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ncert book is enough to crack ias pre....please give me the details

The list of books for IAS Prelims are as follow
1. NCERT Books
Indian History NCERT Textbooks:
NCERT history text books, published in 1990 like Ancient India (class XI) authored by RS Sharma.

Medieval India (class IX) by Satish Chandra.

Modern India (class X) by Bipin Chandra.


Geography NCERT Textbooks:


Class XI: Fundamentals of Physical Geography and India Physical Environment

Class XII: Fundamentals of Human Geography and India – People and Economy.

Indian Economy NCERT Textbooks:
Class XI: Indian Economic Development

Class XII: Introductory Microeconomics and Introductory Macroeconomics

Science NCERT Textbooks for classes IX and X.

2. Indian Polity [constitution]
• Indian polity - by Laxmikanth (TMH publications)
• Introduction to constitution of India – D.D. Basu
• Indian Constitution – P.N. Bakshi /
3. Indian Economy
• Pratiyogita Darpan (Latest Edition) and Economic survey [2009-10]
4. GK Books
• Manorama Year Book – 2010
• India Year Book – 2010 (Publication Division)
5. Magazines
• Frontline (For Mains & Interview)
• Competition wizard/Civil Services Chronicle / Civil Service Times (Any 1)
• Yojana [Published by Publication Division]
6. Newspapers / Daily
• Any Standard English Daily
7. Prelims Guide
• Tata McGrawHill, Spectrum