article 165-167)
