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Polity10 of 11 papers23 questions

What UPSC asks

  1. Who holds the powerCentre, State, Gram Sabha or court under a named Act
  2. Who is coveredWho qualifies or is left out of an Act
  3. The fine printDoes Aadhaar prove citizenship? Maternity leave weeks? Can a seed be patented?

Asked again and again

Forest Rights Act, 2006201820192021Habitat rights, bamboo, the nodal ministry
Minor minerals: Centre or State?20192025Who makes the rules
Aadhaar uses and data20182020When mandatory, what happens to the data
Police and criminal procedure terms2021 Q822021 Q832026Judicial custody, parole, Zero FIR

How to study it

  1. For each Act in the news, note who decides and who qualifies or is left out.
  2. Write down any number in it: weeks, calories, income limit.
  3. Be suspicious of absolute words like 'only', 'cannot' and 'mandatory'.

Hardly ever askedSection numbers and years passed; the question usually prints them

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