UPSC Dictionary
1046 key terms across 11 subjects
Constitutional Framework
Jammu and Kashmir governmentMedical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971Article 239Article 25(1)Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020[Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026]Article 330AFundamental RightsArticle 16(4)Article 9[Delimitation Commission Act, 1962]Article 324(5)[Article 25][Supreme Court]India Justice Report[103rd Constitutional Amendment Act]Article 75(3)[Article 14][Shreya Singhal v. Union of India][Essential Religious Practices doctrine][Article 334-A]Central Administrative Tribunal[Delimitation Bill]Rev. Stainislaus vs State of Madhya Pradesh (1977)[Abeda Salim Tadvi v Union of India]Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971Article 164(1)Daya Singh Lahoria v. Union of IndiaNALSA Judgment[Article 330A]S.R. Bommai Case (1994)Constitution BenchConstitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam[University Grants Commission]Sabarimala templeSentencing Review Board[Census of India]Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill[Article 170]Rajya SabhaJustice Ranjana PrasadArticle 81[National Education Policy 2020]Amish Devgan v. Union of India (2020)[Shirur Mutt Case][Article 15][Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India]Foreigners Act, 1946[Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill][Article 368]Article 239A131st Constitution Amendment Bill[Article 19(1)(a)][Article 15(6)]Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act, 2018[Sabarimala Temple]Article 15(4)[84th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2001]Government of Union Territories Act 1963[Article 16(6)][Supreme Court of India]Shayara Bano CaseJustice G. Rohini CommissionArticle 341Fifty-Second Amendment (1985)[42nd Amendment Act]
Parliament & Legislature
[Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam]Constituent AssemblyConstitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023Article 178[Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023]Delhi Legislative AssemblyDelimitation Commission[Delimitation Commission][Lok Sabha]Delimitation[73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts][Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023]Article 39(e)Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam[Article 81][Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014]106th Constitutional Amendment ActArticle 93Second Administrative Reforms Commission[Phulrenu Guha]Article 124(4)Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968delimitation exercise[Census][Women's Reservation Act 2023][Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Bill, 1968]Constitution (106th Amendment) Act[Article 82]
Judiciary
Article 124(1)Travancore Devaswom BoardArticle 19(1)(g)GS Paper 4[Solicitor General of India]National Judicial Data GridBangalore Principles of Judicial ConductCalcutta High CourtOrder XXII of the Civil Procedure Code[Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996]NALSA vs Union of India[Article 39A]SBI vs Rajesh AgarwalRestatement of Values of Judicial LifeRight to Information ActSeventh Schedule[Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968]Article 22Section 306 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925Chief Justice of IndiaTransgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019Article 13[Article 124]Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha SanhitaCivil Procedure CodeBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)Rule of LawRight to Information Act, 2005separation of powers[Bandhua Mukti Morcha case][Arbitration Council of India][Indian Council of Arbitration]Satender Kumar Antil vs CBI[Hussainara Khatoon case][Article 217]Judiciary
Federalism
Polity & Governance[84th Amendment Act]42nd Amendment ActFinance Commission[84th Constitutional Amendment Act]State Disaster Management AuthorityElectoral ReformsAikya Kerala MovementRepresentation of the People Act, 1950Article 13152nd Constitutional Amendment ActEssential Commodities Act, 1955Article 174Sixth ScheduleSwaminathan Commission84th Amendment Act, 2001Right to LifeSanitary and Phytosanitary Measures[Article 351]42nd Amendment Act, 1976Insecticides Act, 1968[Tamil Nadu Tamil Learning Act, 2006]National Population Policy[Concurrent List]87th Amendment ActSarkaria Commission73rd and 74th AmendmentsSixteenth Finance Commission[Gruha Jyothi Scheme]Centre-State RelationsFirst Schedule84th Amendment ActArticle 263
Local Governance
Election & Representation
[Article 324]Department of Investment and Public Asset ManagementModel Code of ConductSection 21Minimum Support PriceArticle 170Tenth ScheduleElectoral Bond SchemeArticle 26Article 25Sample Registration System73rd Amendment ActArticle 326Special Intensive Revision of electoral rollsEl NiñoRamesh Yeshwant PrabhooBal ThackerayParticularly Vulnerable Tribal GroupMohinder Singh Gill vs. Chief Election CommissionerWaste ManagementRepresentation of the People Act, 1951Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill[Model Code of Conduct]Gender & WomenEnvironment (Protection) Act, 1986Election & Representation[106th Constitutional Amendment Act]National Investigation Agency Act, 2008President's RuleArticle 164S.R. Bommai case[Election Commission of India][Representation of the People Act, 1950]Article 368
Regulatory Bodies
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010Section 69AEnforcement Directorate (ED)Registrar General of IndiaNEET-UG[PFRDA Act, 2013]Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, IndiaState Bank of IndiaNational Eligibility-cum-Entrance TestArticle 19Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)[Article 19(2)]Sahyog portalMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee ActMinoritiesLegislationU.S. Securities and Exchange Commissiondue processK. Radhakrishnan CommitteeCentral Information Commission (CIC)Article 3Madras High CourtDepartment of Justice
Governance Reforms
Registrar General and Census Commissioner of IndiaovercriminalisationArticle 300AFood Securitydue diligence[Ministry of Home Affairs]RegionalismArticle 82Waqf Act, 1995Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development AuthorityCensus Rules, 1990Waqf BoardCriminal Justice SystemJan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026[Ministry of Labour and Employment]IT & DigitalMinistry of Home Affairsgraded response mechanismShreya Singhal vs. Union of India[National Judicial Data Grid]National Building Code of IndiaDemographicsComptroller and Auditor GeneralPresident of India[Overseas Mobility (Facilitation and Welfare) Bill, 2025]Central Bureau of InvestigationCensus Act, 1948Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000Censustrust-based governanceArticle 14[Census Act, 1948]Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner[World Bank]Governance ReformsNational Single Window System (NSWS)[Registrar General of India]FASTagNational Food Security Act
Rights & Duties
RTE Act, 2009Police Complaints AuthorityCode of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)Article 19(1)(a)Prakash Singh Case[Shreya Singhal case]Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act)Section 79(3)(b)Judicial ActivismMuslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937Uttarakhand[Blocking Rules, 2009]Article 19(2)Ministry of Health and Family Welfare[Left Wing Extremism]locus standiD.K. Basu GuidelinesMadhya Pradesh
Governor & State Executive
Civil Services & Bureaucracy
Indian Police ServiceY. K. Alagh CommitteeCentral Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Act, 2026Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)All India Services ActAdditional Director GeneralNational Testing AgencyRight to Public Services LegislationPublic Service EthicsNational Testing Agency (NTA)Government of India
Fiscal Policy & Budget
[Gross State Domestic Product]SASCIFiscal DeficitParliamentCentral Public Sector EnterprisesConsolidated Fund of IndiaFiscal Policy[Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act][Goods and Services Tax]Special Additional Excise Duty[Direct Benefit Transfer][International Monetary Fund]Moody’s RatingsLiberalised Remittance Scheme[Claude Mythos]Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003[Capital Expenditure]
Monetary Policy & Banking
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934cost-push inflationMonetary Policy Committee (MPC)Marginal Standing FacilityForeign Exchange Management ActSpecial Drawing Rights (SDRs)Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Actstagflation[State Bank of India]Special Drawing RightsDigital Public InfrastructureCurrent Account Deficit[National Statistical Office]Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI)Insolvency and Bankruptcy CodeForeign Direct InvestmentForeign Exchange Reserves[Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation][Household Consumption Expenditure Survey][RBI][Foreign Direct Investment]Cyber SecurityForeign Portfolio InvestmentLok SabhaForeign Portfolio Investment (FPI)RBI Act, 1934Section 45-ZAReserve Bank of IndiaUPI[Priority Sector Lending]RBINegative supply shockUnified Payments InterfaceGulf Cooperation CouncilWholesale Price Index (WPI)[Article 123]Standing Deposit FacilityCore InflationS Mahendra DevForeign Direct Investment (FDI)Monetary PolicyNational Company Law TribunalGold Monetisation SchemeKisan Credit Card (KCC)Creditor-Initiated Insolvency Resolution Process[Asian Development Bank]Monetary Policy CommitteeCurrent Account Deficit (CAD)
Trade & Commerce
Advance Authorisation Scheme[ICRA][DPIIT][West Asia]Commercial Courts Act, 2015Wholesale Price Index[Food Safety and Standards Authority of India][GIC Re]Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)Red SeaExport PromotionMerchant Shipping Act, 2025Consumer Price Index (CPI)Production Linked IncentiveSolvent Extractors' Association of IndiaFlag of Convenience[International Group of Protection and Indemnity Clubs]International Monetary FundPhased Manufacturing ProgrammeConsumer Price IndexInternational Group of Protection and Indemnity ClubsServices SectorMinistry of FinanceIndia-EU FTAUS Trade RepresentativeIntellectual Property Rights (IPR)[Article 292]Integrated Goods and Services TaxEuropean Free Trade AssociationBalance of PaymentsDirectorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)Viksit BharatProduction Linked Incentive (PLI)[PMFME Scheme]FTANational Green Hydrogen Mission
Agriculture & Food Security
Industrial Entrepreneur MemorandumUNEP Food Waste IndexMeri Fasal-Mera ByoraCropping Patterns[Aatmanirbhar Bharat]Central Ground Water BoardCrisilMinistry of New and Renewable EnergySeeds Act, 1966Free Trade AgreementsNational Food Security Act (NFSA)[Food Corporation of India]Food Corporation of IndiaMinistry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public DistributionPradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada YojanaSamyukt Kisan MorchaFair and Remunerative Price[Consumer Price Index]Food ProcessingDi-ammonium PhosphateMinistry of Petroleum and Natural GasDepartment of Food and Public DistributionCommission for Agricultural Costs and PricesEl NinoNutrient Based SubsidyFederalismIFFCO[Reserve Bank of India]Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Industry & Manufacturing
Infrastructure
National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP)Dedicated Freight CorridorAtomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)IRCTCNational Logistics PolicyIndia Energy ExchangeSHANTI Act, 2025SAGAR[India Meteorological Department]Central Electricity Regulatory CommissionDepartment of Economic Affairs (DEA)Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)InfrastructureRussiaParis AgreementNational Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID)Atmanirbhar Bharat AbhiyanInvestment ModelsThar DesertConfederation of Indian Industry (CII)Grid Controller of India[PM Gati Shakti]Eastern Dedicated Freight CorridorInter-State Council[Ministry of Railways][BEML]
Employment & Labour
Concurrent ListIndustrial RelationsEmployees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952China Plus OneCPI-IW[Seventh Schedule]Industrial PolicyMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)International Labour OrganizationMinimum Wages Act, 1948Code on Social Security, 2020[Periodic Labour Force Survey]Code on Wages, 2019Global Partnership on Artificial IntelligenceLabour Codes
Poverty & Inequality
Taxation & GST
Public Finance
Financial Markets
Bilateral Relations
[Operation Sindoor]ChinaCartographic AggressionSugauli TreatyOffice of Foreign Assets ControlRupee payment mechanismWorld BankIndia-Germany Strategic Partnership[Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana]G7[Belt and Road Initiative]NATOGanga Water Treaty of 1996[International Crimes Tribunal]Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA)National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery StorageIndia-UK Comprehensive Strategic PartnershipIndian Semiconductor MissionSAARCIndia-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership[India-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty][Indian Extradition Act, 1962]Neighbourhood FirstProject-75(I)secondary sanctionsStrategic Partnership Council AgreementLocal Governance[Neighbourhood First Policy]Shimla ConventionIndo-Pacific Oceans InitiativeSpecial Strategic PartnershipUCO Bank[Siliguri Corridor]Ministry of Commerce and Industry[Neighborhood First Policy][Teesta River]Constitution of India[Zaranj-Delaram Highway]India-US Bilateral Trade AgreementImmigration and Nationality Act (INA)[India-U.S. Energy Partnership][Ganges Water Treaty of 1996]UN CharterIndia-Korea Digital BridgeStrait of HormuzUnited Arab Emirates[Ganges Water Treaty]Non-Aligned Movement[Article 370]Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster ReliefIndus Waters TreatyRussia-Ukraine conflictBelt and Road Initiative (BRI)Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)[Atomic Energy Act, 1962]Indian Ocean Region[Act East Policy]India-EFTA agreement[Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010][India-Nordic Summit][India Ports Global Limited]McMahon Line[India-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty of 2013][United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea]Prime Minister of IndiaIndo-Pacific[France-Africa Summit]Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for ProsperityIPEFExtradition Act, 1962UPSC General Studies Paper 2India-UK Vision 2035 DocumentASEANChina-Pakistan Economic CorridorFarakka Barrage
Multilateral Organizations
National Defense Authorization Act2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)[Inter-Governmental Negotiations]Belt and Road InitiativeLabour RightsUnited StatesBRICSDoha Development Agenda[G4 Nations]non-violation complaints (NVCs)e-commerce moratoriumSection 301India-EU Free Trade AgreementAgreement on AgricultureIndian ArmyAI ActWorld Trade Organization (WTO)
Geopolitics & Conflicts
strategic autonomyUNSC Resolution 2817 (2026)LebanonEast India CompanyAct East PolicyGulf of OmanBab el-Mandeb StraitSuez Canal[Iran]Vishwa GuruUN Security CouncilDurand Line[Quad][International Energy Agency][Shanghai Cooperation Organisation]Hindu KushArabian SeaPanama CanalPersian GulfMontreux ConventionCabinet Committee on SecurityKharg IslandOrganization of the Petroleum Exporting CountriesPak-Saudi Strategic Mutual Defence AgreementRosneft[China-Pakistan Economic Corridor][International Atomic Energy Agency]Permanent Court of ArbitrationchokepointArabian GulfMinistry of External Affairs (MEA)Chabahar PortCENTCOMData Sovereignty[Office of Foreign Assets Control]Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan[Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region]chokepointsSouth China SeaJudicial Review[United Nations Charter]InflationDiaspora & MigrationCorporate GovernanceIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps[Rosneft]Uranium-235[International North-South Transport Corridor][Non-Aligned Movement]European UnionBab el-Mandeb[Line of Actual Control][India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor]BalochistanStrategic Petroleum Reserves[Israel][Article 51 of the UN Charter]Geopolitics & Conflicts[Ministry of External Affairs][Lebanese Armed Forces][Gulf Cooperation Council]India-EU Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA)[Pakistan]Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action[Brent Crude]National Intelligence Council[United States]International Atomic Energy AgencySaudi Arabia[United Nations][Jammu and Kashmir]Archaeological Survey of IndiaASIstrategic partnership[East Turkestan Islamic Movement][Diego Garcia]Look West policyNational Security Council[Arabian Sea]Article 51 of the UN Charter[Gwadar Port]energy securityInternational Maritime OrganizationAbraham Accords[Larak Island][Global South]Export-Import Bank of the United StatesCritical Minerals Partnership[Persian Gulf]UNCLOSLiquefied Natural Gas (LNG)great power competitionBilateral Relations[I2U2]Regulatory BodiesNorth KoreaEnergy Conservation Act, 2001Directorate General of ShippingStrategic Petroleum ReserveCold WarInternational Energy Agency (IEA)African Growth and Opportunity ActIndian NavyUnited Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]Article 72Maritime SecurityAfrican Continental Free Trade Area[GIUK Gap]China-Plus-One strategyHimadriMinistry of External Affairs[Crude oil]