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
The Constitution, the institutions, the amendments, and the doctrines that hold them together.
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GS Paper 2 · Subject 02 of 04
Governance
Civil services, e-governance, local bodies, transparency, and the citizen-state interface.
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9 TOPICS · 54 ARTICLES
GS Paper 2 · Subject 04 of 04
International Relations
India's foreign policy, neighbourhood, major-power ties, and multilateral commitments.
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The other papers
UPSC Mains GSGS Paper 1
History, Art & Culture, World History, Geography, Indian Society
GS Paper 2
Polity, Governance, Social Justice, International Relations
GS Paper 3
Economy, Agriculture, Science & Technology, Environment, Disaster Mgmt, Internal Security
GS Paper 4
Ethics, Attitude, Emotional Intelligence, Probity, Case Studies
Social Justice
Health, education, poverty, and the welfare schemes that target the most vulnerable.