Books for Prelims:
General Studies - Paper I for Civil Services Preliminary Examination (2020)
[A must Have Book]
- From Plassey to Partition – A History Of Modern India (A must buy in my opinion)orA Brief History of Modern India – Spectrum Publications (For Mains, you should read the book by Bipan Chandra, but it is better if one can finish it before Prelims if you have more time)
- The Indian Economy – Sanjiv Verma (this is for people who find economy difficult/distasteful -a must read before you hop for other books)
- Indian Economy : For Civil Services Examinations 5th Edition (2013) – Ramesh Singh (This book is now universally recommended by every one – should be read only after reading the above book by Sanjiv Verma)
- Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations 4th Edition – Laxmikanth (For prelims you don’t have read any other book on Polity except this one. However, for Mains, you should read D D Basu as it helps you to form opinions to attempt some difficult questions in the exam)
- Certified Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong
- Environment & Ecology: Biodiversity, Climate Change and Disaster Management : General Studies for Civil Services (Main) Examination – Paper II and IV (This is both for Prelims and Mains )
- 1000 Plus Questions on Indian Polity: General Studies for Civil Services Preliminary Examination (Paper – 1)(Purely for Practice purpose – don’t expect questions from these books to appear in the exam)
- General Studies for Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2013 (Again for Questions – buy any one) - Remember to buy the latest Editions!!
- India 2013 – Publication Division, Govt. of India (Buy the latest edition next year, or even this one will do)
- Indian Polity Question Bank – TMH
- General Science Question Bank – TMH
- Geography (India+World) Question Bank – TMH
- Social & Economic Development Question Bank – TMH
- 14000+ MCQs For Paper-I Prelims
