Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2020 (English and Hindi). Source

Syllabus

Polity · Parliament and State Legislatures

Parliament and State Legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.

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