General Awareness Books are a rich store of knowledge and wisdom. They are a means of communicating information about our past, present and the prospective future. The books provide us extensive information about current affairs and general learning of various fields including history, politics, economy among several others. General Awareness Books enable us to comprehend and appreciate the different potential interesting qualities of the various fields in existence.

Reading books helps in: Mental stimulation, Developing strong analytical thinking skills, Enhancing focus and concentration, Expanding vocabulary, Improving memory and primarily to fortify and broaden our outlook and horizons. They are the best companions of mankind. Through books, we come into contact with great poets, scholars, philosophers and several great writers. The books help in personality development and in building a perspective. As said by Joseph Addison, a famous English essayist, “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” Thus, it is strongly encouraged to embrace the habit of reading books according to one’s interests and aspirations

The following are some of the concepts.

• The Book Printed in all Popular Scripts
  The sacred book of Christians has been printed in the maximum number of languages and their scripts.  The most seasoned mechanically printed book is also the Bible, i.e., Gutenberg Bible printed in Germany. The Bible is likewise printed in Pittman shorthand, making it just a religious book ever printed in a shorthand script.

• The Oldest Printed Book
  The most established printed work on the planet, which goes back to 868 CE, is the Hiraka Diamond Sutra, a Sanskrit treatise translated into Chinese. Its paper scroll is 480cm x 30cm in size.

• The Largest Book
  The biggest  book, the super book  which is 270cm x 300cm and weighs 252 kg, was established  in Denver, Colorado (USA), in 1976.

• The Longest Novel
  The longest novel ever published is Less Hommes de bonne volonte written ten by Louis Henri Jean Farigoule of France in 1885.

• World’s Largest Epic
  The world’s largest epic is the Mahabharata, the Sanskrit epic composed by Veda Vyasa around 1000 BCE. It has 1, 00,000 verses and accounts the war between the two siblings, Pandu and Dhritarashtra. The Bhagavad Gita is the most profitable part of this epic, and the sacred book of the Hindus.

• Ancient Book Displayed
  Coptic Plaster, is one of the world’s oldest book, i.e., It is a 1600-years-old book, went in plain view surprisingly on 14 September 1992.It was found in the grave of a young lady in a Christian burial ground, south of Cairo in the year 1984.The 490 page book of Psalms is exquisitely written by hand with bamboo and dull chestnut iron-based ink.

• Most Expensive Book
  The Gospel Book of Henry the Lion: Duke of Saxony, in London on 6 December 1983.The highest price paid for any book is £8.14 million for the 226 leaf original copies.

• Smallest Printed Book
  The smallest printed book is ‘Old King Cole’, a kids story book, distributed in 1985 in strathclyde. It is printed on 22 g paper measuring 1mm x 1mm. The pages of this book can be turned just by the utilization of needle.

• Thickest Printed Book
  The thickest book on record was created by Peter Troendle, Switzerland. It has a spread size of just 5cm x 4.5 cm however a thickness of 2.75m.

Some Famous Foreign Books

Some Important Books

1. This book has been printed in the greatest number of languages
A. The Bible
B. Shakespeare’s books
C. Hiraka Diamond Sutra
D. The Bhagavad Gita
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2. The most seasoned book is printed
A. Old ruler cole
B. The Mahabharata
C. Hiraka Diamond Sutra
D. The Bible
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3. The extent of the biggest book, the super book, is
A.480cm x 30cm
B.270cm x 300cm
C.560cm x 600cm
D. 270cm x 100cm
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4.The author of the longest novel, Man of Goodwill, is
A. Louis Henry
B. Henri Pourrat
C. Roland Dorgeles
D. Louis Henri Jean Farigoule
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5.Mrs Mary Faulkner (creator) of Africa is famously known as
A. Kathleen Lindsey
B. Marie Noel
C. Marcelle Tinayre
D. Jules Claretie
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6.The World’s biggest epic is
A. The Hound and the Falcon
B. A Blackbird in Twlight
C. The Mahabharata
D. The Bhagavad Gita
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7.The 1600-year-old Coptic Plaster was exposed in
A. 1456
B. 1876
C. 1984
D. 1245
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8.The smallest printed book, Old King Cole, is
A. A novel
B. A Holy Book
C. Picture book for children
D. Kids’ story book
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9.The thickest book on record was created by
A. Judith Tarr
B. Peter Troendle
C. Andrew Norton
D. Terry Brooks
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10.A Suitable Boy composed by
A. vikran Seth
B.Marie Noel
C. Louis Henry
D.Marcelle Tinayre
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