Geography Books for UPSC 2024, Check Complete Book list for Prelims, Mains and Optional!

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Geography books for UPSC 2024 will help candidates recognize important sources for covering geography subjects. Check complete details here!

Geography Books for UPSC 2024, Check Complete Book list for Prelims, Mains and Optional!

Geography books for UPSC 2024 will help candidates who are starting their preparation for the UPSC exam. These books will address the demand of the syllabus comprehensively and allow candidates to score high marks.

Geography books for UPSC 2024 will cover all the important books for UPSC prelims, mains and optional exam. Candidates are advised to read the article completely to get an idea about the important Geography books for UPSC 2024.

Geography Books for UPSC 2024 Overview

Geography is an important subject for the UPSC exam. Candidates will be required to study geographical concepts and facts through various sources. The various important Geography books for UPSC will help candidates score good marks in the exam.

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Name of Subject Geography
Relevance of the Subject in Prelims UPSC Prelims General Studies (Paper 1)
Relevance of the Subject in Mains UPSC Mains General Studies 2
Relevance in Optional One of the Optional subjects

Geography Books for UPSC 2024 Prelims

Based on recommendations by various toppers, here is a list of important Geography books for UPSC 2024 prelims.

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Book Title Author/Publisher
Certificate Physical and Human Geography G C Leong
School Atlas Oxford or Orient Black Swan Atlas
  • NCERT Class VI – The Earth Our Habitat
  • NCERT Class VII – Our Environment
  • NCERT Class VIII – Resource and Development
  • NCERT Class IX – Contemporary India – I
  • NCERT Class X – Contemporary India – II
  • NCERT Class XI – Fundamentals of Physical Geography
  • NCERT Class XI – India – Physical Environment
  • NCERT Class XII – Fundamentals of Human Geography
  • NCERT Class XII – India – People and Economy
NCERT

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Geography Books for UPSC 2024 Mains

Candidates have to read a wider range of books for UPSC mains. Based on recommendations by experts, here are the top Geography books for UPSC 2024 mains.

Book Name Author or Publisher
Geography of India Majid Hussain
Geography of World Majid Hussain
Certificate Physical and Human Geography G C Leong
Physical, Human, and Economic Geography for Civil Services Examination D R Khuller
  • NCERT Class VI – The Earth Our Habitat
  • NCERT Class VII – Our Environment
  • NCERT Class VIII – Resource and Development
  • NCERT Class IX – Contemporary India – I
  • NCERT Class X – Contemporary India – II
  • NCERT Class XI – Fundamentals of Physical Geography
  • NCERT Class XI – India – Physical Environment
  • NCERT Class XII – Fundamentals of Human Geography
  • NCERT Class XII – India – People and Economy
NCERT

Geography Books for UPSC 2024 Optional

Toppers of UPSC exam have suggested certain books to be read for UPSC Geography optional. Here is a list of Geography books for UPSC 2024 optional.

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Books for Optional Paper 1 Books for Optional Paper 2
  • Human Geography by Majid Husain
  • Oceanography by Sharma & Vatal
  • Physical Geography by Savindra Singh
  • Climatology by D.S.Lal
  • Environmental Geography by Savindra Singh
  • A Geography by Population by R.C. Chandna
  • Agricultural Geography by Masjid Husain
  • Economic and Commercial Geography of India by C.B. Mamoria
  • A Geography of India by Gopal Singh
  • Transport, Communication, and Trade
  • India Year Book by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
  • Political Aspects: Modern Political Geography of India by B.L. Sukhwal.
  • Regional Planning and Development by Chand and Puri
  • Urbanization & Urban Systems in India by Ramachandran

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Best Geography Books for UPSC 2024

Expert faculties from Physics Wallah have curated geography books that cover the subject in a comprehensive manner. The best Geography books for UPSC 2024 from Physics Wallah are given below.

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Book List Link
NCERT Wallah Geography Physical Geography

Indian Geography

Human Geography

UPSC Sampoorna Sampoorna Geography
UPSC Udaan Udaan Geography
UPSC Geography in Hindi UPSC UDAAN भूगोल

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Geography Books for UPSC FAQs

Certificate Physical and Human Geography by GC Leong, Indian Geography by Majid Hussain etc are some of the important geography books.

Yes. Reading NCERT books is of utmost importance while preparing for UPSC due to the examiner’s focus on these books while framing questions.

Oxford Atlas or Orient Black Swan Atlas is the best for geography.

Candidates have to identify key points during reading and also use flow charts and diagrams while making notes.

Yes. Atlas has to be understood in order to answer questions based on maps.
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