(Article) Myths About IAS - CSAT (Paer - II)

1. Interpersonal Skill including communication skill is nothing but “communication” section of Management and Public Administration
It is wrong notion. This is added to test your language expertization in a written exam .Earlier only interview was only platform to asses your communication skill and language mastery.

2. Decision Making and Problem solving skill is nothing but “Decision Making” section of Management and Public Administration
It is wrong notion. It is not to benefit any special section. It is introduced to asses your common sense reasoning and your moral and ethical dimension of decision making.

3. Comprehension and English Language Comprehension skill is same
ELCS is to test the English language common for all ,whereas Comprehension is in Hindi for Hindi medium students whereas it is in English for English medium students.

4. Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency are separate aspects
It is wrong. Data Sufficiency is an indispensable part of Data Interpretation.

By: Vivek Kumar Singh
Editor, CSAT Comprehensive Manual (IAS Preliminary Paper II)
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