Comprehension Interpersonal & Communication Skills for General Paper II (CSAT )

Key Features

• Provides a wide variety of practice material to help the student perfect the skill of problem solving
• Each chapter has a detailed theory section which will help the aspirant to understand the basic concepts before he/she starts solving the questions
• The chapters are written in keeping the analytical nature of the exam and this helps the aspirant focus on the key areas of problem solving and the approach to it
• The unique section of this book is the illustrated questions of the actual examination, which shows how to read, comprehend and get to the correct answer
• Reading and Comprehending has been thoroughly explained in a special chapter on Reading Skills of the book
• The special section on vocabulary to help the student improve his/her language ability.
• A fully comprehensive book covering all aspects of Interpersonal Communication and Comprehension [both General and English Comprehension]

About the Book: Comprehension Interpersonal & Communication Skills for General Paper II (CSAT )

This book provides a wide variety of practice material to help the student perfect the skill of problem solving. The book Interpersonal Skills, Communication Skills and Comprehension is aimed specifically for aspirants appearing in the General Studies Paper II (popularly know as CSAT) of the Civil Services Preliminary Examination. It has been conceived and developed on the basis of the new syllabus prescribed by the UPSC. The pattern of questions asked in the 2011 Civil Services Preliminary Examination is also taken as reference.

Contents

Part I: CSAT-The New GS Paper-II

Introduction

The Seven Dimension Approach to Better Reading Skills

Part II: Comprehension and English Comprehension

Reading Comprehension: Introduction and Approach

Reading Comprehension (General Comprehension and English Comprehension)- Theory and Solving Skills

Illustrated Passages (Comprehension and English Comprehension) from the 2011 CSAT Examination

Reading Comprehension (General Comprehension): Practice Questions

English Comprehension for CSAT-Practice Questions

Part III: Interpersonal Skills Including Communication Skills

Introduction

Theory of Communication

High Frequency Words

Medium Frequency Words

Sentence Completion or Fill in the Blanks

Analogies

Idioms

Sentence Correction

Paragraph Jumbles

Critical Reasoning

Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Situation-based Reaction Exercises

General Studies Paper 2-2011