Sources + Strategy for GS Mains
GS Mains : Sources and Strategy The following is a gist of what I did with regards to my preparation for the GS portion of mains. This strategy may be more suitable for those with an engg/science optional due to paucity of time available to them for GS preparation. However, to my mind, the list provided here is exhaustive in the sense that, it does cater to the GS preparation requirements for mains exhaustively. Sources Paper 1 Freedom Struggle : Spectrum + India's struggle for freedom {if time permits} Culture : Nitin Singhania + Fine Arts NCERT + R S Sharma (Old NCERT) Post independence : Vision IAS post independence notes + Pol. Science NCERT World History : Vision IAS world history notes (or Norman Lowe - both are same) Society : Sociology NCERT + Current affairs Geography : NCERTs (6-12), G C Leong, Mrunal's Resources and Industries Paper 2 Polity : Laxmikanth Governance : ARC reports (12, 11, 9