Class 10 GS I 7 h reading
Contemporary India – II
An easy first read on India's resources, farming, minerals, industries and transport.
Why read it
The simplest way into India's economic geography. Its agriculture chapter answered 3 Prelims questions.
Chapters (open on phones)
- Ch 1 Resources and Development 12 pages · 1.8 MB 2 Prelims questions · Test yourself →
- Ch 2 Forest and Wildlife Resources 6 pages · 1.6 MB 1 Prelims question · Test yourself →
- Ch 3 Water Resources 11 pages · 2.0 MB
- Ch 4 Agriculture 12 pages · 2.3 MB 3 Prelims questions · Test yourself →
- Ch 5 Minerals and Energy Resources 16 pages · 2.7 MB 1 Prelims question · Test yourself →
- Ch 6 Manufacturing Industries 13 pages · 1.6 MB
- Ch 7 Lifelines of National Economy 13 pages · 2.2 MB 1 Prelims question · Test yourself →
NCERT's original ZIP (file names in code) · 15 MB · Saves as jess1dd.zip
What's inside the ZIP
NCERT names its files by code, not by chapter. Match each file to what it contains:
| jess1ps.pdf | Opening pages: title, foreword, contents |
| jess101.pdf | Ch 1 · Resources and Development |
| jess102.pdf | Ch 2 · Forest and Wildlife Resources |
| jess103.pdf | Ch 3 · Water Resources |
| jess104.pdf | Ch 4 · Agriculture |
| jess105.pdf | Ch 5 · Minerals and Energy Resources |
| jess106.pdf | Ch 6 · Manufacturing Industries |
| jess107.pdf | Ch 7 · Lifelines of National Economy |
| jess1a1.pdf | Appendix |
UPSC Prelims 2016–2026
6 questions could be answered from this book · 2 Environment and Science questions could be answered from this book
2026 answers follow UPSC's provisional answer key.
Test yourself (8 questions) →Where it helps
- Prelims: Indian and World Geography
- GS III: Major crops, cropping patterns, irrigation
Edition: First published 2006; trimmed by NCERT 2022; this print 2026-27