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About the Book: General Knowledge 2012 A Power-packed General Studies & Current Affairs PackageGeneral Knowledge 2012 is an extensive guide that provides facts and details on essential topics like history, Indian polity, geography, and current affairs. This is the right book for all quizzing enthusiasts, as it helps readers brush up and learn more about the above topics.The book, General Knowledge 2012, is divided into six categories, and these are: General Science, General Knowledge, History, Geography, Indian Polity, and Indian Economy. These Sections from the book are split into further subdivisions.The Section on History is divided into three parts, for readers to understand each part better. The three Sections are Ancient India, Medieval India and Modern India, and these three Sections are covered in a span of approximately 33 subtopics. Under Ancient India, some of the topics that are covered are Indus Valley Civilization, Magadha Empire, Central Asian Contact, Pre-History, The Mauryan Dynasty, Growth of Buddhism & Jainism, Vedic Period: The Aryans, Alexander's Invasion, The Mahajanapadas, The Gupta Dynasty, Sangam Age, and Kingdoms After the Mauryans.The Geography Section does not have further subSections, and it covers an extensive range of subjects, including Latitude, Longitude, Eclipses, Composition of Earth, Atmosphere, International Date Line, The Rocks, Ocean Currents, The Hydrosphere, Physiography, Indian Geography, Salinity, Solar System, Cosmology, Earth Movements, Nuclear Power Stations, Mineral Resources in India, the Climate of India, Rivers of India, Islands of India, and Major Shipping Canals.The General Science Section is divided into three further parts: Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. The topics covered under Physics are Basic Forces in Nature, Motion in One Dimension, Magnetic Material, Hydrostatics, Gravitational Motion, Radioactivity, Photoelectric Effect, Reflection, Friction, Motion in Two or Three Dimensions, Uniform Circular Motion, and Fluorescence and Phosphorescence.Under Chemistry, Cement, Chemical Bonding, Periodic Table, Atomic Structure, Important Elements and Compounds, Oxidation and Reduction, and Reactions and Their Results are some of the topics that are covered. Digestive System, Circulatory System, Sensory Organs, Nervous System, Endocrine System, Human Diseases, Excretory System, DNA and RNA, Important Digestive Enzymes, and Balanced Diet are some of the concepts covered under Biology.The Section on Indian Polity is a neatly organized package of all that people need to know about the administrative division of the country, including topics like Supreme Court of India, Parts of the Constitution, Schedules in Constitution, Preamble to the Constitution, Framing of the Constitution, Prime Minister, Vice President, President, Fundamental Duties, Form of Writs, Chief Minister, The Governor, Finance Commission, Election Commission, Union Territories, High Court, Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha), Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad), Important Constitutional Amendments, and Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).The Section on Indian Economy deals with a gamut of topics like the Economic Planning in India, Banking System in India, Insurance, Census-2001, Economic Terminology, Five Year Plans, Indian Tax Structure, Important Industries of India, Mutual Funds, National Income of India, and Top 5 States in Important Parameters.The General Knowledge Section is ideal for quizzing enthusiasts, as it provides interesting facts and figures about a variety of topics. Some of these are: India's Atomic Research, Books and Authors, Geographical Discoveries, Popular Names of Personalities, First in the World, Important Dates, United Nations Organization, Space Programme of India, The NewsPaper World, Other International Organizations and Groups, and Principal Languages of India.The book was published in 2012 and is extremely beneficial from an examination perspective.ContentsHistoryIndus Valley CivilizationVedic Period: The AryansThe Vedic LiteratureThe MahajanapadasBuddhismJainismMagadha EmpireThe Mauryan DynastyCentral Asian Contacts & Their ResultsKingdoms After the MauryansSouthern Kingdoms (Sangam Age)The Gupta DynastyOther Dynasties and RulersThe Coming of MuslimsThe Delhi SultanateReligious MovementsVijaynagar KingdomBahmani KingdomThe Mughal EmpireThe Afghan InterludeThe Mughal Empire (Contd.)Communal and Regional UprisingsThe Advent of EuropeansThe British Conquest of BengalGovernor Generals of BengalGovernor Generals of IndiaThe Revolt of 1857Social and Cultural UprisingsViceroys of IndiaImportant National ActivitiesVenue, Year and Presidents of Indian National CongressNewspapers and JournalsBooksImportant Nationalist OrganisationsConstitutional DevelopmentImportant Historical Personalities of IndiaImportant Dates of Indian HistoryImportant Battles in the Indian HistoryImportant Wars of the 20th CenturyGeographyCosmologySolar SystemThe EarthEarth MovementsLatitudeLongitudeInternational Date LineEclipsesInternational Structure of the EarthComposition of EarthLithosphereThe RocksEarthquakesTypes of MountainsAtmosphereLayers of AtmosphereGlobal Pressure BeltsWinds and Their TypesCyclones and AnticyclonesThe HydrosphereSalinityOcean CurrentsMajor Shipping CanalsIslandsSome Facts on ContinentsIndian GeographyPhysiographyMountains of IndiaPlains of IndiaPeninsular PlateauIslands of IndiaRivers of IndiaThe Climate of IndiaNational Parks & wild Life SanctuariesAgriculture in IndiaMineral Resources of IndiaIndustries in IndiaNuclear Power StationsImportant River Valley ProjectsTransportation in IndiaPorts in IndiaMiscellaneous Information on IndiaStates in IndiaUnion Territories in IndiaIndian PolityFarming of the ConstitutionComposition of Constituent AssemblyPreamble to the ConstitutionBorrowed Features of the ConstitutionSchedules in ConstitutionFundamental RightsForms of WritsThe Union and its TerritoryThe New States Created After 1950CitizenshipParts of the ConstitutionPresidentVice-PresidentPrime MinisterParliament of IndiaSupreme Court of IndiaThe GovernorChief MinisterLegislative Council (Vidhan Parishad)Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)High CourtUnion TerritoriesUnion Public Service Commission (UPSC)Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG)Attorney General of IndiaElection Commission (Article 324)Political PartiesFinance CommissionPanchayati RajImportant Constitutional AmendmentsIndia's National InsigniaTable of Precedence (Govt. of India)Indian EconomyEconomic Planning in IndiaFive Year PlansPoverty and UnemploymentImportant Anti-Poverty and Employment Generation ProgramsAgricultureImportant Industries of IndiaNavratnasNational Income of IndiaIndian Tax StructureCurrency and InflationBanking System in IndiaInsuranceMutual FundsStock ExchangesInternational OrganisationsCencus-2001Top 5 States in Important ParametersCensus According to ReligionEconomic TerminologyGeneral ScienceInventions and DiscoveriesMilestones in MedicineUnits of MeasurementsImportant scientific InstrumentsScientific Explanations of Common PhenomenaImportant Laws and PrinciplesDifferent Branches of ScienceFathers of Important Branches of ScienceElements, Symbols and Atomic NumbersOres of MetalsCommon and Chemical Names of Some CompoundsSome Important AlloysSome Important Facts of Human BodySummary of Functions of Different Cell OrganellesBalanced DietHuman Endocrine SystemBloodNervous SystemDigestive SystemHuman HeartExcretory SystemReproductive SystemCommunicable or Infectious DiseasesCommon Body DisordersFundamentals of Computer systemsResearch Stations and Institutions in IndiaSpace CentresGeneral KnowledgeAbbreviationsImportant DatesFirst in the WorldFirst in IndiaPopular Names of PersonalitiesThe Newspaper WorldGeographical DiscoveriesBooks and AuthorsPrincipal Languages of IndiaCapitals and Currencies of CountriesUnited Nations OrganisationMembers of United Nations Organisa...