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General Knowledge Manual 2012

An indispensable guide to mastering General Knowledge for
UPSC Civil Services
Combined Defence Services (CDS) and National Defence Academy (NDA)
Railway Recruitment Boards and Special Class railway Apprentices (SCRA)
Indian Forest Services
Engineering Services
Bank Probationary Officers
LIC, GIC, AAOs, RBI Grade A and B, other Administrative Officers examinations
MBA, MCA, BCA, BBA entrance tests
State Civil Services and other competitive examinations

AuthorsEdgar Thorpe, Showick Thorpe
ISBN9788131761908
Imprint10th edition
CopyrightTHORPES
Pages792
BindingPaperback
List PriceRs. 525/-

Salient Features

1.    Up-to-date, comprehensive and all purpose in approach
2.    Includes a set of multiple-choice questions at the end of each section to test your understanding
3.    Based on current trends in various examinations
4.    National and international current affairs
5.    Many New Detailed Figures
6.    Doubt-Clearing Questions and Important Notes
7.    Most relevant Infographics
8.    Large Number of MCQs
9.    Embedded Maps in texts
10. Key Analysis of Current Events
11. Free Mobile Site for 'on-the-go- practice of GK-MCQs
12. Topic-wise Online Assessment for practice of General Knoweldge
12. 32 Page Coloured Booklet containing 4-colour Maps
13. T-Sheets, a great learning tool based on downloadable interactive-pdfs
14. Connectivity to social netowrking sites like FACEBOOK and TWITTER
15. Available online supplement platform at http://wps.pearson.com/thorpe_gkmanual2012

Additional Study Material through QR Code

Others

Content List of Book

SECTION A - THE WORLD
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 1: Physical Geography
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 2: World Geography
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 3: Glimpses of World History
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 4: International Organizations
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 5: General Knowledge

SECTION B - EVERYDAY SCIENCE
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 1: General
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 2: Physics
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 3: Chemistry
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 4: General Biology (Botany and Zoology)
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 5: Human Body
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 6: Ecosystem and Biosphere
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 7: Evolution

SECTION C - INDIA
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 1: History of India and Freedom Struggle
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 2: Constitution of India
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 3: Population of India
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 4: National Awards, Culture and Literature
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 5: Indian Geography
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 6: Indian Economy
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 7: Communication Systems
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 8: Defence and Security
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 9: Science and Technology
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 10: National Insignia and Other Facts
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 11: Current Issues Backgrounder

SECTION D - CURRENT AFFAIRS
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 1: National Affairs
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 2: Economy
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 3: International Affairs
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 4: Sports
ﾃャﾃつ｢ﾃδｯﾃつｿﾃつｽﾃモﾃつｦPart 5: Miscellaneous Information