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Re: How many odd books should I keep in my book list for Prelims and Mains combined?

I have listed some best books for you to prepare for your civil services exams and if you purchase these books and study carefully and concentratively then you may easily qualify in the preliminary and mains exam :

1. Bipin Chandra
2. DD Basu
3. Romila Thapar
4. India Year Book
5. NCERT +1 and + 2 Level Books for each subject
6. Arihant Publication for civil service prelims and mains
7. Upkar Publication - GS and CSAT for preliminary
8. Lucent Publication for General Studies for prelims and mains
9. Competition Wizard
10. Chronicle IAS
11. CST - Civil Services Times
12. THE HINDU - Daily News Paper
13. Tata Mc Graw Hill
14. RS Agrawal for CSAT and Quantitive Aptitude
15. Charles Farrow for Geography
16. Economic Survey
17. Frontline
18. Yojna
19. Spectrum - Science and Technology
20. Strategic Analysis

I have attached some question papers also to prepare for your exams and to get the knowledge about the examination pattern for civil services prelims and mains exam.

All the best

Re: How many odd books should I keep in my book list for Prelims and Mains combined?

dear aspirant,

it does not depend on books that how much you have. you have to study according to your syllabus. Single book is not capable of doing every thing for you.
Tips For Preparation for CSAT:


1. Understand the test by going through CSAT Syllabus and CSAT previous year papers.
2. Read newspapers and magazine it will prepare you for current affairs and take notes of important head lines.
3. Read books on General Knowledge.
4. Improve your aptitude.
5. Solve previous year papers for CSAT.[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]
download papers from following link:
http://www.upsc.gov.in/questionpaper/index.htm


List Of best Books For CSAT:

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Good Luck.....

How many odd books should I keep in my book list for Prelims and Mains combined?

How many odd books should I keep in my book list for Prelims and Mains combined?

thank you..