>>REFERENCE BOOKS AND MATERIALS FOR HISTORY (UPSC PRELIM)

REFERENCE BOOKS AND STUDY MATERIALS
FOR HISTORY (PRELIMINARY)
PAPER I

ANCIENT INDIA

1. NCERT 11TH CLASS (OLD)
2. IGNOU (GRADUATE LEVEL)
3. GAZETTEER
4. THREE AUTHORS (RAYCHAUDHARY, MAJUMDAR AND SRIVASTAV)
5. D.N .JHA ANCIENT INDIA-AN INTRODUCTORY OUTLINE
6. A.L. BASHAM THE WONDER THAT WAS INDIA VOL. I
7. ROMILA THATPAR
ANCIENT INDIA
(FOR HINDI MEDIUM STUDENTS)
· JHA & SRIMALI
· K.C. SRIVASTAV

MEDIEVAL INDIA
1. NCERT 11TH CLASS (OLD)
2. IGNOU (GRADUATE LEVEL)
3. GAZETTEER
4. THREE AUTHORS (RAYCHAUDHARY, MAJUMDAR AND SRIVASTAV)
5. SATISH CHANDRA-MEDIEVAL INDIA
6. J. L. MEHTA-MEDIEAL INDIA VOL.I, II. III.
7. S.A.A. RIZVI-THE WONDER THAT WAS INDIA VOL.II
8. (FOR HINDI MEDIUM STUDENTS
· H.C. VERMA VOL.I,II

PAPER II
MODERN INDAI
1. NCERT 12TH CLASS (OLD)
2. IGNOU (GRADUATE LEVEL)
3. GAZETTEER
4. THREE AUTHORS (RAYCHAUDHARY, MAJUMDAR AND SRIVASTAV
5. BIPAN CHANDRA-INDIA’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE
6. SUMIT SARKAR-MODERN INDIA
7. GROVER &GROVER-MODERN INDIAN HISTORY
8. BIPAN CHANDRA-FREEDOM STRUGGLE

MODERN WORLD (ONLY FOR MAIN)
1. NCERT 9TH, 10TH, 12TH CLASS (OLD)
HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 9TH, 10TH
CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY 12TH
REDDY’S SHORT VERSION OF THE WORLD HISTORY

REDDY’S INDIAN HISTORY GUIDE FOR PRELIMINARY
SYLLABUS:- syllabus for any exam is of prime importance. Without going through the syllabus one can not understand the nature of examination and the area to be covered for that purpose. So proper understanding of the syllabus is the first step towards success.
QUESTION BANK:- Go through the last ten years questions seriously for Prelim and Main exams. And for the last five years question you need to have a research on them. This means you need to identify
· Why that question has been asked?
· What is the nature of the question asked?
· What is the background of that question?
· From which source this question has been taken out?
Once these informations are clear in your mind your task of preparing for the examination would be greatly simplified. Your first task has to be to go thorough the syllabus and then topic wise study of the question bank. It would be only after that you can proceed with wide ranging, intensive as well as extensive study for the examination.