About the BookThis book endeavours to familiarize the student with the CSAT, the new exam pattern introduced by the UPSC. It covers the new topics in Paper 2 of the Civil Services Preliminary Examination in great detail, explains why these topics are now part of the examination, and offers insights from the author’s practical experience of government functioning as a serving IAS officer.FeaturesMakes the student understand the new paper and syllabusAll topics of paper 2 coveredChapter-end exercisesMock tests providedContentsPrefaceExpressions of GratitudeDiagnostic Test Diagnostic TestPart 1 Numeracy and Problem Solving for the CSATNumber SystemSquare, Square Root and CubePrime Numbers, Factorization and HCF and LCMDecimal FractionRatio, Proportion and VariationRule of Three and Chain RulePartnershipPercentageThe Need for AlgebraEquationsProblems on AgesPower and ExponentProfit and LossMixture and AlligationsSimple and Compound InterestTime and WorkTime and DistanceSet TheoryCounting, Permutations and CombinationsProbability TheoryInequalitiesQuantitative ComparisonQuadratic Equation in One VariableSequences and ProgressionsLines, Angles and TrianglesCirclesMensurationVolume and Surface AreaMeasures of Central TendencyMeasures of DispersionCalendarClockRacesIntroduction to Rectangular Co-ordinatesPart 2 General Mental Ability for the CSATPictorial ReasoningGeometric PerceptionNumber SeriesCoding and DecodingPart 3 Logical, Analytical and Critical ReasoningLogical ReasoningEverybody Needs LogicVenn Diagrams and Syllogism ProblemsTruth-tableUnraveling Assumptions and Administrative Course of ActionAnalytical ReasoningAnalytical ReasoningGames with Multifarious SituationsAttribute Search QuestionsMagnitude Comparison of More Than Two EntitiesDirection ProblemsFamily Related QuestionsCritical ReasoningCause and Effect: Important Foundation of Critical ReasoningFallacies: Avoiding Invalid ArgumentsStrategy of Answering Critical Reasoning QuestionsPart 4 Decision Making for the CSATDecision Making in Civil ServicesGood Governance and Decision MakingPART 5 Data Interpretation for the CSATSpeed-maths for Data InterpretationData InterpretationPart 6 Data SufficiencyData Sufficiency Questions – Solution TechniquesPart 7 English Language Comprehension SkillsEnglish Language Comprehension SkillsPart 8 ComprehensionComprehensionPart 9 Interpersonal and Communication SkillsInterpersonal and Communication SkillsPart 10 Mock Tests