World History for General Studies (Paper -1) by Ravi Shankar - Is it worth buying for Main Examination preparation?

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Civil Service Main Examination 2013 is concluded, now the candidates have some clear cut idea about how and from where the questions are asked. Before the examination many new books were coming in the market just like the mushroom during the raining season. Not all mushroom's are good and the same is applicable to study materials too. I came across a book which claims that it is a comprehensive package world history in General studies paper-1. Is it worth buying? I am here to provide you with a critical review of the book, considering the quality of its contents, way of presentation, correlation with prescribed syllabus and of course a comparison with the main examination question paper.

About the book

Publication : Arihant
Author : Ravi Shankar
Edition : First Edition, 2013
Price : MRP 150

General Studies (Paper:1) - Main Examination Syllabus (World History)

History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc, - their forms and effect on the society

What contents does this book cover?

Chapter 1 :Renaissance  
Chapter 2 : American Revolution
Chapter 3 : French Revolution
Chapter 4 : Industrial Revolution
Chapter 5 : Unification of Italy and Germany.
Chapter 6 :Imperialism and Colonialism
Chapter 7 : Russian Revolution
Chapter 8 : World War 1
Chapter 9 :World War 2
Chapter 10: Political Philosophies in Modern World
Chapter 11 : Liberation from Colonial Rule
Chapter 12 : Post War Foundations : NATO and European Community
Chapter 13 : Fall of Soviet Union and USA's Domination
Important Historical Terms and Famous Personalities
Model Question - Answers


How many questions you would have attended in World history portion in the concluded main examination?

  1. Latecomer- Industrial revolution in Japan involved certain factors that were markedly different from what west had experience. - Not covered
  2. What policy instruments were deployed to contain the great economic depression? - Mock question at the end of the chapter has answer to this question directly.
  3. Africa was chopped into states artificially created by accident of European competition. Analyse. - Covered in Chapter 6: Imperialism and Colonialism.
  4. American Revolution was an economic revolt against mercantilism. Substantiate. - This question is almost picked from the model practice question provided at the end of each chapter. Here is the model question mentioned in the book, " The American Revolution was essentially as economic conflict between American capitalism as British Mercantilism."?


Positive Features

  • Lucidly written in the format of notes.
  • Covers almost all prominent part of the syllabus.
  • Font is catchy and it draws interest to read.
  • Practice questions after every chapter and mock questions with answers at the end of the book.
  • Good quality paper


Drawback

  • History of China, Japan, Vietnam are not covered extensively. In fact NCERT covers this area.
Over all it's a good buy for World History portion of main examination. Of course NCERT too covers these areas. The topics covered will also be useful in tackling objective questions in other competitive examinations (IB, SSC CGL etc,) too.

Where to Buy

  • Flipkart - Rs.105(30% off) - To buy click here
  • Arihant Site - Rs. 127.50 (15% off)




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