UPSC Dictionary
977 key terms across 11 subjects
Constitutional Framework
Article 164(1)NALSA JudgmentArticle 239Article 239A[Sabarimala Temple]Article 330A[42nd Amendment Act][Supreme Court]Article 81[Article 170]Constitution (131st Amendment) BillRev. Stainislaus vs State of Madhya Pradesh (1977)[Delimitation Bill][Delimitation Commission Act, 1962][Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026]Shayara Bano Case[Shirur Mutt Case][Article 15][Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill][Article 368][University Grants Commission][84th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2001][Census of India]Jammu and Kashmir governmentJammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020Article 9[National Education Policy 2020]Central Administrative TribunalArticle 341[Article 25][Article 19(1)(a)]Justice Ranjana Prasad[Article 330A][Article 14]Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act, 2018131st Constitution Amendment BillSentencing Review BoardS.R. Bommai Case (1994)[Abeda Salim Tadvi v Union of India]Article 15(4)Rajya SabhaGovernment of Union Territories Act 1963Foreigners Act, 1946Article 16(4)Justice G. Rohini Commission[Supreme Court of India]Fifty-Second Amendment (1985)Article 25(1)Article 75(3)Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971Fundamental RightsIndia Justice Report[Shreya Singhal v. Union of India][Essential Religious Practices doctrine][Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India]Constitution BenchTamilaga Vettri KazhagamSabarimala templeAmish Devgan v. Union of India (2020)Article 324(5)[Article 15(6)][Article 16(6)][Article 334-A][103rd Constitutional Amendment Act]Daya Singh Lahoria v. Union of IndiaMedical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971
Parliament & Legislature
Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam[Article 81][Delimitation Commission][Lok Sabha]Article 39(e)Article 124(4)[73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts]Delimitation Commission[Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023]Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023[Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023]delimitation exercise[Phulrenu Guha]Delimitation[Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Bill, 1968][Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014]Constitution (106th Amendment) Act[Article 82][Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam]Constituent Assembly106th Constitutional Amendment Act[Women's Reservation Act 2023]Second Administrative Reforms CommissionDelhi Legislative Assembly[Census]Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968
Judiciary
Rule of LawNational Judicial Data Grid[Bandhua Mukti Morcha case]separation of powers[Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996]Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)Satender Kumar Antil vs CBI[Article 124]JudiciarySBI vs Rajesh AgarwalTravancore Devaswom BoardBangalore Principles of Judicial ConductArticle 22Article 19(1)(g)Seventh ScheduleGS Paper 4[Arbitration Council of India]NALSA vs Union of IndiaTransgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019Article 13Civil Procedure Code[Article 217]Calcutta High Court[Article 39A]Right to Information Act[Indian Council of Arbitration][Hussainara Khatoon case][Solicitor General of India]Right to Information Act, 2005Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita[Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968]Chief Justice of IndiaOrder XXII of the Civil Procedure CodeSection 306 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925Restatement of Values of Judicial Life
Federalism
[Article 351]Electoral Reforms[Concurrent List]Essential Commodities Act, 1955Sanitary and Phytosanitary MeasuresInsecticides Act, 1968[84th Constitutional Amendment Act]First ScheduleSixth ScheduleAikya Kerala MovementState Disaster Management AuthorityFinance CommissionArticle 263Swaminathan Commission42nd Amendment Act, 197684th Amendment Act, 2001Article 174[84th Amendment Act]Article 13187th Amendment ActCentre-State Relations[Tamil Nadu Tamil Learning Act, 2006]Polity & GovernanceNational Population PolicyRepresentation of the People Act, 195084th Amendment Act[Gruha Jyothi Scheme]52nd Constitutional Amendment ActSarkaria CommissionSixteenth Finance Commission42nd Amendment Act
Local Governance
Election & Representation
Article 170Department of Investment and Public Asset ManagementMohinder Singh Gill vs. Chief Election CommissionerArticle 26Electoral Bond SchemeParticularly Vulnerable Tribal Group[Model Code of Conduct][Representation of the People Act, 1950]El NiñoElection & Representation[106th Constitutional Amendment Act]Sample Registration SystemMinimum Support PriceArticle 25President's Rule73rd Amendment ActArticle 368Article 326[Article 324]Tenth Schedule[Election Commission of India]Environment (Protection) Act, 1986Gender & WomenRepresentation of the People Act, 1951National Investigation Agency Act, 2008Section 21Model Code of ConductS.R. Bommai caseArticle 164Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
Regulatory Bodies
Enforcement Directorate (ED)Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Article 19Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)State Bank of IndiaK. Radhakrishnan CommitteeMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act[Article 19(2)]Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010Registrar General of India[PFRDA Act, 2013]Section 69Adue processCentral Information Commission (CIC)NEET-UGMadras High CourtArticle 3LegislationMinoritiesSahyog portalFood Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
Governance Reforms
Waqf Act, 1995Office of the Registrar General and Census CommissionerNational Food Security Acttrust-based governanceArticle 82Waqf BoardRegionalismgraded response mechanismFASTagCentral Bureau of Investigation[Overseas Mobility (Facilitation and Welfare) Bill, 2025][National Judicial Data Grid]Article 300AFood SecurityCensus Act, 1948DemographicsSection 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000[Ministry of Labour and Employment][Registrar General of India]Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India[Ministry of Home Affairs]Criminal Justice SystemMinistry of Home AffairsGovernance ReformsNational Single Window System (NSWS)Comptroller and Auditor Generalovercriminalisation[Census Act, 1948]Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development AuthorityShreya Singhal vs. Union of IndiaNational Building Code of India[World Bank]Article 14Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026Censusdue diligenceIT & Digital
Rights & Duties
Uttarakhandlocus standiJudicial ActivismD.K. Basu GuidelinesArticle 19(2)Section 79(3)(b)Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act)[Left Wing Extremism][Blocking Rules, 2009][Shreya Singhal case]Police Complaints AuthorityRTE Act, 2009Prakash Singh CaseMadhya PradeshCode of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)Ministry of Health and Family WelfareArticle 19(1)(a)Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937
Governor & State Executive
Civil Services & Bureaucracy
Fiscal Policy & Budget
[International Monetary Fund]Special Additional Excise Duty[Gross State Domestic Product][Goods and Services Tax]Liberalised Remittance Scheme[Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act]Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003[Claude Mythos]Moody’s RatingsConsolidated Fund of India[Capital Expenditure]Fiscal Deficit[Direct Benefit Transfer]Central Public Sector EnterprisesSASCI
Monetary Policy & Banking
Foreign Exchange Management ActMarginal Standing FacilitySpecial Drawing Rights (SDRs)Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act[State Bank of India]Special Drawing RightsstagflationDigital Public InfrastructurePurchasing Managers' Index (PMI)Insolvency and Bankruptcy CodeForeign Direct Investment[RBI]Cyber SecurityForeign Portfolio InvestmentRBI Act, 1934Section 45-ZAUPIRBIUnified Payments InterfaceS Mahendra DevForeign Direct Investment (FDI)Kisan Credit Card (KCC)Current Account Deficit (CAD)Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)National Company Law Tribunal[Asian Development Bank]Creditor-Initiated Insolvency Resolution ProcessCore Inflation[Article 123]Gold Monetisation Scheme[Priority Sector Lending][Foreign Direct Investment]cost-push inflation[Household Consumption Expenditure Survey][Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation]Monetary Policy Committee[National Statistical Office]Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934Current Account DeficitStanding Deposit FacilityGulf Cooperation CouncilLok SabhaNegative supply shockReserve Bank of India
Trade & Commerce
National Green Hydrogen MissionFlag of ConvenienceBalance of PaymentsCommercial Courts Act, 2015International Group of Protection and Indemnity ClubsUS Trade Representative[ICRA][PMFME Scheme][International Group of Protection and Indemnity Clubs]Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)Wholesale Price IndexFTASolvent Extractors' Association of India[DPIIT]Advance Authorisation Scheme[Food Safety and Standards Authority of India]Viksit BharatRed SeaExport PromotionInternational Monetary FundProduction Linked IncentivePhased Manufacturing ProgrammeConsumer Price IndexMinistry of FinanceIntellectual Property Rights (IPR)Integrated Goods and Services TaxServices Sector[Article 292][West Asia][GIC Re]Merchant Shipping Act, 2025
Agriculture & Food Security
Federalism[Consumer Price Index]Di-ammonium PhosphateIFFCOFair and Remunerative PriceMinistry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public DistributionMinistry of Petroleum and Natural Gas[Aatmanirbhar Bharat]Food Corporation of IndiaFood ProcessingCropping PatternsCentral Ground Water BoardCommission for Agricultural Costs and Prices[Reserve Bank of India]Industrial Entrepreneur MemorandumCrisilUNEP Food Waste IndexPradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada YojanaSamyukt Kisan MorchaMeri Fasal-Mera ByoraEl NinoNational Food Security Act (NFSA)Free Trade AgreementsMinistry of New and Renewable EnergyMinistry of Chemicals and FertilizersSeeds Act, 1966[Food Corporation of India]Nutrient Based Subsidy
Industry & Manufacturing
Infrastructure
National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP)InfrastructureNational Logistics PolicyCoalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)Investment Models[PM Gati Shakti]Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)Inter-State CouncilIndia Energy ExchangeThar Desert[BEML]Eastern Dedicated Freight CorridorRussiaNational Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID)Department of Economic Affairs (DEA)Dedicated Freight CorridorIRCTCSAGAR[India Meteorological Department]Grid Controller of IndiaParis AgreementSHANTI Act, 2025Central Electricity Regulatory Commission[Ministry of Railways]Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan
Employment & Labour
[Periodic Labour Force Survey]Industrial Relations[Seventh Schedule]Labour CodesCode on Wages, 2019Industrial PolicyChina Plus OneEmployees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952Concurrent ListMinimum Wages Act, 1948Code on Social Security, 2020Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)CPI-IWGlobal Partnership on Artificial IntelligenceInternational Labour Organization
Poverty & Inequality
Taxation & GST
Public Finance
Financial Markets
Bilateral Relations
ASEANMinistry of Commerce and IndustryFarakka BarrageUN CharterShimla Convention[Atomic Energy Act, 1962]Rupee payment mechanismIndian Ocean RegionBelt and Road Initiative (BRI)[Siliguri Corridor]Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)[Operation Sindoor]Russia-Ukraine conflict[Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana][United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea][Neighborhood First Policy]UCO Bank[Neighbourhood First Policy]ChinaBureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)secondary sanctionsIndus Waters TreatySugauli Treaty[International Crimes Tribunal][India-U.S. Energy Partnership]Local Governance[Teesta River]Strait of HormuzChina-Pakistan Economic CorridorIndia-US Bilateral Trade AgreementConstitution of IndiaIPEFIndo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity[India-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty]McMahon Line[France-Africa Summit]Cartographic AggressionOffice of Foreign Assets Control[India Ports Global Limited][India-Nordic Summit]Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief[Act East Policy][Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010][Ganges Water Treaty of 1996][Indian Extradition Act, 1962][Article 370]Extradition Act, 1962India-Korea Digital BridgeIndia-Germany Strategic PartnershipSpecial Strategic PartnershipIndo-Pacific Oceans Initiative[Ganges Water Treaty][India-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty of 2013]Strategic Partnership Council AgreementProject-75(I)Neighbourhood FirstIndia-Japan Special Strategic and Global PartnershipGanga Water Treaty of 1996India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership[Zaranj-Delaram Highway]Indo-Pacific[Belt and Road Initiative]India-UK Vision 2035 DocumentSAARCPrime Minister of IndiaUnited Arab Emirates
Multilateral Organizations
Labour Rightsnon-violation complaints (NVCs)[Inter-Governmental Negotiations]2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)AI ActIndia-EU Free Trade AgreementWorld Trade Organization (WTO)United StatesAgreement on AgricultureBelt and Road Initiativee-commerce moratoriumBRICS[G4 Nations]Indian ArmyNational Defense Authorization ActSection 301
Geopolitics & Conflicts
East India CompanyAfrican Continental Free Trade AreaInternational Energy Agency (IEA)[Larak Island][Global South]Bab el-Mandeb StraitOrganization of the Petroleum Exporting CountriesSaudi ArabiaPanama Canal[Office of Foreign Assets Control][Persian Gulf]Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistanenergy securityMaritime Security[Crude oil][India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor]African Growth and Opportunity ActNational Intelligence CouncilHindu Kush[Article 51 of the UN Charter][North Atlantic Treaty Organization][Lebanese Armed Forces]strategic autonomy[China-Pakistan Economic Corridor]Article 72[GIUK Gap]Montreux Convention[Brent Crude][I2U2]Act East PolicyArabian Sea[United States]International Atomic Energy AgencyGulf of OmanMinistry of External AffairsInflation[Gulf Cooperation Council][Israel][Pakistan]Diaspora & MigrationCorporate GovernanceRosneft[Quad][International Energy Agency]Indian NavyStrategic Petroleum ReservesJudicial ReviewSouth China Seachokepointchokepoints[United Nations]Archaeological Survey of IndiaEuropean UnionArabian GulfEnergy Conservation Act, 2001Cabinet Committee on Security[Jammu and Kashmir]ASIGeopolitics & ConflictsKharg Island[International North-South Transport Corridor][Non-Aligned Movement][Diego Garcia]Chabahar PortPak-Saudi Strategic Mutual Defence AgreementData Sovereignty[Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region][Arabian Sea][Line of Actual Control][International Atomic Energy Agency][Gwadar Port]strategic partnershipBalochistangreat power competitionLiquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Look West policyUNSC Resolution 2817 (2026)National Security Council[Ministry of External Affairs][Iran]International Maritime OrganizationCENTCOM[United Nations Charter]Permanent Court of ArbitrationJoint Comprehensive Plan of ActionVishwa GuruUN Security CouncilUnited Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea[East Turkestan Islamic Movement]Persian Gulf[Rosneft]Uranium-235Durand LineBilateral RelationsIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsRegulatory BodiesSuez CanalLebanonUNCLOSDirectorate General of ShippingCold WarArticle 51 of the UN Charter[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation]