UPSC Pulse

​UTs with Assemblies: Delhi, Puducherry, and Jammu & Kashmir have legislative assemblies.

𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗿: No fixed deadline, but reservation for President’s consideration stops state action.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁'𝘀 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲: 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝟮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆.

𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗶𝗿𝘆: Must be approved within 6 weeks from the reassembly of Parliament (Max lifetime without approval = 6 months + 6 weeks).

𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆 (𝗥𝗮𝗷𝘆𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗯𝗵𝗮): 𝗠𝗮𝘅 𝟭𝟰 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 (𝗜𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱, 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱).

Acquisition & Loss of Indian Citizenship The Citizenship Act, 1955. Acquisition Methods (𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗗): B: Birth R: Registration A: Acquisition of Territory N: Naturalisation D: Descent Loss Methods (𝗧𝗗𝗥): T: Terminationa D: Deprivation R: Renunciation

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 The Lok Sabha Speaker directly chairs three key parliamentary committees: 𝗥𝗚𝗕 R: Rules Committee G: General Purposes Committee B: Business Advisory Committee

Evolution of Panchayati Raj Committees (𝗕𝗔𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗟𝗧𝗚) B: Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957) A: Ashok Mehta Committee (1977) G: GVK Rao Committee (1985) L: LM Singhvi Committee (1986) T: Thungon Committee (1988) G: Gadgil Committee (1988)

⭐Languages added to the 8th Schedule: Remember the numbers 21, 71, 92 21st Amendment: Added Sindhi 71st Amendment: Added Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali (KMN) 92nd Amendment: (21 + 71 = 92) Added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Santhali (BDMS)

𝗔𝗱𝗱 𝟵𝟬 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 (𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝟭𝟭𝟮 𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀): For constitutional articles after Article 111, add 90 instead. Annual Financial Statement (Budget): Union (Art 112) + 90 = State (Art 202)

𝗔𝗱𝗱 𝟴𝟵 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 (𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝟳𝟮 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟭𝟭): Add 89 to the Union Article number to get the corresponding State Article. Pardoning Power: Union (Art 72) + 89 = State (Art 161)

𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 (𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻)

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀

𝗧𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗿𝗲 & 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘅 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝘀. 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗿

𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 (𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀) "39A 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗶𝗱, 40 Panchayat, 44 Civil, 45 Kids, 50 Separate, 51 Peace"

Writs Applicability Rule "SC = Public only; HC = Public + Private" Habeas Corpus: Can be issued against both public authorities and private individuals. Mandamus, Prohibition, Certiorari, Quo-Warranto: Issued only against public authorities, official bodies, or courts/tribunals.

Major Commissions on Centre-State Relations "𝗔-𝗦-𝗠-𝗣" 🔺A administrative Reforms Commission (1966) 🔺Sarkaria Commission (1983) 🔺M M.M. Punchhi Commission (2007) 🔺Punjab / Anandpur Sahib Resolution (1973) & Rajamannar Committee (1969 - Tamil Nadu)

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