By Suresh Parmar Sir                    
                                   An Institute for Civil Services Since -2010 
                                                          
                                         UPSC | CIVIL SERVICES EXAM 
                                        BOOK LIST | GENERAL STUDIES 
                                             MAINS EXAMINATION 
                                                          
                                                          
              GENERAL STUDY – PAPER 01| HISTORY, SOCIETY, GEOGRAPHY: 
               
                  •  India since independence: by Bipin Chandra & Others (Delhi Uni) 
                  •  World History – NCERT (OLD) XII STD – by Arjun Dev 
                  •  Contemporary world politics – (NEW) NCERT 12th STD 
                  •  Mastering in World History – Norman Lawe 
                  •  Indian Society – NCERT Books (NEW) 11th, 12th STD 
                  •  Social Problems of India – Ram Ahuja 
                  •  Daily News Papers / Monthly Magazines & Authentic Websites & Blogs 
                   
              GENERAL STUDY – PAPER 02 | POLITY, GOVERNANCE, SOCIAL JUSTICE, INTERNATION RELATIONS: 
               
                  •  Our Parliament – by Subhash Kashyap 
                  •  Governance in India by Laxmikanth 
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                  •  2  ARC Report (Selected Topics) 
                  •  Use internet surfing for Current sources  
                  •  Daily News Papers/ Monthly Magazines/ Latest India Year Book 
                  •  Surfing official & authentic websites and Blogs (Govt OR Institutions) 
               
              GENERAL STUDY – PAPER 03 | SCIENCE, ECONOMY, ENVIRENEMNT, SECURIETY: 
               
                  •  Latest India Year Book 
                  •  Latest year Economic Survey of India 
                  •  Monthly Magazine of Yojana / Kurukshetra 
                  •  Daily News Papers/ Monthly Magazine/ official websites 
                  •  Any One Authentic Guide  
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                  •  2  ARC Report (Selected Topics) 
               
              GENERAL STUDY – PAPER 04 | ETHICS, INTEGRITY, APTITUDE: 
               
                  •  Ethics in Governance by Ramesh Arora OR Book on Ethics, Integrity by Subhash Rao & Roy 
                     Chowdhary. 
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                  •  2  ARC Report (Selected Topics) 
                  •  Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity, & Aptitude by Chronicle Publication  
                  •  Any One Authentic Guide 
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                               An Institute for Civil Services Since -2010 
                •  Daily News Papers/ Monthly Magazine 
                •  Governments official Reports / Programs (National/ International) 
                •  Use internet for current  
              
              
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