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please tell me the good books for the general paper for civil services

dear friends.

here is the list of the different books.
Indian History - India Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra; NCERT Books ( XI & XII )
Geography - Spectrum
Indian Polity - Constitution of India by Bakshi
Indian Economy - Plus One, Plus Two Books, Pratiyogita Darpan
General Science - Tata Mc Graw Hill Guide
Mental Ability - Quantitative Apitude by R.S. Aggarwal

Current Affairs - Some magazines and Newspapers
The Hindu/The Times of India
Frontline
Civil Service Chronicle
Chanakya
Competition WIZARD
Civil Services Today

Guides
Tata Mc Graw Hill
Spectrum
Unique

REFERENCE BOOKS FOR PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION: General Studies
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1. Indian History - India Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra; NCERT Books ( XI & XII )
2. Geography - Spectrum
3. Indian Polity - Constitution of India by Bakshi
4. Indian Economy - Plus One, Plus Two Books, Pratiyogita Darpan
5. General Science - Tata Mc Graw Hill Guide
6. Mental Ability - Quantitative Apitude by R.S. Aggarwal
7. Current Affairs - Some magazines and Newspapers

i. The Hindu/The Times of India
ii. Frontline
iii. Civil Service Chronicle
iv. Chanakya
v. Competition WIZARD
vi. Civil Services Today


8. Guides

1. Tata Mc Graw Hill
2. Spectrum
3. Unique


Topic Wise Reference On General Studies
Books on Indian History & Culture:
NCERT (+ 2 level) — Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India.
Publication Division : Gazetteer of India (Vol 2 : History & Culture)
Gandhi Nehru Tagore & Ambedkar — Gopal Krishna
Bipin Chandra - Modern India
A.C.Banerjee - History of Modern India Raghavan Aiyer — Mahatma Gandhi

Books on Geography:
NCERT : Physical Geography of India for X - XII Std
A Good School Atlas
Sharma & Cotinho : Economic and Commercial Geography of India.
Khullar : India- A Comprehnsive Geography
Charles Farro : General Principles of World Geography
Charles Farro : Monsoon Asia Reports published by Centre for Science and Enviornment And Tata Energy Research Institute
National journal - Kurukshetra, Yojana etc.
Down to earth

Books on Indian Economy:
NCERT (+1 level)—Evolution of Indian Economy(I C Dhingra).
Mishra & Puri or Dutt & Sundaram - Indian Economy
Economic Survey
The Economic Times,Business Standard
Yojana

Books on Social and National Issues :
Social Problem - Ram Ahuja
Social Welfare Magazine - Published by ministry of social welfare
Yojana/Kurukshetra
IIPa Journal

Books on Indian Polity:
NCERT (+1 level)—Indian Political System
N.L. Madan : Bhartiya Rajya Vyavastha
D.D. Basu—Indian Constitution
Kashyap—Constitution of India
Publication Division—Subhash C. Kashyap : Our Parliament
P.M. Bakshi—Indian Constitution
Our Constitution : Subhash C. kashyap
Perspective on Constitution : S.C. Kashyap
Frontline Magazine
IIPa Journal

Books on Science & Technology:
NCERT : (10 level) : Science, (+2 level) : Biology.
Popular Science Series (CSIR)
Reports Of the Ministry of Science and Technology Yojana
Science Reporter
Science and Technology in India - Spectrum


Books on Statistics:
(NCERT +1 level) Elementary Statistics
S.C.Gupta : Statistical Methods

Books on India and the World :
Journal of peace Studies
World Focus
Strategic Analysis
South Asian Journal

Other Books for General Studies:
1. India Year Book latest
2. One competitive Magazine
3. Guides like Tata Mc Graw Hill, Spectrum or Unique For General Reference 4. The Pearson General Studies Manual

Hi friend,

You may refer following books for preparing General studies.
-NCERT books of relative subjects(like if you chose history in main as an optional subjcet then do read History book of 10th 12th of NCERT).
Get the same from this link:
http://ncertbooks.prashanthellina.com/

-Geography

• Spectrum
• Sharma & Cotinho : Economic and Commercial Geography of India.
• Khullar : India- A Comprehnsive Geography
• Charles Farro : General Principles of World Geography
• Charles Farro : Monsoon Asia Reports published by Centre for Science and Enviornment And Tata Energy Research Institute

-Indian Politics

• Constitution of India by Bakshi
• N.L. Madan : Bhartiya Rajya Vyavastha
• D.D. Basu—Indian Constitution
• Kashyap—Constitution of India
• Publication Division—Subhash C. Kashyap : Our Parliament
• P.M. Bakshi—Indian Constitution
• Our Constitution : Subhash C. kashyap
• Perspective on Constitution : S.C. Kashyap

-Indian Economy

• Plus One, Plus Two Books, Pratiyogita Darpan
• Mishra & Puri or Dutt & Sundaram - Indian Economy
• Economic Survey
• The Economic Times,Business Standard
• Yojana

-General Science

• Tata Mc Graw Hill Guide
• Popular Science Series (CSIR)
• Reports Of the Ministry of Science and Technology Yojana
• Science Reporter
• Science and Technology in India - Spectrum

-Mental Ability
Quantitative Apitude by R.S. Aggarwal

- Current Affairs

• Some magazines and Newspapers
• The Hindu/The Times of India
• Frontline
• Civil Service Chronicle
• Chanakya
• Competition WIZARD
• Civil Services Today

-Guides:

• Tata Mc Graw Hill
• Spectrum
• Unique

-Indian History & Culture:

• NCERT (+ 2 level) — Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India.
• Publication Division : Gazetteer of India (Vol 2 : History & Culture)
• Gandhi Nehru Tagore & Ambedkar — Gopal Krishna
• Bipin Chandra - Modern India
• A.C.Banerjee - History of Modern India Raghavan Aiyer — Mahatma Gandhi

hi...
you can refer the following books
1.quantitative aptitude bt RS agarwal
2.ICSE social studies books of plus 1 ans plus 2
3.general studies manual -tata mc graw-hill companies
4.magazines -competitive vision,competitive success
5.civil service chronicle
5.everyday read newspapers

Originally Posted by adwitiya.bit88

please tell me the good books for the general paper for civil services

you can go through the question bank of Galgotia publication especially for civil services.

hello
friends..

i think if you don't have ncert books..
and other books..
go for the only book that make to score more and crack exam is

*Kaplan Civil Service Exams By Kaplan*
it is having strategies..how to score


one more book you can refer
*Master the Civil Service Exams*
Presents a study guide for preparing for entry-level civil service job tests along with four practice exams and answers.


if you prefer both of them i think..you don need any preferences..

with regards
~~

Dear friend
there are number of books available in the market for the preparation of general paper of civil services ,but now i am providing you the name some good books that are as follows:
1. Pratiyogita Darpan
2. Mishra & Puri or Dutt & Sundaram - Indian Economy
3.Guide of Tata Mc Graw Hill or Spectrumor Unique
4.NCERT (+ 2 level) — Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India.
5. India Year Book latest
6. One competitive Magazine
7. Guides like Tata Mc Graw Hill, Spectrum or Unique For General Reference
8. The Pearson General Studies Manual

Best of luck

upsc best magazines in civil services exam. and i bought every month in civil services times magazines. what this magazines is all right but i not understand civil services troday magazines please provide information is my email id.

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for general studies instead of referring to different books for different subjects , shall i refer tata mc grahill general studies book ?????????? and chronicle n pratyogita darpana and the hindu paper and india year book will tat be sufficient to clear general studies pllllllsssssssssssss help me my number is 9538295874 pls cal me or msg me ll cal back pls pls pls give me answer for ma query.........

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can all preparation material of civils exams is available in internet?

or general studies instead of referring to different books for different subjects , shall i refer tata mc grahill general studies book ?????????? and chronicle n pratyogita darpana and the hindu paper and india year book will tat be sufficient to clear general studies pllllllsssssssssssss help me my number is 9538295874 pls cal me or msg me ll cal back pls pls pls give me answer for ma query.........

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what is the exact duration required for the preparation for the civil services exams

English as an optional ..is it good for one?

English as an option ,is it good for one ?

I am taking English literature as an optional too. It should be a sensible choice, if you've done your Masters in English and not just graduated with an honours in it. The syllabus, though not titanic, is capable of sinking your score - it takes more than just literary knowledge to score good in this, one requires decent writing skills and enough essay writing practice.

For the civil services exam the following books can be refereed-


1> UPSC Portal: Current Affairs For IAS (PRE) 2011(Part-I) by S. A. Majid
Publisher: Upsc Portal Publications (2011)


2> Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations by M. Laxmikanth
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited


3> Modern Indian History by Tarique Mohammad
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited


4> Objective General Studies For UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination by A. R. Khan
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited


5> Civil Services Success PLANNER by Sharma K K
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited (2010)


6> General Studies For Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2012 (Paper 1) by TMH
Publisher: Tata Mc-graw Hill Publishing Co.ltd.-new Delhi (2011)


7> UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam: General Studies Solved Papers
Publisher: Upkar Prakashan (2008)


good luck

Following are some best books to prepare civil service exam:

Administrative Theory - Avasti & Avasti
Public Administration - Avasti & Maheswari.
Administrative Thinkers - R. Prasad and Prasad.
Administrative Thinkers - S.R. Maheswari.
Public Administration - Sadan and Sharma
Local Government - S.R. Maheswari.
New Horizons of Public Administration - Mohit Bhattacharya.
IAS PRE: Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency by Upscportal
UPSC IAS PRE: English Grammar and Usage by Upscportal
UPSC PORTAL: English Language Comprehension Skills by UPSCportal Editorial Board
UPSC Portal General Knowledge Manual by UPSCportal Editorial Board

Thanks...

which subject is the best ,easy and more scoring for i.a.s science back ground student

hi
Here some books are given for preparation of civil examination and after it some regular news papers also required for current changes,situations and information etc.




1.Indian Politics

* D.D. Basu—Indian Constitution
* Kashyap—Constitution of India
* Publication Division—Subhash C. Kashyap : Our Parliament
* P.M. Bakshi—Indian Constitution
* Constitution of India by Bakshi
* N.L. Madan : Bhartiya Rajya Vyavastha
* Our Constitution : Subhash C. kashyap
* Perspective on Constitution : S.C. Kashyap


2. Current Affairs

* Chanakya
* Competition WIZARD
* The Hindu/The Times of India
* Frontline
* Some magazines and Newspapers
* Civil Service Chronicle
* Civil Services Today

3.Geography

* Charles Farro : General Principles of World Geography
* Charles Farro : Monsoon Asia Reports published by Centre for Science and Enviornment And Tata Energy Research Institute
* Spectrum
* Sharma & Cotinho : Economic and Commercial Geography of India.
* Khullar : India- A Comprehnsive Geography


4.General Science

* Popular Science Series (CSIR)
* Reports Of the Ministry of Science and Technology Yojana
* Science Reporter
* Science and Technology in India - Spectrum

5.Indian History & Culture:

* NCERT (+ 2 level) — Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India.
* Publication Division : Gazetteer of India (Vol 2 : History & Culture)
* Gandhi Nehru Tagore & Ambedkar — Gopal Krishna
* Bipin Chandra - Modern India


6.Indian Economy

* Mishra & Puri or Dutt & Sundaram - Indian Economy
* Economic Survey
* Plus One, Plus Two Books, Pratiyogita Darpan
* The Economic Times,Business Standard

Dear friend , following are some books which are help to you. Daily reading of news paper is necessary to know about current affairs.

List of some books for Civil Services Exam?



> General Studies For Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2012 (Paper 1) by TMH
Publisher: Tata Mc-graw Hill Publishing Co.ltd.-new Delhi (2011)


> Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations by M. Laxmikanth
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited


> Objective General Studies For UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination by A. R. Khan
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited


> Modern Indian History by Tarique Mohammad
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited


> Civil Services Success PLANNER by Sharma K K
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited (2010)

> UPSC Portal: Current Affairs For IAS (PRE) 2011(Part-I) by S. A. Majid
Publisher: Upsc Portal Publications (2011)


best of luck

umang_28

Hi dear..................
The list of best books for Civil Service Exam........














For more details about exam visit website....
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Good luck.............

Books for Civil Services Exam
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UPSC Portal CSAT General Studies
By Jha

Handbook for General Studies
Price: Rs.548

General Studies for Civil Service..
By TMH

Books for Civil Services Exam
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UPSC Portal CSAT General Studies
By Jha

Handbook for General Studies
Price: Rs.548

General Studies for Civil Service..
By TMH

The books which you can refer for IAS preparation are given below:


-Ancient India by Rama Sharan Sharma (NCERT)

-Medieval India by Satish Chandra (NCERT)

-Modern India by Vipin Chandra (NCERT)

-NCERT Books for Std. 6th to 12th

-Certificate Physical and Human Geography by Goh Cheng Leong

-Geography of the world through maps by Anil Keshri

-Oxford school atlas

-Indian Economy by Dutt & Sundram

-Pariyogita Darpan Economy Special

-Indian Administration – Ramesh K. Arora & Rajni Goyal

-Indian Administration – S.R. Maheshwari

-Financial Administration Of India – M.J.K. Thavaraj

-Indian Constitution – D.D. Basu

-Indian Constitution – S.C. Kashyap

after plus 2 actually I'm in a dilemma ,yet my mind says to refer something related to civil service exam what to do now?

Sir,
I would like to draw your kind attention that IAS exam conducted under civil service examination by the union public service commission.


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