GS 1 Books: Important Books for IAS Mains General Studies 1 (Paper 2)

UPSC CSE IAS GS Mains Books

General Studies-1 (GS 1 Books-Syllabus) : Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society

GS 1 Books on Culture & Heritage of India


Syllabus:

GS 1 Books on Ancient & Medieval Indian History:

GS 1 Books on Modern Indian History

Syllabus:

  • Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues.
  • The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country.

GS 1 Books on World History


Syllabus:

  • History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.— their forms and effect on the society.

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GS 1 Books on Social Aspects


Syllabus:

  • Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
  • Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
  • Effects of globalization on Indian society.
  • Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.

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GS 1 Books on World Geography


Syllabus:

  • Salient features of world’s physical 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 ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.

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