GS Preparation For Beginners

Beginners can read following books first to start their GS Preparation:

  1. Polity: Indian Polity By M. Laxmikanth
  2. Economy: Indian Economy Key Concepts By Sankarganesh Karuppiah
  3. Ancient Indian History: Ancient India by R S Sharma (Old NCERT) or Tamil Nadu Board Class-11th Text Book for Ancient India
  4. Medieval Indian History: History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra (Old NCERT) or Tamil Nadu Board Class-11th Text Book for Medieval India
  5. Modern Indian History: Spectrum’s A Brief History of Modern India
  6. Art & Culture: New NCERTs of Class 11th and 12th (Fine Art)
  7. Geography (World and India): 6th to 12th new NCERTs plus refer School Atlas – Orient Black Swan
  8. Environment and Biodiversity: Environment by Shankar
  9. Science & Technology: Refer Internet for S&T current topics and The Hindu Newspaper
  10. AP History: History and Culture of Andhra Pradesh P. Raghunadha Rao
  11. AP Economy: AP Socio-Economic Survey Official Document in English
  12. AP Geography: Andhra Pradesh Geography by Vijeta Competitions (English Medium)

Book Sources for APPSC Group-1 Prelims Exam

  • Indian Polity Sources: Indian Polity By M.Laxmikanth and new NCERTs.
  • Indian Economy Sources: Indian Economy Key Concepts By Sankarganesh Karuppiah or Indian Economy By Ramesh Singh and new NCERTS.
  • Ancient Indian History Sources: Tamil Nadu Board Class-11th Text Book or India’s Ancient Past by R.S.Sharma and new NCERTs.
  • Medieval Indian History Sources: Tamil Nadu Board Class-11th Text Book and new NCERTs.
  • Modern Indian History Sources: Spectrum’s A Brief History of Modern India or History of Modern India by Bipin Chandra and new NCERTs.
  • Art & Culture Sources: Visit CCRT Website, Nitin Singhania Hand Written Notes and new NCERTs of Class 11th and 12th (Fine Art).
  • Physical or World Geography Sources: 6th to 12th new NCERTs or Oxford India Certificate physical and human geography by G.C.Leong.
  • Indian Geography Sources: 6th to 12th new NCERTs.
  • Environment and Biodiversity Sources: Environment by Shankar.
  • Science & Technology Sources: Internet, News Papers, 11th & 12th Science NCERTs.
  • Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude: R.S. Agarwal for Quantitative Aptitude, Arihant Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma and A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal (English Medium)

Book Sources for APPSC Group-1 Mains Exam

APPSC Group-1 Mains consists of Two Qualifying Papers viz. English & Telugu (not considered for merit) and Five Papers (considered for merit). These five papers are

  1. General Essay
  2. History, Culture and Geography of India and Andhra Pradesh
  3. Polity, Constitution, Governance, Law and Ethics
  4. Economy and Development Of India and Andhra Pradesh
  5. Science and Technology

General Essay Sources:

  • The Hindu, Indian Express Editorials & Articles
  • Yojana
  • Internet

History, Culture and Geography of India and Andhra Pradesh Sources:

For Ancient Indian History:

  • India’s Ancient Past by R.S.Sharma
  • Telugu Akademi BA First Year Indian History – Culture
  • IGNOU History BA Material only for Selective Reading
  • Internet

For Medieval Indian History:

  • Telugu Akademi BA First Year Indian History – Culture
  • Telugu Akademi BA Second Year Indian History – Culture
  • Old NCERT by Satish Chandra
  • IGNOU History BA Material only for Selective Reading
  • Internet

For Modern Indian History:

  • Spectrum’s A Brief History of Modern India
  • Telugu Akademi BA Second Year Indian History – Culture
  • IGNOU History BA Material only for Selective Reading
  • Internet

For Culture:

  • Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania only for Selective Reading
  • Internet

For Geography of India:

  • 6th to 12th new NCERTs 
  • Internet
  • Geography of India by Majid Husain

For AP History:

  • P. Raghunadha Rao
  • Internet
  • Prepare notes from BSL Hanumanta Rao Telugu Medium Book

For AP Geography:

  • Internet
  • Andhra Pradesh Geography by Vijeta Competitions (English Medium)
  • Socio Economic Survey
  • AP Government Ministry Websites
  • Telugu Akademi Book If Necessary

Polity, Constitution, Governance, Law and Ethics Sources:

For Indian Polity and Constitution:

  • M. Laxmikanth Indian Polity
  • Internet

For Public Administration and Governance:

  • Internet is sufficient for Public Administration

For Ethics in Public Service and Knowledge of law:

  • Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude and also use Internet
  • Internet is sufficient for Knowledge of law

Economy and Development Of India and Andhra Pradesh Sources:

Economy and Development Of India:

  • Indian Economy Key Concepts By Sankarganesh Karuppiah
  • Indian Economy By Ramesh Singh only for Selective Reading
  • Economic Survey
  • Newspapers
  • Union Budget
  • Internet

Economy and Development Of Andhra Pradesh:

  • Socio Economic Survey
  • White Papers
  • Newspapers
  • AP State Budget
  • Internet

Science and Technology Sources:

  • Internet
  • Newspapers
  • Yojana
  • Environment by Shankar

All The Best.

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