The Government, in the month of May, 2015 had made the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) of qualifying nature. Effectively, this means that this paper becomes important to secure passing marks to be eligible for the Mains exam.The objective of this revision of General Studies, Paper II has been to remove redundant content and to keep content in sync with the latest exam pattern of General Studies Paper II of the Civil Services Preliminary Examination. The emphasis of the book has shifted to more practice for the aspirants. The text has been meticulously prepared by the authors who have vast experience in this area. Each topic is dealt with separately, with inputs on how to prepare, supported by multiple-choice questions, with answers, for sufficient practice. Mc Graw-Hill Education’s General Studies: Paper II is based on the prescribed syllabus and pattern of the examination. The effort is to have content synchronized with the syllabus and provide only the relevant theory and practice material as required for serious preparation. The content has been divided as per the prescribed syllabus into SEVEN broad sections and an eighth section of Practice questions. The latest solved 2016 question paper has also been included.
Salient Features
The section on Comprehension is a collection of selected passages with challenging questions.
Interpersonal Skills including Communication Skills contains some introductory theory on the concept followed by examples and exercises.
The section on Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability is again a judicious blend of theory and practice problems.
Decision Making and Problem Solving has theory, passages and questions based on realistic situations.
General Mental Ability has a basic introduction followed by illustrative examples and exercises.
Basic Numeracy and Data Interpretation contains theory, tips, examples and practice problems.
English Language Comprehension has passages to test English Comprehension
This section has 20 Practice Papers with Solutions.
Table of Contents
A Word from the Publishers v
Syllabus vii
CSAT (General Studies Paper-II): Trends and Analysis ix
Detailed Analysis of Questions (2011-2016) xix Comprehension
Interpersonal Skills Including
Communication Skills
Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
Non-Verbal Reasoning 1
Decision Making and Problem Solving
General Mental Ability
Basic Numeracy and Data Interpretation xxviii Contents