Preamble, Basic Structure & Salient Features of Indian Constitution

What should you study in Preamble, Basic Structure & Salient Features of Indian Constitution?

• Preamble — sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic
• Basic structure doctrine — Kesavananda Bharati case (1973)
• Federal with unitary bias — key features
• Fundamental duties (Art.51A) — 11 duties, non-justiciable

How often is Preamble, Basic Structure & Salient Features of Indian Constitution asked in UPSC Prelims?

Asked in 5 of 10 years, including 2 of the last 5. Highlighted years below are the ones it appeared in.

1. 2016: asked
2. 2017: not asked
3. 2018: asked
4. 2019: not asked
5. 2020: asked
6. 2021: not asked
7. 2022: asked
8. 2023: not asked
9. 2024: asked
10. 2025: not asked

About the Prelims GS Paper I paper

General Studies Paper I is the Prelims paper that decides the cut-off: 100 multiple-choice questions for 200 marks, with negative marking for wrong answers. See all 88 Prelims GS Paper I topics.

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