IAS Prelims Exam Study Material

Will you please recommend me some good books for the preparation of IAS Prelims Exam??

[Arun Vats]

Here I am suggesting you some good books for the preparation of IAS Prelims Exam

Paper I - General Studies

History (Indian History and Indian National Movement)
Modern India by Bipin Chandra
History of Modern India by A.C Banerjee
NCERT books IX, X, XI, XII

Geography (Indian and World Geography)
NCERT books IX, X, XI, XII
School Atlas
Certificate Course in Geography by Goh Cheng Leong
General Principals of World Geography by Charles Farro

Economics (Indian Economics and Economic Theory)
An Evolution of Indian Economy by I.C. Dhingra
Indian Economy by Dutta and Sundara
Indian Economy by Mishra and Puri
Economic Dictionary by Collins
Economic Survey of India by Govt. of India
Economic Dictionary by Penguin

Polity (Indian Constitution)
Our Constitution by Dr. Subhash Kashyap
An Introduction to the Constitution of India by D.D. Basu

General Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
NCERT books IX, X
Anatomy & Physiology by Evelyn Pearce

Environment (Ecology, Bio-diversity, Climate Change)
Biology and Geography NCERT Books plus current events on Environmental Issues

Current Affairs
Frontline, Political & Economic Weeks Periodicals
India Year book
Hindu and Economic Times Newspapers

Paper II – Aptitude

Numeracy
NCERT Mathematics VII, IX, X

Data Interpretation
Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency by Tyra and Kundan

English Comprehension and Communication
Objective General English by R.S. Agarwal

Logical Reasoning
A new Approach to Reasoning by Sijwali and Sijwali
A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Agarwal

This is kunal and I am appearing for Ias preliminary examination. So kindly provide me with the exam syllabus and a list of best books as study material for my best preparation.

[Quick Sam]

Hello user, I would like to tell you that IAS examination is one of the most prestigious and reputed examination conducted by UPSC for the post of various civil servants.

I would like to mention that in this examination the preliminary examination is a kind of qualifying examination for the main examination so you have to pay a lot of attention and focus for this examination.

The syllabus for pleminiary examination is like following :

Preliminary Examination CSAT:

The Examination shall comprise two compulsory papers of 200 marks each.
Paper I -(200 marks) Duration:Two hours

•Current events of national and international importance.
•History of India and Indian National Movement.
•Indian and World Geography -Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.

•Indian Polity and Governance -Constitution, Political System, PanchayatiRaj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
•Economic and Social Development
-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
•General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change-that do not require subject specialization.

Here I am mentioning the list of various useful study materials are as follow:

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 – TMH. (Science and Technology)

Environmental Studies from Crisis to Cure 2nd Edition – R.Rajagoplan. (Environment)

India Year Book (Current Affairs)

Manorama Yearbook. (Current Affairs)

CSAT : Paper – 2 Manual by TMH or CSAT-II – Arihant (CSAT – Paper 2)

Analytical Reasoning – M. K. Pandey(CSAT – Paper 2 : Analytical Reason

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