APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) β€” Polity, Constitution & Governance

Union and AP state governance, panchayati raj, and public administration.

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Constitution β€” Basic Framework

Preamble, Fundamental Rights, and DPSPs

02

State Executive of AP

Governor, Chief Minister and Council of Ministers

03

AP State Legislature

Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council

04

AP Judiciary

High Court of Andhra Pradesh and subordinate courts

05

Local Self-Government in AP

Panchayati Raj and Municipalities in Andhra Pradesh

06

AP State Public Service Commission

Role and functions of APPSC

07

Previous Year Questions

Polity & Governance PYQs by topic

08

Governor of States

Appointment, discretionary powers β€” quick summary

09

Cabinet Committees & GoMs

CCS, CCEA, ACC, and Groups of Ministers

10

Parliamentary Committees

PAC, Estimates Committee, COPU and DRSCs

11

Judicial Review, Activism & PIL

Basic Structure doctrine and the rise of PIL

12

Centre-State Relations

Legislative, administrative and financial relations

13

Cooperative Societies

97th Amendment, Part IXB, and the 2021 SC ruling

14

Anti-Defection Law

Tenth Schedule, 91st Amendment, Kihoto Hollohan

15

Special Provisions for SC, ST & OBC

Reservation, NCSC, NCST, NCBC and the 50% ceiling

16

Official Language

Hindi, English, and the Eighth Schedule

17

All-India Services

IAS, IPS, IFoS β€” a common cadre for Union & States

18

Tribunals & Contempt of Court

CAT, CGIT under Art 323A/B, and the law of contempt

19

Digital Public Infrastructure

Aadhaar, UPI and the India Stack

20

Public Policy & Governance

The policy cycle and modern tools of governance

21

Social Audit Mechanisms

MGNREGA and beneficiary-driven accountability

22

Economic Reforms (LPG) & Governance

How 1991 reshaped the state's own role

23

Preamble, Fundamental Rights & DPSP

The Constitution's core values and citizen guarantees

24

Amendments, Basic Structure & Emergency

Art 368, Kesavananda Bharati, Art 352/356/360

25

Union Executive: President, PM & CoM

The Union's constitutional and real executive heads

26

SC, HC & the Collegium System

Judicial appointments and the Three Judges Cases

27

Panchayati Raj: 73rd & 74th Amendments

Constitutional status for rural & urban local bodies

28

CAG, Election Commission & Finance Commission

Federal watchdogs and coordination bodies

29

UPSC, CVC, CBI & Lokpal

Recruitment and anti-corruption institutions

30

Rights of Vulnerable Groups & RTI Act

Protections for SC/ST, women & children, and RTI 2005

31

India's Foreign Policy & Key Institutions

MEA, NSC and India's evolving global approach

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