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 Sociology 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
- Introduction to Sociology by Anthony Gidden Buy
- Sociological Theory by George Ritzer Buy
- Sociology Themes and Perspectives by Haralambos & Holborn Buy
- Essential sociology by Nithin Sangwan Buy
Paper- II
- Social Background of Indian Nationalism by A R Desai Buy
- Society in India by Ram Ahuja Buy
- Cast in its 20th century Avatar by M N Srinivas Buy
- Modernisation of Indian tradition by Yogendra Singh Buy
- social change in modern India by M N. Srinivas Buy
News Papers
- the Hindu
OR
- the Indian Express
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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