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NCERT Foundations · Class 11 · Political Science

Ch 8 · Local Governments

Indian Constitution at Work · Class 11 · 20 pages · about 100 min

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Indian Constitution at Work · Class 11 · 20 h reading · GS II

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All 10 chapters of this book
  1. Ch 1 · Constitution: Why and How? keps201
  2. Ch 2 · Rights in the Indian Constitution keps202
  3. Ch 3 · Election and Representation keps203
  4. Ch 4 · Executive keps204
  5. Ch 5 · Legislature keps205
  6. Ch 6 · Judiciary keps206
  7. Ch 7 · Federalism keps207
  8. Ch 8 · Local Governments keps208
  9. Ch 9 · Constitution as a Living Document keps209
  10. Ch 10 · The Philosophy of the Constitution keps210

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