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Paper II · Mains General Studies

GS Paper 2 — Polity, Governance, Social Justice, International Relations.

The institutional paper. Constitutional text, government machinery, the social-justice doctrines, and India's foreign policy — read against the actual statutes and judgments.

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Paper II
UPSC Mains General Studies
GS Paper 2 · Subject 01 of 04

Polity

79 Articles in 11 topics

The Constitution, the institutions, the amendments, and the doctrines that hold them together.

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Constitution Basics
6 ARTICLES
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04
Parliament
9 ARTICLES
05
President Executive
4 ARTICLES
07
Judiciary
11 ARTICLES
08
Federalism
9 ARTICLES
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Open the Polity subject page → 11 TOPICS · 79 ARTICLES
GS Paper 2 · Subject 02 of 04

Governance

54 Articles in 9 topics

Civil services, e-governance, local bodies, transparency, and the citizen-state interface.

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Civil Services
8 ARTICLES
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E Governance
8 ARTICLES
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05
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Regulatory Bodies
6 ARTICLES
07
Non State Actors
5 ARTICLES
09
Pressure Groups
4 ARTICLES
Open the Governance subject page → 9 TOPICS · 54 ARTICLES
GS Paper 2 · Subject 03 of 04

Social Justice

46 Articles in 7 topics

Health, education, poverty, and the welfare schemes that target the most vulnerable.

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Health Policy
8 ARTICLES
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Education Policy
8 ARTICLES
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Vulnerable Sections
7 ARTICLES
06
Labour Employment
5 ARTICLES
07
Welfare Schemes
4 ARTICLES
GS Paper 2 · Subject 04 of 04

International Relations

57 Articles in 8 topics

India's foreign policy, neighbourhood, major-power ties, and multilateral commitments.

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India Neighbours
10 ARTICLES
03
India Major Powers
6 ARTICLES
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07
Diaspora Soft Power
5 ARTICLES
08
Global Issues
6 ARTICLES