UPSC Civil Service Examination 2020 Study Material for General Studies Paper 2 Download.
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Syllabus and Study Material for General StudiesGS Paper 2
General Studies -II: Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations
| Topic | Study Material |
| Polity | |
| Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein. | NCERT(9-12th) M. Laxmikant * |
| Separation of powers between various organs disputes redressal mechanisms and institutions. | |
| Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries. | |
| Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, the conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. | |
| Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity. | |
| Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act. | |
| Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies. | |
| Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. | |
| Governance and Social Issues | |
| Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. | 2nd ARC(1,4,9,10,11,12)*, |
| Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders. | |
| Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions, and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. | |
| Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector or Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. | |
| Issues relating to poverty and hunger. | |
| Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. | |
| Role of civil services in a democracy. | |
| International Relations | |
| India and its neighbourhood- relations. | Vision IAS IR IAS Parliament |
| Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. | |
| Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. | |
| Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate. | |
* marked are most important books for the subject
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