Dr. Apala Mishra book list for mains GS1

 


GS1

History

Art and Culture

1. Fine arts ncert class 11

2. Art and culture by Nitin Singhania- for temple architecture only.



Modern India

A brief history of modern India by Rajiv Ahir



Post Independence consolidation

Forum IAS content building material, book number 2



World history

Forum IAS content building material, book number 1



Medieval India

Reverse engineered from IAS baba TLP



Ancient India

Reverse engineered from IAS baba TLP


Geography

Geophysical phenomenon

NCERT class 11, Physical geography, with notes added for clarification



Distribution of key natural resources

Forum IAS geography material last pages



Indian geography

1. NCERT 11 India physical geography, 12- India econmic geography OR

2. Vajiram and Ravi yellow book


Sociology

Society

Vision IAS value addition material


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