Useful Books for UPSC Civil Service Preliminary Examination 2019: UPSC IAS is one of the most competitive as well as prestigious examination. There are basically two major stages of clearing UPSC IAS exam, namely, Preliminary and Mains. The preliminary exam consists of General Studies Paper 1 and Paper 2.
Furthermore, the UPSC IAS Preliminary examination is going to be held in June 2019. Therefore, it is crucial to begin your practice. Before you begin, it is also crucial to know about study material. To help you with the same, we have compiled a list of books you can use to start preparing for your UPSC IAS 2019 exam.
Useful Books for UPSC Civil Service Preliminary Examination 2019
Here is the list of useful books enlisted subject-wise, which can help begin your preparation for UPSC IAS 2019 examination:
| History | |
| Ancient Indian History | |
| Ancient Indian History | R.S. Sharma |
| Medieval Indian History | |
| Medieval Indian History | History of Medieval India – Satish Chandra |
| Indian Modern History | |
| History of Modern India
India’s Struggle for Independence A Brief History of Modern India – Spectrum |
Bipan Chandra
Bipan Chandra Rajiv Ahir |
| Indian Art and Culture | Nitin Singhania |
| Geography | |
| Certificate Physical and Human Geography
Geography of India |
Goh Cheng Leong
Majid Hussain |
| The Oxford School Atlas | Oxford |
| NCERT books from Class 6 to 12 is adequate. While studying these books, seek help from Oxford School Atlas. | |
| Environment and Ecology | |
| Environment | Shankar IAS Academy |
| Indian Polity | |
| Indian Polity for Civil Services Examination | M. Laxmikant |
| Economy | |
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Ramesh Singh Important report published by the Government of India and other sources |
| Development of Indian Economy | NCERT of Class 11 |
| Science & Tech | |
2. Vivas Panorama |
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| Current Affairs | |
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- Apart from these books, it is beneficial to study IGNOU’s notes, plans, and Kurukshetra and India 2019.
- Be sure to see the questions of past years as the question here is likely to be repeated.
Textbooks for CSAT
| 1 | Mathematics | R S. Agarwal |
| 2 | Reasoning | R S. Agarwal |
| 3 | Modern Hindi Grammar and Composition | Vasudevanandan Prasad |
| 4 | General English | J.K. Chopra |
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