Prepare for various competitive exams and improve your English communication skill with the best English books. Most of the books listed here will help you with comprehensive guides, tricks and practice sets to score well. Keep reading the article!
English language is one of the most important and scoring sections in competitive exams like SSC, Banking, Railway, Defense, Insurance etc. To score well in English you need to prepare with the best books. After looking at various factors like content quality & design we are finally selected the most demanding books that will not only help you to score well in competitive exams but also in improving your english skills.
In the English language section of most of the competitive exams there are multiple choice questions from topics like reading comprehension, grammar checking, fill in the blanks & etc. If there are negative markings then you need to prepare well to select the answers carefully.
For your preparation and score higher in the english sections here are the most popular English books for competitive exams.
List of Best English Books for Competitive Exams
1. Objective English
- Price – ₹700
- Author – Hari Mohan Prasad
Objective English for all Competitive Examinations is a book for the English language section preparation. It is presented by McGraw Hill Education and has become hugely popular among students and teachers. This book has various chapters, previous year questions and answers for exam aspirants. It follows a clear and systematic approach to describe the grammatical aspects with detailed examples. With this book you can find out your problem areas and then work on them to get a firm grip on any topic. The grammatical rules are thoroughly analyzed and designed according to previous questions from various exams including UPSC, SSC, Banking and Railway etc. After getting the grip on a topic you can practice with the exercise and check your mistaked with the help of answer keys.
2. Objective General English
- Author – SP Bakshi
- Price – ₹239
Objective General English is a book written by S.P. Bakshi will help you in revising and preparing for various competitive exams like Bank, UPSC, NDA, CDS, SSC, MCA, MBA, B.Ed. and other exams. The book is divided into four parts: Part A Foundation Module, Part B Verbal Ability, Part C and Part D:Practical Grammar. It is essential to know about the concepts of General English for competitive exams also to improve your communication skill. It covered all the important General English sections useful for your upcoming exam. The Part A covers Tenses, Modals, Clause Analysis, Articles, Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Adverb, Prepositions, Phrasal Verbs, Idioms & Phrases, Spotting Errors, etc. The Part B covers Paronyms & Homonyms, One Word Substitutions, Synonyms & Antonyms, Cloze Test, etc. The Part C covers Sequence of Sentences and Objective Comprehension. The Part D covers Narration, Synthesis,Transformation, Punctuation, Spelling Rules and Contractions.
3. English for Competitive Examinations
- Author – Wren & Martin
- Price – ₹444
English for Competitive Examinations is a book designed by combining topics from Wren & Martin text, School Grammar & Composition, and content developed by competitive exam experts in the English language industry. The book provides demonstration of the connectedness of the concepts and their applications visually, with the help of arrows and pointers. Also, previous year exam-wise questions and answers have been covered so that students can choose the sections as per their targeted examination. This book is useful for UPSC, SSC, IBPS, PSC, Defense, Railway exam, Law, MBA entrance exams, UGC-NET/SLET, Insurance, etc.
4. Lucents General English for All Competitive Exams
- Price – ₹251
Lucents General English for All Competitive Exams is a book provided by Lucent, one of the best publishers for competitive exams in India. It is a useful book with properly researched content containing most of the English rules and lots of vocabulary sections. This book is suitable for students from any background to learn English.
5. Objective General English by R.S. Aggarwal
- Author – Dr. R.S Aggarwal and Vikas Aggarwal
- Publisher – S Chand
- Price – ₹550.00
Objective General English New Revised Edition is published by S Chand and an excellent book for competitive exam preparation. This book will help you to understand the contents in English with practice sets. Written by Dr. R.S Aggarwal and Vikas Aggarwal this book is useful for almost all competitive exams including IBPS, SSC, LIC, UPSC, CAT, MAT etc.
