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History Optional Paper: Books to read for Civil Services Main Exam

Filed Under: UPSC Books Review

Civil Services History part (As part of GS or as optional) requires vast but focused reading. Apart from the IAS Books for History – Civil Services Prelims Exam, the below mentioned books can help.

Recommended Books for History – Civil Services Books – Mains Exam

  1. A New Look at Modern Indian History From 1707 to the Modern Times
  2. Modern India, 1885-1947
  3. History of Medieval India
  4. The Penguin History Of Early India: From The Origins To AD 1300
  5. History Of Modern India
  6. India’s Ancient Past
  7. Modern Indian History
  8. Mastering Modern World History
  9. Age of Revolution 1789-1848
  10. Age of Capital 1848-1875
  11. Age of Empire 1875-1914
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  1. Swati says

    August 24, 2015 at 8:07 pm

    maine IAS mains ke liye history choose kiya hai….kitni aur kaun kaun si books lagengi…and kis writer ki…..hindi medium se

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  2. navjyot says

    September 4, 2015 at 5:50 pm

    Sir romila thapar ki jagh koi aur book le sakte hai

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  3. Thameem basha says

    January 17, 2016 at 6:51 pm

    sir, tell some important books needed for history to take up prelims and mains

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  4. Sujit kumar says

    May 7, 2016 at 8:23 pm

    Mai abhi 1st year m hu or abhi se hi IAS ki teyari kr RHA hu..aage ki pdhai kaise kru

    Reply
  5. vaibhav says

    July 30, 2016 at 8:12 pm

    hello sujit first go through the basics and use only NCERT TEXTBOOKS which are available free . After this makes notes and practice to writting . increase speed and quality of writting. after this go to the books which are available to buy and just thorogh read it. You will clear it. ALL THE BEST..

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  6. abhishek says

    February 20, 2017 at 10:05 am

    Dear sir,
    Please tell me the list of history books for mains in Hindi medium.

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