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Reading List For GS Paper I

The document provides a reading list for the GS Paper I examination divided into several sections: Economics, Demographies, Social Development, Poverty and Inclusion, Geography, General Issues on Environment and Ecology, Indian Polity and Governance, General Science, Miscellaneous Topics, and Current Issues. It includes recommended textbooks from the NCERT curriculum covering various subjects as well as reference books and publications to review for each section.

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Reading List For GS Paper I

The document provides a reading list for the GS Paper I examination divided into several sections: Economics, Demographies, Social Development, Poverty and Inclusion, Geography, General Issues on Environment and Ecology, Indian Polity and Governance, General Science, Miscellaneous Topics, and Current Issues. It includes recommended textbooks from the NCERT curriculum covering various subjects as well as reference books and publications to review for each section.

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Reading list for GS Paper I

ECONOMICS

NCERT Books

DEMOGRAPHIES

Geography Class 12 (India ) Chapter 1 (Population)

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Economics for Class 9Ch 2 (population as a resource, human resource development)

Geography Class 12 (India: People and Economy ) Ch3 (Human development)

Economics for Class XI (Indian Economic Development)Chapter 5( Human capital)

POVERTY AND INCLUSION

NCERT Economics for Class 9Ch. 3 (Poverty & inclusion)

NCERT Class XI-- Ch. 4 (poverty)

NCERT Economics for Class XI (Indian Economic Development)Ch. 9 (Sustainable


development)

NCERT Geography (Class XII)India: People and Economy o Ch.9 (Sustainable


development and planning)

Economic survey

Ch.1 State of the Economy and Prospects

Ch.13Human development

Reference book for Economy Section is Indian Economy By Mishra and Puri/Ruddar Dutt
and Sundaram

GEOGRAPHY

NCERT Geography (Class 8)Resources and development (Go through whole book)

NCERT Fundamentals of Physical Geography (Class XI)Ch.2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.
14, 15, 16

NCERT Geography (Class XI)India: Physical Environment (Ch.1-6, appendices 1-5)

NCERT: Fundamentals of Human Geography Chs. 4, 5, 6, 7


NCERT Geography (Class XII)India: People and Economy (Ch. 1, 5, 6, 7, 10)

GENERAL ISSUES ON ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

Science (Class 8)Ch 7

Science (Class 9)Ch 14

Science (Class 10)Ch 15, 16

Fundamental of Physical Geography (Class XI)Ch12, 15, 16

Biology (Class 12)Ch 13, 14, 15, 16

India: Physical Environment (class XI)Ch 5,

Reference Book: A handbook for Environmental Ecology By Ravi Agrahari

INDIAN POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

NCERT Themes in Indian History: Theme 15

Indian Constitution at workCh 1 to 8,

Read also from Subhash KashyapOur Constitution (NBT) Chapters 7-12, 13-15, 19, 23

Reference Book: Constitution of India By PM Bakshi

Constitution of India By DD Basu

GENERAL SCIENCE

NCERT Science (class 9)Ch. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

NCERT science (class 10)Ch. 10, 11, 14,

NCERT Science (class 9)Ch. 2, 3, 4

NCERT science (class 10)ch.1, 2, 3, 4,5

Life Science

NCERT Science (class 9)Ch.5, 6, 7, 13

NCERT Science (class 10)ch.6, 7, 8, 9

NCERT Biology (Class XI)Ch.16, 17.1, 2, 4, 5, 6. Ch.18, Ch.19.1, 2, 8, Ch.20.5, Ch.21.2,


Ch.21.1, 2
NCERT Biology (Class XII)Ch.4.1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Ch.8,

MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS

NCERT Science (class 9)Ch.14, 15

NCERT science (class 10)ch.14, 15, 16

NCERT (Class XII): Themes in Indian history: Themes 4, 5, 6, 8, 9

Themes 10-14 (Modern India and national movement)

NCERT(Class 12)Modern India by Bipan Chandra (old edition)

Reference Books: Grover & Grover - Modern India

Bipin ChandraIndia's Struggle for Independence, 1857-1947

CURRENT ISSUES

Magazines like Frontline, Yojana,

Web sites of the Government of India, Planning Commission, RBI, SEBI, World Bank,
IMF, WTO etc.

These have information on government policies as well as latest developments in different


areas.

rbi.org.in

worldbank.org.in

prsindia.org

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