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NCERT Books and other Standard Books that are useful for the UPSC examination :

1. Ancient Indian History - OLD NCERT Text Book - RS Sharma

2. Medieval Indian History - OLD NCERT Text Book - Satish Chandra

3. Modern Indian History - A brief History of Modern India - Spectrum Books

4. Geography ( NEW NCERT ) - Class 11 - Part 1 and Part 2

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5. Geography ( NEW NCERT ) - Class 12 - Part 1 and Part 2

6. Geography - Wizard Publications ( This book is an excellent source of material for the Preliminary examination )

7. Indian Polity - M Laxmikanth

8. Indian Economy - Key concepts by Shankar Ganesh ( The contents of this book is lucid and to the point )

9. Environment - Text book for Environmental studies by Erach Bharucha for University Grants Commission

10. General Science ( Biology , Physics and Chemistry ) - Lucent’s General Knowledge

11. World History - OLD NCERT

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12. Indian Art and Culture -Nitin Singhania

13. Post consolidation of India as a Nation - India after Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha.

14. Science and Technology - Tata Mc graw Hill - for understanding basic definitions and terms related to the subject.

15. International Organisations , conferences and treaties - Spectrum Books

Apart from these Books :

1 . Writing one or two answers for the questions posted by Insightsonindia daily in their Secure initiative will help you to improve your writing skills

2. Do read current affairs posted by Insightsonindia daily.

3. Daily solve the current affairs quiz posted by IAS baba in their website.

4. Read the Hindu newspaper especially the editorial and opinion section thoroughly.

5. Refer websites like Vikaspedia for Government programs , Arthapedia and gurutechy for economic terms.