{"id":259,"date":"2021-05-07T17:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T12:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shankariasacademy.com\/?p=259"},"modified":"2024-01-25T12:09:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T12:09:19","slug":"polity-syllabus-strategy-for-upsc-prelims-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shankariasacademy.com\/blog\/polity-syllabus-strategy-for-upsc-prelims-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Polity Syllabus &#038; Strategy for UPSC Prelims 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Polity is one of the subjects which plays an important part in all three stages of the UPSC Examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus<\/strong>: To know about the entire polity syllabus look here,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.upsc.gov.in\/sites\/default\/files\/Notification-CSPE_2020_N_Engl.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UPSC Prelims Syllabus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Books to study<\/strong>: NCERTs, Indian Polity by Laxmikanth, D.D.Basu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to plan:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-b9ffba75-32a7-41ae-bd22-24a6254d45ad\"><li>&nbsp;Start with NCERTs of IX and proceed forward.<\/li><li>The Indian Polity by Laxmikanth will be easy and the most comprehensive book to go through next, as one can score high marks with this itself.<\/li><li>After done with these two, one can proceed with D.D.Basu for an in-depth knowledge which is good for Mains examination.<\/li><li>The Hindu Newspaper<\/li><li>Yearly magazine of choice<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important things to note in Polity:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-f7f27c44-b895-469f-a1c3-7dd33f30b368\"><li>Undoubtedly, the Constitution is the most important topic.<\/li><li>Rather than just memorizing the Articles, it is necessary to get a complete understanding of the Articles<\/li><li>Highlight the important points<\/li><li>Make detailed notes with maps, references, Mnemonics where ever needed.<\/li><li>Make notes with newspaper articles too which may include new changes in the constitution, new bills, etc. Like,<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shankariasacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/main-qimg-17555cf29dc6982520033c9706942912.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4766\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If one reads the above, the topics related to this news, the related topics which should be recalled from Polity are,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-b4f6d3f0-1202-461e-8fc1-60c657a00761\"><li>About Parliamentary form of government<\/li><li>Anti Defection Law<\/li><li>No-confidence motion<\/li><li>&nbsp;Intraparty politics<\/li><li>Youngsters in politics \u2013 Dynasty politics<ul><li>Try to relate newspaper topics with conventional topics.<\/li><li>&nbsp;Try to get an answer for the questions Why, How, What, etc while reading<\/li><li>The crux is to understand the difference between reading the newspaper as a hobby and \u2018read the newspaper for UPSC preparation\u2019. To make it easier, we from SIA are uploading daily news analyses on YouTube. Please have a look at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/ShankarIASAcademyVideos\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shankar IAS Academy<\/a>.<\/li><li>Read everything repeatedly. It will give a new perspective and make you understand well.<\/li><li>&nbsp;Always allocate time for revision daily &amp; weekly<\/li><li>Solve previous year question papers<\/li><li>Take mock tests and evaluate.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Weightage in Prelims:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shankariasacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/main-qimg-2150f67e2b7b275dcebf603aebd62260.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4767\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-50e4ff56-42d5-4fce-a26d-ce6cae760448\"><li>&nbsp;Factual questions<\/li><li>Straight forward questions<\/li><li>Tricky questions where all the options seem to be similar<\/li><li>&nbsp;Indirect questions where one needs to apply the concept<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polity is one of the subjects which plays an important part in all three stages of the UPSC Examination. 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