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Can you help me by providing me the syllabus of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) pre exams conducted by UPSC or Union Public Service Commission as I need it for preparation?

[Kiran Chandar]

CSAT or Civil Services Aptitude Test is the Preliminary examination of UPSC, it test the aptitude of examinee to tackle Reasoning and Analytical questions.

Consist of two papers, each of 200 marks and two hours of duration and it is compulsory to appear in both.

It is an Objective section, and every wrong attempt will cost you 1/3rd marks of the attempted question.

CSAT is just a screening test, thus the marks obtained will not be entertained in your final merit.

Syllabus for Paper 1:
• Current events (National and International)
• History of India
• Geography of the world (Physical, Social, Economic)
• Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution
• Economic and Social Development
• General Issues (Environmental Ecology, Bio-Diversity, Climate change etcs.)
• General Science
Syllabus for Paper 2:
• Comprehension
• Interpersonal Skills
• Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
• Decision making and problem solving
• General mental ability
• Basic Numeracy
• Data Interpretation
• Comprehension Skill (English)

IAS Pre Question Paper