 Hello everyone, Myself Roshan Kumar, I secured all India rank 114 in civil service examination 2018. First topic for this paper one is Indian art and culture, you must have covered the basics of this topic during your plumes preparation, you have to just add on that preparation. Three reference books are for this topic, first one is NCIT book and introduction to Indian art and second is Nithin Singh Ania book on art and culture and third is NIUS book on art and culture. These three books you can refer because you have already done the homework during your plumes preparation and doing that for means will not be a very tough thing. So you can refer this Nithin Singh Ania book selectively for major topics like Buddhism, Jainism, Bhakti movement, architecture and all these things that covers it comprehensively and this NIUS book that is given topic wise and they have given in very crisp manner all the details for that topic. So doing that will be comprehensive for this paper. So these three different sources Indian art and culture from NCIT, Nithin Singh Ania book and NIUS is full and final resource for this topic. Second topic for GS paper one is modern Indian history, there are three different sources for this topic. First is NCIT history book from class 6 to 8 and second is NCIT history book for class 12. There are three different themes for class 12 history book. You refer all these three books and NCIT 6 to 8. Other than that political science book for class 12 which is about India's post independence history, this is sufficient for this topic and along with this you must take note of the current affair debate which may be on different topics like when these files on Sebastian Rousse were declassified by government of India there were debate on that one or other than that also like Mahatma Gandhi's role in South Africa and his role in world history, world politics. All these things were in debate recently. So you also must take note of these things to comprehensively address the questions which may arise from this section. Third topic is about freedom struggle and its various stages. For this you must have already covered the NCIT and spectrum book that already builds a solid base for this topic. But for analysis section you must refer this Bipin Chandra book on India's struggle for independence because that gives an analytical perspective on various stages during the India's independence struggle and that will comprehensively address the demand of men's questions. So you don't make comprehensive notes from that book but at least after completing the NCIT and spectrum book you can just go through that book once or twice to give you a definitive perspective on various stages, various eminent personalities, various important events during the freedom struggle and that is the comprehensive source for this topic. Topic 4 for GS paper 1 is post independence India. For this topic there are two sources. One is Bipin Chandra's book India's Independence. From that book covering from chapter 6 to 12 we will address the demand of this topic comprehensively. Another source is class 12 political science book of NCIT. This two sources any of these two will address the demand of questions arising from this topic. Fifth topic for GS paper 1 is about world history. For this topic you can refer either of these two sources. First is Arjun Dev book on world history and another is old class 10 NCIT on world history. Either of these two sources can fulfill the demand of questions which will come in men's. And you also must take note of the current affairs about various world history topics like role of Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa and other things which are in debate nowadays. So this is more than sufficient for this topic. Next topic for GS paper 1 is about salient features of Indian society. For this sociology book of NCIT class 11 about Indian society is a sufficient source. And then correlating the events in Indian society or changes in Indian society which you must get through the newspaper reading will be more than sufficient for addressing the demand of questions which will arise from this section. Seventh topic for GS paper 1 is about role of women, population associated issues, poverty, urbanization and various other issues which are arising in Indian society as well as at global level. For this topic the newspaper is going to be the best source. From newspaper reading you can get multiple perspective on these issues and integrate this perspective at regional, global as well as national level also. And this will comprehensively address the demand of this topic. This topic is about effects of globalization. All these topics means like topic seventh which was about role of women and population associated issues. Both these topics are in continuation. So for both these topics you must refer the newspapers thoroughly. And one thing I would like to point out specifically is that whenever you are in doubt about any of these topics then just try to Google the meaning of those terms. And once you are able to comprehend these terms in a easy language and you are able to write it down then by taking reference of current affairs, the news which are appearing in day to day affairs by that you will get a unique advantage while writing the main censor. And by referring those sources thoroughly you can address the demand of questions arising from this section. Ninth topic is about social empowerment, communalism, regionalism and secularism. All these topics are in debate in day to day affairs at a regional, national as well as international level. So for these topics also you must understand the meaning of these terms in very simple language and you must be able to write it down during the main section. And once you are able to write down or comprehend the meaning of these terms in easy language then you can just give the contemporary context for these questions arising from this section and that will be sufficient for addressing the demand of course. Tenth topic is about physical geography and geophysical phenomena. For this topic NCRT class 11 book on physical geography is sufficient that explains the various concepts and of physical geography in a very simple language. By reading those concepts you can contemporize those concepts from day to day affairs like various events of cyclone, earthquake and tsunami. By understanding those things you are able to keep that in memory for a longer time and you can write that examples in main censor that will give you a unique advantage also. So this is sufficient for this topic. Twelfth topic is about distribution of key natural resources. For this topic there are two books from class 12 NCRT geography book. One is human geography and another is India people and economy. Both these two books will cover your basics correctly and then giving contemporary examples about these topics will address the demands of question from this topic comprehensively. As concluding remark to the topics of GS paper on I would like to add some pointers these are first this is one of the most lengthy GS papers. So keep your resources to minimum and this will be helpful also because you have already completed various topics of this paper during your claim separation and various add on topics can be done after claims also. So answer writing is also going to be very important because this is a lengthy paper and questions will be demanding. So ensure that you have done enough answer writing practice so that you can complete the paper in means examination on time. And practicing diagram is also important because practicing diagram prior to your real exam will help you to reproduce the diagrams in your real examination and giving contemporary context to the static content also is very important because that will make your answer interesting to read and will give you unique advantage in minutes. So ensure that you are able to give contemporary examples even for static portions. Don't forget to subscribe with us and press the bell icon to never miss the video on Chanakya IES Academy.