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what are the best books for upsc preparation??


Dhananjay suryavanshi 14th Jun, 2020
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lakshita shaan 14th Jun, 2020

hey,

books for UPSC (IAS) prelims

1. indian polity for civil services examinations by M.Laxmikanth (polity)

2. indian art and culture by nitin singhania (culture)

3. certificate physical and human geography by Goh Cheng Leong (geography)

4. oxford school atlas by oxford publisher (geoghraphy)

5. indian economy by ramesh singh (economy)

6. economic survery by ministry of finance (economics)

7. india year book

8. a brief of modern india by rajiv ahir (modern india)

9. current affairs

10. science and tech

11. environment and ecology

hope this helps!

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14th Jun, 2020
THANK YOU so much
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Shivani Chaudhary 14th Jun, 2020

Hello!

Here is the complete booklist for UPSC preparation:-

1. Prelims : Paper 1: Disha Complete Book Set for prelims and The Hindu, The Indian Express and Yojana Magazine.

2. Prelims : Paper 2: RS Aggarwal Books.

3. Mains : Essays: Disha and Arihant.

4.  Mains : GS 1: Nitin Singhania (Art and Culture); RS Sharma, Bipan Chandra, Satish Chandra (History of Ancient, Modern and Medieval India); Majid Hussain (India and World Geography); G C leong (Physical Geography); Oxford Atlas And NCERTs of related Subjects.

5. Mains : GS 2: M Laxmikant (Polity and Governance); Kuldeep Mathur (Governance to Government); Mc GrawHill (International Relations) And NCERTs of related Subjects

6. Mains : GS 3: Ramesh Singh (Economics) and coachimg notes for other related subjects And NCERTs of related Subjects.

7. Mains : GS 4: Lexicon Ethics.


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Hope it helps!

Thanks!

harshitasharansrivastava Student Expert 14th Jun, 2020

Hi,

You can refer to following books for upsc preparation:

  • NCERT V- XII
  • Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations by M. Laxmikanth (Polity)
  • Certificate Physical Geography – G C Leong
  • Economic Development & Policies in India – Jain & Ohri
  • Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R S Aggarwal
  • Oxford School Atlas by Oxford Publishers.
  • Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude

Good Luck

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