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INDIAN POLITY FOR UPSC 3EM Laxmikanth

Price: Rs 450ISBN: 9780070153165Pub Date: JUL-09Publish Status: In StockCopyright Year: 2009

GENERAL STUDIES PAPER I 2013TMH TMH

Price: Rs 1250ISBN: 9781259027154Pages: 1352Pub Date: OCT-12Publish Status: In StockCopyright Year: 2012

Your Primary weapons = Standard Reference Books + newspapers + your own notes

NCERTs are important because many questions in the preliminary exam, are directly or indirectly asked from them – History, geography, science, economics. ICSE text-books are also good for preparation

(particularly for Geography segment), but they’re expensive and not readily available in market. So just go for NCERTs.

When it comes to Science, Geography or History: your first choice of Weapon= NCERTs.

But at times some important concepts and principles are not covered fully in NCERTs.

GS Manual bridges that gap + provides you truckload of mock questions to practice at home.

There are many publications involved in General Studies Manual. Tatamacgrawhill, Unique, Spectrum, Pearson to name

a few. If you already have one, then no need to purchase new GS

Manual. But If you are yet to purchase a GS Manual, then I would suggest go for Tata Machgrawhill General Studies

Manual, particularly for its good coverage of Geography and Science segment and truckload of Mock Questions.

NCERT and NIOS (Essential/Core)

Go to following link: https://files.secureserver.net/0fHCh0CLd6Az63

You’ll find the material organized in various folders. Click on individual folder and download zip files. Here is the description about the

contents of individual folder:

Folder Comment

History

Contains NCERT history chapters from class 7 to 12, in three zip files: ancient, medieval and Modern

+NIOS Culture material

Science

Contains class 7 to 10 NCERT Science in three zips: physics, chemistry, biology.

+NIOS Science material. (although there will be lot of overlapping)

Class 11, 12 Science books given in the peripheral section below.

EnB

Contains selective chapters from class 6 to 12 from science and geography textbooks that are relevant

for Environment and biodiversity. +NIOS material for environment and biodiversity

EnB.

Economy

Contains NCERT class 11 + NCERT 12 Macro economics

+NIOS economy material. Class 12 Micro-economics not included because

not worth the time for CDS. although download link in the peripheral section below.

Geography

Contains NCERT class 6 to 12 in five zip folders: physical, India, World, Agro and glossary.

+NIOS material on geography (although lot of overlapping)