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The Penguin India Reference Yearbook Is A Book Like No Other. This Handy Volume Contains All The Information You Need On What S Happening In India And The World. Every Piece Of Information Is Authentic And Verified For Accuracy. Thorough India And World Panorama Sections Provide Historical, Geographical, Demographic And Economic Profiles Of Every Country In The World, And Every State And Union Territory In India. Separate Sections On Politics, Science, Economy, Arts, Career, Sports And General Knowledge Make For Easy Access To Recent Developments. A Detailed Year In Review Section Contains A Day-By-Day Listing Of Everything That Happened In The Last Year. One Thousand General Knowledge Questions On Various Topics Help Readers Bring Themselves Up To Date Quickly. The Book Also Contains A Host Of Insightful Articles On Various Topics Of Current Interest By Celebrated Writers Like A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, N.R. Narayana Murthy, Khushwant Singh, Shashi Tharoor, Bipan Chandra, Strobe Talbott, Pavan K. Varma, J.V. Narlikar, Usha Albuquerque And Others, Comprehensive Indian And International Historical Timelines With Coverage Of Events From The Beginnings Of History To The Present (Not Available In Any Other Yearbook), 20 Pages Of High Quality Colour Maps, And A Detailed Index. The Penguin India Reference Yearbook Packs In More Data Than Any Of Its Competitors, And Presents Information In An Easily Accessible, Reader-Friendly Fashion. For Students, This Is An Ideal Companion In Their Preparations For Various Competitive Examinations. For The General Reader, It Will Be An Indispensable And Immensely Useful Desk Reference And Factfinder.