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UPSC CSAT syllabus (Prelims GS Paper 2)

CSAT is qualifying: score 33% and your GS Paper 1 marks are counted. Here it is in 6 topics and 24 subtopics you can study and tick off one at a time.

Questions
80, objective
Marks
200
Time
2 hours
Wrong answer
minus one third of its marks (0.83)
To qualify
33%, which is 66 marks

Contents

  1. Comprehension
  2. Interpersonal and Communication Skills
  3. Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
  4. Decision Making and Problem Solving
  5. General Mental Ability
  6. Basic Numeracy and Data Interpretation

Comprehension

  1. Passage-based Reading
  2. Vocabulary in Context
  3. Inference-based Questions

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

  1. Basic Communication Skills
  2. Interpersonal Scenario Questions

Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability

  1. Statement-Conclusion
  2. Syllogisms
  3. Blood Relations
  4. Seating Arrangements
  5. Direction Sense
  6. Series and Analogies
  7. Venn Diagrams

Decision Making and Problem Solving

  1. Case-based Decision Making
  2. Situation Reaction Tests

General Mental Ability

  1. Number Series
  2. Coding-Decoding
  3. Clock and Calendar Problems

Basic Numeracy and Data Interpretation

  1. Number System
  2. Percentages and Ratios
  3. Profit, Loss, Simple/Compound Interest
  4. Time, Speed and Distance
  5. Time and Work
  6. Data Interpretation — Tables and Graphs
  7. Probability and Permutations Basics

This is Mented's breakdown of the official UPSC syllabus into study-sized subtopics. For the syllabus as notified, see the Civil Services Examination notice on upsc.gov.in.

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