The book on CSAT covers the entire gamut of syllabus for paper II. It can be likened to an archive at a minuscule level with regard to the CSAT, where you get everything what you look for. This book is expected to be an Amundsen’s compass for the aspirants, a path-finder on the journey towards one’s dreams.

About the Authors
Dr Manish Ranjan, IAS, ranked 4th in Civil Services Examination 2002. He ranked overall 1st in the Final Examination after probation. He is currently the Director, Industries, Government of Jharkhand. He has held the post of District Magistrate (District Collector) for three different districts and completed these tenures very successfully. He graduated from Hindu College (University of Delhi) and did his MBA from the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA). He is a Ph.D. in Management Studies.

Annita is a practising psychologist and freelance researcher & trainer. She holds a postgraduate degree from Delhi University and is currently pursuing her doctoral studies in Organisational Behaviour.

Rajneesh Singh is currently the National Product Head with the IMS Learning Resources, Mumbai. He is a well-known mentor and specialises in aptitude tests for various entrance examinations. He holds postgraduate degrees in Economics and Business Administration.

Features

• Covers a spectrum of topics in each area of study in 9 different units.
• Provides a reliable and to-the-point treatment to all topics.
• Includes exclusive units on comprehension and interpersonal and communication skills.
• Includes real-life-scenario questions which will help students to revise, and serve as a recap of the unit.

Table Of Contents
Unit 0: Preliminaries

• 1 Civil Services Examination: An Overview
• 2. The Path to Success
• 3 Believe in Yourself
• 4. Make Use of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)
• 5. Civil Services Examination: A Comprehensive Strategy

Unit 1: Comprehension Skills

• 1 Strategy to Enhance Comprehension Skills
• 2 Developing Comprehension Skills for Unseen Passages
• 3 How to Master Speed Reading and Comprehend Fast
• 4What to Read to Improve Comprehension Skills
• 5Comprehension Passages
• 6. Model Tests (with answers and explanations)

Unit 2: Interpersonal and Communication Skills

• Interpersonal Skills
• 2. The Concept of Johari Window and Importance of Feedback
• 3 Ego Stage and Transactional Analysis
• 4. Win-Win Negotiation: Collaborative Solution to Problem
• 5 Learning Assertiveness
• 6. Communication Skills
• 7 Role of Active and Effective Listening in Interpersonal Skills
• 8 Information Seeking Techniques for Civil Servants
• 9 Statistical Communicative Tools Important for Civil Servants
• 10. Civil Servants As Facilitators
• 11. Question Bank (with answers and explanations)

Unit 3: Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability

• 1 An Introduction
• 2. Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability

Unit 4: Decision-Making and Problem Solving

• Decision-Making
• 2. Nine Frequently Used Decision-Making Tools
• Decision-Making by Committee
• 4. Theories About Decision-Making
• 5 Problem Solving
• 6. Question Bank (with answers and explanations)

Unit 5: English Language Comprehension Skills

• 1. Strategy to Enhance English Language Comprehension Skills
• 2. What to Read to Enhance English Language Comprehension
• 3 English Language Comprehension Passages
• 4. Model Tests (with answers and explanations)

Unit 6: 499 Must-Know Vocabulary

• 1The Springboard
• 2. How Over What is Always Better!
• 3 The Words in Pair (I)
• 4. Of Persons, and Their Traits
• 5 The Joy of Monosyllable
• 6. The Words in Action with Reflective Images
• 7The Darker World of Crime and Its Nemesis
• 8. The Genres of People
• 9 The Words in Pair (II)
• 10. Words—The Elegant
• 11 Of Places and Persons (I)
• 12. The Basic Means to Sustains
• 13 Poles Apart (I)
• 14. Vivid Description
• 15 Effective Acts
• 16. The Words in Pair (III)
• 17 Of Persons and Their Attitudes
• 18. Ruling the Roost
• 19 Of Places and Persons (II)
• 20. Bringing the Vivid Image Alive
• 21 The Words in Pair (IV)
• 22. The Passion to Love and the Rage to Hate
• 23 Poles Apart (II)
• 24. The Tales of Penance and Purgation
• 25The Words’ Express
• 26. Bagging the Best and Craving for More

Unit 7: General Mental Ability

• 1 Introduction
• 2. Sequences and Series
• 3. Puzzles
• 4 Family Tree
• 5. Directions
• 6. Visual Reasoning
• 7 Crypt Arithmetic
• 8. Analogy
• 9. Odd One Out
• 10 Mathematical Reasoning
• 11. Venn Diagram
• 12. Symbol-Based Problems
• 13 Coding–Decoding
• 14. Arrangement
• 15. Miscellaneous

Unit 8: Basic Numeracy, Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency

• 1 Basic Numeracy
• 2. Data Interpretation
• 3 Data Sufficiency
• 4. Appendix