Best Books To Prepare For The Territorial Army


After the First line of Defence or the regular Indian Army, there is the second line of defense called the Indian Territorial Army. Aspirants get confused about choosing the right books and study material. There are many authors and publications whose content might help you.

According to recent stats, there are over 40,000 Territorial Army persons across the country. Mostly the Non-Departmental recruitment for the Territorial Army is for Ex-Servicemen. Although, civilians can also apply. The candidates join The Indian Territorial Army as Officers and Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO). This is one of the prestigious exams held in the country.

In this article, we will talk about the syllabus and exam pattern. But first, we look at the subject-wise best book you can get for the preparation for the Territorial army exam. 

Table of Contents

Best books to prepare for the Territorial Army

Subject-wise Books for Preparation

Syllabus for Territorial Army

Subjects in Paper 1

Subjects in Paper 2

Conclusion

Frequently Asked Questions


Subject-wise Books for Preparation

There are lots of books available in the market for the preparation of the TA. Candidates get confused about which to select. These are the best books (subject-wise) for the preparation for the TA exam. Some of them are as follows –

Subject

Book Name

Author and Publisher

Elementary Math

· Arihant’s General Knowledge

· Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exam

· Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exam

· Manohar Pandey

· Abhijit Guha

· RS Aggarwal

Reasoning

· A New Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning

· Quantitative Aptitude

· Shortcuts in Reasoning for Competitive Exams 

· BS Sijuwali and Indu Sijuwali

· Sarvesh Verma

· Disha Experts

 

 

 

General Knowledge

· Lucent’s General  Knowledge

·  Manorama Yearbook

·  Newspaper

· Binay Karna And SP Suman

· Mammen Mathew

· The Hindu, Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Indian Express

English

· A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning

· Word Power Made Easy

· Objective General English

· Wren and Martin High School English Grammar and Composition

·  RS Aggarwal

·  Norman and Lewis

·  SP Bakshi

·  Wren and Martin

 

The books mentioned above will help you understand the types of topics that can be asked in the question paper. It will have mixed sets of questions with different difficulty levels according to the exam. These books will help you strengthen your preparation for the examination.

There are also several other specialized books available in both online and offline markets for the preparation for the exam. Some of them as mentioned below –

·  Territorial Army Officers Recruitment Exams –

You can look for the latest edition of the book available in the market. It has a syllabus, exam pattern, the Previous year’s solved question papers, and an objective-type question bank. This is published by Arihant Publications.

·   Exam Guide –

This is one of the best exam guides, which is written by R. Gupta. It is available in both Hindi and English language.

·    Pratiyogita Darpan –

It is a yearbook, launched every year. It has a lot of current affairs material. It is one of the most important and useful books for the preparation of any civil service examination.

Syllabus for Territorial Army

As we have already discussed, the TA exam is divided into two papers.

Subjects in Paper 1

Paper 1 has two sections –

Elementary Math

This comprises mathematics from class 6 to class 10. The important topics that must be gone through are –

·  Arithmetic

·  Algebra

·  Elementary Number Theory

·  Geometry

·  Mensuration

·  Statistics

·  Trigonometry

·  Unitary Method

Reasoning

The questions asked in this section are –

·  Alphanumeric Series

·  Blood Relations

·  Coding-Decoding

·  Data Sufficient

·  Director Test

·  Decision Making

·  Deductive Statement Analysis

·  Figures

·  Figure Matrix

·  Letters

·  Odd One Out

·  Reasoning Analogies

·  Statements

·  Statement and Assumption

·  Statement and Conclusion

·  Syllogism

Subjects in Paper 2

Paper 2 has two sections –


General Knowledge

As the word suggests, general knowledge is just the basic knowledge about what and why the event is happening. The important topics from which the questions are asked are –

 

·  Current Affairs

·   Economics

·   Everyday observation

·   Geography

·   History of India

·   Miscellaneous

·   Political Science

·   Science

·   Sports

·    Scientific Discoveries

English

This section tests the language understanding skills of a candidate. Questions are asked from the following topics –

 

·    Fill in the blanks

·    Grammar

·    Homophones

·    Idioms And Phrases

·    One-Word Substitutions

·    Reading Comprehension

·    Synonyms and Antonyms

·    Spotting the Error

·    Sentence Rearrangement and Para Jumble Sentence Correction.

·    Vocabulary

 

The syllabus and exam pattern makes it easy for to you in choosing the best books.

Conclusion

The books mentioned in this article are handpicked based on their readability, language, and details. Although you can also find some substitute books.

So when you complete reading the article, you will have almost everything required to start your preparation for the TA exam effectively. Now let us just follow it and clear the exam!

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. What is the type of the Territorial army job – permanent or part-time?

Ans. This is a part-time job profile given to the country's young citizens and ex-servicemen. They are required to be available only for a few days of the year. What-so-ever is the case there is no bigger pride than serving your country’s army in any possible way.

Q2. Is there every year a vacancy for Territorial Army Officers?

Ans. Yes! Every year the recruitment process for the selection of candidates for the TA happens. Currently, there are 40,000 TA officers across the country.

Q3. Is the Territorial Army exam easier than NDA?

Ans. The TA exam is easier than NDA because it is the second line of defense's recruitment who are only asked to work during the required times.

Q4.  What is the Admission fee for the Territorial Army recruitment?

Ans. The application fee for the TA exam is INR 200. The official website of the Territorial Army accepts this amount from various payment modes. The modes which are not mentioned will not be accepted.


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