RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR UPSC CIVILS PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

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
1. 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