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References Prelims
General Studies (Preliminary & Main Examination)
- Indian History – India Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra; NCERT Books ( XI & XII )
- Geography – Spectrum
- Indian Polity – Constitution of India by Bakshi
- Indian Economy – Plus One, Plus Two Books, PratiyogitaDarpan
- General Science – Tata McGraw Hill Guide
- Mental Ability – Quantitative Apitude by R.S. Aggarwal
- Current Affairs – Some magazines and Newspapers
- The Hindu/The Times of India
- Frontline
- Civil Service Chronicle
- Chanakya
- Competition WIZARD
- Civil Services Today
- Civil Services India
- Guides
- Tata McGraw Hill
- Spectrum
- Unique
- A Brief History of Modern India
- Trends in Indian Culture and Heritage
- Economic Survey of the current year
- Indian Economy
- Science & Technology
Indian History & Culture:
- NCERT (+ 2 level) – Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India.
- Publication Division : Gazetteer of India (Vol 2 : History & Culture)
- Gandhi Nehru Tagore &Ambedkar – Gopal Krishna
- Bipin Chandra – Modern India
- A.C.Banerjee – History of Modern India RaghavanAiyer – Mahatma Gandhi
Geography:
- NCERT : Physical Geography of India for X – XII Std
- A Good School Atlas
- Sharma &Cotinho : Economic and Commercial Geography of India.
- Khullar : India- A Comprehnsive Geography
- Environmental Studies from Crisis to Cure 2nd Edition – R.Rajagoplan
- Charles Farro : General Principles of World Geography
- Charles Farro : Monsoon Asia Reports published by Centre for Science and Enviornment And Tata Energy Research Institute
- National journal – Kurukshetra, Yojana etc. Down to earth
Indian Economy:
- NCERT (+1 level) – Evolution of Indian Economy(I C Dhingra). Also topics from books from 6th – 12th classes
- Indian Economy – Mishra &Puri or Dutt&Sundaram
- Indian Economy Since Independence + Indian Economy: Performance and Policies- Uma Kapila.
- Economic Survey
- The Economic Times, Business Standard, India Year Book
- Yojana
- Budget: Railway, Annual Financial Statement (AFS)
- The Hindu (Economy sections)
- Also refer “Indian Economy” – Ramesh Singh
- Indian Economy – SanjivVerma, if you have less time
- March of the Indian Economy – I.C. Dhingra
Social and National Issues
- Social Problem – Ram Ahuja
- Social Welfare Magazine – Published by ministry of social welfare
- Yojana/Kurukshetra
- IIPa Journal
Indian Polity:
- NCERT (+1 level)-Indian Political System
- N.L. Madan : BhartiyaRajyaVyavastha
- D.D. Basu-Indian Constitution
- Kashyap-Constitution of India
- Publication Division-Subhash C. Kashyap : Our Parliament
- P.M. Bakshi-Indian Constitution
- Our Constitution : Subhash C. kashyap
- Perspective on Constitution : S.C. Kashyap
- Frontline Magazine
- IIPa Journal
Science & Technology:
- NCERT : (10 level) : Science
- (+2 level) : Biology
- Popular Science Series (CSIR)
- Reports Of the Ministry of Science and Technology Yojana
- Science Reporter
- Science and Technology in India – Spectrum
Statistics:
- (NCERT +1 level) Elementary Statistics
- S.C.Gupta : Statistical Methods
India and the World :
- Journal of peace Studies
- World Focus
- Strategic Analysis
- South Asian Journal
Other Books for General Studies:
- India Year Book latest
- One competitive Magazine
- Guides like Tata McGraw Hill, Spectrum or Unique For General Reference
- The Pearson General Studies Manual
- Analytical Reasoning – M. K. Pandey
- Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R. S.Aggarwal