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Fundamental Rights, DPSP and Local Governance: SSC CGL Polity
Fundamental Rights, DPSP and Local Governance has 69 questions in the SSC CGL Tier I bank: 26 from the 2023 shifts, 32 from the 2024 shifts and 11 from the 2025 shifts, and 50 of them EASY. It is the easiest Polity chapter: nearly every question gives a right, a principle or a duty and asks its Article, or tells a short story and asks which Article or duty applies. The pages follow the Constitution's own order, Part III, Part IV and Part IV-A, then the panchayats of Part IX, with a table of Articles for each.
The handout has every subtopic, worked example, formula and trap with answers shown. The formula sheet is the chapter’s formulas and traps alone, on one page.
Subtopic notes
Fundamental Rights
20 PYQsThe six groups of Fundamental Rights in Part III, the Article for each right SSC asks about, the right to constitutional remedies, and the court doctrines that shape them.
Directive Principles of State Policy
19 PYQsWhat the Directive Principles are and how they differ from Fundamental Rights, the Articles SSC names in Part IV, and the Uniform Civil Code of Article 44.
Fundamental Duties
20 PYQsWhere the Fundamental Duties came from and why they sit apart from the Rights, and the eleven duties of Article 51A, each with its clause letter.
Local Self-Government and Panchayati Raj
10 PYQsPanchayati Raj from Ripon to the 73rd Amendment, the committees that shaped it, the States left outside it, and two facts about elections and parties.
Formula & revision sheet
0 formulas · 9 reference tables · 10 gotchas across all subtopics — the exam-eve cheat-sheet
Formula & revision sheet
0 formulas · 9 reference tables · 10 gotchas across all subtopics — the exam-eve cheat-sheet
Reference tables (2)
Watch out for (2)
- Article 17 is untouchability, 18 is titles→ The six groups, Article by Article
- Fundamental Rights came from the USA→ Remedies, doctrines and sources
Reference tables (3)
The Directive Articles SSC names7 rows
| Article | Directs the State to |
|---|---|
| 38 | Secure a social order for the people's welfareQ |
| 39(b) | Distribute material resources for the common goodQ |
| 40 | Organise village panchayatsQ |
| 43 | Living wage; cottage industriesQ |
| 46 | Advance SCs, STs and weaker sectionsQ |
| 48A | Protect environment, forests and wildlifeQ |
| 50 | Keep the courts apart from the executive |
The Uniform Civil Code3 rows
Watch out for (3)
- Non-justiciable, not unimportant→ What the Directive Principles are
- 39(b) and 39(c) are neighbours→ The Directive Articles SSC names
- A Directive, not a Fundamental Right→ The Uniform Civil Code
Reference tables (2)
Origin and nature5 rows
The eleven duties5 rows
Watch out for (3)
- Sarkaria and Balwant Rai Mehta are decoys→ Origin and nature
- National service only when called upon→ The eleven duties
- The environment duty is general→ The eleven duties
Reference tables (2)
Panchayati Raj5 rows
Parties and voter enrolment2 rows
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who registers parties and allots symbols | The Election Commission |
| Qualifying dates for enrolment (since 2021) | 1 January, 1 April, 1 July, 1 OctoberQ |
Watch out for (2)
- Thungon for recognition, Balwant Rai Mehta for three tiers→ Panchayati Raj
- The President does not allot symbols→ Parties and voter enrolment
PYQ weightage by concept
9 concepts · 69 PYQs — where the marks actually sit, so you know what to drill first
PYQ weightage by concept
9 concepts · 69 PYQs — where the marks actually sit, so you know what to drill first
| Concept | PYQs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| The six groups, Article by Article | 14 | 20% |
| Remedies, doctrines and sources | 6 | 9% |
| Concept | PYQs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| The Directive Articles SSC names | 8 | 12% |
| What the Directive Principles are | 7 | 10% |
| The Uniform Civil Code | 4 | 6% |
| Concept | PYQs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Panchayati Raj | 8 | 12% |
| Parties and voter enrolment | 2 | 3% |
Test yourself on Fundamental Rights, DPSP and Local Governance
20 past SSC CGL questions from this chapter, timed at 12 minutes and marked the way the exam marks it. You see your score and every answer the moment you finish. Free to start.