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Civil Services Aptitude Test

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PAPER - II

CSAT

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Making & Problem Solving. Each chapter contains
Theoretical aspect at the very beginning followed
by Solved Examples & Practice Exercises.

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UPSC
Theory and Problems
Explanations
Civil Services Aptitude Test

Solved Examples & Practice Exercises with Detailed Solutions

by

NEM SINGH
I.R.S.

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UPSC-CSAT (Paper-II) : Theory & Problems with Explanations

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This book is dedicated to my parents,

for their showering blessings.

Finally, I would like to thank my wife,

for the continuous support and encouragement,
throughout the preparation of the book.

PREFACE
I have immense pleasure in placing this book CSAT Paper-II before the aspirants of the UPSC
Examinations. Civil Services Examination is considered to be amongst the toughest exam in
India. Competition level in this exam is very high but the success ratio is least. With some
experience in this field, initially as an aspirant and later on as a Civil Servant, my endeavor is
to provide best possible guidance to all future aspirants.
This comprehensive volume would enable the readers to acquire complete and detailed
understanding of various aspect of syllabus prescribed by the UPSC. My first-hand experience
as a faculty member imparting guidance to the students has been a great source of inspiration
and helped me immensely in writing this book. Preparation for Civil Services Examination, taking
Mathematics as optional subject also helped me sharpen the ideas and arguments developed
here.
This book has five sections, that is, Basic Numeracy, General Mental Ability, Logical Reasoning
& Analytical Ability, Data Interpretation and Decision Making & Problem Solving. Each chapter
contains Theoretical aspect at the very beginning followed by Solved Examples & Practice
Exercises.
I am grateful to my parents, who have been showering their blessings. I offer my deep sense of
gratitude to my Teachers of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya and Professors of NIT Raipur for their
blessings and guidance. I would like to acknowledge the encouragement and useful guidance
provided by my seniors and colleagues serving in IAS, IFS, IPS, IRS and other Services. My
publisher Mrs. & Mr. B. Singh have been a constant source of support and encouragement.
My special thanks to the MADE EASY team especially Mr. Vinod Kumar and Mr. Dalbir Negi for
bringing out this book at the earliest in the hands of readers.
Finally, my family members particularly my wife Preeti has been a biggest supporter as well as
constructive critique of this book. As an aspirant preparing for Civil Services Examination she
encouraged me throughout the preparation and provided feedback from a recent students
perspective.
Suggestions and constructive comments from the readers for improvement of this book are
welcome.

NEM SINGH
(Indian Revenue Service)

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Basic Numeracy

General Mental Ability

Section

Section

Section

(Numbers and their Relations, Orders of Magnitude etc. (Class X level)

1.

Number System

11

1.

Average

2.

Ratio & Proportion

3.

Percentage

4.

Profit & Loss

5.

Simple Interest & Compound Interest

6.

Time & Work

7.

Time, Speed & Distance 133

8.

Clocks and Calendar 161

9.

Surds, Indices & Logarithms

10.

Progression

11.

Permutations & Combinations 207

12.

Probability 227

13.

Geometry

41
53

67
85
99

113

179

189

247

Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability

1.

Blood Relations

2.

Coding & Decoding

3.

Cubes and Dices 303

4.

Direction Sense Test

5.

Miscellaneous Puzzles 327

6.

Logical Venn Diagram

7.

Analytical Reasoning 353

8.

Logic

379

285
297
317
347

Section

Section

Data Interpretation

(Charts, Graphs, Tables, Data Sufficiency etc. (Class X level

1.

Graphs

2.

Tables 393

3.

Bar Diagrams

4.

Pie-charts

5.

Data Sufficiency

387
399

409
421

Decision Making and Problem Solving

1.

Problem Solving 443

2.

Decision Making 465