RAS Pre Books : As far as prelims goes, you do not have to do all questions but you have to do all such questions that majority of students have attempted. Additionally, in order to prepare peacefully you need to feel secured about clearing prelims exam by some margin, hence you need at-least 10-15 more marks than tentative cut-offs.
[For Hindi Medium please read: आरएएस 2021 प्रारंभिक परीक्षा की के लिए पुस्तकें| ]
In RAS 2018 Pre Examination, there were a number of current affairs related questions on subjects like geography & economy, instead of basic theory questions. Hence, the books that you read need to be updated. However, in general a majority of books are not updated frequently and so have reduced significance in examination. Yet, books provide a structured understanding of topics & so their utility cannot be neglected. In this page, we have streamlined strategy along with few basic books to follow for RAS Pre examination.
Step 1: Cover RBSE & NCERT books
Remember, NCERT’s/RBSE books are foundation for RAS & IAS examinations.
A. RBSE Books or Rajasthan Adhyayan Books
- Rajasthan Adhyayan Books Download Hindi Medium | Buy English Medium
B. NCERT Books
- NCERTs of History (Class XI – XII) Old Books
- NCERTs of Geography (Class XI-XII) – New Okie
Step 2: Read Mega Books
This is not a mandatory step unless you are short on time for preparation of examination. Information in these books can be outdated & also may fail to cover complete subject but they do cover good portion of RAS preliminary Exam syllabus. Your options are:
| S.NO | ————Book & Author—————– | Buy |
|---|---|---|
| a | Rajasthan Through Districts | View |
| b | Contemporary Rajasthan By Dr. L.R. Bhalla | Amazon |
| c | or Rajasthan Aaj Tak by Dr. Dinesh & Pushpa Sharma | Amazon |
Step 3: Subject Wise Books for Detailed Study based on Syllabus of RAS Preliminary Examination:
RAS Preliminary Exam Syllabus covers topics from both Rajasthan as well as India. The books mentioned below are as per syllabus of RAS Pre 2021 as mentioned by RPSC.
A. RAS Preliminary Exam syllabus from HISTORY
A.1. History from Rajasthan
| S.NO | ————Book & Author—————– | View/ Download |
|---|---|---|
| a | RajRAS – Ancient History of Rajasthan | eBook |
| b | Important Dynasties & Battles of Rajasthan | View |
| c | RajRAS – Modern History of Rajasthan (1707 – 1947) | eBook |
| d | RajRAS – Literature Art Architecture Culture and Heritage of Rajasthan | eBook |
A.2. History from India:
| S.NO | ————Book & Author—————– | View/ Download |
|---|---|---|
| a | NCERT- Ancient History by R. S. Sharma | |
| b | NCERT – Medieval History by Satish Chandra | |
| c | NCERT- Modern History by Bipin Chandra | |
| d | Spectrum – A brief history of Modern India | See Amazon |
Books on Art & Culture of India:
| S.NO | ————Book & Author—————– | View/ Download |
|---|---|---|
| a | RajRAS –Architecture & Culture of India | eBOOK |
| b | Indian Art & Culture by Nitin Singhania | (See Amazon: English || Hindi ) |
B.RAS Preliminary Exam syllabus from GEOGRAPHY:
B.1 Rajasthan Geography:
| S.NO | ————Book & Author—————– | View/ Download |
|---|---|---|
| a | Geography of Rajasthan – by Dr. L. R. Bhalla | See Amazon |
| b | Maps of Rajasthan (Rajasthan Manchitravali) by Mumal – Hindi Medium but Equally useful | See Amazon |
| c | RajRAS – Geography of Rajasthan – 2023 Edition | eBOOK |
B.2 & B.3 Geography of India & World:
| S.NO | ————Book & Author—————– | View/ Download |
|---|---|---|
| a | NCERT – Class XI & XII – New Books
|
See Amazon |
| b |
Indian and World Geography by Majid Hussain |
See Amazon |
| c | Environment: Shankar IAS Book | See Amazon |
C. RAS Preliminary Exam Books for POLITY
C.1. Polity topics from Rajasthan
| S.NO | ————Book & Author—————– | View/ Download |
|---|---|---|
| a |
RajRAS – Polity & Administration of Rajasthan |
eBook |
C.2. Polity topics from India:
| S.NO | ————Book & Author—————– | View/ Download |
|---|---|---|
| a |
Polity of India – by Laxmikant (Seventh Edition) |
Amazon |
D.RAS Preliminary Exam syllabus from ECONOMY:
D.1 Economy topics from Rajasthan:
| S.NO | ————Book & Author—————– | Buy Book |
|---|---|---|
| a | Economy of Rajasthan – by Laxminarayan Nathuramka | Amazon |
D.2. Economic topics from India:
| S.NO | ————Book & Author—————– | Buy Book |
|---|---|---|
| a | NCERT – Micro & Macro Economics | Amazon |
| b | Economy by Ramesh Singh (15th Edition) | Amazon |
| c | Economic Survey 2022-23 | Amazon |
E. RAS Preliminary Exam Books for Science & Technology
| S.NO | ————Book & Author—————– | View/ Download |
|---|---|---|
| a | Gist of NCERT | Amazon |
F. RAS Preliminary Exam Books for Reasoning Ability
Books-wise this section can be divided in to two parts:
F1. Reasoning
| S.NO | ————Book & Author—————– | View/ Download |
|---|---|---|
| a | Reasoning by RS Agarwal or | Amazon |
| b | A New approach to reasoning Verbal & Non-Verbal by B.S. Sijwali & Indu Sijwali | Amazon |
F2. Quantitative Aptitude
| S.NO | ————Book & Author—————– | View/ Download |
|---|---|---|
| a | Quantitative Aptitude by RS Agarwal | Amazon |
G. RAS Preliminary Exam Books for Current Affairs
Books-wise this section can be divided in to two parts:
G1. National & International Current Affairs
| S.NO | ————Book & Author—————– | Buy Book |
|---|---|---|
| a | Current Affairs 2023 | Amazon |
G2. Rajasthan Current Affairs
| S.NO | ————Book & Author—————– | Buy Book |
|---|---|---|
| a | Rajasthan Current Affairs |
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