General Studies for Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2017 Paper II

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PREVIOUSYEARS’ PAPERS Ch.1_ANALYSIS OF THE GENERAL STUDIES(PAPER-II) 2016 DETAILED ANALYSIS GENERAL STUDIES PAPER–II (2016) READING COMPREHENSION Single Item Based On A Passage LOGICAL REASONING ANDANALYTICAL ABILITY Logical Reasoning ANALYTICAL REASONING Analytical Puzzle GENERAL MENTAL ABILITY Coding and Decoding Sense of Direction Rank and Sequence Family and Blood Relations Non-verbal Reasoning—Cubes and Dice BASIC NUMERACY Number System Fractions and Decimals Average Percentage Ratio and Proportion Profit and Loss Mixture and Allegation Time and Work Time and Distance Trains, Boats and Streams Pipes and Cisterns Races and Games Clocks and Calendars Probability Area and Volume ANSWERS Reading Comprehension Logical Reasoning Analytical Puzzle Coding and Decoding Sense of Direction Rank and Sequence Family and Blood Relations Non-Verbal Reasoning—Cubes and Dice Number System Fractions and Decimals Average Percentage Ratio and Proportion Profit and Loss Mixture and Allegation Time and Work Time and Distance Trains, Boats and Streams Pipes and Cisterns Races and Games Clocks and Calendars Probability Area and Volume SIX-YEAR ANALYSIS OF THE GENERAL STUDIES PAPER-II (2011–2016) SIX YEAR ANALYSIS OF THEGENERAL STUDIES (2011-2016) MACRO ANALYSIS MICRO ANALYSIS Ch.2_ANALYSIS OF THE GENERAL STUDIES (PAPER-II) 2015 DETAILED ANALYSIS GENERAL STUDIES PAPER–II (2015) READING COMPREHENSION READING COMPREHENSION (SINGLEITEMS BASED ON A PASSAGE) LOGICAL REASONING Statement ANALYTICAL REASONING QUESTIONS GENERAL MENTAL APTITUDE Age, Time and Calendar Cubes and Dices Inserting the Missing Character Non-verbal Reasoning Rank and Sequence Sense of Direction Series Completion Sitting Arrangement BASIC NUMERACY QUESTIONS Geometrical Properties Number System Percentage Mixtures and Allegations Permutations and Combinations Pipes and Cisterns Time and Distance Clocks and Calendars Ratio and Proportion Data Interpretation ANSWERS Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension (Single Items Based on a Passage) Logical Reasoning Analytical Reasoning Questions General Mental Aptitude (Age, Time and Calendar) Cubes and Dices Inserting the Missing Character Non-verbal Reasoning Rank and Sequence Sense of Direction Series Completion Sitting Arrangement Basic Numeracy Questions English Language Comprehension Skills (Geometrical Properties) Number System Percentage Mixtures and Allegations Permutations and Combinations Pipes and Cisterns Time and Distance Clocks and Calendars Ratio and Proportion Data Interpretation Ch.3_ANALYSIS OF THE GENERAL STUDIES (PAPER-II) 2014 DETAILED ANALYSIS GENERAL STUDIES PAPER–II (2014) READING COMPREHENSION LOGICAL REASONING QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION GENERAL MENTAL ABILITY DI/DS ANSWERS Reading Comprehension Logical Reasoning Quantitative Aptitude English Language Comprehension General Mental Ability DI/DS Ch.4_ANALYSIS OF THE GENERALSTUDIES (PAPER-II) 2013 DETAILED ANALYSIS GENERAL STUDIES PAPER–II (2013) READING COMPREHENSION QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE MENTAL APTITUDE DI/DS LOGICAL REASONING AND ANALYTICALREASONING ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPREHENSIONSKILLS INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND DECISIONMAKING ANSWERS Reading Comprehension Quantitative Aptitude General Mental Aptitude DI/DS Logical Reasoning and Analytical Reasoning English Language Comprehension Skills Interpersonal Skills Ch.5_ANALYSIS OF THE GENERAL STUDIES (PAPER-II) 2012 DETAILED ANALYSIS GENERAL STUDIES PAPER–II (2012) READING COMPREHENSION ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPREHENSIONSKILLS INTERPERSONAL SKILLS (WITH COMMUNICATIONSKILLS) AND DECISION MAKING BASIC NUMERACY DI/DS MENTAL ABILITY LOGICAL REASONING ANALYTICAL REASONING ANSWERS Reading Comprehension English Language Comprehension Skills Interpersonal skills (with Communication Skills) and Decision Making Basic Numeracy DI/DS Mental Ability Logical Reasoning Analytical Reasoning Ch.6_ANALYSIS OF THE GENERAL STUDIES (PAPER-II) 2011 DETAILED ANALYSIS GENERAL STUDIES PAPER–II (2011) READING COMPREHENSION ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPREHENSIONSKILLS INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND DECISIONMAKING BASIC NUMERACY ANDPROBLEM SOLVING DATA INTERPRETATION ANDDATA SUFFICIENCY GENERAL MENTAL ABILITY LOGICAL REASONING ANALYTICAL REASONING ANSWERS Reading Comprehension English Language Comprehension Skills Interpersonal Skills and Decision Making Basic Numeracy and Problem Solving Data Interpretation and Data Suffi ciency General Mental Ability Logical Reasoning Analytical Reasoning IMPORTANT NOTE APTITUDE BUILDING FORTHE ‘GENERAL STUDIES’ Ch.1_BUILDING BLOCKSFOR SUCCESS BUILD ON YOUR OPEN-MINDEDNESS BUILD ON YOUR COMPETENCE BUILD ON YOUR PROSPERITY BUILD ON YOUR ABILITYTO QUESTION BUILD ON YOUR SUPPORTIVENATURE BUILD ON YOUR ABILITY TO GIVE BUILD ON YOUR NEED TOBE CHALLENGED BUILD ON YOUR CREATIVITY BUILD ON YOUR ABILITY TO BALANCE BUILD ON YOUR PROSPERITY BUILD ON YOUR SUCCESS BUILD ON YOUR ABILITY TO BEJUST AND FAIR ACTIVITIES AND CHECKLISTS Preparing for ‘General Studies’ and Dealing with Change SCORE ANALYSIS Things You Need to Know About General Studies But Might Never Ask SCORE ANALYSIS Multiple Intelligences, Learning Styles and Personality Typing SCORE ANALYSIS Motivation, Goal Setting and Self-Esteem SCORE ANALYSIS Manage Your Time and Resources Wisely SCORE ANALYSIS Critical and Creative Thinking Skills SCORE ANALYSIS Building Active Reading and Comprehensive Skills SCORE ANALYSIS The Art of Active Listening SCORE ANALYSIS Note-Taking Systems That Work SCORE ANALYSIS Empowering Your Memory SCORE ANALYSIS Strategies for Test Taking SCORE ANALYSIS Ch.2_CREATIVE TIME MANAGEMENT CREATIVE TIME MANAGEMENT Signifi cance of Managing Time Creating Your Own Time Management Solutions Ch.3_DISCOVERING YOURPERSONALITY DISCOVERING YOUR PERSONALITY So How Does this Help You toSucceed at General Studies? DISCOVER YOURSELF WHAT IS ‘PERSONALITY’ EXACTLY? IS PERSONALITY NATURE ORNURTURED? SMALL CHANGES FOR BIG RESULTS ACTIVITIES AND CHECKLISTS Questionnaire – 1 (Inquisitiveness) Questionnaire – 2 (Resilience) Questionnaire – 3 (Affiliation) Questionnaire – 4 (Conscientiousness) Questionnaire – 5 (Sensitivity) Questionnaire – 6 (KnowledgeQuestioning) Questionnaire – 7 (Drive) DEVELOPING YOUR PERSONALITY LEADERSHIP ANDPERSONALITY TYPES The Assessment Summing Up ASSESSMENT OF LEADERSHIP ANDPERSONALITY TENDENCIES Score sheet READING COMPREHENSION Ch.1_READING COMPREHENSION INTRODUCTION Types of Rc Passages Format of RC Section Types of Questions Types of Passages SOCIAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES PRACTICE EXERCISES DIFFICULTY LEVEL 1 DIFFICULTY LEVEL 2 DIFFICULTY LEVEL 3 ANSWERS DIFFICULTY LEVEL 1 DIFFICULTY LEVEL 2 DIFFICULTY LEVEL 3 EXPLANATIONS DIFFICULTY LEVEL 1 DIFFICULTY LEVEL 2 DIFFICULTY LEVEL 3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL PRACTICE EXERCISES DIFFICULTY LEVEL 1 DIFFICULTY LEVEL 2 DIFFICULTY LEVEL 3 ANSWERS DIFFICULTY LEVEL 1 DIFFICULTY LEVEL 2 DIFFICULTY LEVEL 3 EXPLANATIONS DIFFICULTY LEVEL 1 DIFFICULTY LEVEL 2 DIFFICULTY LEVEL 3 SCIENCE DIFFICULTY LEVEL 1 DIFFICULTY LEVEL 2 DIFFICULTY LEVEL 3 ANSWERS DIFFICULTY LEVEL 1 DIFFICULTY LEVEL 2 DIFFICULTY LEVEL 3 EXPLANATIONS DIFFICULTY LEVEL 1 DIFFICULTY LEVEL 2 DIFFICULTY LEVEL 3 ADDITIONAL EXERCISE ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS INTERPERSONAL SKILLS,COMMUNICATION SKILLS,DECISION MAKING ANDPROBLEM SOLVING Ch.1_INTERPERSONAL SKILLS ANDCOMMUNICATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT OFINTERPERSONAL SKILLS Interpersonal Skills: An Introduction Self-awareness Self-management Applying Emotional Intelligence Interpersonal Communication Listening and Reading Non-verbalMessages Providing Feedback Communicating Across Cultures Goal Setting Coaching, Counselling and Mentoring Empowering People Through Delegation Politicking Persuading Applying Leadership Style Working with Teams Valuing Diversity Ethical Decision-making Creative Problem-solving DECISION MAKING AND PROBLEMSOLVING DECISION MAKING & PROBLEM SOLVINGAS A INTEGRAL PROCESS Important Factors In The Process Making The Group Participate In The Process Small Group of Problem Solvers OPTIMAL APPROACH DECISION CRITERIA IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY Tips to Improve Your Decision-making andProblem-Solving Skills Decision-making and Problem-solving—Questions and Activities DECISION MAKING IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT(DM) Role of Communication During DisasterManagement Qualities of Good Decision-Making Process SOLVED ILLUSTRATIONS PRACTICE EXERCISE 1 ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS PRACTICE EXERCISE 2 ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS PRACTICE EXERCISE 3 ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS PRACTICE EXERCISE 4 ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS PRACTICE EXERCISE 5 ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS PRACTICE EXERCISE 6 ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS LOGICAL REASONING AND ANALYTICAL ABILITY SECTION 1 LOGICAL REASONING Ch.1_STATEMENT DEDUCTIVE LOGIC MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.2_NUMBER OF ELEMENTSIN A FIGURE MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.3_LOGICAL DIAGRAMS Logical Diagrams Using Two Circles Using Three Circles Sample Problems Answers MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS SECTION 2 ANALYTICAL REASONING Ch.1_ANALYTICAL REASONING ANALYTICAL REASONING TIPS FOR SOLVING ANALYTICALREASONING PROBLEMS Make a Sketch of the Problem Be Aware of Hidden Details in the Rules Make a Mental Note of Specifi c Rules Order of Elements Look for Missing Information SYMMETRICAL RELATIONSHIPS PUZZLES ON BUILDING PAIRS/TEAMS LOCATION QUANDARIES DISTRIBUTION DILEMMAS FIXING SCHEDULES CATCH-22 CONNECTIONS OTHER COMMON PROBLEMS Trappers’ Tight-spots Interlocking Relationships Issues MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS SECTION 1 MENTAL ABILITY(CONVENTIONAL TYPE) Ch.1_SERIES COMPLETION SERIES COMPLETION NUMBER SERIES ALPHA-NUMERIC SERIES MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.2_CLASSIFICATION ODD MAN OUT/CLASSIFACTION NUMBER CLASSIFICATION WORD CLASSIFICATION MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.3_ANALOGY ANALOGY QUESTIONS WORD ANALOGY MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.4_CODING/DECODING CODING/DECODING MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.5_BLOOD AND FAMILYRELATIONSHIPS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.6_SENSE OF DIRECTIONS DIRECTION QUESTIONS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS SECTION 2 MENTAL ABILITY(EVOLVED TYPE) Ch.1_RANK AND SEQUENCE RANK AND SEQUENCE MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.2_POSITION OF DIGITS, ALPHABETS ANDMEANINGFUL WORDS POSITION OF DIGITS ALPHABETS ANDMEANINGFUL WORDS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.3_AGE, TIME AND CALENDAR POSITION OF DIGITS ALPHABETS ANDMEANINGFUL WORDS AGE, TIME AND CALENDAR MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.4_INSERTING THE MISSINGCHARACTERS INSERTING THE MISSINGCHARACTERS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.5_MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.6_SITTING ARRANGEMENTS SEATING ARRANGEMENT MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS SECTION 3 MENTAL ABILITY(NON-VERBAL TYPE) Ch.1_TEST OF NON-VERBALABILITY NON-VERBAL REASONING SERIES COMPLETION ANALOGIES CLASSIFICATION ARRANGING OF FIGURES IN SEQUENCE PATTERN COMPARISON AND PATTERNCOMPLETION FINDING HIDDEN FIGURES BLOCKS AND SQUARES CUBES AND DICES MAKING FIGURES FROM BROKEN PIECES CLOCK MOVEMENTS PRACTICE EXERCISE PRACTICE EXERCISE (MIXED Answer Keys NUMERICAL APTITUDE SECTION 1 BASIC NUMERACY Ch.1_NUMBER SYSTEM POSITIVE AND NEGATIVENUMBERS BITS AND BYTES ELEMENTARY CONCEPTS OF NUMBER SYSTEM TEST OF DIVISIBILITY TABLES FOR ORALCALCULATIONS ANOTHER SHORT-CUT FOR DIVISION ANDMULTIPLICATION SOLVED EXAMPLES SOLVED EXAMPLES ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.2_HCF AND LCM GREATEST COMMON MEASURE (GCM LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE (LCM) MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.3_UNITARY METHOD VARIOUS TYPES OF QUESTIONS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.4_SIMPLIFICATION MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.5_RACTIONS AND DECIMALS FRACTIONS BASIC PRINCIPLES Multiplication of Fractions Multiplication by Cancellation A Simple Rule to Remember Division of Fractions ADDITION AND SUBTRACTIONOF FRACTIONS To Convert a Fraction to a Decimal To Compare Fractions To Find the Balance Amount of a Man’sSalary DECIMALS PRINCIPLES IN WORKING WITHDECIMALS Additions Subtraction Multiplication Division MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.6_POWERS AND ROOTS POWERS AND ROOTS POWERS OF TEN NOTATION SQUARES FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.7_AVERAGE BITS AND BYTES SOME COMMON TYPES OF QUESTIONS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.8_PERCENTAGE BITS AND BYTES MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.9_RATIO AND PROPORTION RATIO PROPORTION MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.10_PROFIT AND LOSS TERMS AND FORMULAE MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.11_MIXTURES ANDALLEGATIONS TIPS METHOD OF LINKING MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.12_PARTNERSHIP WORKING PARTNER/SLEEPING PARTNEREXAMPLE FINDING THE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTED SHARING THE RENT MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.13_COMMERCIALMATHEMATICS SIMPLE INTEREST COMPOUND INTEREST MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.14_TIME AND WORK BASIC PRINCIPLES WORK AND WAGES MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.15_TIME AND DISTANCE Too Late and too Soon Reaching and Returning MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.16_TRAINS, BOATS AND STREAMS SHORT-CUT FORMULAS TRAINS PASSING A TELEGRAPH POST ORSTATIONARY MAN TRAIN CROSSING A BRIDGE OR PASSING ARAILWAY STATION TRAINS RUNNING IN OPPOSITEDIRECTIONS TRAINS RUNNING IN THE SAMEDIRECTION TRAIN PASSING A MAN WHOIS WALKING A MAN SITTING IN ANOTHER TRAIN BOATS AND STREAMS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.17_PIPES AND CISTERNS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.18_RACES AND GAMES MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.19_CLOCKS AND CALENDARS CLOCKS CALENDARS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.20_ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS AND OPERATIONS ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION TO MULTIPLY TWO POLYNOMIALS TO DIVIDE ONE MONOMIAL BY ANOTHERMONOMIAL USE OF ALGEBRA IN THE SIMPLIFICATIONOF FRACTIONS ALGEBRAIC FORMULAE BITS AND BYTES ADDITION ORSUBTRACTION OF LIKE TERMS TO MULTIPLY TWO POLYNOMIALS TO MULTIPLY A POLYNOMIALBY A MONOMIAL PRINCIPAL ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS ANDFORMULAS SURDS AND INDICES CROSS-MULTIPLICATION METHOD FORTHE SOLUTION OF EQUATIONS REARRANGEMENT AND TRANSPOSITIONOF TERMS IN FORMULAS ORDER OF PERFORMING ARITHMETICOPERATIONS COIN PROBLEMS CONSECUTIVE INTEGER PROBLEMS AGE PROBLEMS INTEREST PROBLEMS MIXTURE MOTION PROBLEMS WORK PROBLEMS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.21_PROGRESSION ARITHMETICAL PROGRESSION GEOMETRICAL PROGRESSION MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.22_PERMUTATION ANDCOMBINATION FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.23_PROBABILITY MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.24_STATISTICS IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.25_GEOMETRICAL PROPERTIES KEY POINTS TYPES OF TRIANGLES GEOMETRIC PROPOSITIONS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS Ch.26_AREA AND VOLUME SQUARE RECTANGLE PARALLELOGRAM RIGHT-ANGLED TRIANGLE ACUTE-ANGLED TRIANGLE OBTUSE-ANGLED TRIANGLE TRAPEZOID TRAPEZIUM CIRCLE CIRCULAR SECTOR CIRCULAR SEGMENT CIRCULAR RING CIRCULAR RING SECTOR SPANDREL OR FILLET CUBE SQUARE PRISM PRISM PYRAMID CYLINDER PORTION OF CYLINDER SURFACE HOLLOW CYLINDER CONE SPHERE HOLLOW SPHERE MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS SECTION 2 DATAINTERPRETATION Ch.1_DATA INTERPRETATION TABLES GRAPHS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS MISCELLANEOUS MIX ANSWERS Tables Miscellaneous Mix EXPLANATIONS TABLES MISCELLANEOUS MIX SECTION 3 DATA SUFFICIENCY(NUMERICALAPTITUDE BASED) Ch.1_DATA SUFFICIENCY ORIGINAL INFORMATION QUESTION STEM THE STATEMENTS NOTES ON ANSWER CATEGORIES PITFALLS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPLANATIONS