RESOURCES
BOOK LIST FOR KAS PRELIMS
CURRENT AFFAIRS
Must Read Books:
1. The Hindu or Deccan Herald Newspaper, Prajawani
2. Current Affairs Material by AKKA IAS ACADEMY
3. A Monthly Magazine
4. Karnataka Economic Survey (Current Year)
5. Budget (State Government)
HISTORY AND HERITAGE
Must Read Books:
1. State Syllabus text books 8-12, Hostory Portion
Reference Books - Modern India - Bipin Chandra
1. Ancient India: Class 11th NCERT (Old) by R.S. Sharma (Now being published by Oxford India)
2. Medieval India: Class 11th NCERT (Old) by Satish Chandra (Now being published by Orient Black Swan)
3. Modern India: Class 12th NCERT (Old) by Bipin Chandra (Now being published by Orient Black Swan)
4. Spectrum's A Brief History of Modern India by Rajiv Ahir
5. Karnataka History - A brief History of Karnataka by Suryanath Kamath
GEOGRAPHY
Must Read Books:
1. KTBS text book-state syllabus
2. Karnataka Geography-Dr.Ranganath
Atlas: The Orient Blackswan School Atlas or Oxford School Atlas
Reference Books: Certicate Physical and Human Geography by Goh Cheng Leong.
ECONOMY
Must Read Books:
1. 8 to 10 State syllabus textbook Economy portion
2. Indian Economy key Concepts by Sankar Ganesh K.
Reference Books: Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh (TMH Publications)
INDIAN POLITY
Must Read Books:
1. 8 to 12 State syllabus-Polity portion
2. Class 6th to 11th NCERT (New)
3. Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth (TMH Publications)
4. AKKA IAS Academy study material
Reference Books: Our Parliament by SubhashKashyap (NBT)
GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:
Must Read Books:
1. Class 6th to 10th Science NCERT (new)
2. AKKA IAS Academy study material
Reference Book: Science and Technology - TMH Publication
ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY:
Must Read Books:
1. Class 12 NCERT-UNIT-X (Chapter 13-16).
2. AKKA IAS Academy Study Material
MENTAL ABILITY:
Must Read Books:
1. Mental Ability-R.S. Agarwal
2. AKKA IAS Academy study material.
MUST READ: A HAND BOOK OF KARNATAKA (CURRENT EDITION) (Selected Chapter)
RECOMMENDED BOOKLIST FOR KPSC MAINS:
PAPER-II: GENERAL STUDIES-1
Section-I: History and Cultural Heritage India and Karnataka
Must Read Books:
(in addition to books specied in prelims books list)
1. Art and Culture
2. Handbook of Karnataka (latest edition)-Only selected chapters.
3. Indian Heritage and culture by Srinivas T
Section II: Social and Political perspective
Must Read Books:
1. Sociology: Class 11th and 12th NCERT books
2. Social and political perspective by Shankar Rao
Reference Books: Social issues - Ram Ahuja
Section-III: Indian Economy and Rural Development
Must Read Books:
(in addition to books specied in prelims books list)
1. Karnataka Economic Survey (Current Edition)
2. Budget (State Government)
3. AKKA IAS Academy Study Material
Reference Books:
1. Indian Economy by Sanjeev Verma
2. Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh (TMH Publications)
PAPER-III: GENERAL STUDIES-2
Section - I (Physical Features and Natural Resources)
Must Read Books:
(in addition to books specied in prelims books list)
1. Class 6th, 7th and 8th NCERT (old) (Land and People)
2. Certicate Physical and Human Geography by Goh Cheng Leong
Reference Books:
1. Geography of India - Majid Hussain
Section - II (Overview of Indian Constitution)
Must Read Books:
1. Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth (selected Chapters only)
Section III (Public Administration and Management-IR)
1. Public Administration by M. Laxmikanth (selected Chapters only)
2. AKKA IAS Academy Study Material
PAPER-IV: GENERAL STUDIES-3
Section-I: (Role and Impact of S&T, IT in Public Domain)
Must Read Books:
(in addition to books specified in prelims books list)
1. Science and Technology-TMH Publication (Selected Chapters)
2. AKKA IAS Academy Study Material
Section II: (Natural Science, Life Science, Agricultural Science)
Must Read Books:
1. Science NCERT Biology 11th and 12th std (Selected Chapters only)
2. AKKA IAS Academy study Material
Section III: (Ecology and Environment) Must Read Books:
1. Environment by AKKA IAS Academy
PAPER-V: GENERAL STUDIES-4
Must Read Books:
1. Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude-Lexicon
2. AKKA IAS Academy Study Material
Reference book: Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude by D.K Balaj
Note: A Hand Book of Karnataka (Current Edition) selected chapters