UPSC Civil Service Prelims Recommended Books

Will you please provide the English, Telugu, Arithmetic, Reasoning, Mental Ability, General Awareness, GK, History and Geography books for UPSC Civil Service Prelims ?

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Here is the list of few English, Telugu, Arithmetic, Reasoning, Mental Ability, General Awareness, GK, History and Geography books for UPSC Civil Service Prelims which you are looking for .

Paper I - General Studies

1. History (Indian History and Indian National Movement)

Essential:

NCERT books IX, X, XI, XII

Modern India by Bipin Chandra

Additional:

History of Modern India by A.C Banerjee

2. Geography (Indian and World Geography)

Essential:

NCERT books IX, X, XI, XII

General Principals of World Geography by Charles Farro

School Atlas

Additional:

Certificate Course in Geography by Goh Cheng Leong

3. Economics (Indian Economics and Economic Theory)

Essential:

An Evolution of Indian Economy by I.C. Dhingra

Economic Survey of India by Govt. of India

Economic Dictionary by Penguin

Additional:

Indian Economy by Dutta and Sundara

Indian Economy by Mishra and Puri

Economic Dictionary by Collins

4. Polity (Indian Constitution)

Essential:

An Introduction to the Constitution of India by D.D. Basu

Additional:

Our Constitution by Dr. Subhash Kashyap

5. General Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)

Essential –

NCERT books IX, X

Additional:

Anatomy & Physiology by Evelyn Pearce

6. Environment (Ecology, Bio-diversity, Climate Change)

Essential:

Biology and Geography NCERT Books plus current events on Environmental Issues

7. Current Affairs
Essential:

Hindu and Economic Times Newspapers

Frontline, Political & Economic Weeks Periodicals

Additional:

India Year book

Paper II – Aptitude

1. Numeracy

Essential:

NCERT Mathematics VII, IX, X

2. Data Interpretation

Essential:

Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency by Tyra and Kundan

3. English Comprehension and Communication

Essential:

Objective General English by R.S. Agarwal

4. Logical Reasoning

Essential:

A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Agarwal

Additional:
A new Approach to Reasoning by Sijwali and Sijwali