General Knowledge Books for competitive exams 2025

CONTENTS

Current Affairs

• INDIAN HISTORY
  • Ancient India
    • The Early Man
    • Indus Valley Civilisation
    • The Aryan and the Vedic Age
    • Pre-Mauryan Age
    • Magadha Empire
    • Jainism
    • Buddhism
    • The Mauryan Empire
    • Post-Mauryan Period
    • The Age of the Guptas
    • Gupta Administration
    • The Harsha Period
    • Sangam Age
  • Medieval India
    • The Rajputs
    • The Delhi Sultanate
    • Vijayanagara Kingdom (AD 1336-1580)
    • Religious Movements
    • The Mughal Empire
    • The Maratha Age
  • Modern India
    • Advent of the Europeans
    • Phases of Economic Policy
    • Revolt of 1857
    • Governor-Generals of Bengal
    • Growth of Modern Education in India
    • Social and Cultural Uprisings
    • The Indian National Movement
    • Important National Leaders
  • Art and Culture of India
    • Religion
    • Literature
    • Music
    • Dance
  • World History
    • Important Wars of the 20th Century
• GEOGRAPHY
  • World Geography
    • Universe
    • Solar System
    • The Moon
    • The Earth
    • Earthquakes
    • Volcanism
    • Rocks
    • Landforms
    • Atmosphere
    • Climate and Weather
    • Hydrosphere
    • Movements of Oceanic Water
    • Continents of the World
  • Indian Geography
    • Drainage System of India
    • The Climate of India
    • Forest and Natural Vegetation
    • Agriculture in India
    • Green Revolution
    • Mineral Resources
    • Energy
    • Transport
    • Major Tribes of India
    • States/UTs of India
  • Ecology and Environment
    • Pollution
    • Biodiversity
    • Biosphere Reserves of India
    • Glossary
• INDIAN POLITY
  • Constitution of India
  • The Preamble
  • Union and Its Territory
  • Citizenship
  • Fundamental Rights
  • Directive Principles of State Policy
  • Fundamental Duties
  • Union Executive
    • President
    • Prime Minister
    • Union Council of Ministers
  • Members of Parliament
  • Supreme Court
  • States Executive
  • State Legislature
  • Panchayati Raj
  • Municipalities (Articles 243P-243ZG)
  • Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
  • Constitutional Amendments
  • Glossary
• INDIAN ECONOMY
  • Introduction of Economics
  • National Income of India
  • Methods of Measuring National Income
  • Strategies of Planning
  • Demography
  • Poverty
  • Unemployment
  • Rural Development Programmes
  • Agriculture
  • Industry
  • Insurance Sector
  • Indian Financial System
  • Union Budget
  • Finance Commission
  • International Economic Organisations
  • Glossary
• GENERAL SCIENCE
  • Physics
    • Units
    • Newton’s Laws of Motion
    • Work, Energy and Power
    • Gravitation
    • Satellite
    • General Properties of Matter
    • Density and Relative Density
    • Wave Motion
    • Sound Wave
    • Heat
    • Light
    • Electricity
    • Atomic and Nuclear Physics
    • Radioactivity
    • Nanotechnology
  • Chemistry
    • Matter and Its States
    • Atomic Structure
    • Radioactivity
    • Acids, Bases and Salts
    • Electrochemistry
    • Battery
    • Carbon and Its Compounds
    • Energy Resources
    • Air, Water
    • Important Points
  • Biology
    • The Cell
    • Biomolecules
    • Biological Evolution
    • Systems of Human Body
    • Diseases
    • Genetics
    • Biotechnology
    • Botany
    • Agriculture
    • Animal Husbandry
  • Computer
    • Types of Computer
    • Components of Computer
    • Networking
    • Internet
    • Glossary
    • Abbreviations
• GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  • First in ¹ World (Male)  
  • Superlatives of the World
  • Countries with Capitals and Currencies
  • Geographical Epithets
  • Major Newspapers of the World
  • First in India (Male)
  • UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India
  • Famous Tourist Spots of India
  • Important Dates and Days of the Year
  • Abbreviations
  • Books and their Authors
  • United Nations
  • Sports
  • Other Sports
  • Principle Languages of India
  • National Insignia of India
  • Indian Defence
  • Defence Research in India
  • India’s Atomic Research
  • Space Programme of India
  • Awards and Honours
  • National Awards
  • Film Awards

Table of Contents

SECTION 1- INDIAN PANORAMA

• Pre-Historic Period and Harappa Civilization
• The Vedic Age and Emergence of Mahajanapadas (600-321 BC)
• Age of Religious Movements: Jainism, Buddhism and other sects
• The Mauryas (321 BC-185 BC) and India after the Mauryas (200 BC-AD 100)
• The Sangam Age (1st to 3rd Century AD)
• The Age of the Guptas and The Post-Gupta Era (up to 750 AD)
• Transformation from the Ancient Phase to Medieval Phase and Early Medieval India (750- 1200 AD)
• The Delhi Sultanate and Beginning of Indo-Islamic Culture
• Emergence of Provincial Kingdoms
• The Mughals
• Rise of Independent Autonomous States
• Advent of European Commerce and British expansion in India
• Governor-Generals and Viceroys and The British Administrative Structure in India
• Social and Cultural Awakening in the 19th Century
• Early Uprisings against Colonial Administration and The Growth of Nationalism, Political Ideas and Associations
• Foundation of the Indian National Congress: Moderate Phase and Growth of Extremism or Militant Nationalism
• Partition of Bengal and Beginning Of Communalism
• Revolutionary Movements and Home Rule Movement
• Beginning Of the Gandhian Era and the Non-Cooperation Movement
• The Period of Stagnation – Swarajists, No Changers and Gandhiji
• Civil disobedience movement and Nationalistic politics
• The Final Phase: Independence and Partition
• Important Personalities
• Framing of the Indian Constitution
• Preamble and Schedules
• Fundamental Rights
• DPSP and Fundamental Duty
• Union Executive ( President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Central Council of Ministers, Cabinet Committee)
• Parliament
• Judiciary
• State Government and Legislature
• Union Territories & Local Government
• Constitutional Bodies
• Non-Constitutional Bodies
• Emergency Provisions, Cooperative Societies, Tribunals and Official Language
• Profile of India and National /State Symbols
• Area , Physiography and Climatic Conditions of India
• Drainage Pattern and Soils of India
• Agronomics (Agriculture) of India
• Vegetation of India , Biosphere Reserves ,Wildlife Sanctuaries and National parks
• Irrigation and Power Resources of India
• Minerals in India
• Demography of India
• Transport and Communications
• Planning in India
• National Income and Gross Domestic Production
• Monetary System (Banking)
• Fiscal Policy and Taxation
• Inflation
• Poverty and Unemployment
• Balance of Payment
• Major Regulatory Institutions
• Industries
• Main Crops and their producing states
• Classical and Folk Dance Forms
• Indian Art and Architecture
• Literary treasures of India
• Historical Impressions of Indian Architecture: Ancient India
• Historical Impressions of Indian Architecture : Medieval and Modern
• Largest, Smallest, Highest, Longest, Tallest, Biggest and Deepest – World

SECTION II- WORLD PANORAMA

• Solar System and Universe
• Earth : Shape and Size
• Interior of the Earth
• Landforms Running Water and Ground water
• Landforms :Glaciers, Winds, Waves and Currents
• Important Geophysical Phenomena (Earthquake, Cyclone etc.)
• Asia
• Africa
• North America
• South America
• Europe
• Australia
• Antarctica
• Oceans (Currents, tides)
• Atmosphere Pressure Belt and Wind System
• Climate Change
• Distribution of Key Natural Resources Across the World
• Bio Diversity Hotspots
• India and the World
• Industries and their location
• Atomic Centers in India
• World’s major riverside cities, Principle Rivers in the World and Highest Mountains in the World
• Geographical Superlatives
• Important Conventions and Protocols
• World Historical Time Line, Famous Wars, and Explorations
• Glance at Eminent Personalities of World History
• Important International Lines and Official Books
• Indigenous people: Tribes of the World
• World Capital and Parliaments
• United Nations and other International Organisations
• World of Literature and Popular Newspaper
• Largest, Smallest, Highest, Longest, Tallest, Biggest and Deepest — World
• National Emblems of Different countries
• Geographical Renaming
• World Institutions And Their Founders
• Official Residence and Some signs and symbols
• Inventions And Discoveries
• Central banks of Various Countries and Currency

SECTION III- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Classification of Organism
• Plants morphology
• Human body
• Nutrients and Diseases
• Environment Pollution
• Environment legislation and Initiative
• Work, energy and power
• Gravitation, floatation and surface tension
• Light and waves
• Atomic structure and related concepts
• Acids, bases and salts
• Carbon and its compounds
• Important metals, non metals and their compound
• Science in everyday life
• Space
• Nanotechnology and Biotechnology
• Defense
• Emerging Technology and Computers (Internet of Things, Machine learning, AI, blockchain )

SECTION IV- MISCELLANEOUS

• Year / Month / Days Etc.
• Awards and Honors (National and International)
• Summits & Conferences
• Important Commissions and Committees
• G.I Tags
• Heritage sites of India (Tangible and Intangible)
• Important Government schemes
• The World of Sports
• SPECIAL CHAPTER – Azadi ka Amrit Utsav