Objective Indian Polity (English), 2e by M Laxmikanth for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026 | 13 new chapters

Objective Indian Polity (English), 2nd Edition by M. Laxmikanth is a dedicated MCQ and practice book for UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination, particularly the Indian Polity portion of General Studies Paper-I. It is published by McGraw Hill and is designed around the content and structure of Laxmikanth's standard Indian Polity text. The edition contains 80 chapters, 10 appendices, 1,650 questions and 10 model test papers. B

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📚 What the book contains

The book covers the broad constitutional and political spectrum required for Prelims, including:

• Historical Background — constitutional developments under British rule and the making of the Indian Constitution.
• Constitution-making — Constituent Assembly, sources and salient features of the Constitution.
• Fundamental Rights & Duties — constitutional rights, restrictions, remedies and duties.
• Directive Principles of State Policy — their objectives, classification and relationship with Fundamental Rights.
• Union and State Government — President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers, Governor and State executive.
• Parliament & State Legislature — composition, powers, procedures, privileges, committees and legislative processes.
• Judiciary — Supreme Court, High Courts, judicial review, judicial activism and Public Interest Litigation.
• Constitutional & statutory bodies — Election Commission, UPSC, Finance Commission, CAG, commissions and other institutions.
• Federalism — Centre–State relations, inter-State relations and constitutional mechanisms.
• Local Government — Panchayati Raj and municipalities.
• Emergency provisions — National, State and Financial Emergency.
• Constitutional amendments — amendment procedure and important amendments.
• Political dynamics and governance — political parties, pressure groups, elections and related constitutional provisions.