Books for [General Studies] IAS-2010

Guys after a healthy research on What to read and What not to read for CSE General Studies preparation. I came up with a short and concise list of Books, which i think every aspirant must read before facing this prestigious exam. Friends this is a list based upon only my own experience with CSE. I believe in less reading rather than reading everything and quality

which comes in front of ur eyes [later method is

considered as hard and fast rule in civil services preparation] but i know it is not my cup of tea. So Plz dont take it as a benchmark. Feel Free to add any title from ur pocket which you think a civil services aspirant should to go through for sure success in IAS-2010 ListHistory * History books of Classes XI and XII NCERT * Freedom Struggle (NET) Bipin Chandra Geography * Principles of Geography (Class XII-Part I, II) * General Geography of India (Class XII) Part I NCERT * Geography of India Resources and Regional Development Part II (Class XII) NCERT * Physical Geography G.C. Leong * Geography of India- Khullar * Atlas from Oxford and Orient Longman. Indian Polity* Introduction to Indian Constitution D.D. Basu but personally i think Subhash Kashyap is better than D D Basu or * Our Constitution Subash Kashyup Indian Economy* Evolution of Indian Economy NCERT * Indian Economy Dutt and Sundaram. * Indian Economy Mishra and Puri

Science & Technology* NCERT books on Science. * Science and Technology supplements in the Newspapers and magazines. Current Events of National and International importance* One major National Daily Either the Times of India or The Hindu. * Newsweeklies like India Today or/and Outlook * Monthly Magazines like Wizard, Frontline, Yogna and others * Current Events Spectrum * Statistical Methods- S.C.Gupta

Paper 1:
An Introduction to the Constitution D.D.Basu / LaxmikantOur Parliament - NBT, Our Judiciary - NBT, Polity of India Polity Economy Our Constitution - NBT

Perspectives on Indian Constitution Edited by Subash Kashyap An Evolution of Indian Economy General Principles of World I.C.Dhingra (Sultan Chand & Co) Charles Farro, NCERT VI - XII, Physical Geography - Goh Cheng Leong

Geography Geography Geography History History History Current Affairs & GK: TTK Atlas Modern India Ancient India for VII-XII Std Medieval India for VII-XII Std Newspapers Bipin Chandra / Spectrum NCERT NCERT The Hindu & Times of India The Hindu, Times of India, Xinhua, Telegraph, Washingtonpost Current Affairs & GK: Online newspapers (Light reading) Current Affairs & GK: Periodicals Yojana, Kurukshetra & World Focus

Current Affairs & GK: Current Affairs & GK: Science Science Science

India Year Book CL daily update Biology for VIII-X Std Physics for VIII-X Std Chemistry for VIII-X Std Statistical Methods NCERT NCERT NCERT S.C.Gupta

Paper 2:
CSAT: Data Interpretation Basic Numeracy Logical Reasoning Analytical Reasoning Puzzles Exclusive CL Material CL Material CL Material CL Material CL Material Shankuntala Devi