APPSC Group-2 Books for English Medium

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: Andhra Pradesh History and Culture by Saeed (Telugu Medium)
  11. AP Economy: AP Socio-Economic Survey Official Document in English
  12. AP Geography: Andhra Pradesh Geography by Vijeta Competitions (English Medium)

APPSC GROUP-2 BOOKS FOR ENGLISH MEDIUM

Indian Polity:

  • Indian Polity By M.Laxmikanth
  • New NCERTs
  • Read any one of the following books for Extra Facts
    • Bharata Rajyangam – Rajakiya Vyavasta by Sunkara Ramadevi (Telugu Medium)
    • Indian Constitution, Political System and Administration ( Indian Polity ) by B Krishna Reddy (Telugu Medium)
    • Indian Political System by Dr. G. Prabhakar Reddy (Telugu Medium)

Indian Economy:

  • Indian Economy Key Concepts By Sankarganesh Karuppiah
  • Indian Economy By Ramesh Singh
  • 9th to 12th new NCERTS
  • Economic Survey
  • Also refer Indian Economy by Chiranjeevi (Telugu Medium) – Only Selective Reading

Ancient Indian History:

  • Ancient India by R S Sharma (Old NCERT) or Tamil Nadu Board Class-11th Text Book
  • New NCERTs (Selective Reading)

Medieval Indian History:

  • History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra (Old NCERT)
  • Tamil Nadu Board Class-11th Text Book
  • New NCERTs (Selective Reading)

Modern Indian History:

  • Spectrum’s A Brief History of Modern India
  • Modern Indian History by Sonali Bansal and Snehil Tripathi
  • India’s Struggle for Independence: 1857-1947 by Bipan Chandra
  • New NCERTs (Selective Reading)

Art & Culture:

  • Visit CCRT Website
  • New NCERTs of Class 11th and 12th (Fine Art)
  • Nitin Singhania Hand Written Notes
  • Indian Art and Culture By Nitin Singhania (Selective Reading)

Physical or World Geography:

  • 6th to 12th new NCERTs
  • Oxford India Certificate physical and human geography by G.C. Leong
  • School Atlas – Orient Black Swan

Indian Geography:

  • 6th to 12th new NCERTs
  • Geography of India by Majid Husain
  • School Atlas – Orient Black Swan

Environment and Biodiversity:

  • Environment by Shankar
  • Environmental Studies for undergraduate courses by Erach Bharucha
  • Refer NCERT science books for Environment Topics

Science & Technology plus General Science:

  • Internet
  • News Papers: The Hindu or Indian Express
  • PIB and Government Websites – ISRO, DRDO etc.
  • 11th & 12th Science NCERTs

Current Affairs:

  • The Hindu or Indian Express for National and International Current Affairs
  • Eenadu, The Hindu and New Indian Express for AP Current Affairs

Also Refer following books:

  • Lucent’s – General Knowledge Latest Edition
  • Any General Studies Compilation Manual Latest Edition

AP History:

  • Andhra Pradesh History by Jogi Naidu (Telugu Medium)
  • Andhrula Charitra by Dr. B.S.L. Hanumantha Rao (Telugu Medium)
  • Andhra Pradesh History and Culture by Saeed (Telugu Medium)

AP Economy:

  • AP Socio-Economic Survey Official Document in English (You can refer Andhra Pradesh Survey by Vivana Publications | Telugu Edition)
  • First read any one of the following books
    • AP Economy latest edition telugu medium book by I.S.N. Raju (Kolabaneni Publications)
    • AP Economy latest edition telugu medium book by Bhavani Shankar
    • AP Economy latest edition telugu medium book by Alladi Anjaiah

AP Bifurcation:

  • The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 Official Document in English
  • AP Bifurcation by Kodali Bhavani Sankar (Latest Telugu Edition)

AP Geography:

  • Andhra Pradesh Geography by by Vijeta Competitions (English Medium)
  • Geography – World, India and Andhra Pradesh by ADV Ramanaraju (Telugu Medium): Skip World and Indian Geography content

Disaster Management:

  • Refer Unit-IV Natural Hazards and Disasters in Class XI Geography NCERT – India Physical Environment
  • Use Internet
  • Nipuna Publications Disaster Management (Telugu Edition)

Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude:

  • 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)

Note: Practice more number of Bits to get perfection, especially in Indian Polity, Indian Economy, AP History and AP Economy. Purchase books of your choice from the market for Bit Bank. Your only goal is to get more perfection in all topics to score more marks.

All The Best