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The document provides recommendations for books and study materials for the UPSC civil services examination across various subjects including history, culture, geography, polity, economy, environment, science and technology, and current affairs. For each subject, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks from various classes are listed first, followed by other relevant books and study materials in English and Hindi. The document also lists previous year question papers and manuals to help with UPSC civil services preliminary and main examinations preparation.

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The document provides recommendations for books and study materials for the UPSC civil services examination across various subjects including history, culture, geography, polity, economy, environment, science and technology, and current affairs. For each subject, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks from various classes are listed first, followed by other relevant books and study materials in English and Hindi. The document also lists previous year question papers and manuals to help with UPSC civil services preliminary and main examinations preparation.

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CULTURE

 Indian Art & Culture by Nitin Singhania


 NCERT-An Introduction to Indian Art for Class 11

HISTORY
 A Brief History of Modern India-Spectrum by Rajiv Ahir
 NCERT-Our Past - History - Class 6
 NCERT-Our Past II - History For Class 7
 NCERT-Our Past Ill Part I - History For Class 8
 NCERT-Our Past III Part II - History For Class 8
 NCERT-Themes in Indian History Part I For Class 12
 NCERT-Themes in Indian History Part II For Class 12
 NCERT-Themes in Indian History Part III For Class 12

GEOGRAPHY
NCERT-The Earth Our Habitat - Geography - Class 6

 NCERT-Our Environment - Geography For Class 7


 NCERT-Resource & Development - Geography For Class 8
 NCERT-Fundamentals of Physical Geography For Class 11
 NCERT-Fundamentals of Human Geography For Class 12
 NCERT-India Physical Environment For Class 11
 NCERT-India People and Economy For Class 12
 Certificate Physical and Human Geography By Goh Cheng Leong
 Orient Blackswan School Atlas
ENVIROMENT
 Current Affairs Sources
 Class Notes

POLITY
 NCERT – Social and Political Life – Class 6
 NCERT – Social and Political Life II For Class 7
 NCERT – Social and Political Life For Class 8
 NCERT – Indian Constitution At Work For Class 11
 Indian Polity By Laxmikant

ECONOMY
 NCERT – Economics For Class 9
 NCERT – Understanding Economic Development – Economics for Class 10
 NCERT – Indian Economic Development For Class 11
 NCERT – Macroeconomics For Class 12

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY


 Current Affairs Sources

SR.NO ENGLISH
MEDIUM
1. History Of Modern India - Bipan Chandra.
(History)

2. India's Struggle For Independence - Bipan


Chandra. (History)
3. India's Ancient Past - R.S. Sharma. (History)

4. History Of Medieval India - Satish Chandra.


(History)

5. The Wonder That Was India - A.L. Bhasham.


(Culture)

6. Facets of Indian Culture - Spectrum. (Culture)

7. Geography of India - Majid Husain. (Geography)

8. Oxford School Atlas - Oxford. (Geography)

9. Certificate Physical and Human Geography - Goh


Cheng Leong. (Geography)

10. Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations - M.


Laxmikanth. (Polity)

11. Indian Economy - Ramesh Singh. (Economy)

12. Economic Survey. (Economy)

13. Science and Technology in India - TMH.


(Science and Technology)

14. Environmental Studies from Crisis to Cure 2nd


Edition - R.Rajagoplan. (Environment)

15. Efforts Towards Green India - Environment and


Ecology - Arihant Experts. (Environment)

16. India Year Book (Current Affairs)

17. Manorama Yearbook. (Current Affairs)

18. CSAT Paper - 2 Manual by TMH or CSAT-II -


Arihant (CSAT - Paper 2)

19. Analytical Reasoning - M. K. Pandey (CSAT -


Paper 2: Analytical Reasoning)
20. Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning - R. S.Aggarwal
(CSAT Paper 2: Reasoning)

HINDI MEDIUM
1. ADHUNIK BHARAT KA ITIHAS(BIPIN CHANDRA)

2. -

3. PRACHIN BHARAT KA ITIHAS(R.S. SHARMA)

4. MADHYAKALIN BHARAT (RAJNEETI,SAMAJ,SANSKRITI) BY SATISH CHANDRA

5. Adhbhut Bharat( A.L.BASHAM)

6. BHARATIYA SANSKRITI – SPECTRUM(CULTURE)

7. BHARAT KA BHUGOL(MAJID HUSSAIN)

8. OXFORD STUDENT ATLAS- Oxford(Geography)

9. -

10. BHARAT KI RAJVYAVSTHA(M.LAXMIKANT)

11. BHARTIYA ARTHVYAVSTHA – RAMESH SINGH(ECONOMY)

12. ARTHIK SARVEKSHAN (Economy)

13. -

14. Paryavaran Evam paristhitiki(R.Rajgopalan)

15. Paryavaran Evam paristhitiki (Arihant)

16. Bharat(CA)

17. Manorama year book(Hindi)

18. Civil services Aptitude test (arihant)

19. --
20. Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning - R. S.Aggarwal (CSAT Paper 2: Reasoning)

IAS Manuals and Previous Year Question Papers


 The Civil Services Examination comprises three successive stages:
1. General Studies For Civil Services Preliminary Examination - TMH. (GS Problem Solving)
2. UPSC Civil Services Prelims in 60 days - Rakesh Dwivedi. (Revision)
3. IAS Prelims 20 Years General Studies Topic-Wise Solved Papers - Disha.
4. IAS (Pre.) Solved Papers General Studies wih CSAT Papers - Arihant.

Books for UPSC Civil Service Main Exam


Preparation
SR.NO. ENGLISH MEDIUM

4. Facets of Indian Culture - Spectrum. (Culture)

5. Geography of India - Majid Husain. (Geography)

6. Oxford School Atlas - Oxford. (Geography)

7. Certificate Physical and Human Geography - Goh Cheng


Leong. (Geography)

8. Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations - M. Laxmikanth.


(Polity)

9. Indian Economy - Ramesh Singh. (Economy)

10. Economic Survey. (Economy)

11. Science and Technology in India - TMH. (Science and


Technology)

12. Environmental Studies from Crisis to Cure 2nd Edition -


R.Rajagoplan. (Environment)
14. India Year Book (Current Affairs)

15. Manorama Yearbook. (Current Affairs)

16. Contemporay Essays by Ramesh Singh OR 151 ESSAYS For


UPSC Mains(Essay Paper)

17. India After Gandhi - Ramchandra Guha (History - GS1)

18. Norman Lowe OR History of Modern World - Jain and Mathur


(World History - GS1)

19. Social Problems In India - Ram Ahuja. (Indian Society - GS1)

20. IAS Mains General Studies Paper 2 (Arihant Manual - GS2)

21. Governance in India for CSE. (Governance - GS2)

22. Pax Indica - Shashi Tharoor. (Foreign Policy - GS2)

23. India and the World by Surendra Kumar. (Foreign Policy -


GS2)

24. IAS Mains General Studies - GS3. (Arihant Manual - GS3)

25. India's National Security: A Reader. (Internal Security - GS3)

26. Challenges to Internal Security of India. (Internal Security -


GS3)

27. Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude for Civil Services Mains. ( Ethics
- GS4)

28. IAS Mains General Studies - Ethics. ( Arihant Manual - GS4)

HINDI MEDIUM

1. ADHUNIK BHARAT KA ITIHAS(BIPIN


CHANDRA)

a. -
2. Adhbhut Bharat( A.L.BASHAM)

3. BHARATIYA SANSKRITI –
SPECTRUM(CULTURE)

4. BHARAT KA BHUGOL(MAJID HUSSAIN)

5. OXFORD STUDENT ATLAS-


Oxford(Geography)

6. -

7. Bharat ki Rajvyavastha

8. BHARTIYA ARTHVYAVSTHA – RAMESH


SINGH(ECONOMY)

9. Arthik sarvekshan

10. -

11. Paryavaran Evam


paristhitiki(R.Rajgopalan)

12. Paryavaran Evam paristhitiki (Arihant)

13. Bharat (CA)

14. Manorama year book(Hindi)

15.

16. INDA AFTER GANDHI TRANSLATION


BY SHUSHANT JHA

17. ADHUNIK VISHWA ITIHASH(JAIN AND


MATHUR)

18. SAMAJIK SAMASYAYE –RAM AHUJA

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