General Studies 101 Speed Tests with 10 Practice Sets - 3rd Edition

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The thoroughly revised and updated 3rd edition of the book CSAT Paper 1 General Studies 101 Speed Tests with 10 Practice Sets has been updated with the latest questions in all the sections. No matter where you Prepare from – a coaching or any textbook/Guide - 101 Speed Tests provides you the right Assessment on each topic. Your performance provides you the right cues to Improve your knowledge in the various topics so as to perform better in the final examination. It is to be noted here that these are not mere tests but act as a checklist of student’s learning and ability to apply concepts to different problems. The book contains 82 Topical Tests + 9 sectional tests + 10 Full length Practice Tests. The complete CSAT paper 1 syllabus has been divided into 7 broad sections which are further divided into 82 topics. The book aims at improving your speed followed by strike rate which will eventually lead to improving your score. • Each test is based on small topics and contains around 20 MCQs on the latest pattern of the exam. • The various types of questions covered are Statement based, Matching based, Sequencing of events and Feature based MCQs. • The whole syllabus has been divided into 9 sections which are further distributed into 82 topics. • In the end of each section a Sectional Test is provided so as to sum up the whole section. • Finally at the end 10 full tests are provided so as to give the candidates the real feel of the final exam. The Full Test contains 100 questions as per the latest pattern. • In all, the book contains 2800+ Quality MCQ’s in the form of 101 tests. • Solutions to each of the 101 tests are provided at the end of the book. • Separate Time Limit, Maximum Marks, Cut-off, Qualifying Score is provided for each test. • The book also provides a separate sheet, score tracker where you can keep a record of your scores and performance. Contents......Page 4 1. Pre-Historic Period......Page 9 2. Indus Valley Civilisation......Page 12 3. Vedic Period......Page 15 4. Buddhism and Jainism......Page 17 5. Mauryan Empire......Page 20 6. Gupta Period and Gupta Dynasties......Page 23 7. Rashtrakuta and Chola Empire......Page 26 8. Delhi Sultanate......Page 29 9. Mughal Period......Page 32 10. Emergence of New Kingdoms......Page 35 11. Advent of Europeans......Page 38 12. Initial Modern History......Page 40 13. Reform Movement......Page 42 14. Indian Freedom Struggle-I......Page 44 15. Indian Freedom Struggle-II......Page 46 16. History Section Test......Page 48 17. Universe / Solar System......Page 51 18. Different Types of Landforms......Page 53 19. Interior of the Earth......Page 55 20. Geomorphic Processes......Page 57 21. Atmosphere and Hydrosphere......Page 59 22. Soil, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife......Page 61 23. Economic Geography......Page 63 24. Social Geography......Page 65 25. World Geography......Page 67 26. Geography of India......Page 69 27. Section Test : Geography......Page 71 28. Indian Constitution......Page 73 29. Fundamental Rights......Page 76 30. Political System......Page 79 31. Union Government......Page 83 32. State Government......Page 86 33. Panchayati Raj......Page 89 34. Public Policy and Rights Issues......Page 92 35. Legislature......Page 96 36. Executive......Page 98 37. Judiciary......Page 101 38. Section Test : Indian Policy and Governance......Page 103 39. Indian Economy......Page 107 40. Planning......Page 109 41. Economic and Social Development......Page 111 42. Sustainable Development......Page 113 43. Agriculture in Indian Economy......Page 115 44. Industry and Infrastructure......Page 117 45. Poverty and Unemployment......Page 119 46. Fiscal and Monetary Policy......Page 121 47. Foreign Trade and External Assistance......Page 123 48. Demographics......Page 125 49. Social Sector Initiatives......Page 127 50. World Economy......Page 129 51. Section Test : Economics......Page 131 52. Mechanics......Page 133 53. Heat and Thermodynamics......Page 136 54. Sound......Page 139 55. Electricity and Magnetism......Page 142 56. Optics......Page 144 57. Modern and Space Physics......Page 146 58. Physical Chemistry......Page 149 59. Inorganic Chemistry......Page 152 60. Organic Chemistry......Page 154 61. Environmental Chemistry......Page 156 62. Botany......Page 158 63. Zoology......Page 160 64. Genetics and Evolution......Page 162 65. Diseases and their Defence Mechanism......Page 164 66. General Science Section Test......Page 166 67. Environmental Ecology......Page 168 68. Biodiversity......Page 170 69. Climate Change......Page 172 70. Section Test : Ecology......Page 174 71. Space Science......Page 176 72. Defence......Page 178 73. Atomic and Nuclear Science......Page 180 74. Biotechnology......Page 182 75. Computer and Information Technology......Page 184 76. Section Test : Science & Technology......Page 186 77. World Organisation......Page 188 78. World Socio-economic Panorama......Page 191 79. World Political Panorama......Page 194 80. Indian Socio-economic Panorama......Page 196 81. Indian Political Panorama......Page 198 82. Cultural Panorama......Page 200 83. Sports, Games, Books and Authors......Page 202 84. Section Test : General Awareness......Page 204 85. National Socio-Economic......Page 207 86. National Political......Page 210 87. International Socio-Economic Issues......Page 213 88. International Political......Page 215 89. Trends in Science and Technology......Page 218 90. Awards, Honours and Sports......Page 222 91. Section Test : Current Affairs......Page 224 92. Practice Test-1......Page 227 93. Practice Test-2......Page 234 94. Practice Test-3......Page 247 95. Practice Test-4......Page 255 96. Practice Test 5......Page 267 97. Practice Test-6......Page 281 98. Practice Test-7......Page 292 99. Practice Test-8......Page 304 100. Practice Test-9......Page 314 101. Practice Test-10......Page 323 Solutions......Page 332