Book For UPSC Exams: Geography of India

Book For UPSC Exams: Geography of India

Book For UPSC Exams: Geography of India

₹440

Author: Majid Husain
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill (2013)

Geography Of India is a factual, informative and academic book that covers all the aspects of the geography of the Indian subcontinent.

Summary Of The Book: 

Providing in-depth information on the various concepts and aspects pertaining to Indian geography, Geography Of India is a very helpful guide for students, research scholars, civil services aspirants and academicians.The book commences with a chapter on the basic structure of India. Thereafter, it provides exhaustive information on its physiography, the climate, its energy resources, and drainage. Topics like Spatial Organisation of Agriculture, Regional Development and Planning and Transport, Communications, and Trade are also discusses in detail. With assured brevity and accuracy of the text, Geography Of India provides numerous case studies for environmental degradation, agriculture, biodiversity conservation and transportation in India. Updated and reinforced data on India’s forests, its national parks and biosphere reserves and wetlands is also given. New and revised maps highlighting the hazard zones and parts of the Indian ocean prone to pirate attacks have also been provided. The new maps in the book include India Sex Ratio, West­ern Ghats, and Major Nat­u­ral Haz­ards in India. Geography Of India can be useful for students preparing for the Civil Services exam, as 50 percent of the marks in the geography optional paper is related to Indian Geography.

About Majid Husain:

Dr. Majid Husain is an Indian author and professor of Geography. He has authored books like Human Geography, Indian and World Geography, Systematic Agricultural Geography, 1000 Plus Questions on Indian and World Geography, and Fundamentals of Physical Geography. Born in Roorkee, Dr. Husain has over forty years of teaching experience, and was the erstwhile President of the Indian National Cartographic Association. He has taught at prestigious universities in New Delhi, Srinagar and Shillong, such as Jamia Milia Islamia and the University of Kashmir. With over 43 years of research experience, he won the Delhi Government Award in 1997 for Best Geography Teacher. Dr. Husain was also awarded the Bhugol Bhushan Award by the Deccan Geographical Society India in 2008.

BOOK DETAILS:

Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill

Publication Year: 2013 January

ISBN-13: 9781259064036

ISBN-10: 1259064034

Language: English

Edition: 4

Binding: Paperback

Number of Pages: 808 Pages

Exam: UPSC

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Objective General Knowlegde & Current Affairs (Level 2)

Objective General Knowlegde & Current Affairs (Level 2)

Objective General Knowlegde & Current Affairs (Level 2)

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Authored By: Disha Experts
Publisher: Disha Publication (2014)

Book Summary:

Objective General Knowledge & Current Affairs level 2 for UPSC/ CSAT/ State PCS/ CDS/ Bank PO Exams. The book Objective General Knowledge & Current Affairs level 1 has been prepared for students preparing for the different competitive exams. General Knowledge is a very integral part of a lot of entrance exams being conducted at the graduate and under-graduate level. The book has been divided into 8 sections containing. Multiple Choice Questions for Revision purpose followed by Exam-Oriented Statement based MCQs for final practice. The statement questions have been prepared as per the latest format adopted by UPSC in 2011-12. The book contains 2000 + Statement based Questions. The 8 sections are - History, Polity, Economics, Geography, Science and Technology, Ecology, General Knowledge and Current Affairs. The Unique Selling Proposition of the book is the explanation to each and every question which provides additional info to the students on the subject of the questions and correct reasoning wherever required. Ecology covers MCQs on Climate Change, Bio-diversity and Environmental ecology. Science and Technology covers Basic Sciences, Space Science, Defence & Security systems, Atomic & Nuclear Science, Biotechnology and Computer & IT. General Knowledge has been divided into 7 separate chapters - World Organizations, World Panorama, Indian Panorama, Cultural Panorama, Sports & Games, Miscellaneous (awards, prizes, important days, abbreviations, etc.) and Current affairs. The special focus has been on Frequently Asked Questions in General Knowledge. A huge collection of Latest Current Affairs questions have been added. The book provides latest information on all the subject areas.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Section 1 - History

Indus Valley Civilization, Vedic Period and Religious Movements, Maurya and Post Mauryan Period, Gupta and Post Gupta Period, Ancient History,(Miscellaneous),Delhi Sultanate, Mughal Period, Initial Modern History,Indian Freedom Struggle - I (1857-1917), Indian Freedom Struggle - II (1917-1947).

Section 2 - Geography:

Astronomy, Physical Geography, Economic Geography,World Geography

Geography of India.

Section 3 - Indian Polity and Governance:

Indian Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj and Public Policy

Judiciary.

Section 4 - Economics:

Indian Economy,Planning and Economic Development,Agriculture in Indian Economy, Industry,World Economy.

Section 5 - General & Modern Science:

Physics, Chemistry, Biology - Zoology, Botany, Diseases,Environment & Ecology, Science & Tech.

Section 6 - General Awareness:

Art and Culture, National and International Awards,Books and Authors, Sports and Games, Miscellaneous.

Section 7 - Current Affairs:

National Issues, International Issues, Economical Issues, Awards & Honours

Sports and Games, Science and Technology, Miscellaneous

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IAS Prelims: 19 years solved papers of CSAT

IAS Prelims: 19 years solved papers of CSAT

IAS Prelims: 19 years solved papers of CSAT

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Authored By: Disha Experts
Publisher: Disha Publication (2013)

Topic-wise Solved Papers are the most important resources must for every student for 3 reasons:

1. They show what types of questions have been asked in the actual exam knowledge/ understanding/ application/ analytical; theoretical/ numerical; Simple MCQ/ Assertion-Reason/ Passage based MCQ/ Matching MCQ/ Picture based/ Statement based MCQ.

2. They show the trend of the paper over the past years helps in understanding the examiners psyche to understand what to expect and what not to expect in the exam.

3. To spot the most important and least important topics for the exam the number of questions asked from each topic in the various years. 

Disha's BESTSELLER "19 Years IAS Prelims (CSAT) General Studies Topic-wise Solved Papers (1995-2013)" consists of past years solved papers of the General Studies Paper 1 & 2 distributed into 53 topics. 

The book has been divided into 8 broad UNITS, which have been further divided into the 53 topics. Although the book contains 37 chapters, certain chapters like Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Trends in Science & Technology are further divided into topics.

The strength of the book lies in the Errorless DETAILED Solutions. The book is 100% useful for both the General Studies papers (1 and 2) of the Prelims/ CSAT. 

The Mental Ability part of the past GS papers has been covered in the Unit "Mental Ability & Management Ability" and will be useful for Paper 2. 

ULTIMATE BOOK FOR STEP BY STEP LEARNING & PRACTICE.

Table of Contents

• History of India: 1. Ancient History 2. Medieval History3. Modern History 4. Indian National Movement
• Geography: 1. Physical Geography 2. World Political Geography 3. Geography of India 4. Agriculture
• Indian Polity and Governance: 1. Constitution 2. Political System 3. Panchayati Raj & Public Policy 4. Judiciary & Right Issues
• Economic Social Development: 1. Structure of the Indian Economy 2. Planning and Economic Development 3. Agriculture in the National Economy 4. Indian Industries 5. The Tertiary Sector in the Indian Economy
• General Science: 1. Physics 2. Chemistry 3. Biology  4. Ecology, Biodiversity & Climate Change 
• Mental Ability & Management Ability: 1. Mental Ability, Analytical & Logical Reasoning 2. Arithmetic 3. Geometry & Mensuration 4. Permutation, Combination & Probability 5. Time and Distance 6. Data Interpretation 7. General Comprehension 8. English Language (Comprehension) 9. Interpersonal Skills, Communication & Decision Making
• General Knowledge: 1. World Panorama 2. Indian Panorama 3. Sports and Games
• Current Affairs: 1. International 2. National 3. Sports and Games 4. Trends in Science and Technology

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TMH GK for Civil Services Prelim Paper II

TMH GK for Civil Services Prelim Paper II

TMH GK for Civil Services Prelim Paper II

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Author: Tata McGraw Hill's (TMH) 
Publisher: Tata McGraw Hill's (TMH)

BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: TMH
ISBN-13: 9781259027185
ISBN-10: 125902718X
Language: Hindi
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Paperback
Exam: CSAT

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Unique Publishers Book for UPSC CSAT Papar II

Unique Publishers Book for UPSC CSAT Papar II

Unique Publishers Book for UPSC CSAT Papar II

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Author: J. K. Chopra
Publisher: Unique Publishers (2013)

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Publisher: Unique Publishers
Publication Year: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788183574525
ISBN-10: 8183574521
Language: Hindi
Binding: Paperback
Number of Pages: 762 Pages
Exam: CSAT

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Unique Publishers Book for UPSC CSAT Papar I

Unique Publishers Book for UPSC CSAT Papar I

Unique Publishers Book for UPSC CSAT Papar I

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Author: J. K. Chopra 
Publisher: Unique (2013)

BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Unique
Publication Year: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788183574501
ISBN-10: 8183574505
Language: Hindi
Binding: Paperback
Exam: General Studies

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Unique Publishers Book for MPPSC CSAT Paper II

Unique Publishers Book for MPPSC CSAT Paper II

Unique Publishers Book for MPPSC CSAT Paper II

₹740  25% Off  |   ₹555

Author: J. K. Chopra
Publisher: Unique Publishers (2012)

BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Unique Publishers 
Publication Year: 2012 
ISBN-13: 9788183574563 
ISBN-10: 8183574564 
Language: Hindi 
Binding: Paperback 
Number of Pages: 921 Pages 
Exam: UPSC

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