Best CSAT Books to Boost Your UPSC Prep in 2025

Basic Numeracy

Number System, Fraction, HCF and LCM, Square Root, Cube Root, Indices and Surds, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Problems based on Age, Partnership and Mixture, Percentage, Profit, Loss and Discount, Simple and Compound Interest, Time and Work, Speed, Time and Distance, Algebra, Area and Perimeter, Volume and Surface Area, Permutation and Combination, Probability, Logical Venn Diagram, Routes and Networks, Scientific Reasoning, Verification of Truth/Lie of Statements, Data Sufficiency, Non-Verbal and Visual Reasoning

Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability

Syllogism, Statement and Arguments, Statement and Assumptions, Statement and Courses of Action, Statement and Conclusions, Evaluating Inference, Assertion and Reason, Cause and Effect, Decision Making & Problem

Decision Making and problem Solving

Decision Making, Sequence and Progression, Geometry, Statistics, Set Theory

Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency

Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency, General Mental Ability- Alphabet Test, Analogy, Classification, Series, Coding Decoding, Word Formation and Logical Order of words, Direction and Distance Test, Blood Relation, Ranking Test, Sitting Arrangement, Puzzles, Mathematical Operations, Inequality, Inserting the Missing Character, Clock and Calendar, Cube and Dice, Administrative Ethics and Decision Making, Good Governance and Decision Making, Disaster Management Based Decision Making, Problem Solving, CSAT Practice,

Interpersonal Skills Including Communication Skills- Interpersonal/Communication Skills, Effective Communication, Types of Communication, Barriers of Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Styles, CSAT Practice

COMPREHENSION & DECISION MAKING

1. General Comprehension
2. Problem Solving & Decision Making
3. Interpersonal Skills Including Communication Skills
4. English Language Comprehension Skills

BASIC NUMERACY

1. Number System
2. HCF and LCM
3. Elementary Algebra
4. Average and Ages
5. Percentage
6. Profit, Loss and Discount
7. Simple Interest and Compound Interest
8. Ratio, Proportion and Partnership
9. Mixture & Alligation
10. Time, Work and Wages
11. Time, Speed and Distance
12. Time Sequence (Clock and Calendar)
13. Mensuration
14. Geometry
15. Set Theory (Venn Diagram)
16. Permutation & Combination
17. Probability
18. Statistics
19. Sequence and Series

DATA INTERPRETATION

1. Table, Bar, Line, Pie & Mixed Graph
2. Miscellaneous Graphs
3. Caselets
4. Data Sufficiency

GENERAL MENTAL ABILITY

1. Analogy
2. Classification
3. Series
4. Coding & Decoding
5. Blood Relation
6. Direction and Distance
7. Ranking and Order (Position)
8. Arithmetical Reasoning
9. Number Puzzle
10. Cube and Dice
11. Sitting Arrangement
12. Puzzles
13. Non-verbal Reasoning
14. Data Sufficiency
15. Logical Diagrams

LOGICAL REASONING AND ANALYTICAL ABILITY

1. Statement and Assumptions
2. Statement and Arguments
3. Statement and Conclusions
4. Statement & Course of Actions
5. Evaluating Inferences
6. Critical Reasoning
7. Syllogism

MOCK TESTS

1. Mock Test-1
2. Mock Test-2
3. Mock Test-3

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