Polity topic analysis

Union & State Executive UPSC PYQs

These questions cover the President, Governors, councils of ministers, cabinet responsibility, ordinance and pardon powers, civil services, and state administration. This live collection contains 17 classified questions across 9 exam years, from 2014 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

Executive3
President of India3
State Executive3
Union Executive3
Forms of Government2
Ordinance Making Power1
State Administration1
State Executive and Legislature1

Recurrent concept labels

Federalism · 4Constitutional Discretion · 3Executive accountability · 2Executive Powers · 2Legislative oversight · 2Parliamentary democracy · 2Retrospective Legislation · 2Separation of Powers · 2Administrative hierarchy · 1Administrative Setup of Government of India · 1Aid and Advice of Council of Ministers · 1Centre-State Relations · 1

Representative solved questions

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UPSC 2025 · Polity

With reference to the Indian polity, consider the following statements : I. The Governor of a State is not answerable to any court for the exercise and performance of the powe...

UPSC 2024 · Polity

With reference to the Indian polity, consider the following statements : 1. An Ordinance can amend any Central Act. 2. An Ordinance can abridge a Fundamental Right. 3. An Ordi...

UPSC 2023 · Polity

Consider the following statements in respect of election to the President of India : 1. The members nominated to either House of the Parliament or the Legislative Assemblies o...

UPSC 2020 · Polity

In the context of India, which one of the following is the characteristic appropriate for bureaucracy ?

UPSC 2018 · Polity

Consider the following statements : 1. No criminal proceedings shall be instituted against the Governor of a State in any court during his term of office. 2. The emoluments an...

UPSC 2017 · Polity

The main advantage of the parliamentary form of government is that

UPSC 2016 · Polity

Consider the following statements: 1. The Chief Secretary in a State is appointed by the Governor of that State. 2. The Chief Secretary in a State has a fixed tenure. Which of...

UPSC 2015 · Polity

Consider the following statements : 1. The Executive Power of the Union of India is vested in the Prime Minister. 2. The Prime Minister is the ex officio Chairman of the Civil...

UPSC 2014 · Polity

Consider the following statements : 1. The President shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of the business of the Government of India, and for the allocation am...

UPSC 2025 · Polity

Consider the following statements with regard to pardoning power of the President of India : I. The exercise of this power by the President can be subjected to limited judicia...

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.