UPSC CDS / CAPF — General Studies

Indian Polity and Modern Indian History, built for the CDS/CAPF GS paper

The structure of the Constitution and the history of the national movement are recurring, high-yield areas of the UPSC CDS and CAPF General Studies paper — this pack focuses only on those two sections instead of spreading across the full GS syllabus.

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What's covered

Indian Polity and Modern Indian History syllabus

Indian Polity — syllabus coverage

Constitution structure, rights and the institutions that recur across CDS/CAPF GS papers.

Making of the Constitution — Constituent Assembly, sources, Preamble
Fundamental Rights — Articles 12-35, writs, reasonable restrictions
Directive Principles of State Policy — Part IV, relationship with Fundamental Rights
Fundamental Duties — Article 51A, 42nd Amendment
Union Executive — President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers
Parliament — Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, legislative and budget process
Judiciary — Supreme Court, High Courts, judicial review, PIL
Centre-State Relations — Union, State and Concurrent Lists (7th Schedule)
Constitutional Bodies — Election Commission, CAG, UPSC, Finance Commission
Local Self-Government — 73rd Amendment (Panchayati Raj), 74th Amendment (Municipalities)
Emergency Provisions — Articles 352, 356 and 360
Amendment Procedure — Article 368, basic structure doctrine

Modern Indian History — syllabus coverage

The national movement timeline that CDS/CAPF GS papers draw from most often.

Early Resistance and Company Rule — Anglo-Mysore, Anglo-Maratha and Anglo-Sikh Wars
Revolt of 1857 — Causes, course, and consequences
Socio-religious Reform Movements — Brahmo Samaj, Arya Samaj, Aligarh Movement
Formation of Indian National Congress — 1885; Moderate phase (1885-1905)
Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi Movement — 1905; rise of Extremists
Formation of Muslim League and Morley-Minto Reforms — 1906, 1909
Gandhian Era Begins — Champaran, Kheda, Khilafat, Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-22)
Civil Disobedience Movement — Simon Commission, Dandi March / Salt Satyagraha (1930)
Round Table Conferences and Poona Pact — 1930-32; Government of India Act, 1935
Quit India Movement — 1942; Subhas Chandra Bose and the INA
Independence and Partition — 1947; transfer of power, integration of princely states

Pricing

Pick the e-book, the sectional tests, or save with the bundle

Digital E-book

Polity + Modern History E-book

High-yield notes covering the Constitution and the national movement, written for the CDS/CAPF GS paper.

Indian Polity notes (Constitution, rights, institutions)Modern Indian History notes (1857 to Independence)Topic-wise practice MCQs with explanationsMobile-friendly PDF

Sectional Test Series

Polity + Modern History Sectional Tests

Timed, exam-pattern sectional tests for Polity and Modern History with CDS/CAPF-style negative marking.

Separate sectional sets for Polity and Modern HistoryCDS/CAPF-pattern negative markingSection-wise score and accuracy reviewRepeat attempts allowed

Best Value

E-book + Tests

Polity + Modern History Bundle

The E-book and the sectional test series together, at a lower combined price.

Everything in the E-bookEverything in the Sectional TestsOne combined revision sequenceSingle purchase, both products unlock together