Important Reference Books For UPSC CSE Geography Optional

In this post of Important Reference Books For UPSC CSE GeographyOptional we endeavour to provide you with the list of best books for UPSC CSE Geography Optional.

Geography as a subject constitutes a significant part in all competitive examinations. It holds great significance in both Prelims and Mains examination of the IAS Exam. It is a vast subject dealing with the spatial association between individuals, places, and the earth and it broadly covers all spheres. If the approach to the subject is right, this is the most scoring optional that also helps in general studies paper. Many candidates have cracked UPSC Mains examination by opting geography as their optional subject.

Paper-I

A Geography by Population – R.C. Chandna

Agricultural Geography – Majid Husain

Climatology – D.S.Lal

Economic and Social Geography – Made Simple – R.Knowles & J.Wareing

Economic Geography- Hartshorn & Truman A

Environmental Awareness – R.C.Chandna

Environmental Geography – Savindra Singh

Environmental Geography – H M Saxena

General Climatology – Critchfield

Geomorphology – Savindra Singh

Human Geography -Majid Husain

Oceanography- Sharma & Vatal, NCERT

Evolution of Geographic Thought-Majid Husain

Physical Geography – Made Simple – Richard H Bryant

Physical Geography – Savindra Singh

Introducing Physical Geography – Alan Strahler

Physical Geography in Diagrams -Bunnett

Political Geography -R.D.Dixit

Principles of Geomorphology-W.D. Thornbury

Regional Planning in India – Chand & Puri

Urbanization & Urban Systems in India- R. Ramachandran

Paper-II

A Geography of India -Gopal Singh

Agriculture Geography – Majid Husain

Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong

Economic and Commercial Geography of India – C.B. Mamoria

Economic and Commercial Geography of India – Sharma & Coutinho

Economical and Commercial Geography of India – C.B. Mamoria

Environmental Awareness – R.C.Chandna

Environmental Geography – Savinder Singh

Environmental Geography – Saxena

Geography of India – Majid Husain

Geography of Population- R.C.Chandna

Hindu’s Survey on Agriculture

Human Geography – Majid Husain

India Disasters Report

Oxford School Atlas – Oxford

Modern Political Geography of India – B.L. Sukhwal

Regional Planning in India – Chand and Puri

Urbanization and Urban Systems in India – R. Ramachandran

Environmental Geography – Saxena