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CONTENTS
Current Affairs 5-32
INDIAN HISTORY 1-75
l Ancient India
Pre-Historic Period (1), Indus Valley Civilisation (2), The Aryans and the
Vedic Age (5), Pre-Mauryan Age (9), Jainism (11), Buddhism (13), The Mauryan
Empire (15), Post-Mauryan Period (19), The Age of the Guptas (21)
l Medieval India
The Delhi Sultanate (26), Vijayanagara Kingdom(1336-1580) (30), Religious
Movements (32), The Mughal Empire (34), The Maratha Age (40)
l Modern India
Advent of the Europeans (42), Economic and Commercial Policy (45), Revolt of
1857 (46), Governor-Generals of Bengal and India (47), Viceroys of India (48),
Social and Cultural Movements (50), The Indian National Movement (56)
l Art and Culture
Religion (65), Music (67), Puppetry (71)
l World History
Mesopotamian Civilisation (73), Important Wars of the 20th Century (75)
GEOGRAPHY 76-145
l World Geography
Universe (76), Solar System (77), The Earth (81), Earthquakes (86),
Volcanism (87), Rocks (87), Landforms (88), Atmosphere (89), Weather
and Climate (97), Salinity (100), Tides (102), Continents (102)
l Indian Geography
India At a Glance (112), The Climate of India (120), Classification of
Forests (122), Agriculture in India (123), Forests of India (124), Mineral Resources
of India (127), Transport (131), Major Tribes of India (135), States/Union
Territories (137)
l Environment and Ecology
Biodiversity (143), Biosphere Reserves of India (144)
INDIAN POLITY 146-180
Constitution of India (146), The Preamble (147), Union and its Territory (149),
Citizenship (151), Fundamental Rights (152), Directive Principles of State
Policy (153), Union Government (155), President (155), Prime Minister (159),
Parliament (161), Supreme Court (165), States Government (168),
Governor (168), High Court (171), Panchayats (172),
Municipalities (173), Election Commission and Political Parties (174),
Union Public Service Commission (175), Finance Commission of India (175),
Planning Commission (176), Constitutional Amendments (178), Glossary (180)
INDIAN ECONOMY 181-212
Indian Economy (181), Broad Sectors of Indian Economy (181), National
Income of India (182), Planning of India (184), India's New Economic Policy(1991)
(188), Macro-Economic Problems in India (189), Agriculture (194), Industry (196),
Indian Financial System (201), Insurance (204), Demography (208), Glossary (211)
GENERAL SCIENCE 213-270
l Physics
Newton’s Law of Motion (214), Work, Energy and Power (216), Gravitation (217),
Satellite (218), General Properties of Matter (218), Density and Archimedes’
Principle (219), Sound Waves (221), Heat (222), Light (225), Electricity (227),
Atomic and Nuclear Physics (229), Radioactivity (230)
l Chemistry
Important Concepts of Chemistry (232), Atomic Structure and Radioactivity (234),
Chemical Bonding and Reactions (236), Acids, Bases and Salts (236), Some
Important Reactions and the Catalyst Used (237), Metals, Non-Metals and
Metallurgy (238), Energy Resources (240), Electrochemistry (241), Air (241),
Water and Pollution (242), Carbon and its Compounds (243)
l Biology
The Cell (247), Biomolecules (249), Systems of Human Body (253),
Bacterial Diseases in Human Beings (261), Viral Diseases in Human Beings (262),
Plant Morphology (263), Genetics (265), Biotechnology (266),
Agriculture and Animal Husbandry (267)
l Computer
Components of Computer (268), Internet (269), Some Commonly
Used Terms (270), Super Computers (270)
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 271-320
First in World (Male) (271), Superlatives of the World (273), Countries with
Capitals and Currencies (275), Geographical Epithets (276), Major Newspapers of
the World (279), First in India (Male) (281), First in India (Female) (282), Principle
Languages of India (286), National Insignia of India (287), Indian Defence (288),
India's Atomic Research (293), Space Programme of India (294), Awards and
Honours (296), National Awards (299), Military Awards (300), Important Dates
and Days of the Year (303), Abbreviations (305), Books and Authors (308),
United Nations (UN) (313), Sports (316)
