TNPSC Polity – Study Guide
Constitution – Basics & History
No. Question Answer
1 Year of commencement of Indian Constitution 26 January 1950
2 Chairman of the Drafting Committee Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
3 Father of the Indian Constitution Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
4 Constitution adopted on 26 November 1949
5 Number of Schedules in the original Constitution 8
Fundamental Rights & Duties
No. Question Answer
1 Number of Fundamental Rights at present 6
2 Article related to Right to Equality Article 14-18
3 Article related to Right to Freedom Article 19-22
4 Fundamental Duties inserted by 42nd Amendment, 1976
5 Number of Fundamental Duties 11
Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP)
No. Question Answer
1 DPSP borrowed from Irish Constitution
2 Article 40 refers to Organisation of Village Panchayats
3 Directive Principles are Non-justiciable
4 Promotion of International Peace is in Article 51
5 Uniform Civil Code mentioned in Article 44
Union Government – President, VP, PM
No. Question Answer
1 First President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2 Minimum age for President 35 years
3 Vice-President is elected by Both Houses of Parliament
4 First Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru
5 Prime Minister appointed by President
Parliament & State Legislature
No. Question Answer
1 Lok Sabha maximum strength 552
2 Rajya Sabha maximum strength 250
3 Minimum age for Rajya Sabha member 30 years
4 Money Bill introduced only in Lok Sabha
5 State Legislative Council maximum strength 1/3rd of Legislative Assembly
Judiciary
No. Question Answer
1 Supreme Court established in 1950
2 First Chief Justice of India Justice H.J. Kania
3 Retirement age of Supreme Court judge 65 years
4 High Court judge retirement age 62 years
5 Judicial review power comes from Article 13
Local Government
No. Question Answer
1 Panchayati Raj System introduced by 73rd Amendment, 1992
2 Urban local bodies covered in 74th Amendment, 1992
3 First state to implement Panchayati Raj Rajasthan
4 Three-tier Panchayati Raj structure Village, Block, District
5 State Election Commission conducts Local body elections
Important Articles & Amendments
No. Question Answer
1 Article 370 related to Special status to J&K (now abrogated)
2 Article 356 President's Rule in a state
3 First Amendment Year 1951
4 Longest amendment 42nd Amendment, 1976
5 Latest amendment (as of 2023) 105th Amendment – State OBC list
