Civil Service Exam Guide Books

Can you provide me the names of some of the good reference Guides/Books for preparation of IAS (Indian Administrative Service) Civil Service Exam?

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The names of some of the good reference Guides/Books for preparation of IAS (Indian Administrative Service) Civil Service Exam are as follows:

History of Modern India Bipan Chandra (History)
Indias Struggle For Independence Bipan Chandra. (History)
Indias Ancient Past R.S. Sharma. (History)
History Of Medieval India Satish Chandra. (History)
The Wonder That Was India A.L Bhasham (Culture)
Indian Art and Culture Nitin Singhania (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 (Economy)
Science and Technology in India TMH (Science and Technology)
Environmental Studies: From Crisis to Cure Rajagopalan. (Environment)
Environment for Civil Services Prelims and Mains Khuller (Environment)
India Year Book(Current Affairs)
Manorama Yearbook. (Current Affairs)
CSAT Paper 2 Manual by TMHor 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)

IAS Exam Pattern

IAS Exam Pattern Preliminary Examination

There would be two compulsory papers in the preliminary examination namely the General Ability test (GAT) and the Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT) to test the analytical skills of the candidates.
The papers would be objective in nature with multiple choice questions. The candidates will have to tick one from the 4 options provided there.
There is also a provision of negative marking in this examination. It will be equal to 1/4th of mark allotted to a correct answer. However, there is no negative marking for the question left unanswered.
The questions will be set in both Hindi and English language. However, questions relating to the English Language Comprehension skills of class 10th level will be tested through a passage from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.

II. IAS Exam Pattern for the Main Examination

There would two types of Papers in the examination: Qualifying Papers and Papers to be counted for Merit formation.
The candidates will have to appear in both the parts.
Failing in the qualifying papers would lead to the cancelling of the candidature of the aspirant.
There would be 7 papers in the Main Examination as per the IAS Exam Pattern of 250 marks each. There would be two optional papers which the candidates would have to select. Check the complete list of the optional papers for the IAS Exam.

Qualifying Papers
Paper A: (One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidates from the Language included in the 6th Schedule of the Constitution 300 Marks. check here the list of the language in the sixth Schedule.
Paper B: English 300 Marks