Hi

List of best books and magazines  (in English ) for competitive exams for current affairs is given below:-

• Manorama Yearbook
• Current Affairs & News In Focus Objective Questions – Kiran Prakashan
• Concise General Knowledge Manual – Barry O’Brien
• Pratiyogita Darpan Magazine
• Concise General Knowledge Manual – J K Chopra

Also follow the below tips  to prepare well for your compitative exam

• Go through the previous years’ question papers and see the level of difficulty of the question paper so that you can prepare accordingly
• Plan your studies, follow a routine and complete your competitive exam syllabus at least 1 or 2 month before the examination so that in those months you can totally focus on revision
• Once you are done with syllabus go through mock test and identify weak areas and work on them
  
  Thank you