The Pearson CSAT Manual 2013: Civil Services Aptitude Test for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination

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The Pearson CSAT Manual is a cauldron of inputs from both extensive research and intense learning. The manual is modeled as per the latest syllabus of the Indian Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination and lays stress, especially, on those topics from which questions will be majorly asked. This manual owes its existence to years of research, scientific and logical planning. The text is presented in a scientific manner to help the candidate learn, understand, and retain information for a longer period of time. A number of detailed tables and illustrations support the concepts explained. One of the unique features of this manual is the extra material provided in the margins. Salient Features Alignment with the new civil services preliminary examination (CSAT) pattern, that is coverage as per the format of Paper I and Paper II. Dynamic CSAT Dashboard-a dynamic library of useful content for CSAT 2012 Provides 4-colour comprehensive map booklet Special chapter Aptitude Building for the CSAT provides useful tips, strategies and activities on building the aptitude About the Author Showick Thorpe is a national expert on competitive examinations in India. He owns THORPES, a quality based knowledge-content brand, and manages it through his company V&S Thorpes Education. His company is a pioneer in the creation, procurement and delivery of test-prep content for various publishers and coaching institutes dealing in competitive examinations. He has authored more than 30 books in English, Hindi and Bangla languages, catering to various competitive examinations and career development. You may reach him at showick@thorpeseducation.com. Table of Contents Contents Preface Acknowledgements References and Suggested Readings PRELIMINARIES START-UP-KIT 1 Comparative Analysis of CSAT 2011 and 2012 2 Analysis of the CSAT 2012 (Paper I) 3 Analysis of the CSAT 2012 (Paper II) 4 Analysis of the CSAT 2011 (Paper I) 5 Analysis of the CSAT 2011 (Paper II) PAPER I - GENERAL STUDIES ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY 1 Ecology and Environment 2 Climate Change and Related Issues 3 Biodiversity 4 Indias Natural Vegetation and Bio-diversity 5 Other Current Environmental Issues 6 Agrobiodiversity 7 Indias Environmental Efforts 8 Data Tables 9 Short Notes 10 Question Bank GENERAL SCIENCE 1 Biology 2 Chemistry 3 Physics 4 Earth and Space Sciences 5 Computers and Information Technology HISTORY AND CULTURE 1 Ancient History 2 Medieval History 3 Modern History 4 Indian National Movement GEOGRAPHY 1 General Geography 2 World Geography 3 Indian Geography INDIAN POLITY 1 Indian Constitution 2 Indian Government and Administration ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 1 Public Finance 2 Agriculture 3 Industry and Other Important Sectors 4 Demographics 5 Sustainable Development 6 Short Notes on Poverty and Unemployment 7 Other Social Sector Initiatives and Inclusions 8 Other Social Protection Programmes PAPER II - GENERAL APTITUDE INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, DECISION MAKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING 1 Interpersonal Skills and Communication Skills ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION SKILLS 1 Reading Comprehension 2 Passage Comprehension NUMERICAL APTITUDE 1 Basic Numeracy 2 Data Interpretation 3 Data Sufficiency MENTAL APTITUDE 1 Mental Ability LOGICAL REASONING AND ANALYTICAL ABILITY 1 Logical Reasoning 2 Analytical Reasoning ADVANTAGE PLUS CURRENT AFFAIRS 1 National Affairs 2 International Affairs 3 Sports 4 Miscellaneous Information