GS PRELIMS (OBJECTIVE TYPE)
Start General Studies Prelims Preparation With Following Books
(English Medium)
Polity: Indian Polity By M. Laxmikanth
Economy: Indian Economy Key Concepts By Sankarganesh Karuppiah
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)
Geography (World and India): 6th to 12th new NCERTs plus refer School Atlas – Orient Black Swan
Environment and Biodiversity: Environment by Shankar
Science & Technology: Refer Internet for S&T current topics and The Hindu Newspaper
Current Affairs: The Hindu Newspaper
GROUP-1 MAINS PREPARATION (WRITTEN EXAM)
Sources To Read For Group-1 Services Mains Exam (English Medium)
Paper–I – General Essay Sources To Read
- The Hindu, Indian Express Editorials & Articles
- Yojana
- Internet
Paper–II – History, Culture and Geography Sources To Read
History and Culture of India, with special reference to Modern Period (1757 to 1947 A.D)
- 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
History and Cultural Heritage of Telangana
- Telangana History-Culture by Telugu Akademi
- If necessary Prepare notes from Telugu Medium Books
- Internet
Geography of India and Telangana
- Telangana Regional Geography by Telugu Akademi
- If necessary Prepare notes from Telugu Medium Books
- Internet
Paper–III – Indian Society, Constitution and Governance Sources To Read
Indian Society, Structure, Issues and Social Movements
- Newspapers
- Internet
- Society in India: Concepts, Theories, and Changing Trends by Ram Ahuja
- Telugu Akademi Book on Society
Constitution of India
- M. Laxmikanth Indian Polity
- Internet
Governance
- M. Laxmikanth Indian Polity
- Newspapers
- Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude
Internet
Paper–IV – Economy and Development Sources To Read
Indian Economy and Development
- Indian Economy Key Concepts By Sankarganesh Karuppiah
- Indian Economy By Ramesh Singh only for Selective Reading
- Economic Survey
- Newspapers
- Union Budget
- Internet
Telangana Economy
- Telangana Economy by Telugu Akademi (Latest Edition)
- Telangana Economic Survey
- Telangana State Budget
- Internet
Development and Environmental Problems
- Environment by Shankar
- Internet
Paper–V – Science & Technology and Data Interpretation Sources To Read
The role and impact of Science and Technology
- Internet
- Newspapers
- Yojana
Modern Trends in application of knowledge of Science
- Internet
- Newspapers
- Yojana
Data Interpretation and Problem Solving
- Follow one book of your choice as primary source for concepts
- Practice previous year models
Paper-VI – Telangana Movement and State Formation Sources To Read
Read Telangana State Formation by Telugu Academy for following topics
- The idea of Telangana (1948-1970
- Mobilisational phase (1971 -1990)
- Towards formation of Telangana State (1991-2014)
If necessary prepare notes from Telugu Medium Books for above topics
All The Best.
