MAINS BOOKLIST - GS 1

 

Hello Sandalwoods,

Find the reading list for GS 1 below.

Like the ad of salt, sources kam hi rakho par achche rakho. Make notes and keep revising.

GS 1

Indian Culture – Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.

• NCERT CLASS 11, 12 FINE ARTS
• NITIN SINGHANIA BOOK
• RAU'S NOTES
• CCRT WEBSITE
• VARIOUS GOVERNMENT WESITES, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATED TO ART AND CULTURE
• DOCUMENTARIES OF DD BHARTI, PROGRAMS LIKE FORTS OF INDIA etc
• PORTIONS FROM INDIAN HISTORY
• VISION MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS

Modern Indian History

• CLASS 6- 10th NCERT
• ANCIENT- R.S. SHARMA
• MEDIEVAL- SATISH CHANDRA
• MODERN- BIPIN CHANDRA/ SPECTRUM
• RAU'S NOTES
• VISION MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS

Significant events, issues, personalities during the middle of the eighteenth century (1750s) until the present.

• SPECIAL EMPHASIS DURING READING
• GOOGLE AND DOCUMENT IN DETAIL ABOUT IMPORTANT EVENTS AS MENTIONED LIKE- Government of India Acts, Socio Reform Movement and Personalities, Women freedom fighters, Bhakti and Sufi saints, Philosophies of important organisations during independence etc.

Different stages and important contributors and contributions from various parts of the country in ‘The Freedom Struggle’.

• COVERED IN MODERN HISTORY BUT DO ADDITIONAL RESEARCH example Independence movement in South India, North East India, Outside India

Post-independence consolidation and reorganisation within the country.

• CLASS 11 POLITICAL SCIENCE BOOK- POLITICS IN INDIA AFTER INDEPENDENCE
• VISION COMPILATION ON THE TOPIC/ RED BOOK BY GS SCORE/ FORUM IAS
• INDIA AFTER INDEPENDENCE by RAMCHANDRA GUHA [not mandatory

History of the world

• RAU'S NOTES

Events, forms and effect on society since the 18th century (world wars, industrial revolution, colonisation, redrawal of national boundaries, decolonisation, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism, etc.)

• WORLD HISTORY NOTES
• PSIR OPTIONAL PAPER 1, selected topics from PART A

Society

Indian society and diversity – Salient aspects.

• INDIAN SOCIOLOGY CLASS 11, 12 NCERT
• RAU'S NOTES
• VISION MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS
• OWN NOTES ON IMPORTANT SOCIETY BASED, CURRENT ISSUES [ONE PAGE NOTES PER TOPIC. Eg- Elderly Care in India]

Role of women and women’s organisations, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanisation, their problems and remedies.

• SELF MADE NOTES ON EACH WORD, THEIR DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS THROUGH GOOGLE AND MANY COACHING WEBSITES. Example- URBANISATION- Definition, important data, current status in India and the world, important reports, issues, causes, solutions, government schemes [MoHUA and others], any relevant reports eg by NITI AAYOG on the topic, related topics- branch out and follow similar pattern. Example- MIGRATION, SLUMS, INFRASTRUCTURE, SAFE LIVELIHOOD, INFORMAL SECTOR, RURAL-URBAN DIVIDE, URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT, GIG WORKERS, ANONYMITY, Vision versus reality, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, URBAN FLOODS, DISASTER RESILIENCE IN URBAN AREAS..... etc branch out as much as possible, make concise notes then.

Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.

• OWN NOTES FROM GOOGLE, NEWSPAPER EDITORIALS, THOUGHTS OF THINKERS etc by using similar strategy as mentioned above. Mention points and keyqords relevant to the topic. 

Effects of globalisation on Indian society.

• OWN NOTES
• VISION MONTHLY 

Geography

Distribution of key natural resources across the world including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent; factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world including India.

Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc.

Geographical features and their location, changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and polar ice caps) and, in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.

Salient features of world’s physical geography.

• CLASS 6-12 NCERT
• EXTENSIVE MAP PRACTICE- important rivers, mountains, geographical features, deserts, cities, channels, ocean currents, volcanoes etc both national and international. GI Tags, National Parks, Wildlife Reserves, Tiger Parks, Elephant Reserves, Critical Wildlife habitat, Biodiversity Hotspots etc. Places in News. Both political and physical locations need to be considered and practiced. OXFORD WORLD ATLAS, VISION PLACES IN NEWS, NEWSPAPER SOURCE.
• PMF IAS NOTES [available online]
• LOTUS ARISE website
• RAJTANIL MA'AM'S CLASSES ON YOUTUBE
• Geography Mapping telegram channel
• RAU'S NOTES
• G.C.LEONG BOOK

Thank you for reading.