Polity topic analysis

Constitutional Framework UPSC PYQs

This group covers the Constitution’s origins, Preamble, amendment process, basic structure, schedules, emergency provisions, and foundational constitutional design. This live collection contains 18 classified questions across 9 exam years, from 2017 to 2025.

Year-by-year frequency

Counts show how many questions in this library were assigned to the category in each represented exam year. A zero is not implied for omitted years, and frequency alone is not a prediction of a future paper.

Source topic labels in this cluster

Indian Polity3
Amendment of the Constitution2
Constitutional Amendments2
Emergency Provisions2
Constitution of India1
Constitutional Framework1
Constitutional History & Values1
Current Affairs / Amendment1
Historical Underpinnings1
Indian Constitution1

Recurrent concept labels

Federalism · 4Basic Structure Doctrine · 3Constitutional Amendments · 2Constitutional history · 2Constitutional Law · 2Constitutional values · 2Constitutionalism · 2Founding principles · 2Affirmative Action · 1Amendment Procedure · 1Civic Duty · 1Constituent Power of Parliament · 1

Representative solved questions

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UPSC 2025 · Polity

Consider the following subjects under the Constitution of India : I. List I-Union List, in the Seventh Schedule II. Extent of the executive power of a State III. Conditions of...

UPSC 2024 · Polity

As per Article 368 of the Constitution of India, the Parliament may amend any provision of the Constitution by way of : 1. Addition 2. Variation 3. Repeal Select the correct a...

UPSC 2023 · Polity

Which one of the following statements best reflects the Chief purpose of the 'Constitution' of a country?

UPSC 2022 · Polity

Consider the following statements : 1. A bill amending the Constitution requires a prior recommendation of the President of India. 2. When a Constitution Amendment Bill is pre...

UPSC 2021 · Polity

What was the exact constitutional status of India on 26th January, 1950?

UPSC 2020 · Polity

Other than the Fundamental Rights, which of the following parts of the Constitution of India reflect/reflects the principles and provisions of the Universal Declaration of Hum...

UPSC 2019 · Polity

The Ninth Schedule was introduced in the Constitution of India during the prime ministership of

UPSC 2018 · Polity

If the President of India exercises his power as provided under Article 356 of the Constitution in respect of a particular State, then

UPSC 2017 · Polity

The mind of the makers of the Constitution of India is reflected in which of the following ?

UPSC 2024 · Polity

Consider the following statements regarding 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' : 1. Provisions will come into effect from the 18th Lok Sabha. 2. This will be in force for 15 years...

How this page is built

Topic and concept labels are AI-assisted enrichment, not official UPSC classifications. We map them into a conservative editorial taxonomy using deterministic label rules, publish a category only when it has at least 10 questions across at least three exam years, and keep ambiguous records out of topic pages. Counts update with the question bank. See the full methodology and correction policy.