CSAT Civil Services Aptitude Test 2013, Paper - 2 (Volume - 1) 1st Edition

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About the Author Dr Manish Ranjan IAS, ranked 4th in Civil Services Examination 2002. Recipient of Directors Gold Medal, he ranked overall 1st in the final examination after probation. He is currently posted as District Magistrate (District Collector) of Hazaribag district in Jharkhand state. He has held the post of District Magistrate (District Collector) for three different districts previously and completed these tenures very successfully. He received Prime Ministers Award for Excellence in MGNREGA for two subsequent years. He did his MBA from the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA). He holds a Ph.D. in Management Studies. Annita is a practicing psychologist and freelance researcher and trainer. She is postgraduate from University of Delhi and is currently pursuing her doctoral studies in Psychology. Rajneesh Singh is currently the National Product Head with a leading aptitude test-prep institute in India (UG Courses, CSAT, and Banking). He is a well-known mentor and specializes in aptitude tests for various entrance examinations. He holds postgraduate degrees in Economics and Business Administration. 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 Neurolinguistic Programming 5. Dynamic Memory Methods 6. 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 4. What to Read to Improve Comprehension Skills 5. Comprehension Passages 6. Model Tests (with Answers and Explanations) Unit 2: Interpersonal and Communication Skills 1. Interpersonal Skills 2. Concept of Johari Window and Importance of Feedback 3. Ego State 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 Importance for Civil Servants 10. Civil Servants as Facilitators 11. Question Bank (with Answers and Explanations) Unit 3: Decision-Making and Problem Solving 1. Decision-Making 2. Nine Frequently Used Decision-Making Tools 3. Decision-Making by Committee 4. Theories About Decision-Making 5. Problem Solving 6. Question Bank (with Answers and Explanations) Unit 4: English Language Comprehension Skills 1. Strategy to Enhance English Language Comprehension Skills 2. What to Read to Enhance English Language Comprehension Skill 3. Long Comprehension Passages 4. Short Comprehension Passages 5. Model Tests (with Answers and Explanations) 6. Importance of Good Vocabulary 7. 499 Critical Must-Know Vocabulary Appendices A. UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2011 (Paper II) B. UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2012 (Paper II) C. Profile Analysis of Civil Services Aspirants and Successful Candidates D. Observation on CSAT (Paper II) 2012 and 2011