Palak Mathur
renaissance | enlightenment – reawakening – reformation
India Year Book has data, which can overwhelm anyone. So, how to deal with it. Moreover, it has some chapters, which are not relevant, some are relevant for Prelims and Mains, some only for Mains, some only for Prelims, some are for relevant for Interview and some are relevant for Essay. I will try to put in details which chapter to be used for which part of examination and what to read from it –
Table 1:
|
Code |
Definition |
| A | Most Important |
| B | Lesser Important than A |
| C | Not important (If I mention only C, then it is not important for both Mains and Prelims). Otherwise I will provide details with the code) |
| D | Eliminate/SelectiveReading |
| E | Essay |
Table 2:
| Chapter Number | Chapter Name | Code | Comments |
| 1 | Land and the People | A, E | |
| 2 | National Symbols | A | |
| 3 | The Polity | C for Prelims as you will be reading Indian Polity by Laxmikanth or some other book
B for Mains |
|
| 4 | Agriculture | A for Prelims C for Mains |
Traditional details, eliminate current data, facts and figures. Refer ES and Budget for current data |
| 5 | Art and Culture | A, E | Important from Essay point of view |
| 6 | Basic Economic Data | B | Just go through the trends |
| 7 | Commerce | C for Prelims A for Mains |
|
| 8 | Communications | A for Prelims C for Mains |
|
| 9 | Defence | A | |
| 10 | Education | A | |
| 11 | Energy | A, E | Have an Atlas handy |
| 12 | Environment | A | |
| 13 | Finance | D | |
| 14 | Corporate Affairs | A | |
| 15 | Food and Civil Supplies | B for Prelims D for Mains |
Focus on current, eliminate traditional details |
| 16 | Health and Family Welfare | A | |
| 17 | Housing | C | Only current relevance and government programs |
| 18 | Indian and the World | B for Prelims A for Mains |
Traditional aspects |
| 19 | Industry | A for Prelims C for Mains |
Focus on traditional, eliminate current details |
| 20 | Justice and Law | A | Cover along with Indian Polity part of syllabus |
| 21 | Labour | D for Prelims C for Mains E |
|
| 22 | Mass Communication | A | |
| 23 | Planning | A | Only interesting info |
| 24 | Rural Development | A, E | |
| 25 | Scientific and Technological Developments | A | |
| 26 | Transport | C | With Atlas, Focus on Railways, Freight Corridors, etc |
| 27 | Water Resources | C | -Do- |
| 28 | Welfare | A | Be cautious while reading |
| 29 | Youth Affairs and Sports | A+ | |
| 30 | States and Union Territories | A | |
| 31 | Diary of National Events | D | |
| 32 | General Information | B for Prelims D for Mains |
Like this:
Discussion
9 Responses to “What to read in India Year Book?”
Leave a Reply
Palak Mathur's favorite books »
Share book reviews and ratings with Palak, and even join a book club on Goodreads.
truly enriching..
Posted by sandeep yadav | March 23, 2012, 8:10 pmThank you for the comment!!
Posted by Palak Mathur | March 26, 2012, 6:05 pmGood job …..thank you
Posted by CA. Amit lath | March 28, 2012, 12:20 pmThank you!!
Posted by Palak Mathur | March 28, 2012, 12:27 pmThanks a lot…
Posted by Dr. Abhijit | April 4, 2012, 2:26 amYou are most welcome!
Posted by Palak Mathur | April 4, 2012, 12:04 pmSuperb Explanation Thanks Palak
Posted by csl80 | April 30, 2012, 2:10 amThank you and welcome!!
Posted by Palak Mathur | April 30, 2012, 10:34 amThanks for your support
Posted by chandrapratap | May 18, 2012, 2:19 pm