APPSC GROUP-1 PRELIMS BOOK SOURCES
PAPER-1: GENERAL STUDIES
A. History & Culture
- Ancient Indian History: Ancient India by R S Sharma (Old NCERT) or Tamil Nadu Board Class-11th Text Book for Ancient India
- Medieval Indian History: History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra (Old NCERT) or Tamil Nadu Board Class-11th Text Book for Medieval India
- Modern Indian History: Spectrum’s A Brief History of Modern India
- Art & Culture: New NCERTs of Class 11th and 12th (Fine Art); Refer CCRT Website; Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania (Only Selective Reading)
B. Constitution, Polity, Social Justice And International Relations
- Indian Polity By M. Laxmikanth
- Newspaper (The Hindu or The Indian Express)
- PIB
- Yojana
- Current Affairs
C. Indian And Andhra Pradesh Economy And Planning
- Indian Economy Key Concepts By Sankarganesh Karuppiah
- Indian Economy By Ramesh Singh
- 9th to 12th new NCERTS
- Economic Survey of India
- Newspaper (The Hindu or The Indian Express)
- Yojana
- PIB
- Socio Economic Survey of AP
D. Geography
| Physical or World Geography | Indian Geography |
| 6th to 12th new NCERTs Oxford India Certificate physical and human geography by G.C. Leong School Atlas – Orient Black Swan | 6th to 12th new NCERTs Geography of India by Majid Husain School Atlas – Orient Black Swan |
PAPER-2: GENERAL APTITUDE
A. General Mental And Psychological Abilities
- R.S. Agarwal for Quantitative Aptitude (English Medium)
- Arihant Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma (English Medium)
- A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal (English Medium)
B. Science And Technology
- Internet
- Yojana
- News Papers: The Hindu or Indian Express
- PIB and Government Websites – ISRO, DRDO etc.
- 11th & 12th Science NCERTs
- Environment by Shankar
- Refer NCERT science books for selective Environmental Science Topics
C. Current Events Of Regional, National And International Importance
- Newspaper (The Hindu or The Indian Express)
- Yojana
- PIB
APPSC GROUP-1 MAINS BOOK SOURCES
PAPER-I: GENERAL ESSSAY
- Internet
- Newspaper Articles
- Yojana Articles
PAPER-II: HISTORY, CULTURE AND GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA AND ANDHRA PRADESH
A. History and Culture of India:
- Spectrum’s A Brief History of Modern India
- Telugu Akademi BA Second Year Indian History – Culture
- IGNOU History BA Material only for Selective Reading
- Modern Indian History by Sonali Bansal and Snehil Tripathi
- Internet
B. History and Culture of Andhra Pradesh:
- P. Raghunatha Rao
- Make Notes from BSL Hanumantha Rao(AP History) and Jogi Naidu(AP History) – Both are Telugu Books
- Telugu Akademi Books
C. Geography: India and Andhra Pradesh
- 6th to 12th new NCERTs
- Geography of India by Majid Husain
- AP Geography by ADV Ramana Raju
- Telugu Akademi Books
- Internet
PAPER-III: POLITY, CONSTITUTION, GOVERNANCE, LAW AND ETHICS
A. Indian Polity and Constitution:
- Indian Polity By M. Laxmikanth
- Newspaper (The Hindu or The Indian Express)
- Use Internet and Newspaper for related topics
B. Public Administration and Governance:
- Newspaper (The Hindu or The Indian Express)
- Use Internet and Newspaper for related topics
C. Ethics in Public Service and knowledge of law
- The Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude
- Newspaper (The Hindu or The Indian Express)
- Use Internet and Newspaper for related topics
Paper-IV: ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDIA AND ANDHRA PRADESH
- Indian Economy Key Concepts By Sankarganesh Karuppiah
- Indian Economy By Ramesh Singh
- NCERT Class-11 (Indian Economic Development)
- Economic Survey of India
- Newspaper (The Hindu or The Indian Express)
- Yojana
- PIB
- Socio Economic Survey of AP
Paper-V: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Internet
- Yojana
- News Papers: The Hindu or Indian Express
- PIB and Government Websites – ISRO, DRDO etc.
- 11th & 12th Science NCERTs
- Environment by Shankar
- Refer NCERT science books for selective Environmental Science Topics
