General Studies: Paper II - General Studies for Civil Services Preliminary Examination Paper II  (English, Paperback, Sasikumar V.)

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Previous Years Solved Papers (2011-2013)
General Studies Paper-II Solved Paper—2013 3
General Studies Paper-II Solved Paper—2012 21
General Studies Paper-II Solved Paper—2011 37
Comprehension
1. Introduction
2. Comprehension Passages
?? 50 Passages and Questions
Interpersonal Skills Including Communication Skills
1. Introduction
2. Factors/Elements Affecting Interpersonal Communication
3. Barriers to Interpersonal Communication
4. Effective Interpersonal Communication Skills and Ways to Improve these Skills
5. ‘SMART’ Variations Across Situations
6. Negotiations
7. Stress and its Management
8. Some Special Skills
Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
Logical Reasoning: Introduction
1. Syllogism (Logic)
2. Statement and Arguments
3. Statement-Assumptions
4. Statement-Conclusions
5. Deriving Conclusions from Passages
6. Theme Detection
7. Analytical Reasoning
8. Assertion and Reason
9. Verification of Truth of the Statement
10. Statement-Course of Action
Decision Making and Problem Solving
I. Introduction
II. Decision-Making
III. Group Decision-Making
IV. Decision Making In Administration
V. Decision Making : Some Related Aspects
VI. Administrative Decision-Making
VII. Decision Making : Risk Management
VIII. Ethical Decision Making
IX. Problem-Solving
X. A Note On Disaster Management
General Mental Ability
1. Series Completion
2. Analogy
3. Classification/Odd-Man-Out
4. Coding – Decoding
5. Blood Relations
6. Distance and Direction Sense
7. Sitting Arrangement
8. Logical Venn Diagram
9. Number and Ranking Test
10. Alpha–Numeric Sequence
11. Mathematical Operations
12. Inserting The Missing Character
13. Probability
14. Combinatorics
15. Water Image
16. Mirror Image
17. Cubes and Dices
18. Paper Folding and Cutting
19. Embedded Figure
20. Incomplete Figures
21. Analytical Reasoning
Basic Numeracy and Data Interpretation
1. Number System
2. Decimals and Fractions
3. Powers and Roots
4. HCF and LCM
5. Simplification
6. Average
7. Percentage
8. Ratio and Proportion
9. Partnership and Share
10. Chain Rule
11. Mixtures and Alligation
12. Time, Work and Wages
13. Pipes and Cisterns
14. Time and Distance
15. Trains
16. Profit, Loss and Discount
17. Simple Interest
18. Clocks and Calenders
19. Geometry and Mensuration
20. Data Sufficiency
21. Data Interpretation
Solved Questions from Actual GS Papers–1995 to 2010 (Reasoning & Mathematics)

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English Language Comprehension Skills
 Introduction
I. Vocabulary and other significant items
• Some significant words with meanings
• Idioms and Phrases
• Phrasal verbs
• Proverbs and Sayings
• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• One word substitution
II. Figures of Speech

• Comprehension Passages

Practice Questions

• Practice Questions (Comprehension)
• Practice Questions (Interpersonal Skills Including Communication Skills)
• Practice Questions (Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability)
• Practice Questions (Decision Making and Problem Solving)
• Practice Questions (General Mental Ability)
• Practice Questions (Basic Numeracy and Data Interpretation)
• Practice Questions (English Language Comprehension Skills)