Which are the good books for UPSC preparation?

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Asked by aman gupta

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    Sanjay K | Guide-Level 13

    7 years ago
    Hi Aman,
    Though there are various books for UPSC preparation. But first, your focus should be on completing the basic NCERTs. Once you are done with that, focus on the mentioned books:
    History of Modern India Bipan Chandra (History)
    Indias Struggle For Independence Bipan Chandra (History)
    History Of Medieval India Satish Chandra (History)
    Indian Art and Culture Nitin Singhania (Culture)
    Geography of India Majid Husain (Geography)
    Oxford School Atlas Oxford (Geography)
    Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations M. Laxmikanth (Polity)
    Indian Economy Ramesh Singh. (Economy) or Mrunal Video Lectures
    Economic Survey (Economy)
    Science and Technology
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    Ritika Gupta Web Developer at Exzeo India | Contributor-Level 8

    5 years ago
    Hi Aman, UPSC exam in its official website itself recommends to only and strictly follow NCERT books for the preparation and many a times questions are either directly fetched or moulded from the NCERT textbooks itself along with current affairs updates from newspaper The Hindu and The Indian Express. Along with them, you may go for M. Laxmikanth book for polity of India and study of constitution. Also, Economics is the subject you need to go with +1 and +2 macrofinance books and for the rest of the subjects it would be advisable to go through NCERT books from 7th standard to 12th standard for all geography, history, art and culture, p
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