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18th October 2014, 10:48 AM
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Re: Books for UPSC Prelims for Geography Subject

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is India's central agency authorized to conduct the Civil Services Examination, Engineering Services Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, National Defence Academy Examination, Naval Academy Examination, Combined Medical Services Examination, Special Class Railway Apprentice, Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination, Geologists' Examination, and Central Armed Police Forces(Assistant Commandant) Examination.

Exam Pattern of UPSC EXAM:

All India Combined Competitive Examination for the Civil Services are organized by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). It composed of two successive stages:

Preliminary Examination: It is of objective type, which is a qualifying examination.

Main Examination: It consists of written examination and interview.

Preliminary Examinations:
It has objective i.e. multiple choice questions. There are two papers (duration of each being 2 hrs).

a) General studies
b) Optional subject (which is GEOGRAPHY for you)
GEOGRAPHY syllabus includes:
Physical Geography
Human Geography
Geography of India

Here I am giving you the list of books for the preparation of this exam:


Geography (Paperback)
Author: Rajiv Ahir
Publisher: Spectrum Books Pvt. Ltd. (2012)
Price: Rs. 413

Geography: UPSC Mains Examination Topic Wise Question Analysis 1st Edition (Paperback)
Author: Upscportal Editorial Board
Publisher: Kalinjar Publication (2011)
Price: Rs. 115

Geography of India 4th Edition (Paperback)
Author: Majid Husain
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill
Price: Rs. 300

Other IAS books are:
History Of Modern India – Bipan Chandra. (History)
India’s Struggle For Independence – Bipan Chandra. (History)
Facets of Indian Culture – Spectrum. (Culture)
Geography of India – Majid Husain. (Geography)
Oxford School Atlas – Oxford. (Geography)
Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong. (Geography)
Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations – M. Laxmikanth. (Polity)
Indian Economy – Ramesh Singh. (Economy)
Economic Survey (2013-14). (Economy)
Science and Technology in India – Kalpana Rajaram : Spectrum. (Science and Technology)
Environmental Studies from Crisis to Cure 2nd Edition – R.Rajagoplan. (Environment)
India Year Book. (Current Affairs)
Manorama Yearbook 2014. (Current Affairs)
CSAT 2014 : Paper – 2 Manual by TMH or CSAT-II – Arihant (CSAT – Paper 2)
Analytical Reasoning – M. K. Pandey (CSAT – Paper 2 : Analytical Reasoning)
Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R. S.Aggarwal (CSAT Paper 2 : Reasoning)

Additional IAS Books for UPSC Mains
Contemporay Essays by Ramesh Singh OR 151 ESSAYS For UPSC Mains (Essay Paper)
India After Gandhi – Ramchandra Guha (History – GS1)
History of Modern World – Jain and Mathur OR Norman Lowe (World History – GS1)
Social Problems In India – Ram Ahuja. (Indian Society – GS1)
Development & Developmental Processes (Social Justice – GS2)
Issues Relating to Social Development (Social Justice – GS2)
Pax Indica – Shashi Tharoor. (Foreign Policy – GS2)
India’s Foreign Policy by Muchkund Dubey. (Foreign Policy – GS2)
India’s National Security: A Reader. (Internal Security – GS3)
Disaster Management. (Disaster Management – GS3)
Ethics In Governance. ( Ethics – GS4)
Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude for Civil Services Mains. ( Ethics – GS4)


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