West Bengal Civil Service Preliminary Examination will consist of only one paper, viz., a paper on “General Studies”. The paper will be of an objective type consisting of 200 multiple-choice questions. The paper will carry 200 marks and will be of 2½ hours duration. The standard of the paper will be of the level of knowledge as expected of a graduate of any faculty of a recognized University. The paper will include questions covering the following fields of knowledge:
- History of India 25 Marks
- Indian National Movement 25 Marks
- Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal 25 Marks
- Indian Polity and Economy 25 Marks
- General Science 25 Marks
- General Mental Ability 25 Marks
- Current events of National & International Importance 25 Marks
- English Composition 25 Marks
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
HISTORY OF INDIA AND INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT
1. Ancient and Medieval India-Poonam Dalal Dahiya
Description: The book is best source for ancient and medieval
Indian History. The book covers the complete syllabus of ancient and medieval history for both Prelims and Main exam civil service(WBCS & IAS).
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2. A Brief History of Modern India – Rajiv Ahir
Description: Good book for Civil Service (WBCS and IAS) exam
preparation. For a short revision purpose summary of each chapter at the end of every chapter is very helpful.
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3. Indian History – Krishna Reddy
Description: This book specially its MCQ’s are too much helpful for
West Bengal Civil Service main exam.
Secret Combo: “Ancient and Medieval India by Poonam Dalal Dahiya, “A brief History of Modern India” by Rajiv Ahir and for MCQ “Indian History” by Krishna Reddy.
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- India’s Ancient Past by R S Sharma
- A History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra
- History of Modern India by Bipan Chandra
GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA AND WEST BENGAL
1. India A Comprehensive Geography by D R Khullar
Description: The book covers the 
complete syllabus of Indian geography, beneficial for both general studies(preliminary & main) as well as optional.
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2. Bharat o Pachimbanger Bhugol(Bengali version) by Kartik Chandra Mondal
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3.The Orient BlackSwan Atlas for Competitive Exams
Description: This book maps cover various physical and political themes relevant to India and the continents of the world.
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- Geography of India by Majid Husain
- Certificate Physics And Human Geography(Indian Edition) by Goh Cheng Leong
- Know Your State West Bengal
- Oxford School Atlas: India’s Most Trusted Atlas
INDIAN POLITY
1. Indian Polity by M Laxmikant
Description: This book considered to
be the bible of Indian Polity. Moreover, this book is useful for both prelims and mains. The language is also quite easy and useful for beginners too.
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- Introduction to the Constitution of India by Durga Das Basu
- Pratiyogita Darpan Extra Issue-Indian Polity and Governance
INDIA ECONOMY
1. Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
Description: This book covers all area of economy including Indian economy and global economy.
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2. Pratiyogita Darpan Indian Economy
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- Indian Economy Key Concepts by Sankarganesh K
- The Indian Economy by Sanjiv Verma
GENERAL SCIENCE
1.Encyclopedia of General Science for General Competitions
Description: The General Science book covers subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Space Science, Agriculture & Animal Husbandry, Environment, Health and Computer Science, which later sub-divided into various chapters.
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2. Objective General Science for all by G K Puri
Description: This book consists of five part. First part contains basic study material on general science and second to fifth part contains total 4000 MCQ with answer key.
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- Class IX-X Science Book
- Lucent’s General Science
GENERAL MENTAL ABILITY
1.A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R S Aggarwal
Description: WBCS preliminary and main both stages has a reasoning and this book is more than sufficient for reasoning.
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2. Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R S Aggarwal
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- A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal & Non-Verbal by B S Sijwali & Indu Sijwali
- Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
1.A Test-Book of Higher English Grammar,Composition & Translation by P K De
Sarkar
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2. Objective General English by R S Aggarwal & V 
Aggarwal
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- Objective General English by S P Bakshi