CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test) 2011 Syllabus

CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test) 2011 Syllabus

CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test) 2011 Syllabus

 

From Civil Service Examination 2011, Preliminary Examination would consist of two papers- Paper I and Paper II. The syllabus and pattern of the Preliminary Examination would be as under :

 

 

 

(Paper 1) (200 marks) - Duration : Two hrs.

 

 

 

· Current events of national and international importance

 

· History of India and Indian national movement

 

· Indian and World Geography- physical, social, economic geography of India and the world

 

· Indian Polity and governance – constitution, political system, panchayati raj, public policy, Rights issues, etc.

 

· Economic and social development – sustainable development, poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives etc.

 

· General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate change-that donot require subject specialization

 

· General science.

 

 

 

(Paper II) (200 marks) – Duration : Two hrs

 

· Comprehension

 

· Interpersonal skills including communication skills

 

· Logical reasoning and analytical ability

 

· Decision making and problem solving

 

· General mental ability

 

· Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. (Class X level),  Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. –Class X level)

 

· English language comprehension skills (Class X level)

CWG Day 2: Medal splurge for India at CW

India moved a step further to winning gold medals on the second day of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang won gold medal in Pairs 10m air rifle and created Commonwealth Games record.

Bindra and Gagan Narang's combine score was 1193, which they bettered from the combined score of 1189 four years ago.

Soon after, Anisa Sayeed and Rahi Sarnobat won a gold medal in the 25m pistol pairs event.

Deepak Sharma and Omkar Singh won silver in 50 m pistol pairs event.

On Day 1, women lifters Soniya Chanu and Sandhya Devi Rani opened the medal chest for India by grabbing the silver and bronze in the 48 kg class.

Chanu, favourite for the 48 kg gold medal, could not justify her billing and settled for silver by clearing 167 kg which was eight kg below Nwaokolo"s total clearance. Sandya Rani took the bronze with a total clearance of 165 kg.