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UPSC CSE reference books 2023 are required by candidates for exam preparation. A plethora of candidates appear for UPSC CSE exam every year. Candidates can also use the previous year question papers and sample papers for exam preparation. Some of the best preparation books have been mentioned in the article below for the candidate's convenience. Keep reading to know more about UPSC CSE 2023 reference books.
UPSC CSE Reference Books
There are many reference books available for candidates to prepare for UPSC CSE exam. Some of the UPSC CSE reference books are mentioned below:
Books for CSAT Paper 1
Below are the Reference Books for UPSC CSE 2023
India 2017
Indian Polity by M.Laxmikanth
Brief History of Modern India by Rajiv Ahir
Ancient History by RS Sharma
India Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania
Books For CSE Paper 2
The books that can be referred by the candidates for CSE paper 2 are:
Comprehensive Manual CSAT
Analytical Reasoning by M K Pandey
The Analytical Reasoning book will help the aspirants to make their logical and reasoning skill strong. The book is divided into two parts; Reasoning based on Logic and reasoning based on Rules. Topics such as Data Sufficiency, Strengthening & Weakening Arguments, Coded Relationships, Analytical Decision-Making and Evaluating Inference will be explained in details. Rules part contains segments like the syllogism, analytical decision, input-output miscellaneous, coded inequalities and problem-solving etc.
RS Aggarwal Books on Verbal/ Logical Reasoning, Aptitude and Reading Comprehension
This book has two section; that is Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. The first section of the book covers General Mental Ability, Verification of Truth of the Statement, Assertion and Reasoning, Alpha Numeric Sequence Puzzles, Direction Sense Test, Series Completion etc. In the second section, the chapters include Construction of Squares and Triangles, Classification, Figure Formation & Analysis, Series, Completion of Incomplete Pattern, Paper Folding, Analogy, Analytical Reasoning, Cubes & Dice and Spotting out the Embedded Figures.
Quantitative Aptitude By Arun Sharma (TMH)
This book contains six sections and they are; Numbers, Averages and Mixtures, Arithmetic and Word-based problems, Geometry, Algebra and Counting. And these sections is further been divided into the chapters and exercises. At the end of each chapter, there are practice exercises and model test papers that will help the aspirants to do self-evaluation. The book has solved papers that help students to understand how the questions can be solved within a given period of time.
Reading Comprehension by Arun Sharma (TMH)
Aspirants must have this book that is appearing for the entrance exams. This book has in total 34 chapters. This book gives clear guidance on how to attend the various types of questions along with tips and tricks that will save time. This book includes the latest pattern of questions that are being asked in the examination. One of the important benefits of this book is that it will improve readers English language skills.
