This book from Drishti Publications is a Hindi medium (हिन्दी माध्यम) title, part of the Drishti Quick Book series, covering CSAT — Prashnpatra-II (प्रश्नपत्र-II), the Civil Services Aptitude Test paper of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination. This is the 9th edition, fully revised (9वाँ संस्करण, पूर्णतः संशोधित).
CSAT is a qualifying paper, and that is precisely why candidates get it wrong. Because only 33 per cent is needed, most aspirants give it minimal attention until a paper turns difficult — as it periodically does — and a year of general studies preparation is lost on a paper that never counted towards the merit list. What CSAT actually requires is not deep study but reliable, timed accuracy on a fixed set of skills, which is exactly what a Quick Book format is built to deliver.
Coverage is stated on the cover as complete coverage of the syllabus (पाठ्यक्रम का संपूर्ण कवरेज): reasoning (तर्कशक्ति), comprehension (बोधगम्यता), basic numeracy (आधारभूत संख्यनन), data interpretation (आँकड़ों का निर्वचन), general mental ability (सामान्य मानसिक अभियोग्यता), decision making and problem solving (निर्णयन और समस्या समाधान), and interpersonal skills including communication (अंतर्वैयक्तिक कौशल एवं संप्रेषण). The book includes solutions to questions asked in previous years along with questions likely to be asked in forthcoming examinations — so a candidate works on the actual difficulty level of the paper rather than on generic aptitude material. It is also useful for PCS and other examinations that carry an aptitude paper. The whole book is written in Hindi in the Devanagari script.
Key Features:
Hindi medium book — complete content written in Hindi (Devanagari script)
Published by Drishti Publications, part of the Drishti Quick Book series
9th edition, fully revised (पूर्णतः संशोधित)
For the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination, Paper-II (CSAT)
Complete coverage of the prescribed CSAT syllabus
Covers reasoning (tarkshakti)
Covers comprehension (bodhagamyata)
Covers basic numeracy (aadharbhut sankhyanan)
Covers data interpretation (aankdon ka nirvachan)
Covers general mental ability (samanya mansik abhiyogyata)
Covers decision making and problem solving (nirnayan evam samasya samadhan)
Covers interpersonal skills including communication (antarvaiyaktik kaushal evam sampreshan)
Includes solutions to questions asked in previous years' examinations
Includes likely questions for forthcoming examinations, with solutions
Quick Book format built for rapid preparation and repeated revision
Suited to a qualifying paper that needs timed accuracy rather than deep study
Also useful for PCS and other examinations carrying an aptitude paper
Carries the publisher's authenticity hologram on the cover
दृष्टि पब्लिकेशंस द्वारा प्रकाशित 'Quick Book — CSAT प्रश्नपत्र-II' का यह 9वाँ संस्करण पूर्णतः संशोधित है और UPSC सिविल सेवा (प्रारंभिक) परीक्षा के द्वितीय प्रश्नपत्र के लिए तैयार किया गया है। CSAT अर्हक (qualifying) प्रश्नपत्र है और यही इसकी सबसे बड़ी चुनौती भी है — केवल 33 प्रतिशत अंक आवश्यक होने के कारण अधिकांश अभ्यर्थी इसे उपेक्षित छोड़ देते हैं और जिस वर्ष प्रश्नपत्र कठिन आ जाता है, वर्ष भर की तैयारी व्यर्थ चली जाती है। इस प्रश्नपत्र में गहन अध्ययन नहीं, अपितु निर्धारित कौशलों पर समयबद्ध शुद्धता आवश्यक होती है, जिसके लिए Quick Book प्रारूप विशेष रूप से उपयुक्त है। इसमें पाठ्यक्रम का संपूर्ण कवरेज दिया गया है — तर्कशक्ति, बोधगम्यता, आधारभूत संख्यनन, आँकड़ों का निर्वचन, सामान्य मानसिक अभियोग्यता, निर्णयन और समस्या समाधान तथा अंतर्वैयक्तिक कौशल एवं संप्रेषण। पुस्तक में विगत वर्षों में पूछे गए तथा आगामी परीक्षाओं में पूछे जा सकने वाले प्रश्नों के हल सम्मिलित हैं। यह PCS तथा अन्य परीक्षाओं के लिए भी उपयोगी है। ध्यान दें: यह पुस्तक पूर्णतः हिन्दी भाषा एवं देवनागरी लिपि में है।
