General Knowledge or GK is a very important subject and candidates are mostly questioned on the subject during competitive examinations. Whether you are sitting for the JEE exam, or medical entrance exams, or even entrance exams for law colleges, GK is a staple! So how can you improve your GK? It is said that a student is known by the knowledge he or she owns and demonstrates. Nowadays, there are several books that can improve your GK. But which one is good or which book covers all the sections? General Knowledge consists of various subjects namely Current Affairs, History, Politics, Geography, Economics, Business, General, Science, Ecology and Environment, Art and Culture, Sports, News and Media, Healthcare, Communication, Computers and Technology and much more. While reading a General Knowledge book you feel a change in your personality and in fact, you will be amazed about the things you did not know!
General knowledge books that help you improve your general knowledge for competitive exams are:
- Lucent’s General Knowledge: This book is the most suggested GK book. Every year a new edition of this book is released and so u should refer it for current and general affairs. the content of this book is very nicely described and elaborated very noticeably.
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General Study 14,000+ Objective: This book contains more than 14000 questions all about science, technology, history, geology, Indian culture, bits and pieces of biology and chemistry. This book can be bought for both gaining overall knowledge and also for the purpose of cracking general knowledge competitive examinations.
- R.S. Aggarwal’s S. Chand’s Advanced Objective General Knowledge: This book is also one of the most referred books since the author is very renowned and well known for his works in the education market. These books generally have information about all the necessary topics and genres. Its question bank is also well informed and comprehensive.
- Disha Experts’ Rapid General Knowledge 2020 for Competitive Exams: Every year Disha expert releases its newly revised GK books to help students who are appearing for competitive examinations. This book is extremely good and is always well updated with information regarding general affairs and also on sectors like banking, economics, defence and medieval history. This book comes with a comprehensive impression of maps, charts and visual aids. It is one of the best GK books.
- Arihant Experts’ General Knowledge: Arihant will help you out if you are hoping to attain good marks in competitive exams. Arihant is one of the best publishers of books and study material. This book helps you learn thoroughly and keeps you aware of the current happenings in the world. It is one of the most popular general knowledge books for cracking competitive examinations.
There are various other books that help you enhance your global knowledge , they are:
1. The Art of War by Sun Tzu
2. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Dan Kahneman
3. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
4. The Greatest Secret in the World by Og Mandino
5. The Courage to Write by Ralph Keyes
6. Jump Start Your Business Brain by Doug Hall
7. Cosmos by Carl Sagan
8. Creativity Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace
