Intermediate II Year Civics Syllabus : www.bieap.gov.in Board Of Intermediate Education

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INTERMEDIATE II YEAR
INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Civics – paper II
SYLLABUS

The syllabus comprises thirteen units
I. Indian Constitution :
a) Indian National Movement
b) Government of India Acts – 1909, 1919 & 1935
c) Salient features of Indian Constitution

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II. Fundamental Rights &Directive Principles of State Policy :
a) Fundamental Rights
b) Directive Principles of state Policy
c) Fundamental Duties

III. Union Government :
a) Union Executive – President of India
b) Vice – President of India
c) Prime Minister & Council of Ministers
IV. Indian Parliament :
a) Lok Sabha : Composition – Powers and functions
b) Rajya Sabha : Composition – Powers and functions
c) Parliamentary Committees : Public Accounts Committee – Estimates Committee – Committee on Public Undertakings

V. Union Judiciary :
a) Supreme Court of India – Composition
b) Powers and Functions of Supreme Court of India
c) Judicial Review

VI. State Government :
a) State Executive – Governor : Powers and Functions
b) Chief Minister : Powers and Functions
c) Council of Ministers

VII. State Legislature :
a) Legislative Assembly : Composition – Powers and Functions.
b) Legislative Council : Composition – Powers and Functions.
c) Legislative Committees : Public Accounts Committee – Estimates Committee and Ethics Committee

VIII. State Judiciary :
a) High Court – Composition.
b) Powers and Functions of High Court
c) District Courts : Composition – Powers and Functions.

IX. Union – State Relations :
a) Legislative Relations
b) Administrative Relations
c) Financial Relations

X. Local Government :
a) Rural Local Government : Panchayati Raj Institutions – 73rd Constitution Amendment Act.
b) Urban Local Government : Municipalities _ Municipal Corporation – 74th Constitution Amendment Act.
c) District Collector : Role in Local Governments

XI. India’s Foreign Policy :
a) Determinants of Foreign Policy
b) Basic features of India’s Foreign Policy
c) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

XII. United Nation Organization (UNO) :
a) Origin of UNO
b) Principal Organs of UNO
c) Achievements and failures of UNO

XIII. Contemporary Trends and Issues :
a) Globalization
b) Terrorism
c) Corruption