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Indian Polity & Governance BPSC Prelims PYQs
312 questions on Indian Polity & Governance asked in BPSC Prelims, sorted into 9 sub-topics. In the app you practise each sub-topic as a timed test (longer sub-topics in sets of about 25 questions) with the BPSC marking (+1 / −0.33 per question), followed by a full analysis.
About Indian Polity & Governance in BPSC Prelims
Indian Polity & Governance is the third largest of the 12 topics in the BPSC bank: 312 of its 2,570 topic-wise PYQs (12.1%). The biggest sub-topics are Union Government & Parliament (94), Constitutional Framework (48), Panchayati Raj & Local Bodies (42).
Sub-topics and question counts
| Sub-topic | PYQs | Latest year |
|---|---|---|
| Union Government & Parliament | 94 | 2025 |
| Constitutional Framework | 48 | 2025 |
| Panchayati Raj & Local Bodies | 42 | 2025 |
| States & Centre-State Relations | 30 | 2025 |
| Governance & Miscellaneous | 25 | 2024 |
| Rights, DPSP & Duties | 25 | 2025 |
| Judiciary | 24 | 2025 |
| Constitutional & Statutory Bodies | 14 | 2025 |
| Elections & Political Parties | 10 | 2024 |
| Total | 312 | 2025 |
Sub-topics with fewer than 20 questions are practised inside the Indian Polity & Governance tests in the app and have no page of their own.
Indian Polity & Governance PYQs by the latest year asked
Each question is counted once, under the latest year it was asked in the exam.
| Period | PYQs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 and later | 99 | |
| 2016–2020 | 66 | |
| 2011–2015 | 19 | |
| 2001–2010 | 53 | |
| Before 2001 | 75 |
Sample Indian Polity & Governance questions from the free tests
Question text only. The options, the answer and the explanation open in the free test (free sign-in with your mobile number).
Asked in 2025
Consider the following statements about Central Government:
Attempt it in the free 71st CCE Prelims (2025)
1) Ministries and Departments are formed by the Prime Minister with consultation of the Cabinet Secretary.
2) Every Minister is allocated Ministry by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Out of these:Asked in 2024
Which portfolio did Dr. Rajendra Prasad hold during the interim government of 1946?
Attempt it in the free Constituent Assembly and making of the Constitution topic-wise testAsked in 2025
The power to recruit the Secretarial staff of the House of the People is vested in:
Attempt it in the free 71st CCE Prelims (2025)
Questions students ask
How many Indian Polity & Governance questions has BPSC Prelims asked?
Sovereign IAS has 312 Indian Polity & Governance previous-year questions from BPSC Prelims in 9 sub-topics, the latest from 2025.
Which Indian Polity & Governance sub-topics come up most often?
Union Government & Parliament (94 questions), Constitutional Framework (48 questions), Panchayati Raj & Local Bodies (42 questions).
Can I practise BPSC Indian Polity & Governance PYQs for free?
Partly. 23 of these 312 questions are in the free BPSC tests (the latest papers and two topic-wise tests, free with a sign-in); the full set is part of the Destiny Pass.