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REFERENCE BOOKS

REFERENCE BOOKS FOR IAS GENERAL STUDIES PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

  1. Indian History – India Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra; NCERT Books ( XI & XII )
  2. Geography – Spectrum
  3. Indian Polity – Constitution of India by Bakshi
  4. Indian Economy – Plus One, Plus Two Books, Pratiyogita Darpan
  5. General Science – Tata Mc Graw Hill Guide
  6. Mental Ability – Quantitative Apitude by R.S. Aggarwal
  7. Current Affairs – Some magazines and Newspapers

1. The Hindu/The Times of India
2. Front line
3. Civil Service Chronicle
4. Pratiyogita Darpan
5. Competition WIZARD
6. Civil Services Today
8. Guides
Tata McGrow Hill Spectrum Unique

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 Raghavan Aiyer — Mahatma Gandhi

SOCIAL AND NATIONAL ISSUES :

Social Problem – Ram Ahuja Social Welfare Magazine – Published by Ministry of Social Welfare Yojana/Kurukshetra IIPa Journal

INDIAN ECONOMY :

NCERT (+1 level)—Evolution of Indian Economy(I C Dhingra). Mishra & Puri or Dutt & Sundaram – Indian Economy Economic Survey Economic Times, Business Standard Yojana

I 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 Comprehensive Geography
Charles Farro:  General Principles of World Geography
Charles Farro:  Monsoon Asia Reports published by Centre for Science and Environment And Tata Energy Research Institute National journal – Kurukshetra, Yojana etc. Down to earth

INDIAN POLITY :

NCERT (+1 level)—Indian Political System N.L. Madan: Bhartiya Rajya Vyavastha 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

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

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY :

NCERT :  (10 levels): Science, (+2 level): Biology. Popular Science Series (CSIR) Reports from the Ministry of Science and Technology Yojana Science Reporter Science and Technology in India – Spectrum

IAS Academy In Ludhiana OTHER BOOKS FOR GENERAL STUDIES:

  1. India’s latest
  2. One competitive Magazine
  3. Guides like Tata McGraw Hill, Spectrum, and Unique For General Reference
  4. The Pearson General Studies Manual
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