IAS prelims exam books

I want to give the exam of Indian Administrative Service exam and for that I need to get the list of some of the best books for IAS prelims exam so can you please make it available for me?

As you want to get the list of some of the best books for IAS prelims exam so here is the information of the same for you:

1. NCERT Books
Indian History – Class XI & XII
Indian Geography – Class VI to XII
Science – Class IX & X

2. Indian Polity [constitution]
Indian polity - by Laxmikanth (TMH publications)
Introduction to constitution of India – D.D. Basu
Indian Constitution – P.N. Bakshi /

3. Indian Economy
Pratiyogita Darpan (Latest Edition) and Economic survey [2009-10]

4. GK Books
Manorama Year Book – 2010
India Year Book – 2010 (Publication Division)

5. Magazines
Frontline (For Mains & Interview)
Competition wizard/Civil Services Chronicle / Civil Service Times (Any 1)
Yojana [Published by Publication Division]

6. Newspapers / Daily
Any Standard English Daily and a Tamil Daily

7. Prelims Guide
Any Standard Guide available in the market like Tata McGrawHill, Spectrum

8. Other Sources
Regular watching of TV News (NDTV, BBC, CNN, and DD) and reading general magazines like India Today, Outlook and Sunday Indian etc.

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