UPSC Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT)

01. Constitution of India

• Developments Before Independence
• Formation of Indian Constitution
• Constitutional Values and Political System
• The Constitution of India
• Fundamental Rights
• Directive Principles of State Policy
• Constitutional Bodies
• Amendments

02. Indian Legislature

• Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
• Legislative Procedures
• Functions of Parliament
• State Legislature

03. Indian Executive

• Indian Executive
• President of India
• Powers of the President

04. Indian Judiciary

• Independent Judiciary
• Structure of Judiciary
• Judges
• High Court
• Supreme Court of India
• PIL and Judicial Review

05. Local Government

• Local Governments
• Panchayati Raj System
• Urban Local Government

06. People's Participation

• People's Participation in Democracy
• Elections
• Political Parties
• Pressure Groups and Interest Groups
• Indian Polity After Independence

01. The Earth

• Solar System
• Movements of the Earth
• Climate
• Spherical Coordinates of Earth
• Standard Time
• Internal Structure
• Outer Surface
• Continents of the World
• Oceans
• Movement of Sea Water
• Atmosphere

02. Physical Setting of India

• Location and Size of India
• Physical Features of India
• Northern Mountains
• Northern Plains
• Indian Plateau
• Coastal Plains
• Indian Islands
• River Systems in India

03. India and Climate

• Climate of India
• Climatic Seasons in India
• Mechanism of Monsoon

04. Natural Resources

• Natural Vegetation in India
• Wildlife in India
• Soils in India
• Agriculture in India
• Major Crops in India

05. Economy and Infrastructure

• Mineral Resources
• Energy Resources
• Industries in India
• Transport in India

05. World Geography

• Interior of the Earth
• Landforms on Earth's Surface
• Hydrosphere: Water on the Earth
• Atmosphere
• Pressure and Winds
• Weather and Climate

06. Human Resources

• Population as a Resource

01. Economic Concepts

• What is Economics
• Human Wants
• Goods and Services
• Basic Economic Activities
• Types of Economies
• Economic Growth and Development
• Central Problems of Economy

02. Money and Banking

• Barter System and Money
• Functions of Money
• Monetary Policy
• Banking System
• Saving
• Insurance

03. Government Budget and National Income

• Government Budget
• Budget Deficit and Fiscal Policy
• Concept of Income
• National Income

04. Indian Economy

• Features of Indian Economy
• Sectoral Aspects of Indian Economy
• Indian Economy after Independence
• Economic Liberalisation of 1991
• Challenges of Indian Economy

01. Natural Environment

• Natural Environment
• Adaptations in Organisms
• Population Interaction
• Population Growth
• Growth Curves
• Ecosystem
• Biotic Community
• Food Chain and Food Web
• Energy Flow in Ecosystem
• Biogeochemical or Nutrient Cycles
• Carbon Cycle
• Nitrogen Cycle
• Water Cycle

02. Environmental Problems

• Environmental Problems
• Acid Rain
• Natural Disasters
• Impact of Human Population
• Deforestation
• Pollution
• Waste and its Management
• Depletion of Ozone Layer
• Global Warming
• Photochemical Smog

03. Food, Nutrition and Health

• Food and Nutrition
• Diagnostic Techniques
• Nutrition in Plants - Photosynthesis
• Nutrition in Animals
• Nutrition in Humans
• Components of Food
• Disease
• Communicable Diseases
• Deficiency Diseases
• Immunization

01. Number Systems

• Introduction to Numbers
• Divisibility Rules
• Factorial
• Surds and Indices
• Fractions and Decimals
• Mathematical Operations
• Order of Operations
• Type of Numbers
• Even and Odd Numbers
• Factors and Multiples
• Prime and Composite Numbers
• Factorisation of Numbers
• Number of Factors
• Divisibility

02. Remainders

• Remainders
• Remainder Theorem Transformation
• Remainder Theorem
• Cyclicity of Numbers
• Successive Division
• Prime Numbers
• Fermat's Remainder Theorem
• Euler's Remainder Theorem

03. LCM and HCF

• Least Common Multiple
• Highest Common Factor
• LCM & HCF
• Applications: Time & Work
• Applications: Circular Motion
• Applications: Number of Rows
• Applications: Finding Remainder

04. Exponents and Radicals

05. Percentages

• Percentages

06. Profit and Loss

• Profit and Loss

07. Interests

• Interests

08. Averages

• Averages
• Properties of Average
• Meaning of Central Value
• Average Involving Numbers
• Weighted Average
• Average Speed

09. Mixtures and Alligation

• Mixtures and Alligation

10. Permutation and Combination

• Permutation and Combination

11. Algebraic Expressions & Polynomials

• Algebraic Expressions & Polynomials

12. Linear Equations

• Equations

13. Quadratic Equations

14. Ratio, Proportion and Variation

• Ratio and Proportion

15. Arithmetic Progressions

• Arithmetic Sequence

16. Time and Work

• Time and Work

17. Speed, Time and Distance

• Speed, Time and Distance

18. Logarithms

19. Lines and Angles

• Geometry

20. Triangles

21. Quadrilaterals

22. Circles

23. Coordinate Geometry

24. Perimeters and Area of Plane Figures

• Mensuration

25. Surface Area and Volume of Solid Figures

26. Trigonometry

• Trigonometry

27. Heights and Distances

28. Data and Representation

29. Measures of Central Tendency

30. Probability

• Probability

31. Sets

• Sets

01. Non Verbal Reasoning

• Introduction
• Series Figures
• Figure Matrix
• Embedded Images

02. Syllogism

• Introduction
• Types of Statements
• Standard Format
• Universal Positive Statement
• Universal Negative Statement
• Particular Positive Statement
• Particular Negative Statement
• Single Statement Conclusions
• Two Statement Conclusions

03. LR Puzzles

• Introduction

04. Data Interpretation

• Data Interpretation