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I n the previous note, we covered  Indian polity during the Company Raj  . After the revolt of 185 7 or the Sepoy Mutiny, the British Parliament passed the Government of India Act of 1858 , also called the Act of Good Government of India . With the enforcement of this act, the East India Company seized to exist as the ruler of India and the governance of India was directly taken into the hands of the British Government in the name of the Queen of England. This was the beginning of the "Crown Raj" (1858-1947). The future polity of India was shaped by the three Indian Councils Act (1891,1892, 1909), the Government of India Act (1919, 1935) and finally the Independence of India Act, 1947.  These acts formed the foundation on which the Constitution and the political system of India after independence, were built. CLICK HERE for classes on YouTube To download the PDF of this notes  CLICK HERE JOIN US ON TELEGRAM FOR UPDATES

  COMPANY RAJ (1757-1857) After the battle of Buxar in 1764, the East India Company established itself as the biggest power in India. While its officers made fortunes through unfair trade practices and gifts, the company accounted losses. This compelled the Parliament in London to take matters into its own hand and regulate the administration of the company and subsequently the administration of India. The company’s relation with the British government was based on the ‘Royal Charter’ granted to it in 1600. Thereby, the series of acts passed by the British Parliament to regulate the affairs of the company came to be known as the ‘Regulating Acts’ or ‘Charter Acts’. The company implemented the conditions of the act in order to enjoy the benefits of the Charter.  There were a total of 5 Charter Acts from 1773 to 1853, one every 20 years. In between there were other acts passed like the Pitt’s India Act of 1784 to make minor changes to the provisions of the Charter. After the re...

  Part: 18 (Article: 352) of Indian Constitution Grounds for proclamation:  External Emergency: War or external aggression Internal Emergency: Armed rebellion Process: The President can proclaim a national emergency only on the written recommendation from the cabinet. The proclamation has to be approved by both the Houses of the Parliament within 1 month from the date of issuance.  After the approval the Emergency can continue for six months and can be extended indefinitely with an approval from the Parliament, every 6 months. The proclamation of emergency can be revoked if If one-tenth of the total members of the Lok Sabha give a written notice to the Speaker (or president, if the House is not in session) to hold a special sitting of the House within 14 days to consider a resolution for revocation of the proclamation of Emergency, which can be passed by a simple majority. Effects: All the executive powers of the state government can be superceded centre The l...

'Science & Technology' carries 25 marks out of 200 in WBCS Preliminary examination and another 100 marks in the Mains. Here is a list of 20 most important current affairs and concepts which are very important for WBCS and other Public Service Commission examinations . Block-chain Technology: It is a specific type of data structure which contains records of the ownership of the asset, stored cryptographically. The Government of India is harnessing this technology for e-governance, banking and cyber-security, in the Centre of Excellence, set up in Bengaluru by the National Informatics Centre (NIC). This technology will help attain decentralized, anonymous and secure data transfer. Dark Web: It is that part of the internet which cannot be accessed through traditional search engines like Google or through regular browsers like Chrome or Internet Explorer. A specialized browser like TOR (The Onion Ring) is used for this purpose. This technology is used by smuggler...