CSAT for UPSC CSE is an examinationoriented book designed for aspirants preparing for the UPSC Civil Services Examination and various State PSC examinations. The book provides full syllabus coverage with a structured, stepbystep approach to concept building and extensive practice.

The book combines conceptual understanding with 10+ years of Previous Year Questions (PYQs) with answer keys and 500+ solved examples. It also includes 2026 Prelims questions to help aspirants align their preparation with recent examination requirements.

KEY FEATURES:

❖ Full Syllabus Coverage: Comprehensive coverage of the CSAT syllabus.

❖ StepbyStep Concept Building: Concepts explained in a structured manner for systematic preparation.

❖ 10+ Years of PYQs with Answer Key: Previous Year Questions with answer keys for understanding examination trends.

❖ 500+ Solved Examples: Extensive solved examples for concept application and practice.

❖ 2026 Prelims Questions: Includes questions from the 2026 Prelims examination.

❖ Structured, ExamOriented Approach: Content organised specifically for competitive examination preparation.

CONTENTS

SECTION A QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

UNIT 1 NUMBER SYSTEM

UNIT 2 HCF & LCM

UNIT 3 PERCENTAGE

UNIT 4 AVERAGE

UNIT 5 RATIO AND PROPORTION, MIXTURE AND ALLIGATION

UNIT 6 PROFIT, LOSS & DISCOUNTS

UNIT 7 SIMPLE INTEREST AND COMPOUND INTEREST

UNIT 8 SPEED, TIME AND DISTANCE

UNIT 9 TIME & WORK AND PIPES & CISTERNS

UNIT 10 PERMUTATION AND COMBINATION

UNIT 11 PROBABILITY

UNIT 12 MENSURATION

UNIT 13 SERIESNUMBERS & LETTERS

SECTION B: LOGICAL REASONING

UNIT 14 BLOOD RELATIONS

UNIT 15 DIRECTIONS & DISTANCE AND NETWORKS

UNIT 16 ORDERING AND SEQUENCING

UNIT 17 CODING AND DECODING

UNIT 18 CLOCK AND CALENDAR

UNIT 19 VENN DIAGRAM

UNIT 20 SYLLOGISM

UNIT 21 SEATING ARRANGEMENTS

UNIT 22 DICE AND CUBE

UNIT 23 DATA INTERPRETATION

UNIT 24 NONVERBAL REASONING

UNIT 25 INTERPERSONAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION

UNIT 26 READING COMPREHENSION