Updated on 25 February 2024 by IAS CENTRE
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Welcome to UPSC Civil Service Exams preparation.
In this post we will know about minimum books and resources required for Geography Optional Papers for UPSC civil service Exams.
Note: you can see here the books and resources that are required for the UPSC civil service Prelims and mains exams.
BOOKS and RESOURCES:
Syllabus
It’s the most important resource apart from previous years questions. So you should always refer to it before reading any resources.
It acts as a guiding light throughout your preparation for this exam by making you understand which topics are useful for the exam.
Previous Years Question Papers
The next thing you need after syllabus is previous years questions paper.
It helps in testing and identifying the strong as well as weak areas of your preparation.
It also helps in identifying the topics which are more important than others.
Books
paper- I
NCERT: Class 11th & 12th
Physical Geography
- Physical Geography by Savindra Singh Buy
- Physical Geography by Rupa Publication Buy
Human Geography
- Evolution of Geographical Thought by Majid Hussain Buy
- Model in Geography by Majid Hussain Buy
- Economic and Social Geography by Rupa Publication Buy
Paper- II
- India: A Comprehensive Geography by D.R. Khullar Buy
- Indian Geography through Map by Somesh Upadhyay. Buy
- Map:
- Orient BlackSwan Buy
OR
- Oxford Atlas Buy
News Papers
- the Hindu
OR
- the Indian Express
- Down To Earth
These are not the exhaustive list of books and resources, but minimum required list are given here.
If you need any extra resources, you are free to use it.
For the books and resources related to UPSC prelims exams see here.
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