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Basic mathematics questions of Standard 10 level like equations, progressions, geometry, arithmetic etc can be expected (around 5-8 questions). Recommended IAS Books For Quantitative Ability and Basic Numeracy Basic Numeracy Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations by R. S. Aggarwal … [Read more...] about IAS Books For Quantitative Ability and Basic Numeracy – Prelims Paper 2 (CSAT)

Questions can be of interpreting data from tables, graphs, pie charts etc. Based on last 2 years trend, question asked were around 5 in number. Recommended IAS Books For Data Interpretation IAS PRE: Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency An Advanced Approach To Data Interpretation Data Interpretation … [Read more...] about IAS Books For Data Interpretation – Prelims Paper 2 (CSAT)

Decision Making and Problem Solving test area comprises questions from “Situation Analysis". There may not be negative marking in these questions. Recommended IAS Books for Decision Making and Problem Solving CSAT Decision Making Problem Solving & Interpersonal Skills Decision Making And Problem Solving Strategies … [Read more...] about IAS Books For Decision Making and Problem Solving – Prelims Paper 2 (CSAT)

As of 2012 prelims, no direct questions were asked from Interpersonal Skills including Communication Skills. But there were questions in Civil Service Prelims which tested the interpersonal aspects related with decision making and problem solving. In future, the probable questions from this section can be of the following types too. Sentence Correction Questions Para-jumbles Vocabulary … [Read more...] about Buy IAS Books For Interpersonal Skills including Communication Skills – Prelims Paper 2 (CSAT)

English Comprehension are  passage based questions - where one passage is followed by 2-5 questions. The passages may be small, when compared to the passages pertaining to Logical Comprehension.  A candidate, who has a basic command over English language, can score well in this area. 3-4 passages may be asked from this area ( 10-12 questions), and to answer these you need to develop … [Read more...] about IAS Books For English Language Comprehension – Prelims Paper 2 (CSAT)

Logical Comprehension are  passage based questions - where one passage is followed by 2-5 questions. One has to read through the passage, get the essence of it and then look for applying those points in arriving at the answer for the questions. These questions demand good application of logic and inference and to certain extent analytical ability too. Analyzing the last 2 year trends - these … [Read more...] about IAS Books For Logical Comprehension – Prelims Paper 2 (CSAT)