List of Book for GS and CSAT Prelims

[nirmalpaul23]

Important Books for Preliminary Examination

General Studies

1. Geography - NCERT 6 to 12th std

2. Indian Polity - Laxmi kanth

3. Governance in India - Laxmi Kanth

4. General Science - NCERT 9 and 10th std

5. Brief History of Modern India - Rajiv Ahir

6. Indian Struggle for Independance - Bipan Chandra

7. Economic Survey - Ministry of Finance

8. Hindu Newspaper, Frontline Magazine and Pratiyogita Darpan

CSAT

1. Quantitative Aptitude - R.S Agarwal

2. Verbal Reasoning - R.S Agarwal

3. Fast Track Objective Arithmetic - Rajesh Verma

4. Reading Comprehension - Wren and Martin

All the Best...

[frozenprakash]

Additional reference for Geography are,
* Oxford Student Atlas for India,
* Google maps (you need this till you can locate any country in your mind)

World map is very important, as it would help you to classify the news in the "The Hindu" newspaper in your mind according to the places or Countries.