Recommended Books for UPSC Civil Service Prelims

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

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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