Polity is 3–4 marks every paper. Memorise these 20 articles and 10 amendments and you'll answer most polity questions with certainty.
SSC repeats the same articles and amendments across years. Master this list and you bank 3–4 marks with near-certainty.
Article 14: Equality before law Article 15: Prohibition of discrimination Article 16: Equality of opportunity in employment Article 19: Six freedoms (speech, assembly, etc.) Article 21: Right to life and personal liberty Article 21A: Right to education (86th Amendment) Article 22: Protection against arrest Article 23: Prohibition of trafficking Article 24: No child labour in hazardous jobs
Article 36–51: Directive Principles Article 44: Uniform Civil Code (yet to be enacted)
Article 280: Finance Commission Article 324: Election Commission Article 315: Public Service Commissions (UPSC/SPSC) Article 148: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Article 124: Supreme Court Article 214: High Courts
Article 352: National Emergency Article 356: President's Rule Article 360: Financial Emergency
1. 1st (1951): Restrictions on freedom of speech 2. 42nd (1976): "Mini-Constitution" — added Socialist, Secular, Integrity 3. 44th (1978): Right to property removed from Fundamental Rights 4. 52nd (1985): Anti-defection law (Tenth Schedule) 5. 61st (1988): Voting age reduced to 18 6. 73rd & 74th (1992): Panchayati Raj + Municipalities 7. 86th (2002): Right to Education 8. 101st (2016): GST 9. 103rd (2019): 10% EWS reservation
Borrowed features: "From which country did we borrow X?" (UK, USA, Ireland, Canada, Australia) Article vs Amendment: Don't confuse Article 17 (untouchability) with Article 21A (education) Original vs amended: 42nd added words; 44th removed some 42nd changes
Day 1–3: Fundamental Rights (9 articles) — write each + 1 line meaning Day 4–5: Other articles + amendments Day 6–7: SSCIntel polity drills (50 questions) Week 2: Mixed revision + timed quizzes
Within 2 weeks, polity becomes a 4-mark certainty.
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