UPSC EXAMINATION - SOURCES
SOURCES & BOOKLIST - PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
I. HISTORY
I.A.ANCIENT HISTORY
BOOK / SOURCE LINK
RS SHARMA OLD NCERT BOOK https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-
uoN5fjScaMidalVXo_Pgj98IFZZUYOR
OR
TAMIL NADU BOARD BOOK https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-
uoN5fjScaMidalVXo_Pgj98IFZZUYOR
I.B. MEDIEVAL INDIA
SATISH SHARMA OLD NCERT BOOK https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-
uoN5fjScaMidalVXo_Pgj98IFZZUYOR
I.C. MODERN HISTORY
SPECTRUM BOOK BY RAJIV AHIR https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-
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I.D. ART & CULTURE
NITIN SANGWAN NOTES https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-
uoN5fjScaMidalVXo_Pgj98IFZZUYOR
OR
ART & CULTURE ONLY IAS HANDOUT https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-
uoN5fjScaMidalVXo_Pgj98IFZZUYOR
OR
NCERT CLASS XI FINE ARTS BOOK https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-
uoN5fjScaMidalVXo_Pgj98IFZZUYOR
II. GEOGRAPHY
II.A. INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
NCERT Geography
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14N2UAUO2
E7KMDHXuO84N_Szz6RLrjdZw
OR
PMF IAS Geography https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14N2UAUO2
E7KMDHXuO84N_Szz6RLrjdZw
II.B. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
NCERT Geography https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14N2UAUO2
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II.C. MAPPING
Atlas & Handouts https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14N2UAUO2
E7KMDHXuO84N_Szz6RLrjdZw
Current Affairs Any monthly magazine
III. POLITY
Laxmikanth book https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15K_5ai9i0Sy
XBypJhNlXo5PCnxJL4h-e
Current Affairs Any monthly magazine
IV. ECONOMY
Sriram Ias Notes https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14Ofmpnesrv
iP4J9kykvqEBnuyw6qz81Q
OR
Economy by Ramesh Singh https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14Ofmpnesrv
iP4J9kykvqEBnuyw6qz81Q
Current Affairs Any monthly magazine
V. ENVIRONMENT
PMF IAS Book https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14asVycOwU
HbWxKWuqS9BQHf-WwLBONc3
Current Affairs Any monthly magazine
VI. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Only IAS handout ( or you can refer any coaching https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14NpYNceJJ2
book on basic Science & Technology) xhMUyqy9c5zmo32V5gVLBx
Class XII Biology book https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14NpYNceJJ2
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Current Affairs Any monthly magazine
VII. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Shankar IAS handout ( latest) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14R4bCNWrA
bprHlntDt4rA9FsMuHE1yea
VIII. REPORTS & INDICES
Shankar IAS handout ( latest) HYPERLINK
"https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14R4bCNWr
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m/drive/folders/14R4bCNWrAbprHlntDt4rA9FsMuHE
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