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BOOKS FOR PRELIMINARY EXAM..

 UPSC generally does not follow a standard pattern of allotment of question for various topics. Hence it is wise to stress on those subject, which are common for mains examination as well. The areas to be taken care of : Modern India, Polity , Indian Economy , Geography, Current Events and General science. Considering the general nature of the examination, the strategy must be to focus on greater rather than intensive coverage.

HISTORY : History has three parts in total, Ancient, Medieval and Modern INDIA. for getting a general understanding of the Indian history from ancient to medieval, the NCERT books ( class XI TO XII ) can give a good start. modern Indian History has to be covered extensively, both for prelims and mains. For the ancient and medieval history , only a set of aspects ( and related eminent persons ) are being tested generally, which are :

* Literature 

* Arts: Art, Drama, Music, and Dance 

* Architecture 

* Culture ( Indus valley civilization, Vedic Culture, Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism ( and parsi), Islam and Christianity )

you can refer following books for more reading ( some books would be relevant for GS Mains paper 1 preparation ); 

* Ancient and Medieval India, NCERT Class XI.

* Modern India, NCERT Class XII.

* Spectrum publication ( Three books, each on Modern India, Indian Culture and Indian Persons )

Apart from knowing just the books for reading, You also need to know ( and practice ) What sources are there for solving question. Some of the possible options I cold find are as below:

* Arihant Publication : Modern History ( Multiple Choice question ) 

* TMH ( Multiple Choice Question )

* www.gktoday.in ( Multiple Choice Question )

* All the previous papers ( for History question ) 

In fact, history, it is better to solve question then reading endlessly. 

This is one good way to remember more from history, especially.

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