Must Have Books for UPSC IAS Preliminary Exam 2014 ( General

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Must Have Books for UPSC IAS Preliminary Exam 2014 ( General Studies + CSAT)

Are you a first timer willing to attempt CSAT 2014.

You attempt CSAT 12 or CSAT 13 and want to make one last serious attempt of CSAT 2014.

When to start and where to begin with for preparing CSAT 2014? How many hours do i need to study per day?

Can i prepare along with my job?

Which books should i refer for the CSAT 2014 preparation?

Whats the syllabus for CSAT 2014?

Well guys these are the kind of questions emerging in the minds of all UPSC IAS aspirants.

For all UPSC IAS aspirants for CSAT 2014, the only real mantra for success will be regular studies, time

management and right set of books in your hand.Syllabus for CSAT 2014 stands unchanged. Its same as of

CSAT 2012 and CSAT 2013

The books you refer play a very important role in the outcome of your results. No point digging round and

round the subject. One must be really very very careful in selection of their books for preparation of UPSC

IAS CSAT Exams.We have listed down the set of books for preparation of CSAT 2014 as followed by many

successful IAS students and recommended by most of them.

This book is a must for ever civil services IAS aspirant and CSAT 2014. Its the well detailed book covering

almost entire syllabus with indepth information regarding all topics and most importantly it has topic wise

MCQs(Multiple Choice Questions) for practice for every topic. Hence student can check his preparedness

PAPER 1(GENERAL STUDIES)

1) Must have books and Question Bank covering full syllabus for CSAT Paper 1 (2014)

a. General Studies for Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2013 by Tata

Mcgraw Hill

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This book is a question bank of more than 14000 MCQs(Multiple Choice Questions). It will give you an edge

in better understanding of approaching the questions. All questions are set topic wise. You must cover one

topic from your study material and attempt the MCQs from this book, this will bring you more clarity

regarding your preparation level and clearing your concepts.

14000 + Objective

Questions -...

List Price: Rs.475

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The syllabus for CSAT prelims covers Indian history only after 1857 till Independence.

Best approach here will be to start with NCERT books and then follow the below prescribed books. Remember History is a static subject. What has already happened is never going to change and hence its

easier to study and remember apart from some other dynamic subjects for which you will need to get

b) General Studies: 14000 Plus Objective Questions (Paperback) by Manohar

Pandey

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This book provides with extensive and exhaustive content you need to know for CSAT as well as Mains. This

is the kind of book students revise multiple number of times before prelims and mains, and believe me

students love reading it. It gives you in depth knowledge about Indian History since 1857. All over its a very

good read.

India's

Struggle for Ind...

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b) NCERT Books: Class 11 and 12th Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India

Covers all topics of the geography syllabus in entirety. Must be repeated multiple times.

Indian and World

Geography

b) NCERT books

c) Modern Atlas (Oxford):

a) India's Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra

3. Geography Books for CSAT 2014

a) Indian and World Geography (Paper-1) by Majid Hussain :


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Along with above books the Atlas will prove to be very handy for covering the subject easily.

Oxford School

Atlas

Its the favourite subject of most of the aspirants and if well prepared it will fetch you maximum marks.

Thinking of Indian Polity only two books comes into the mind of all successful candidates.

The author has framed the book with the sole purpose of Civil Services Exams. This book will be very handy

for both Prelims and Mains exams. Read it 3 to 4 times at least. Language used is very easy to understand

and interesting.

Indian Polity 4th

Edition

List Price: Rs.495

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IMPORTANT:For Question Bank on Indian polity one must look for 1000 Plus Questions on Indian Polity:

General Studies for Civil Services Preliminary Examination (Paper - 1)Check it Out

One the students who already have gone through above book and still want an edge ahead on Indian polity

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should go for DD Basu. This is a best book for any Indian Polity enthusiasts and is recommended by

multitude of people from different facets of Law Gurus for novices. The language is standard and u may feel

bit jittery in the start but once u get the flow you will understand the gem of it.

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For economy one must begin with NCERT books(+2 level) and get the regular reading of newspapers along

with below prescribed book.

It covers all the contents of the Indian Economy syllabus. Topic wise explanation in simple and lucid

manner is provided by the author.

Indian Economy

List Price: Rs.425

Our Price: Rs.330

In all Prelims few questions from Indian Culture are definitely included. Moreover Indian Culture has been

specifically included in Mains now according to new syllabus.

5) Indian Economy:

a)Indian Economy : For Civil Services Examinations 5th Edition by Ramesh

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Be it Religions, Music, Dance, Drama, Architecture etc. the book will suffice your entire need of Indian

Culture syllabus both for Prelims and Mains.

Facets of Indian

Culture

Paper 2 CSAT

Paper 2 will test your general mental ability and aptitude, your decision making skills, problem solving

skills, risk taking skills and your hold on English.

The one book covers all the aspects of your CSAT paper except English. Also it contains all solved papers of

previous CSAT (paper 2) papers so that you can analyze what set of questions get repeated and the pattern

of the exam. This one book is more than sufficient for preparing Paper 2.

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Civil Servi...

The book is simple and very easy to understand and will cover all English part of your Paper 2.

a) Facts of Indian Culture by Kalpana Rajaram:

a) Cracking the CSAT Civil Services Aptitude Test with Solved Papers:

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All above prescribed books are more than sufficient for your preparation of CSAT 2014.

Few things Civil Services Aspirants must remember that just having these books decorated on your table

wont fetch you any results. One needs to have dedication and punctuality combined with the passion to

become an IAS officer and serving the nation. Your zeal to win is directly proportional to your success.

We will be coming up with further posts on best strategies to be followed while approaching towards CSAT

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Suyog More August 26, 2013 at 12:13 AM

thank you very mush sir! can you provide me book list for mains and optional? -Suyog

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f-poke September 8, 2013 at 4:10 AM

Suyog, we are working on the best possible books list for mains. We will pst that shortly. Thanks

RaJ September 4, 2013 at 2:19 AM

what to read for general knowledge and current affairs....

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f-poke September 8, 2013 at 4:09 AM

Hi Raj

For GK and Current Affairs you should cultivate a habit of reading atleast one newspaper daily.

"The Hindu" is the best choice bof most UPSC aspirants followed by Indian Express and TOI.

Apart for this you can subscribe to any one of the magazine such as Civil Services chronicle or Civil

Services Times or Wizard( Though not Required)

We will be publish a post related to GK and Current affairs preparation shorly. Kindly stay

connected on our facebook page for regular updates.

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Nupur Chauhan September 17, 2013 at 11:37 PM

thankyou so much...

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hai i am having general studies paper 1 for preliminary tata mac.is that sufficient for prelim.also suggest me

paper 2 books and other materials for preim 2014

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JTS Institute October 25, 2013 at 3:42 AM

Thanks for sharing such a useful information and like this blog with lot of updating information

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xyz1234xyzxyz November 1, 2013 at 6:34 AM

Many thanks for the list.

would appreciate if some newspapers/magazines/journals are also enlisted according to the current

preferences and trends amongst the candidates.

thanks once again...

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S T November 29, 2013 at 9:35 AM

Hello,

As a beginner, I really appreciate your blog. Not only is it very informative but also realistic looking (with

time specifications and reasons etc.). Other than that, I'm writing also because I have a few concerns. I'm an

absolute beginner and I intend to appear for the 2014 Prelims. It's been only 3 days that I've been going for

the coaching classes for the same. This is my first attempt at it and although it's premature for me to opine

anything right now, looking at the syllabi and the amount of reading involved, do you believe I have enough

time on me to be able to thoroughly prepare for it. I understand that it's absolutely up to an individual and

how much calibre they have in them. After-all, nothing's impossible but all I wish to see is how people, who

know about it, think about it. Is it a realistic attempt? Also, please give me your kind suggestions/tips for the preparation. I'm confident that I can do pretty well with the data-learning part ie pretty much whatever but

the Math part since I've not been in touch with it ever since I passed out of the school which was a long time

ago. Any tips? Any special books for someone scared of it already other than the ones you've already listed, if

necessary?

Another of my concerns is the Optional Subject. I don't have a background or prior knowledge about any of

those given on the list. I'm almost an empty cup and wondering what would be my best bet given the time

constraints. Although, looking at the list, my best guesses are Public Admin. and Sociology (since they seem

like they may be closely related to what I would study under the headings of Polity and Economics or even

History, but then it's a guess. I would like a concrete suggestion in this regard. Please help! I would really

appreciate it.

Thanking you in anticipation,

















- S

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parag sahare December 17, 2013 at 10:43 AM

Hi.i am an aspirant for civil services.as i am new i dnt know how to initialize the study.which place city will

be better for study.wil i need to join classes.pls advice.

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parag sahare December 17, 2013 at 10:44 AM

Hi.i am an aspirant for civil services.as i am new i dnt know how to initialize the study.which place city will

be better for study.wil i need to join classes.pls advice.

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Richa Jeena December 24, 2013 at 4:26 AM

which year book is best among manorama year book and csr year book?

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Richa Jeena December 24, 2013 at 4:27 AM

which year book is best among manorama year book and csr year book??

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Rameshwar Dutt January 26, 2014 at 9:52 AM

Good books indeed .

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amit mathur January 31, 2014 at 9:40 AM

Do we need to prepare ancient and medieval history too ??? Or we just have to focus on the history since

1857 ?

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Usha Madhuri February 9, 2014 at 8:44 PM

Hi sir,I'm attempting IAS Prelims for the 1st time..Please suggest me the books to be followed..

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Amisha Shekhar March 5, 2014 at 6:36 AM

Hi sir,apart from ncert books pls suggest other books which are essential for IAS prelims..m attempting it for

the 1st time..and if u can pls mention the topic which we need to cover most..

looking forward for your valuable suggestion

Amisha

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Shanthi Ganesan April 10, 2014 at 9:39 AM

Good Books thanks a lot for sharing with us...

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