Which books to refer for UPSC mains exam if my optional subjects are Agriculture and public administration?

Respected sir/mam, i want to know what books to refer for UPSC If i take agriculture &publicadministration as optional subjects for main.please provide the question paper and how to prepare for it

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Dear friend,

for agriculture:

Soil science-d.k.das or brady

plant breeding b.d.singh

genetic engineering by b.d.singh

pathology -singh

introduction to horticulture by kumar

handbook of agriculture by icar

the hindu survey of agriculture etc..



Pub ad:

Administrative thinkers by prasad and prasad

public administration by avasthi and maheswari

public administration by sharma and sadana

articles from iipa journals

ignou material(read public policy)


the above mentioned are some of the books which will be helpful to prepare these optionals.talk with some successful candidates to get the proper strategy.

All the best

dear

i am advice u that u can read all book from agriculture BSC cource because its main exam and paper form subjective so u can need basic cancept about subject if u want u clear exam u need to focus on cource book .

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dear Friend,


List of books for UPSC Civil Services mains Exam:

1.For Public Administration:

9788183573702.jpg public Administration, Civil Service Mains exam solved papers(paper-I and paper-II) by Unique Publishers

civil-service-mains-examination-public-administration-paper-1-100x100-imad7nhy7ypvstku.jpeg IAS Civil Services(Main) Examination Public Administration by Srikant Bhagat (Arihant Publishers)

new-horizons-of-public-administration-100x100-imad9z5gybwyhrha.jpeg New Horizons of Public Administration by Jawahar Publishers


public-administration-paper-ii-indian-administration-1-e-100x100-imad8zbzfz3qhkyf.jpeg Indian Administration: UPSC State Civil Service Examination by J.K Chopra(Unique Publisher)


2. For Agriculture:

Soil Science: by D.K. Das

Plant Breeding: by B.D. Singh




Good Luck......

Reference Books for Public Administration:

1. Indian Administration - Ramesh K. Arora & Rajni Goyal.
2. Indian Administration - S.R. Maheswari.
3. Administrative Theory - Avasti & Avasti
4. Public Administration - Avasti & Maheswari.
5. Administrative Thinkers - R. Prasad and Prasad.
6. Administrative Thinkers - S.R. Maheswari.
7. Public Administration - Sadan and Sharma
8. Local Government - S.R. Maheswari.
9. New Horizons of Public Administration - Mohit Bhattacharya.
10. Public Administration Theory and concepts - Rumki Basu
11. Public Administration (Manual) (TATA MC Graw Hill) - Laxmikanth.
12. Indian Constitution - D.D. Basup (or) Pandey.
13. Public Administration and Public Affairs - Nicholas Henry.
14. Modern Public Administration - Nigro and Nigro.
15. Public Policy - R. K. Sapru
16. Public Personnel Administration � O. Gienn Stahl
17. Principle & Practice of Public Enterprise Management � Laxmi narayan
18. State Administration - J. D. Shukla
19. District Administration - S. S. Kera
20. Indian Journal and Public Administration � Anand Shekhar



Reference Books for Agriculture:

1. Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
2. Soil Science - D.K Das Or Brady
3. Agronomy By Yellamananda Reddy
4. Plant Breeding By B.D. Singh
5. Genetics By B.D.Singh
6. Physiology By Pandey & Singha
7. Indroduction To Horticulture - Kumar
8. Handbook Of Agriculture By ICAR
9. Agricultural Extension Education in India

Books for Agriculture Mains:

1. Pathology - Singh
2. Entomology - Vasantha Raj & David
3. The Hindu - Survey Of Indian Agriculture
4. Agricuture Statistics
5. Special Issue of Agriculture by The Hindu

for public adminstration
1) Laxmikanth
2) adminastrative thinkers
3) Fadia and Fadia
4) Ramesh K. ARora

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