You need to know what are you preparing for? So, read the syllabus thoroughly and check the exam pattern through the previous year's questions. We have listed a few important books for the MPPSC prelims and mains exam.
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ANCIENT INDIAN
HISTORY
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MEDIEVAL INDIAN HISTORY
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Medieval India by Satish Chandra
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MODERN INDIAN
HISTORY
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Rajiv Ahir (Spectrum Publication)
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Modern India by Bipin Chandra
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India After Independence Bipin Chandra (selective
reading)
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INDIAN POLITY
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NCERT-11th Class
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Governance in India by Laxmikanth [Hindi Or English]
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Public Administration – Laxmikanth [Hindi or English]
(Note – Read Only Selected Chapters )
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ECONOMICS
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State Board school Textbooks (Class 11th and 12th)
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NCERT – 11th and 12th [Hindi or English]
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Ramesh Singh (11th edition)/ Sanjiv Verma (selective
reading)
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Economic Survey & Budget – Union and Madhya Pradesh
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Art & Culture
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Bhartiya Kala
Evam Sanskriti - Nitin Singhania (Hindi Or English For Main)
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NCERT 11th Class
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Geography
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NCERT – 6,7,8,9,10 & 11,12 [Hindi or English] Note – 11th
and 12th are most Important.
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Atlas
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Cosmos geography
a comprehensive study - Mahesh Barnwal (For Main)
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Sociology
o NCERT -11th (Understanding Society), 12th (Indian Society,
Social Change And Development In India)
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Social Problems In India – Ram Ahuja
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Science & Technology
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NCERT – 6,7 And 8,9,10
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Computer- Internet or Lucent Computer Book [Hindi or English]
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Energy &
Environment
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Shankar IAS [English]
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Majid Hussain [Hindi]
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NCERT 12th Biology
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STATE GK
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Madhyapradesh Ek
Parichaya - McGraw hill publication
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An Introduction to Madhya Pradesh general knowledge - Sonali
Bansal
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MP General Knowledge - Arihant Publication
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MATH & GI:
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Fast track objective Arithmetic - Rajesh Verma
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A new approach to
reasoning verbal, non-verbal & Analytical - Arihant Publication
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Quantitative
Aptitude for a competitive exam - RS Agarwal
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General Books:
o Lucent General
Knowledge [Hindi or English]
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Pratiyogita Nirdeshika (last six months), Samsyamiki
Semi-annual (Maheshwari)
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Indian Yearbook
- GOI Publication
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MPPSC Mains paper
2 - Surendra Sharma (For Main)
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Nibandh Manjusha
- McGraw-Hill Publication (For Main)
The
MPPSC Mains exam will test your detailed knowledge and thus the list of books
for each subject is vast. Before going to the paper-wise books, here are some
of the books that must be referred to at the starting of the preparations for
the Mains exam:
- NCERT
Class X-XII Social Studies, Economics, and some Culture topics.
- Indian
Polity by M.Laxmikanth
- India
Year Book (GOI publication)
- Newspaper/Judicious
internet usage
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Ethics
o Lexicon for
Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude TMH Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude by
M.Karthikeyan.
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Hindi
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Lucent's Sampurna
Hindi Vyakaran Aur Rachna
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Hindi Essay
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Nimband Manjushaby Samiratmaj Mishra
o 151 Nibandh for IAS/PCS & other Competitive Exam by Disha Expert
o Hindi magazines – Pratiyogita Darpan/ghanta chakra for contemporary updates