Suggested Reading (Test-I)

SYNERGY Class- notes for G.S Main is equally reliable and adequate to
handle the following sections:A. HISTORY
Modern India (1757-1947)
Source:

Indias struggle for independence (Bipin Chandra)

Modern India (Spectrum pub.)

From Plassey to Partition (Sekhar Bandopadhayay)

World History (18th Century*)

Source:

Class XII NCERT (Haq, Patnaik and Mandal) -chapter 2 only.

Modern World (B.V. Rao/Jain and Mathur).

Remaining part of world history will be covered in the Next test.

B. GEOGRAPHY
Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity,
cyclone etc., geographical features and their location.
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Changes in critical geographical features (including water- bodies and ice-caps) and in
flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.

[NOTE: The section covers

(1) Physical Geography of India and the World. Focus should be on important geophysical
phenomena like earthquakes, volcanic activity etc.
(2) Impact of anthropogenic activities on environment like climate change, desertification etc. here,
the focus should be on applied physical geography.
SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Fundamental of Physical Geography (NCERT Class XI).
2. India- Physical Environment (NCERT Class XI).
3. IGNOU Matter on Environment.
4. Physical Geography- Savindra Singh (Chapters on important geophysical phenomena).
C. Social Issues: Salient Features of Indian Society
(1)

Social empowerment.

Source:

India Year Book (2014) - Chapters related to Welfare, Health & Family Welfare, Food and
Civil Supplies, Urban & Rural Development, Education

Indian Society (NCERT)- Class XII Chapter-5.

IGNOU Booklet: (ESO-16) on Sociology.

Yojana Issues on above mentioned topics.

(2)

Communalism, Regionalism & Secularism

Source:

Indian Society (NCERT) Class XII, Chapter- 6

Social Problem in India- by Ram Ahuja (only above mentioned topics)
Democracy in India: Issues & Challenges NCERT- XII of Political Science.

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