Children's Encyclopedia - General Knowledge

This book aims to enhance the General Knowledge of all its readers, particularly the student fraternity. It is honest effort towards covering all genres of general awareness that may come handy for contestants of various competitive examinations, such as: • Civil services & State Civil Services• Bank PO• Combined Defence Services• Indian Engineering Services• Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Examination• National Defence Academy• Staff Selection Commission• Railway Recruitment Board• LIC Administrative Examination• MBA, MCA Entrance Examinations• TOEFL or the Test of English as a Foreign Language• IELTS or International English Language Testing System• GMAT or the Graduate Management Admission Test & CAT or the Common Admission Test and and much more.The book has been broadly divided into different chapters based on the subjects of study mentioned above to make it as reader-friendly as possible. At the end of the book, is a combined series of Multiple Choice Questions or MCQs which is a unique mix of all the chapters to provide a thorough revision of the entire book.Hence readers, the book is a real treasure trove of valuable information for all, particularly the youngsters in schools and colleges – and all those who aspire to make it big in their lives!A regular revision of all chapters and latest editions of the book is advised to keep up to date with information of all kinds. We wish all aspirants good luck for their future endeavours #v&spublishersContents: . 1. The Atmosphere 2. An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away 3. How do We Get Pins and Needles? 4. The Change of Seasons 5. Why do Plants and Animals become Extinct? 6. The Vision of Owls 7. The Map of Migratory Birds 8. The Colour of Fireworks 9. Formation of a Rainbow 10. What is Milk Made up of? 11. Telescopes 12. Why are Some Stars Bigger than the Others? 13. Who Measured the Universe? 14. How are Dates Determined? 15. Why don’t We Feel the Earth’s Motion? 16. How Far is a Star? 17. The Mass of the Earth 18. The Twinkling of Stars 19. The Force of Gravity 20. Astronauts 21. The Stone Age 22. The International Date Line (IDL) 23. The Name, ‘America’ 24. How was the UK Formed? 25. The Census 26. The Formation of Grand Canyon 27. The Story behind Mona Lisa 28. What is Red Cross? 29. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World 30. Exercises Glossary