Pearson General Knowledge Manual 2009Pearson Education India, 2008 An Updated and Revised Edition of the Most Popular General Knowledge Manual. FEATURES * Up-to-date, comprehensive and all purpose in approach * Includes a set of multiple-choice questions at the end of each section to test your understanding * Based on current trends in various examinations * National and international current affairs included |
Contents
Preface | 1-1 |
Nations of the World | 1-2 |
Landmarks in European History | 1-5 |
Bilateral Relations | 1-7 |
General Knowledge | 1-37 |
History of India and Freedom Struggle 3 33 | 1-80 |
Communication Systems 3 2543 274 | 1-163 |
Writers | 1-193 |
10 | 2-10 |
Metals | 2-45 |
Chemical Compounds | 2-51 |
Anatomy and Physiology | 2-105 |
Human Diet | 2-149 |
Population of India | 3-1 |
The Commonwealth | 3-3 |
Industrial Chemistry | 3-4 |
Whos Who Worlds Great Personalities | 1-209 |
Well Known Freedom Fighters | 1-224 |
6 | 1-230 |
Religions of the World | 1-241 |
Sports | 1-255 |
Trophies and Associated Games 10 5 Places Associated with Sports 10 6 Sports Authority | 1-269 |
Famous Assassinations in the World | 1-278 |
Important Political Parties | 1-285 |
Solar System 1 4 Constellation 1 5 Hubbles Classification of Galaxies 1 6 Cosmology | 2-1 |
Indian Railways | 2-3 |
Soils | 2-4 |
Important Laws of Physics | 2-7 |
Glimpses of World History 1 1201 153 | 3-120 |
Banking Sector Reforms 4 3 Reserve Bank of India RBI 4 4 Imperial Bank of India | 3-222 |
in Private Sectors 4 9 A Brief on Banking Sector Reforms in India 4 10 Reforms in | 3-229 |
Medical Research and Advancement | 3-289 |
National Insignia and Other Facts 3 3053 326 | 3-305 |
Community and Ecosystem Dynamics | 4-1 |
An Overview of the Indian Economy | 4-18 |
Other Economic EventsNews | 4-29 |
BilateralMultilateral Relations | 4-36 |
Books and Authors 4 874 90 | 4-87 |
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