MrunalNavigation[Studyplan] CSAT Aptitude Paper 2: Comprehension & Reasoning, analysis, previous papers, free studymaterial, cutoffs (part 1 of 3)Aptitude9 months Ago226 CommentsEnglish: SP Bakshi1. Chart: Analysis of all CSAT papers so far2. [Section I] Comprehension for CSAT1. Step1: Finish theory2. How to prepare high level reasoning?3. Step#2: Move hands while reading passage4. Step#3: Maximum practice5. Comprehension: Why read Non-GS columns?6. What about the English passages?3. [Section II] Reasoning for CSAT1. [Block 1] High level (HL) reasoning in CSAT1. Sample questions: Logical Connectives2. Sample questions: Syllogism2. [Block2] Arrangement1. A1: Blood relation2. A2: Grouping: People vs clothing/city/occupation/relation3. A3: Line Sequence / Comparison problems4. A4: Arrangement: table Circular / Rectangular5. A5: Conditional Team selection6. A6: Scheduling lectures, events, journey7. A7: Direction sense test3. [Block 3] Reasoning: Non Verbal4. [Block 4] Reasoning: Misc. Topics / Low priority1. M1: Missing number pattern2. M2: Sequence Series3. M3: Coding decoding4. M4: Logical Venn Diagrams5. M5: Calendar6. M6: Data Sufficiency (DS)5. [Block 5] Reasoning: Totally Ignore these topics4. Study schedule for the remaining days5. Why people cant finish paper?1. P1: Start with English passages2. P2: Dont keep counting black circles in OMR sheet3. P3: Dont come back for sets4. P4: Keep sitter Questions for the end6. Become data processor NOT data collector7. Booklist for CSAT exam Paper II?1. Backup#1: Banking, insurance etc.2. Backup#2: no competitive exam3. Backup#3: higher difficulty exams8. Book related doubts9. Appendix1a:Sacredcutoffs of CSAT prelim exams10. Appendix1b: Minimum Passing marks in CSAT prelims11. Appendix2: Download linksPrologue to a mile long articleYes, Just likeYOYO Honey Singh, Im also alive.and [Current] series will be resumed soon but first, How to prepare for CSAT paper II (aptitude) in a systematic and time-bound manner that too via selfstudy?1. Comprehension and ReasoningYoure here2. Mathematics & Data Interpretation: high priority topics3. Decision Making + Mathematics: Medium & low priority topicsStructure of CSAT paper II (Aptitude) Total Questions: 80 Total Marks: 200 Marks for correct answer: 2.5 Negative marking: Yes MINUS 0.83 marks. i.e. -33% of correct answer. Sectional cutoffs: No. They combine marks for both paper I and paper II to select candidates for next stage the Mains exam.

Four Sections of CSAT Paper II (Aptitude)1. Comprehension (i) to test your understanding (ii) to test English2. Reasoning3. Mathematics4. Decision making (without negative marking)Chart: Analysis of all CSAT papers so far

From above charts, it is evident that in all three years, maximum number of questions have come from Comprehension. So, lets start with that.[Section I] Comprehension for CSAT

HL: HIGH LEVEL REASONING (FIND ASSUMPTION, INFERENCE, CENTRAL THEME IN THE PASSAGE)Reading Comprehension201120122013

Comprehension passages (printed in both Hindi and English)283224

Passages to test your English knowledge (printed only in English)988

Total374032

UPSC comprehension passages are tougher than banking, insurance, staff selection and State PSCs because:1. CSAT comprehension dont ask straightforwardwho, when or wheretype of MCQs.2. Even when they askwhat and why,you cant find answer directly from a single sentence of the passage. They test your understanding of the entire passage.3. In CSAT 2011 and 2012, one passage would contain set of 5-6 MCQs. But in 2013, one passage contains barely 2-3 questions. Hence youve to read more number of passages to get same amount of MCQs. Similar trend in sitting arrangement and data interpretation sets. [Same trend in CAT- upto mid-2000s, one passage 5 MCQs, nowadays 1 passage contains barely two MCQs.]4. They even ask High level reasoning questions within the passages. (Find assumptions / inferences)Step1: Finish theoryYoull encounter the High level reasoning topic within Comprehension segment, for example:Assumptions1. Which of the following assumptions are valid? then 2-3-4 statements given2. With reference to the passage, which of the above assumptions is/are valid?Interferences1. What does the author imply?1. What does the passage imply?1. Which one of the following statements conveys the inference of the passage?1. Which of the following inferences can be made from the passage?Central theme*1. Which of the following statements constitute central passage of the theme?1. What is the essential message being conveyed?1. Which of the following best describes the thoughts of the author?1. Which one of the following statements constitutes the central theme of this passage?These are examples ofHIGH LEVEL REASONING.*as such central theme is not high level reasoning question, but to confuse you, they provide assumptions and inferences as wrong options.PassagesQuestions201120122013

Comprehension passagesHigh level reasoning (HL) Find assumption, inference, central theme1088

other MCQs e.g. finding meaning of a phrase, cause-effect etc.142420

A. Subtotal: Comprehension283224

B. English passagesi.e. those easy passage given before Decision Making segment, and only printed in English. No Hindi translation give.988

Total MCQsA+B374032

Many candidates dont need to practice comprehension at home. And in the exam, they make silly mistakes by mixing up facts, assumptions, and inferences with the central theme. You need a strong grip over high level reasoning theory to tick correct option in this section.How to prepare high level reasoning? Recommended Book:Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey (BSC Publication) RS Aggarwalalso covers these topics but MK Pandeys explanations and examples are much more refined and lucid, particularly for comprehension angle. CSAT Manuals by TMH, Pearson, Arihant etc. also cover, but not in a thorough manner. As such MK Pandey is written for Bank exams, hence not all chapters are important for UPSC. Do selective study in following sequenceChapterTitleTopics to focus

1basic of logicHow to identify conclusion? he has given list of keywords on page 6.

2some information tipsLogical connective theory explained on page 19 and 20. He did not use the word Logical Connective. He calls them hypothetical reasoning. But either way its important for both CSAT and CAT. After that read following article: [Reasoning] Logical Connectives (if, unless, either or) for CSAT, CAT shortcuts formulas approach explained

3Assumptions Page 29. When assumption is invalid? Page 30. When assumption cannot be out rightly rejected? page33. Difference between implications and assumption. All the practice exercises + read the full explanation given in the answers- why he classified something as Assumption? Otherwise in the comprehension youll always endup in 50:50 doubt. Page 53: Exercise 3C, particularly the end part questions dealing with assumption in passages.

5Evaluating inference Page 119-122: how to avoid confusion while deriving inference? Page 127 onwards: all the question passages. Also read full explanation given in the answers.

10Cause EffectPage 287 onwards: differentiating between immediate cause vs principle cause. Itll help particularly in the passages related to science, environment or economy.

6evaluating the given course of actionThis will also help indirectly in the Decision Making Questions: Page 168: how to determine whether a suggestion action reduces or solves the problem? Page 171: how to determine if suggestion solution is practical or not? Page 172: are you solving the problem or creating a new one?

After above Core theory is done, go through following: Ch.4 Forcefulness of the arguments. Ch.9 Strengthening and weakening the arguments Ch.8 Punch line.So far, UPSC hasnt asked GMAT like questions aboutstrengthen/weaken arguments in the given passage. But nonetheless, above theory will help you digest the passages better.Step#2: Move hands while reading passageManhattanGMATTMis a prominent coaching class in USA(!) Their comprehension tips are worth implementing for CSAT. While reading the passage, do two things:1. Note down the assumption & premises on the margin, in a short-hand note.2. Highlight the important phrases. (GMAT/CAT done online, their software has this facility. You can do the same even on paper question paper via pen / highlighter)This helps quickly eliminating options without having to re-read the whole passage again and again, thus saving precious time during the exam. To see practical demo, go to following links. Their instructor Stacey Koprince showed her own notes and thought process while reading the passage:1. Passage:Language of the leader2. Passage:Meteor showers part I;Part II3. Passage:Multinational corporationsAdditional tips from the same instructor:1. How not to read the passage? 90% focus vs 20% focus1. How to find the central theme / central point?Once this is over, time for maximum practice. How?Step#3: Maximum practice for Comprehension? As such every publication house has released a separate book on comprehension. But Im not impressed with their content vs MRP. Most of their tips are just bolbachhan without telling specifically do this or do that. Then they give 20-30 practice passages and charge 200-300 rupees. But the quality of their passages doesnt even justify 50 rupees for the book. If you can get such books from library then do borrow and practice. Otherwise dont waste money buying suchspecial comprehension books for CSAT.For practice you can use following resources:1. Last three years CSAT papers- to get a taste of the difficulty level of UPSC. (download links given in appendix of this article)2. 500 passages gathered from pagalguy.coms old threads related to CAT preparation for year 2011 and 2012. (download links given in appendix of this article)3. Pagalguy thread forCAT RC discussion 20134. this website got another 250 passages:codecoax.com/grerc/You can find many more resources by just a google search. e.g. just type 1000 comprehension passages But keep in mind just ~3 months left. Dont get fixated over RC. Youve to prepare & practice other topics as well.Comprehension: Why read Non-GS columns? UPSC examiner doesnt write new passage himself. He merely cut-pastes the passages from prominent English newspapers and academic books. From his side, he only designs the MCQs, and gives Hindi translations. Therefore, irrespective of your medium in mains exam, you have to read English newspapers and magazines. Just because you finished college in English medium, doesnt automatically make you master of English. Avoid such overconfidence. The English textbooks youve read for engineering, medicine, pharma or commerce theyre *NOT* the same English that UPSC passages will contain. Therefore, youve to get yourself familiar with the sentence flow and vocabulary of such academic / column type passages. Otherwise, in the exam, youll take15 minutesjust to read one passage, while other players finish the same within3 minutes.In past exams, many candidates failed to finish entire paper, only because of this reason. To get a taste of comprehension passages, the best place is the Book review segment within Hindu, Indian express, Frontline and EPW. Because they first talk about the book, then about the contemporary issue dealt in the book e.g. arts, economics, science, environment, philosophy etc.Links:1. indianexpress.com/tag/book-review/2. thehindu.com/books/3. epw.in/book-reviews4. frontline.in/books/(requires free registration)of course it doesnt mean youve to read all four each day. Just keep an eye as and when you get time. Most candidates avoid such articles/columns in newspaper, thinkingthis is not important for General studies syllabus. But Keep in mind-Comprehension is a perishable skill that must be polished with regular reading of such non-GS English columns.By the way,What about the English passages? Yes, what to do with those easy passages given before decision making questions? (i.e. printed only in English and not in Hindi) As such no separate preparation necessary. BecauseMK Pandeyis entirely in English. So once youre done with that theory, youve automatically gained knowledge of such easy English passages. But still for practice of such passages, you may go through papersets of Bank and SSC exams (only if youve time left!)Anyways, enough of comprehension, lets move to the next segment of CSAT paper II:[Section II] Reasoning for CSATTypeReasoning Topics201120122013

High LevelSyllogism350

Logical connectives020

assumption / inference / conclusion050

Subtotal: High level Reasoning3120

Arrangement1 case vs. many questions0511

1 case 1 question175

blood relation310

Direction sense test100

Sub Total: Sitting Arrangement51316

Non-Verbalreflection from mirror100

min. colors required to paint100

which figure next023

Cube figure021

Subtotal: Non-Verbal244

MiscVenn Diagrams111

Missing number pattern103

Subtotal: Misc214

TotalFinal Total Reasoning123024

% weightage in Paper II1537.530

[Block 1] High level (HL) reasoning in CSAT

UPSC asked no syllogism / logical connectives in 2013, but they filled up the quota of high level reasoning by asking 8 such MCQ (find assumption, inference etc) within 32 comprehension MCQs.High level reasoning (HLR)201120122013

Standalone MCQs within reasoning section3120

HLR-MCQs within comprehension section1088

total HL reasoning13208

% weightage in CSAT Paper II (out of 80)16%25%10%

Weve already prepared the high level reasoning for comprehension i.e. logical connectives, assertion, reasoning, central theme fromMK Pandeys book. Only one important topic left = Syllogism.Syllogism For this, refer toMK Pandeys Chapter 11 page 301 onwards. Start with mastering two statements. e.g. all cats are dogs, all dogs are pigs then which of the following conclusion is valid? then move to three statement and four statement syllogism. MK Pandey has explained two methods to solve syllogism: AEIO method vs Venn diagram. I prefer AEIO, some prefer Venn diagram, and you can pick whichever you find more comfortable. Either way, do all the exercises and read the answer explanations in his book.If you prefer AEIO method, then: Mug up the tables given on 306, 307, 311, 321 (short form of table6) and read following articles(theyre based on AEIO method) [Reasoning] Syllogism (All Cats are Dogs): Method, approach, techniques, shortcuts explained for IBPS, SSC, CSAT and CAT [Reasoning] Three-Statement Syllogism: technique, method, shortcuts for IBPS, SSC, CSAT, CAT, CMAT [Reasoning Q] 3-Statement Syllogism doubt Question: Apples, Mangoes, Vegetarians [Reasoning] 4-Statement Syllogism: Approach, Techniques, explained for SBI PO (High level reasoning) and UPSC CSAT paper 2If you still have time and mood, you can get additional practice fromRS Aggarwals book. But thatd be an overkill because only ~3 months left.Sample questions: Logical Connectives(Prelim 1995)Which of the following can be inferred from the statement that Either John is stupid or John is lazy?a. John is lazy/therefore, John is not stupidb. John is not lazy/therefore, John is stupidc. John is not stupid/therefore, John is lazyd. John is stupid/therefore, John is not lazy(CSAT 2012)Examine the following statements:1. I watch TV only if I am bored2. I am never bored when I have my brothers company.3. Whenever I go to the theatre I take my brother along.Which one of the following conclusions is valid in the context of the above statements?A. If I am bored I watch TVB. If I am bored, I seek my brothers company.C. If I am not with my brother, than ill watch TV.D. If I am not bored I do not watch TV.(CSAT 2012) Consider the following statements:1. Either A & B are of same age or A is older than B2. Either C & D are of same age or D is older than C3. B is older than CWhich of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements?a. A is older than Bb. B and D are of the same agec. D is older than Cd. A is older than CSample questions: Syllogism(Prelim 1998) consider following statements:1. all members of Mohans family are honest2. some members of mohans family are not employed3. some employed persons are not honest4. some honest persons are not employed.Which of the following inferences can be drawn from above statements?a. all members of Mohans family are employed.b. all employed members of Mohans family are honestc. the honest members of Mohans family are not employedd. the employed members of Mohans family are not honest.(CSAT 2011). Examine the following statements:1. All animals are carnivorous.2. Some animals are not carnivorous.3. Animals are not carnivorous.4. Some animals are carnivorous.Codes:a. 1 and 3b. 1 and 2c. 2 and 3d. 3 and 4(CSAT 2011) Examine the following statements:1. All trains are run by diesel engine.2. Some trains are run by diesel engine.3. No train is run by diesel engine.4. Some trains are not run by diesel engine.Codes:A. 1 and 2B. 2 and 3C. 1 and 3D. 1 and 4(CSAT 2012) Consider the following statements:1. All artists are whimsical.2. Some artists are drug addicts.3. Frustrated people are prone to become drug addicts.From the above three statements it may be concluded that:a. Artists are frustratedb. Some drug addicts are whimsicalc. All frustrated people are drug addicts.d. Whimsical people are generally frustrated(CSAT 2012) Consider the following statements:1. Only those who have a pair of binoculars can become the member of the birdwatchers club.2. Some members of the birdwatchers club have cameras.3. Those members who have cameras can take part in photo-contests.Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements?a. All those who have a pair of binoculars are members of the birdwatchers club.b. All members of the birdwatchers club have a pair of binoculars.c. All those who take part in photo-contests are members of the birdwatchers club.d. No conclusion can be drawn.[Block2] Arrangement

Within arrangement, I also include blood relation and direction sense test because in all such sums, youve to drag a chart/diagram in the rough sheets to get the answer. MK Pandeyhas covered them under Chapter 20 Problem solving. For additional practice you can useRS Aggarwals chapter 5, 6 and 8.A1: Blood relation (1998) A to F are members of a family consisting 4 adults and 3 children. A and D are brothers, A is doctor. E is an engineer married to one of the brothers and has two children B is married to D and G is their child. Who is C? (2009) There is a family of 6 persons A, B, C, D, E and F. There are two married couples in the family. The family members are lawyer, teacher, salesman, engineer, accountant and doctor. D, the salesman is married to the lady teacher. The doctor is married to the lawyer. F, the accountant is the son of B and brother of E. C, the lawyer is the daughter-in-law pf A. E is the unmarried engineer. A is the grandmother of F. How is E related to F? (CSAT 2011)A is the brother of B, C is the father of A, D is brother of E, E is the daughter of B Then, the uncle of D is? MK PandeyChapter 20 from Page 612 onwards. Understand the concept of backtracking and how to draw family tree- especially for complex problems like A is wife of B who is not an engineer etc. then do all exercises in 20A (page 628 onwards). but it is only for warmup. The real UPSC level sets begin from Exercise 20B and 20C. First solve them on your own, then understand the full explanation and technique shown by MK Pandey.PageQuestionscombined problem of blood relation plus __.Explanation

63312-19intelligence comparison670

63527-31Weight comparison.673

63851-55Sitting arrangement + age comparison.680 (but he did not explain this one, just gave answer)

64379-83Trait comparison.687-688

65350-54occupation705

65355-59occupation705

65570-73nothing706

660111-115nothingtry yourself

662132-135surnames709

For additional practice, you may referRS AggarwalCh. 5 Blood relations (page 261 onwards) .To complicate the question, often the examiner doesnt ask straightforward blood relation but embeds it in the problem related to grouping- people vs. relation vs occupation vs car color and so on. Hence our next preparation should focus on:A2: Grouping: People vs clothing/city/occupation/relation(Prelims 2010) Gopal, Harsh, Inder, Jai and Krishnan have Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Cuttack, Delhi and Ernakulam as their hometowns (Not necessarily in that order). They are studying in Engineering, Medical, Commerce, Economics and History Colleges (Not necessarily in that order). None of the five boys is studying in his hometown, but each of them studies in one of the cities given above.Further, it is given that:i. Gopals hometown is Ernakulam.ii. Harsh is not studying in Ahmedabad or Bhopal.iii. Economic college is in Bhopal.iv. Inders hometown is cuttack.v. Krishnan is studying in Delhi.vi. Jai is studying in Ernakulam and the History College4 is in his hometown Ahmedabad.vii. Engineering College is situated in Ernakulam.**then youve to solve four MCQs about who belongs to which city and college. (CSAT 2012) Three persons A, B & C wear shirts of Black, Blue and Orange colours (not necessarily in the order). No person wore shirt and pant of the same colour. Further, it is given that, A did not wear shirt of black colour. B did not wear shirt of blue colour. C did not wear shirt of orange colour. A did not wear the pants of green colour. B wore pants of orange colour. What were the colours of the pants and shirts worn by C respectively? (CSAT 2013) In five flats, one above the other, live five professionals. The professor has to go up to meet his IAS officer friend. The doctor is equally friendly to all, and has to go up as frequently as go down. The engineer has to go up to meet his MLA friend above whose flat lives the professors friend. From the ground floor to the top floor, in what order do the five professionals live?How to prepare? InMK PandeyChapter 20:PageQuestionsunderstand his technique explained in page __

599ex1602

6321-5667

638-3951-55680 although has no explanation

65788-92707

65898-102707

663140-144710

664145-149710

A3: Line Sequence / Comparison problemsYoure given information about people standing in a line / cars parked / marks or height or wealth of people in a sequence, then youve to solve the MCQs. observe samples: (Prelims 2010) P, Q, R and S are four men. P oldest but not poorest. R richest but not oldest. Q older than S but not than P or R. P richer than Q but not S. Arrange these men in descending order of their age and richness. (CSAT 2011)In a queue, Mr. X is fourteenth from the front and Mr. Y is seventeenth from the end, while Mr. Z is exactly in between Mr. X and Mr. Y. If Mr. X is ahead Mr. Y and there are 48 persons in the queue, how many persons are then between Mr. X and Mr. Z? (CSAT 2012)Rama scored more than Rani. Rani scored less than Ratna. Ratna scored more than Rama. Padma scored more than Rama but less than Ratna. Who scored the highest?How to prepare? InMK PandeyChapter 20:PageQuestionsunderstand his technique explained in page __

608-09Point (3), Ex.7609-10

63312-19670

63527-31673

644-4591-95689

645-4696-100690

649-5125-36699-700

65465-69706

660116-121708

661122-126708-709

Additional practice:RS Aggarwalch.6 on puzzle tests.A4: Arrangement: table Circular / Rectangular(2000) A to F are sitting on a circular table. A is between D and F. C opposite of D. D and E are not on neighboring chairs. Which of the following must be true? (then various possibilities given(CSAT 2013) Five people A, B, C, D and E are, seated about a round table, every chair is spaced equidistant from adjacent chairs. C is seated next to A. A is seated two seats from D. B is not seated next to A. Which of the following must be true?I. D is seated next to B.II. E is seated next to A.III. Both 1 and 2IV. Neither 1 nor 2How to prepare? InMK PandeyChapter 20:PageQuestionsunderstand his technique explained in page __

604-05Ex5, Ex6606-608. pay attention to definite information vs comparative information vs negative information and how he utilizes all three of them to make the arrangement.

63739-43677-678 observe how he prepares diagram to accommodate complex info- gender vs marital status vs position on a circular table

64062-71681-684. again observe how he prepared diagram to accommodate complex info of gender vs profession vs intelligence vs position on a rectangular table.

65460-64This is for self-exercise.

65574-77this is for self-exercise

659108-110708

661122-126708-709

ThenRS AggarwalCh 6A5: Conditional Team selection (CSAT 2013) A tennis coach is trying to put together a team of four players for the forthcoming tournament. For this 7 players are available: males A, Band C; and females W, X, Y and Z. All players have equal capability and at least 2 males will be there in the team. For a team of four, all players must be able to play with each other. But, B cannot play with W, C cannot play with Z and W cannot play with Y. Then 3 MCQ given (CSAT 2013) The music director of a film wants to select four persons to work on different aspects of the composition of a piece of music. Seven persons are available for this work; they are Rohit, Tanya, Shobha, Kaushal, Kunal, Mukesh and J aswant. Rohit and Tanya will not work together. Kunal and Shobha will not work together. Mukesh and Kunal want to work together. the only MCQ given.How to prepare?MK PandeyChapter 20:PageQuestionsunderstand his technique explained in page __

621Ex14621-623. Obverse his shortcut method, he focuses on the options that are blatantly violating the selection rules, thus he eliminates wrong options quickly.

63632-38674 to 676

64384-90688- important dont misread the last condition!

65244-49703 to 705

65893-97this is for self-exercise

ThenRS AggarwalCh.6 Type 5: from page 356 onwards.A6: Scheduling lectures, events, journeyObserve the pattern of MCQs asked in previous CSAT exams: (CSAT 2012) Guest lectures on five subjects viz., Economics, History, Statistics, English and Mathematics have to be arranged in a week from Monday to Friday. Only one lecture can be arranged on each day. Economics cannot be scheduled on Tuesday. Guest faculty for History is available only on Tuesday. Mathematics lecture has to be schedules immediately after the day of Economics lecture. English lecture has to be scheduled immediately before the day of Economics lecture. ***then MCQs start**How to prepare? InMK PandeyChapter 20:PageQuestionsunderstand his technique explained in page __

63420-26671-673

63844-50678-679

64172-78684-687

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For additional practice,RS AggarwalCh6 Puzzle test (page 288)A7: Direction sense testSample questions from previous prelims(2009) A person travels 12 km due North, then 15 km due East, after that 15 km due West and then 18 km due South. How far is he from the starting point?1. 6 km2. 12 km3. 33 km4. 60 km(2010)In a meeting, the map of a village was placed in such a manner that south-east becomes north, north-east becomes west and so on. What will south become?1. North2. North-east3. North-west4. West(2011) The houses of A and B face each other on a road going north-south, As being on the western side. A comes out of his house, turns left, travels 5 km, turns right, travels 5 km to the front of Ds house. B does exactly the same and reaches the front of Cs house. In this context, which one of the following statements is correct?a. C and D live on the same street.b. Cs house faces south.c. The houses of C than 20 km apart.d. None of the aboveHow to prepare?MK Pandeydoesnt deal with Direction sense test topic. For this consultRS AggarwalChapter 8.[Block 3] Reasoning: Non Verbal

Non-Verbal201120122013

reflection from mirror100

Min. colors required to paint the given figure.100

which figure next (similar to those SSC/Bank question)023

Cube figure which side will have what color / number / alphabet.021

Subtotal: Non-Verbal244

MK Pandey doesnt cover non-verbal reasoning Preparation source:A modern Approach to verbal and non-verbal reasoning, RS Aggarwal (S.Chand Publication) solve all the chapters given under in the non-verbal reasoning section of that book-Even chapters related to paper cutting and paper folding type MCQs. Reason: UPSC is full of uncertainty. Similarly nothing prevents them from asking paper cutting / paper folding type questions. So practice a few sum from each variety. Reserve the practice quota of non-verbal, for the last month before exam. Because even if you begin right now (June), your skill/dexterity will perish by August end. Besides you cannot really makes revision notes for this topic. (Except a few points in cube theory- number of faces, how many smaller cubes if x number of cuts are made etc.) Just like find missing number MCQs, these should also be done at last during the exam. Sometimes particularly in the cube questions, candidates cannot crack the pattern and unnecessarily waste 10-15 minutes for a one MCQ. Avoid doing that. Save these non-verbal reasoning questions for the end.[Block 4] Reasoning: Misc. Topics / Low priorityOdd ball topics = Not regularly asked in large amount. You cannot see a pattern over the years- unlike sitting arrangement or assumption-inference.Reasoning Misc.201120122013

Missing number pattern103

Venn Diagrams111

total214

M1: Missing number pattern(Prelim 2006) find the missing number X in following seriesfig1fig2fig3

166464

91825251819181

3616X

Answer choice: 4 / 16 / 25 / 36.(CSAT 2013) find the missing number X in following seriesfigure 1figure 2figure3

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The missing number (?) in figure 3 is? Answer choice: 7/16/21/28 Preparation source:RS AggarwalCh16: Inserting the missing character Page 628 and practice the sums Tip: in the exam, solve these sums in the end. Because sometimes it may take 10 seconds, and sometimes even after 10 minutes of trial-error you may not see the pattern. So dont waste too much time.M2: Sequence Series(1995) consider the series given below. 4/12/95, 1/1/96, 26/2/96, The next term of the series isa. 24/3/96b. 25/3/96c. 26/3/96d. 27/3/96(1998) .Which one of the following satisfies relationship Dda:aDD:Rrb: ?a. DDAb. RRRc. bRRd. BBr In the missing number questions we saw UPSC asked it twice- 2006 and 2013. So far UPSC hasnt asked sequence/series- but nothing prevents them from asking, especially under the aegis of Chairman DP Agarwal, to break the backs of coaching classes and senior players. Therefore, you should prepare such chillartopics as well. Dont live under overconfidence thatjust because xyz topic was not asked in last three exams, so UPSC will never ask it in future exams.Preparation Source:RS Aggarwal,Chapter 2 number analogy, following types Type 8: number analogy Type 9: Alphabet AnalogyChapter 3: Classification, following types Type 4: choosing odd numerical (indirectly helpful in missing number) Type 5: choosing the odd letter groupM3: Coding decoding(1999) In a code language, SOLID is, written as WPSLPIMFHA. What does the code ATEXXXQIBVO refer to?a. EAGERb. WAFERc. WAGERd. WATER(2000) In a certain code, MARCH is written as OCTEJ, how is RETURN written in that code?A. TFUVSMB. QGSTQMC. TGVWTPD. TGRVSOPreparation Source:RS Aggarwal, Chapter 4.Optional:MK PandeyChapter 17 and 19 on coded relationships and inequalitiesM4: Logical Venn DiagramsThere are two type of Venn diagram questions1. Mathematical: in a society 30% people drink coffee and 50%.well see about this in next article under Maths strategy.2. Logical: youre given a complex Venn diagram, without any quantity or percentages. It contains overlapping of squares, rectangles, circles and triangles, then you have to identify which of them are both singer and painters etc.In last three exams, UPSC asked both type of Venn diagrams. They also asked such MCQs in 1996, 1998 and 2001. Hence should be prepared.Preparation Source:RS Aggarwal, Chapter 9 Logical Venn diagrams.What to do with mathematical Venn diagrams? well see in next article under Maths strategy.M5: CalendarSample questions from previous prelims(2008)March 1, 2008 was Saturday. Which day was it on March 1, 2002?a. Thursdayb. Fridayc. Saturdayd. SundayPreparation source:My article under Aptitude series-click meBy the way, I consider Permutation, combination, probability, clock angles and mathematical Venn diagrams as part of mathematics. Well see them in next part.M6: Data Sufficiency (DS)Not seen in recent times, but has been asked in pre-CSAT era, as part of age / sitting arrangement / blood relation type problems. Observe(2006) P, Q, R, S and T live in a five storied building (ground+4), and each of them resides on a separate floor. Further,1. T doesnt reside on topmost floor2. Q doesnt reside on ground floor3. S resides on one story above P, and one below R.To know which person resides on ground floor, which of the above statements are sufficient?a. only 1 and 3 sufficientb. only 2 and 3 sufficientc. 1, 2 and 3 are sufficientd. 1, 2 and 3 are insufficient.(2006) they gave four dice figures. and asked which of them are sufficient to find out the numbers opposite to each other.How to prepare DATA SUFFICIENCY? Prepare data sufficiency ONLY after learning all the theories in reasoning and mathematics- particularly age problems and number system. MK PandeyChapter 7, Page 203 onwards (optional)RS Aggarwals chapter 17 on data sufficiency. Although thatll be overkill, because MK Pandeys chapter is far better and thorough than RS Aggarwal.[Block 5] Reasoning: Totally Ignore these topicsYou may Ignore because these topics are not seen in UPSC exams so far. Theyre mainly reserved for Bank exams. Again I use the word may because DP Aggarwal may ask It for breaking the backs. but sometimes youve to take calculated risk hahahaTopicWhat does it contain?RS AggarwalMK Pandey

1. Analytical decision making or2. Eligibility Tests In a big paragraph, first youre given recruitment conditions. Then 4-5 Cases where youve to take appropriate action e.g. select candidate, refer to manager etc. This type of questions not seen in UPSC, hence ignore.18Ch.12

1. Input-Output or1. Sequential Output Tracing First youre given an example: input, step I, II, III, IV, V then output. Then youre required to do similar for given 4-5 MCQs.7Ch. 13, 14, 15 and 16

Study schedule for the remaining daysRandom preparation based on mood swings = road to #EPICFAIL.Proceed in following manner.MonthWhat To PrepareWhy?

June upto Mid Julyhigh level reasoning + comprehensionComprehension practice & mock tests will only cause frustration IF you dont finish high level reasoning theory first.

maths: with emphasis on recording all the calculation errors and shortcuts in your diary of mistakes.Because it has so many topics, youve to start early. Besides, concepts related to HCF, LCM, Time-speed-distance etc will remain for longer duration in memory -Compared to dexterity over non-verbal reasoning or data interpretation.

Mid July to August 9 Data interpretation (DI) sitting arrangement Nonverbal reasoning misc. topics under maths & reasoning Comprehension practiceHardly contain any theory. Even if you finish entire DI today itself, your skill/ dexterity will get rusted by August. Hence reserve the quota for Mid-July to Mid-august.

August 10 to 23rd(14 days) should be spent in revision. Practice aptitudeafter dinner. That way your hands keep moving and brain doesnt feel sleepy. Allot your fresh hours in daytime to general studies preparation. For comprehension, make a resolve to solve at least 3-5 passages on daily basis. Download zip file from bottom.Why people cant finish paper?In past exams, many candidates have failed to finish entire aptitude paper within two hours duration. Why?1. They dont read columns in Hindu, IE, frontline, EPW etc. Hence they take 10-15 minutes to read a passage, which a CAT/GMAT-master can finish in barely 3-5 minutes.2. At home, they dont study high level reasoning theory. So for every assumption /inference type question theyre 50:50 doubtful. YET they dont skip it, they just keep pondering over it for another 10-15 minutes.3. At home, they dont study maths out of fear, and study reasoning in a casual manner. So to cross theimaginarycutoffs they come back again and again on same comprehension passages, even when theyre unable to solve it, and repeat point #2.4. They take too much time solving non-verbal reasoning and sitting arrangement questions. Even after creating the diagram for sitting arrangement / blood relation- their diagram doesnt match with any of the answer choice, so they spend another 10-15 minutes in fixing It, re-reading the entire caselet.5. At home they only read the sums from books and mugup formulas. But in real life exam, they make silly mistakes in every multiplication, addition, subtraction and division. So theyve to redo the same question multiple times.To avoid such firefighting and epicfails:1. Be thoroughly prepared for Maths, reasoning and English.2. Keep a wrist watch in the exam hall.3. Observe following principles:P1: Start with English passagesDonot start with first page of the question paper. But, immediately open 4thor 5thlast pageitll contain those English testing passages (= those passages without Hindi translations). Solve them first because its the easiest section in the entire paper. Lets assume cut off is xx. Then youvealready filled up your tank by 8 correct questions.Now your brain and hands are warmed up, open first page and start with 1, 2, 3, 4For the first ~65 questions, UPSC doesnt have sections. Youll come across comprehension, reasoning and maths questions at random intervals.Some people first mark the page number / Question numbers of comprehension passages on the rough-page. Then begin solving all passages one by one.I dont recommendthis method because:1. Youll end up wasting precious moments in just flipping through pages.2. You might accidentally miss a single maths /reasoning question hiding between two comprehension sets.So, just move with the flow Q no. 1, 2, 3, 4so whatever maths, reasoning or comprehension question you face in that sequence, either solve or skip or put on mark-n-review.P2: Dont keep counting black circles in OMR sheetIdeally you should count the black circles in OMR sheet only once, in those last 5-7 minutes before exam ends.But most candidates keep counting their black circles, after every 20-30 MCQs or every 30-45 minutes-how many did I attempt? (imaginary) cutoff cross hogaa ki nahi?This is a bad habitbecause:1. You are wasting precious time in a non-productive activity.2. Creates stress on your subconscious brain, prompts you to tick answers based on gut-feeling, even where youre 50:50 doubtful.3. You try to Fit wrong formula/ logic in to solve tough MCQs in maths/ reasoning.4. You keep coming back to the sets again and again.P3: Dont come back for setsScenario: a passage contains 3 questions. You solved 2 MCQs confidently, but in one MCQ youre 50:50 undecided. You mark its number on the last page of question paper, hopingIll come back at the end of the exam.This is a bad ideafor two reasons1. When you come back, the understanding of that passage would have evaporated from your short term memory just like Amir Khan inGhajni. Youll have to spend another 3-5-7 minutes re-reading the passage.2. In the last few minutes before exam ends, person is usually under fear-factor of Cutoffs so, even if he is 50:50, he ticks answer on Gut feeling just to overcome that imaginary cutoff. In UPSC, usually Gut-feeling answers are wrong answers. So dont dig your grave in negative marking.Same applies to blood relation, sitting arrangement, Data interpretation type sets. Solve the entire set in one go. Avoid coming back for a single unsolved MCQ from such set.P4: Keep sitter Questions for the end Whenever you come across find missing number, find coding-decoding, find analogy; OR Non-verbal questions like find next figure in the diagram, what will be the number / color on xyz face of dice. For all such questions, note their page number on the rough space. Only when youre finished with other questions, begin solving these questions. (this is one type of marks and review in online exams) Reason: sometimes it may take 1 minute, sometimes 10 minutes to crack the pattern in such MCQs. You dont want to break mental-rhythm during middle of the paper with such bumpy-road MCQs, reserve them for the last lap. Same advice for any unconventional maths/reasoning questions. Donot break rhythm to solve something that youve never encountered before at home. or youll end up throwing good money after bad money. Remember: Youre not required to tick 80/80 MCQs to qualify for Mains. UPSC will give you only 2.5 marks whether you solve a given question in 1 minute or in 10 minutes. So learn to prioritize and make best use of time.*youre welcome to add more principals in the comments below*Become data processor NOT data collector1. UPSC introduced aptitude paper in 2011. At that time, people spent countless hours on net, gathering tonnes on PDFS and webpages related to other higher level aptitude exams (CAT, GMAT etc.) hoping that UPSC will ask tough questions from it.2. But now three years have gone, the paper analysis so far reveals that yes UPSC asks tough aptitude questions, but theyre notthattough. You can solve most of them through traditional aptitude books. You dont have to download terabytes of material, pdfs, movies, softwares meant for CAT/GMAT etc. You dont have to be on 24/7 internet gathering material for aptitude. So stop that material collection activity and get start practicing from the traditional books.Booklist for CSAT exam?Aptitude Book choice depends on career backup (in case you fail UPSC). Dont waste on money separate set of books for every exam. CSAT Aptitude is a curious combination of both higher and lower level exams than UPSC. So, books meant for both type of exams, work just fine with slightjugaads.Backup#1: Banking, insurance etc.Jobs: IBPS, SBI, Staff Selection (SSC), CAPF (Assistant Commandant), AFCAT, LIC, NICL-AAO, ACIO, FCI, State PSC lower level, & other central government or PSU jobs.In that case, use following book combination for the CSAT paper II Maths:Fast track to Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma Reasoning: RS Aggarwal OR BS Sijwali if youre buying second hand thenRS Aggarwalbecause contains more practice Qs than Sijwali. if youre buying brand new thenBS Sijwali because ~Rs.200 cheaper than RS Aggarwal and yet covers all topics with good number of practice questions. Comprehension:MK Pandeys Analytical Reasoning (for assumption inference and high level reasoning) then maximum practice using online resources. English grammar:Objective General English by SP Bakshi(Mind it: this is not asked in CSAT Paper II but sentence correction / grammar important for non-UPSC aptitude exams.)Backup#2: no competitive examPlan:If I cannot clear UPSC then Ill simply go back to private sector job/ business.In that case use anyCSAT Manual by Tata Macgraw Hill (TMH),ArihantorPearsonetc. (Whichever you can find cheaper second hand.)As such I dont have good opinion about such aptitude manuals because theyre hardly useful for non-UPSC exams:1. They dont contain detailed trigonometry, quadratic equation= useless for SSC, CDS, SCRA, CAT etc.2. No logarithms, no coordinate geometry, no geometry beyond area-volume-perimeter = useless for CAT, CDS and SCRA.3. Their Data interpretation sets dont have lengthy calculations and peculiar problems seen in banking exams = useless for IBPS and SBI exams. Then youll have to buy another paperset or DI book.4. They usually avoid input-output, eligibility test topic asked in banking exam. = useless for IBPS, SBI and LIC/NICL exam, youll have to buy another book or paperset at that time.5. Very few questions on non-verbal reasoning = not sufficient practice for SSC, insurance and Banking.Therefore, if youre planning to give non-UPSC exams as career backup, then avoid purchasing Aptitude manuals. At max, these manuals will help in CAPF (Assistant commandant) but not much outside that.Backup#3: higher difficulty examsCDS, CAT, CMAT, SNAP, XAT & other higher level exams.1. Maths:Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Kumar(ORArun Sharma)a. IF youre already good at maths then Arun Sharmab. If youre weak at maths then Sarvesh Kumar.2. Reasoning: dependsa. In CDS they dont ask reasoning. So, for CSAT use the reasoning books mentioned under backup#1 (because CSAT asks reasoning questions!)b. For CAT you may useGajendra Kumar (Disha publication). And then maximum practice from pagalguy.com threads for reasoning.3. Comprehension: dependsa. CDS: Passages easier than CSAT. But they fill-up thedifficulty quotaby giving tough sets on sentence arrangement and sentence correction. (Mind it CSAT doesnt ask verbal ability /grammar). Hence use the sources given in backup#1.b. Arun SharmaORAjay Singhthen maximum practice from pagalguy.com threads for comprehension and verbal ability. (Mind it CSAT doesnt ask verbal ability like those sentence correction or sentence arrangement).Book related doubtsQ. I already have purchased CSAT paper II Manual by xyz publication, do I need to refer those separate books on maths and reasoning?Ans. No need. If you already have bought such manual, just study the topics listed in this article, from respective chapters.You can also trydesi-Jugaad: find a friend in your city withRS Aggarwal, exchange books for 10-15 days. That way he can practice new stuff from your book while you get to practice the important sections from his.Q. I already have RS Aggarwal, do I need MK Pandey? MK Pandeys high level reasoning concepts are far better than others. Particularly useful for comprehension section of UPSC for those assumption / inference type of questions. RS Aggarwals chapters on logic-assumption-inference are just practice workbook, hardly explaining the theory/ concepts in detail. MK Pandeys puzzle test/ sitting arrangement chapter contains good number of UPSC level question sets, along with useful explanations and tips. + highly useful for SBI and IBPS exams.Q. I already have MK Pandey, do I need RS Aggarwal? Yes becauseMK Pandeydoesnt cover many of the low- level reasoning topics such as analogy, non-verbal reasoning, and direction sense test. Anyways, you dont need a brand newRS Aggarwal, try to find second hand used copy. Aggarwal is in the market since 90s, you shouldnt have much trouble finding its second hand copy even in tier II cities.Q. I already have CAT books OR CAT coaching material for reasoning. DO I need others books?Ans. CAT material will work just fine. But with conditions-1. CAT material usually doesnt cover non-verbal reasoning beyond those cube color, dice face questions. But UPSC is asking which figure next? so for that much practice, download SSC/ bank papers or borrow someonesRS Aggarwal.2. You may Ignore / low-prioritize following topics from CAT reasoning material, because theyre not seen in UPSC so far:i. games and tournamentsii. pipe-networkiii. Data sufficiency (asked but low priority)Q. Ive CSAT books from xyzjholachhappublication house exclusively in Hindi medium. Can I rely on them?No. Hindimaadhyamaptitude books are bogus waste of time and money because1. They complicate even easy concepts by using too muchshuddhaHindi terminology2. Theyre full of printing mistakes in answers. it ruins the mood and tempo while practicing sums at home.Therefore, when it comes to aptitude books, better go for English books of reputed publication houses.Appendix1:Sacredcutoffs of CSAT prelim examsOnly for the informative purpose. DONOT enter the examhall with cutoff mindset. Each UPSC paper is unique, each years demography is unique. If some baba or Sir has adviced that you must tick minimum 55 MCQs in aptitude, ignore them. If you cant solve an MCQ then you CANNOT solve that MCQ, dont dig your grave with guess work or gut feeling just to cross 55.ExamCS (Prelim)*CS (Main)#CS(Final)

General241564775

OBC222534742

SC207518719

ST200510707

PH-1 Ortho199510725

PH-2 Visual184502718

PH-3 Hearing163410613

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Minimum passing marks: Prelims From the above * and # , now we know UPSCs official system of minimum passing marks (this was never disclosed in RTIs so far). it implies that if you failed to reach minimum passing marks in any one paper then they wont select you for next stage, even if you get best marks in other papers. BUT overall merit list prepared by combing scores of both GS + Aptitue paper.MAX marksMinimumpassingmarksMust getatleast __ MCQscorrect*

CSAT (GS)2003012

CSAT (Aptitude)2007028

total400

*1 MCQ worth 2.5 marks. And assume no MCQs is wrongly attempted.PS: unlike Bank exams there is no sectional cutoffs within an individual paper. (This is confirmed via RTI many times) Sectional cutoff:no. Paperwise cutoff:no. They combine marks of GS+aptitude: total out of 400 Preliminary (CSAT) marks counted only for shortlisting candidates to next stage (i.e. Mains examination). Final selection depends on the combined score of mains + interview.Appendix2: Download links#1: UPSC CSAT: Aptitude papers of 2011, 2012, 2013Link:https://files.secureserver.net/0s4I32bAjTl3bmUPSC uploaded these papers on its official site but PDF quality very bad. Hard to read the passages, and size too big especially 2013 paper pdf alone is 22 MB. Hence Ive collected better quality PDFs from testkafunda.com + included official answerkey from UPSC. 2013s answer key will come only after final result, because again Lord Curzon stonewalled my RTI.IF you want topicwise sorted question papers, referCSAT Topicwise solve papers (1995-2013) by Disha Publication.#2: 500 Reading comprehension (RC) from Pagalguy.comLink:files.secureserver.net/0sSHBgG2lnFPwxIn the next article, well see the studyplan for mathematics and decision making.For more on aptitude, visitMrunal.org/Aptitude.Mrunal recommendsACIO Intel OfficerUPSC Civil ServiceSSC CGL: Staff selectionIBPS Bank ExamsCDS: Defense ServicesCAT/IIM MBA EntranceMore from this category[Studyplan] CSAT Aptitude Paper 2: Maths & Data Interpretation-High priority topics, Sample Questions, free studymaterial (part 2 of 3)[Studyplan] CSAT Aptitude Paper 2: Decision Making + Maths Medium & Low priority topics, Sample Questions, free studymaterial (part 3 of 3)[Reasoning] Calendar Questions: Finding day or date, concepts, shortcuts explained[Trigonometry] Finding Minimum Maximum Values for SSC CGL Made Easy without differentiation[Reasoning] Logical Connectives (if, unless, either or) for CSAT, CAT shortcuts formulas approach explained

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