Books to Ace the Civil Services

Preparing for Civil Services turns out to be an arduous task if you are not systematic in your approach. Candidates are often confused about which books to refer. They are often lost in the vast entanglement of books and resources that are solely dedicated to civil services. It is, therefore, imperative, that you go through standard books if you want to keep a good chance of cracking the examination. This blog gives you a few good books to choose from that are highly recommendable.

School Atlas Oxford Publishing
This book helps you to mug up the locations of geographical places. A wide coverage of the Geography syllabus is done.

Manorama Year Book
This book gives you a broad view of the world. It has bullet points to help you in fast learning.

Indian Economy by Sanjeev Varma
This book makes you understand the concepts related to the Indian economy. It helps you to attempt questions in the exam related to the Indian economy.

Indian Polity by Laxmikanth
This book goes over all the topics in the Indian Constitution. It gives you great knowledge about the recent political affairs.

Environment by Shankar
The environment portion of the syllabus is covered in great detail by this book. It helps you to answer most of the questions from Environment.

Indian Art and Culture Nitin Singhania
This bookis a complete package of the Indian Heritage syllabus. The questions in the book are similar to the types of questions asked in the exam.

Brief History of Modern India
All the pre-independence and post-independence historical events are covered in this book. The simple language gives you an interest in history.

Solved Papers
This series of previous questions along with the answers give a rough idea about the types of questions asked in the exam. It is handy for last minute preparation.

India since Independence Bipin Chandra
This book covers the topics dealing with the post-independence phase. It is revised frequently.

Conclusion
The markets have plenty of books that are well revised according to the examination syllabus of UPSC exam. The ultimate key to prepare for civil serviceslies in the fact whether you choose the good books or not. In other words“Don’t read good books, read the best ones.”