Must-Read General Studies Booklist for UPSC IAS Prelims

Important Booklist for UPSC IAS Prelims:

History:

Ancient and Medieval Indian History:

• Ancient Indian History by R.S Sharma– Class 11th Old NCERT.
• Ancient India Class 11th Tamil Board Book- Newer Version.
• Medieval Indian History by Satish Chandra– Class 11th Old NCERT.
• Medieval India Class 11th Tamil Board Book- Newer Version.
• Themes in Indian History- Part I: Chapters 1 to 6

1. The Harappan Civilisation.
2. Early States And Economies.
3. Early Societies.
4. Cultural Developments.
5. Perceptions of Society.
6. Bhakti-Sufi Traditions.

• Ancient and Medieval India by Poonam Dalal Dahiya.

Note: By reading the above books your “Art and Culture” section will also get covered. You can also refer to below link for more information on “Art and Culture”-

• Art and Culture Books For UPSC IAS Exam.

Modern Indian History:

• Modern Indian History by Bipan Chandra– Class 12th Old NCERT.
• Modern India Class 12th Tamil Board Book- Newer Version.
• Spectrum Modern India – Rajiv Ahir.
• India’s Struggle for Independence: 1857-1947 by Bipin Chandra.
• From Plassey To Partition And After by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay.

Geography:

• Certificate Physical & Human Geography (Oxford) by Goh Cheng Leong.
• Class 6th NCERT Book: The Earth-Our Habitat.
• Class 7th NCERT Book: Our Environment.
• Class 8th NCERT Book: Resourse and Developement.
• Class 9th NCERT Book: Contemporary India-I.
• Class 10th NCERT Book: Contemporary India-II.
• Class 11th NCERT Book: Fundamentals of Physical Geography.
• Class 11th NCERT Book: Indian Physical Environment.
• Class 12th NCERT Book: Fundamentals of Human Geography.
• Class 12th NCERT Book: Indian people & economy.
• Geography Class 11th Tamil Board Book.
• The Orient Blackswan School Atlas.

Indian Polity:

• Indian Polity – M Laxmikanth– Must Read Book (Bible For IAS Exam Preparation).
• Download Political Science NIOS Books For IAS Exam.
• Class 6th NCERT Book: Social and Political Life-I
• Class 7th NCERT Book: Social and Political Life-II
• Class 8th NCERT Book: Social and Political Life-II
• Class 9th NCERT Book: Democratic Politics I
• Class 10th NCERT Book: Democratic Politics II
• Class 11th NCERT Book: Political Theory
• Class 11th NCERT Book: India Constitution at Work
• Class 12th NCERT Book: Contemporary World Politics
• Class 12th NCERT Book: Politics in India Since Independence

Economics:

• Class 11th NCERT Book: Indian Economic Development.
• Indian Economy by Sanjiv Verma.
• Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh.

Environment:

• Download Environmental Science NIOS Book For IAS Exam.
• Ecosystem.
• Biodiversity and Conservation.
• Environmental Issues.
• IAS- Nitin Sangwan- Notes on Environment.
• Environment By Shankar IAS Academy.

Science and Technology:

• NCERT- Class 6^th to 10^th.
• Biotechnology.
• Science and Technology by Ravi P.Agrahari.
• IAS- Nitin Sangwan- Notes on Science and Technology.

Current Affairs:

• Must read Hindu Newspaper (Only Editorials).
• Vision IAS Monthly Current Affairs 2020.
• Vajiram & Ravi IAS Monthly Current Affairs 2020.
• Yojana and Kurukshetra Gist.
• Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV).
• Press Information Bureau News.

Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT):

• Cracking the CSAT- Arihant.
• Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R S Aggarwal.