The one most commonly asked question by those aspiring to become part of the public sector is What are the best books for bank/ competition/ govt job exams?.Though numerous training institutes & coaching centres have come up across the country many prefer to study on their own.It is true that by constant practice, one can master the subject but shouldn’t you have the necessary materials.
This is the reason why we are reviewing a book that shall be helpful to prepare for General Awareness/ Knowledge papers.
All competitive exams including UPSC, SSC, IB, Banking and Public Service commissions give importance & ask abundant questions from GK.
Due to the fast pace nature of news reporting, noting down all the latest events or categorizing the important pieces from them is a tedious job for an individual. This is where a book like ‘India 2015’ comes handy.
About India 2015
The book is a product of Publication division (Government of India) who consider it ‘as a reference annual digest of country`s progress in different fields’.
Since the contents are prepared by a govt. department you can sure of the authenticity of the provided data.Infact this is one of the biggest strengths of this book.
To talk on how it looks,
- The paper quality & fonts used are very good.
- You would feel comfortable even after reading for long hours.
There are some books that cause eye irritation and candidates complain of headaches while reading them during nights. Thankfully, we didn’t experience anything like that with India 2015 (buy online).
| The book contains 1100 pages neatly categorized under 30 different sections such as Agriculture, Defence, Education, Economy, Energy, Transport, Water resources, Sports, Science & technology, Law, Industry, Finance, Culture and Tourism, Polity, Environment, Health, etc., |
It also provides detailed insights on various governmental schemes that are currently being implemented under each sector five year plans & its review.
The book should be very useful for bank clerk, civil services and public service commission recruitments as it includes dedicated pages for each state.
These sections give an overview about the state`s history, geographical position, government structure & important achievements in different fields.
Facts & Figures
This books is definitely a treasure trove of facts and figures that range from state rankings, literacy rates of each state, yearly GDP rates, sectoral growth %, IIP data, Inflation trends, import/ export, GDP performance & more .
As we said earlier, you need not think twice about these numbers.Since they are being reported directly by the government, you can simply trust them.
Names of Personalities
Under the topic ‘General information’, names of past presidents,prime ministers chief justices, award winners (bharat ratna, padma), etc along with years are listed in order.
At Rs.200, India 2015 is one of the best book to know everything about India, mainly for all competitive exam aspirants.
Why buy GK books from other publishers when you have a high quality study material provided by the government itself.