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Here are some of the most followed books of UPSC CSE preparation-
For History-
Ancient and Medieval History – Tamil Nadu NCERT class 11 is enough to cover both ancient and medieval history.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=11VGQS15r4qR2fn1OLL7eYnaeTY0mk5yJ – download link
Modern History– Spectrum is the most followed book and gives you a proper knowledge and understanding of the subject in a precise manner.
World History – the book you should look for is History of the world by Arjun dev.
Art and Culture– Class 11 Fine Arts and Indian Art and Culture by Nithin Singhania.
Economics– two of the most followed sources are Indian economy by Vivek Singh and Mrunal sir notes you can follow either of them. Also read class 11 and 12th NCERT’s for a basic understanding of the subject.
Environment and Ecology– Shankar IAS provides the best source for covering this subject and along with that try to read the last four chapters in Biology book of class 12th and Chapter -14 of class 11 chemistry ( both NCERT ).
https://www.shankariasacademy.com/upsc-environment-book/
Science and Technology– no single resource , it is necessary to link the current affairs with static portion . The main source one should rely on is Vision IAS monthly magazine.
Geography – 11th and 12th NCERT , Oxford student atlas.
Polity– Class 11 NCERT and LAXMIKANT + Bare Act.
Internal security and Disaster management – Vision Mains 365 is sufficient.
Society and social justice – Class 12 Sociology NCERT + Vision Value added material.
Governance – Vision IAS mains 365.
International relations – Mainly current affairs oriented , cover Vision Mains 365 and PT 365.
Ethics – to understand the basics try to cover A Practical Approach to Ethics Integrity and aptitude by D K Balaji book and in order to understand the answer writing structure access the toppers notes available online.
CSAT– Arun sharma’s book is the most followed resource but the key to crack CSAT is to do the Previous Year Questions and understand the pattern of the exam.
When it comes to CSE preparation it is not how many books you covered but how much knowledge you are able to understand , retain and recollect. So I personally recommend you to rely on one single resource and gain an in depth knowledge on the given topics.
NCERT texts are available on the official website.