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Constitution of India 📜
NCERT-aligned UPSC Core Geography topic from NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.
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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar).
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Key locations covered (12)
- Government of India Act 1858 — India
- Indian Councils Act 1861 / 1892 / 1909 — India
- Government of India Act 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms) — India
- Government of India Act 1935 — India
- Indian Independence Act 1947 — India
- Constituent Assembly — Composition & Debates — Delhi
- Objectives Resolution — India
- Citizenship under the Constitution — India
- States and Union Territories — India
- Special Status — Articles 370 (abrogated) & 371 — India
- Eighth Schedule Languages — India
- Official Language — India
Sample questions (12 of 61)
Government of India Act 1858 was passed after:
1857 Sepoy Mutiny — abolished EIC rule, transferred power to British Crown
Office of Secretary of State for India and his 15-member Council was created by:
Government of India Act 1858
Governor General of India was renamed Viceroy by:
Government of India Act 1858
Indian Councils Act 1861 began the process of:
Association of Indians in legislation; restoration of legislative power to Bombay & Madras
Indian Councils Act 1892 introduced:
Indirect election (called 'recommendation'); discussion of budget
Morley-Minto Reforms (Indian Councils Act 1909) introduced:
Separate electorate for Muslims — communal representation
Government of India Act 1919 introduced:
Diarchy in provinces — Reserved and Transferred subjects; bicameral Indian Legislature (Council of State + Legislative Assembly)
Diarchy means:
Dual government — Reserved subjects under Governor; Transferred subjects under responsible Indian Ministers
Public Service Commission was established by:
Government of India Act 1919 (recommendation); actually established 1926 (Lee Commission)
Statutory commission to review after 10 years was provided — became:
Simon Commission (1927-30)
GoI Act 1935 introduced:
All-India Federation (never came into force); Provincial Autonomy; Diarchy at Centre
GoI Act 1935 provided three lists:
Federal (59 items), Provincial (54), Concurrent (36) — basis for our 7th Schedule
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This topic is part of the NCERT UPSC Core Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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