IAS is one of the most sought after career these days. For an aspirant to be successful in this exam, he must have a thorough knowledge of India - social, political, economical, geographical, international climate. Students need to start well in advance such that they not only attain the fundamental knowledge but also gain the ability to generate their opinion and ideas about a topic. The IAS Foundation Book is an attempt in the same direction. Undergraduate Students and class 11/ 12 students who aspire for this career can start with this book.
The book provides 175+ articles from diverse areas like History, Geography of the World , Polity Governance, Constitution, Social Justice, International relations, Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security, Disaster Management, Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude. These articles not just provide you the complete update on the topic but will also guide you to analyse and explore the various issues associated with it.
The articles are followed by exercises constituting vocabulary questions, comprehension questions, related general awareness questions and opinion creation/ analytical questions. The book provides answers to the 1st three type of questions. The opinion creation/ analytical questions are open-ended and requires a lot of thinking and analysis before answering.
It is one of the most powerful book that will expose you to the most sensitive issues, ideas, events, people or places.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Each of the 175+ Stories/ Articles/ Essays divided into the following 4 parts:
Exercise 1 Contextual Vocabulary
Exercise 2 Comprehension
Exercise 3 Check Your Awareness
Exercise 4 Opinion Creation
Section 1: History - Story 1 to 17
Section 2: Polity - Story 1 to 32
Section 3: Geography - Story 1 to 14
Section 4: Economics - Story 1 to 23
Section 5: Science & Technology - Story 1 to 27
Section 6: Ecology - Story 1 to 14
Section 7: Business - Story 1 to 22
Section 8: Art, Culture, Values & Ethics - Story 1 to 21
Section 9: Current Affairs - Story 1 to 7
