Arihant Encyclopedia of General Science || For General Competitions || Book Review

Title- Encyclopedia of General Science

Description- For UPSC, RRBs, Railways, SSC and other General Competitions

Edition- 2014

Language- English

Binding- Paperback

ISBN-13:  9789351767664

ISBN-10: 9351767664

Publisher- Arihant Publications (India) Ltd.

Source Code- D603

Price- 245/-

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Quick Overview

In this Technology driven world, Knowledge of science in everyday life has taken a center stage, for every individual. It has become a necessity, to be aware of the science and its phenomena’s’ irrespective of any specialized study.

Every competitive exam today lays and important focus on aspirants to be aware of general Science Knowledge from everyday observations.

What Is In The Book ?

Encyclopedia of General Science is mostly based on 9th-12th NCERT Books and it is being written by Siddharth Mukharji. This book of General Science has been prepared keeping the importance of the subject in line with analysis of Competitive Exams’ Papers. It is useful for following Competitive Examinations:-

• UPSC Prelims 
• State PSCs 
• Railways
• SSC CGL & SSC CHSL
• Other General Competitive Exams

This book has 732 pages in total and it is divided into 4 broad topics namely 

1. Physics (Pg 1-223)
2. Chemistry (Pg 225-420)
3. Biology (Pg 421-704)
4. Computer & IT (Pg 705-732)

The Physics' portion of this book consist 20 different chapters which includes (i) Units, Measurements and Errors (ii) Motion (iii) Force and laws of Motion (iv) Gravitation (v) Work, Power & Energy (vi) Centre of Mass and Rotational Motion (vii) Mechanical proporties of Solids (viii) Mechanical proporties of Fluids (ix) Simple Harmonic Motion (x) Heat, Temperature & Thermodynamics and the list goes on.

Chemistry Part has total 17 chapters like Matter and its States, Atomic structure, Bonding and Chemical Reactions, Metal and their compounds, Extraction of Solids, Food Chemistry, Chemistry in Everday Life and 10 other such topics.

Friends, Biology has total 18 informative chapters in this book of General Science. This section covers important topics like of: Diversity in Living World, Cell: Structure and Functions, Cell Cycle and Cell Division, Genetics, Tissues, Heredity and Evolution, Reproduction and 11 other chapters. While this book's last section which deals with information on Computer & IT has 6 different chapters in total which includes: 

(i) Introduction to Computer (ii) Computer Architecture & I/O Devices (iii) Number System (iv) Computer software (v) Data communication & Networking (vi) Internet and Computer Security

 Special Features

• Along with the vast theory on various topics this book also contain more than 1000 Objective (Multiple Choice Questions) which makes this book a comprehensive cum revision material.
• After end of every section, presence of appendix matter enhances the level of this General Science Book, it covers Glossary, Definitions, Facts and other important information of each section.

About The Publisher

Since its Start with a Set of Books for IIT JEE in 1997, Arihant currently publishes more than 3000 + Titles for Engineering, Medical, Competitive Entrances, School Curriculum, ITI, Polytechnic and Government Recruitments. Arihant Books are tailor made for examination based on latest prescribed patterns and practices.

Study Guides, Resource Books, Previous Year Solved Papers and Practice Papers, Arihant publishes everything that a Student might need during their preparation for School or Competitive Exams. Authentic Content, Detailed Solutions and Latest Question Patterns has been Hallmark of every Arihant’s Book.

Headquartered at Meerut, Uttar Pradesh with Coprorate Office in Daryagnj, New Delhi. To cater needs of Students across nation, Arihant operates via it’s 23 Sales & Support offices across India.

Reviews And Ratings

Our team reviews the book after examining all the pros and cons of the book, which are given below:

PROS

1. Authentic Content
2. Simple and lucid Explanation of most of the topics
3. Eye Catchy Presentation of the Content
4. Awesome Visualizations: As this book has lot of diagrams, figures, charts & tables (wherever arihant experts find necessary)
5. Wide Variety of MCQs which proves very effective for the preparation of general competitions.
6. Economical: It is very difficult to find General Science's Books @ low price rates
7. No or Very Less Printing Mistakes
8. Act as an all-in-one book for the respective topic as apart from theory this book also consists important terms, useful MCQs, Important Facts and so on.
9. Presence of a special segment named "Everyday Science" which clears our most of the daily life related misconceptions.

CONS

1. Non-Uniform Theory, as in some chapters, less important topics have detailed information while some crucial topics left unexplained.
2.  Chapters of Biology Section shows a little bit dishevelledness.

Besides these two major limitations we did not find any other shortcoming as such in this book.

Should You Have To Buy This Book ?

It is a very good book to checkout as it contains most of the important topics of general science and if you are searching for that book which provides you detailed and authentic information on Physics, Chemistry, Biology & IT in a single binding then believe on us, this book is your destination.

In one word, Yes you should buy this book if you are preparing for any general competitions which demands know-how of General Science.

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