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    Suggest good books for General studies paper 1,2,3 & 4 as per new pattern introduced by UPSC?

    hello
    Please suggest books for General Studies PApers I, II, III and IV as per the new pattern released by UPSC.

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    Re: Suggest good books for General studies paper 1,2,3 & 4 as per new pattern introduced by UPSC?

    Dear according to the new examination pattern of UPSC civil service mains examination there will be 4 separate papers for general studies section which contains 250 marks for each and qualifying in each paper is compulsory so there are total 7 papers in conventional type mode in mains examination of IAS and General Studies is a major part and covers more than 60% of part of mains exam that is why you need to focus more on general studies section but before starting preparation for any section you should make it confirm that which are the topics under that subject then you should prepare according to required topics and i have listed all the topics which will be asked under all 4 papers of general studies in mains examination

    1. Indian Heritage and Culture
    2. Indian History and Geography of the world and society
    3. Governance of India, Indian Constitution, Social justice, Polity and International Relations
    4. Technology, Economic Development, Biodiversity, Environment Security and Disaster Management
    5. Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude

    So that you should start focusing on these above mentioned topics and below i have listed some best books to prepare for IAS examination

    Indian History - Bipin Chandra
    India History and Culture - Romila Thapar
    General Science and Technology - Spectrum Books, TATA McGraw Hill Books
    Mental Ability and Quantitive Aptitude by RS Agrawal
    Gopal Krishna - History
    Charles Farrow - Geography
    School Atlus - Geography
    Khullar - Indian Geography
    IC Dingra - Evolution of Indian Economy
    Economic Times
    Economic Survey
    Yojna
    India Year Book
    Ram Ahuja - Social Problems
    Social Welfare Magazine
    DD Basu - Indian Constitution
    Bakshi - Constitution and Polity
    Frontline
    Wizard
    Civil Service Times
    Civil Service Today
    NCERT All Level Books

    All the best

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    Re: Suggest good books for General studies paper 1,2,3 & 4 as per new pattern introduced by UPSC?

    Manoj Badoniya Sir,

    Plz tell bboks of Ethics , Integrity and Aptitude also.

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