strategy for CSAT paper 2-2

lets have a look at what remains in paper 2,and chart out basic pints on it.
the syllabus says


2.Interpersonal skills including communication skills

3.Logical reasoning and analytical ability

4.Decision making and problem solving  




What strikes me first up is that not all things are taught and so not all things can be learnt.Some are to be grasped.
Taittriya upsanishad says that a great teacher is he,who when he teaches, "saha vishayam Prakashyante'.
or makes the topic glow(illuminates) and it is this glow that guides a student to greater endeavors academically.
Closer to our times,we hear that 'WE can take a horse to a pond,but can not make it drink'.
i guess many a teacher would agree with the second point,and so do i!


after all,interpersonal skills is all about how you behave in society.how you interact with various people in it,how you speak to me,how you respond when i speak to you and so on.simple thus far as its value free.now add to it simple things-how you speak to me when i am head of your department,how you speak to me when i am your junior who is slacking in work and refuses to follow orders,or how you speak to me when i as a government servant ask you for a bribe.


people vary,and so do their approaches to such things.I am most concerned about such questions as there is no correct answer to this as each is likely to pick what appeals most to him.Anyone who has given a situation reaction test in the SSB interviews knows what i speak of.
so this part you reveal what you have made yourself in response to society over your lifetime.not much to worry about correcting,but still enough material here to cause some anxiety.



3.Logical reasoning and analytical ability : Look at Shane Warne Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting-three very different captains  who played alongside for the same team for a long time.They still vary in their leadership and that should give you a hint on this section,and the next ie 4.Decision making and problem solving.


make no mistake,any sort of responsibility,any leadership role brings alongside a lot of decision making.What do you use to make decisions?
Logic,Rationale,Information(which you filter from a mine of relevant data),and finally principles(whats right and whats wrong).this is what these two inter related points will check.
Logic can be practiced with definite results due to the simple fact that tests to check logical thinking are numbered,and practicing them enables good scores.Analysis is how your thought process works-this cant be taught and only a vague direction can be shown to you.rest of course is up to you.
making decisions comes naturally to us-we have been making them throughout our lives,so do not lose sleep over this.its just that the ones we will need to take in CSAT will be in imposed conditions with varying constraints needed to be filtered in.This is easy,only if you process things quickly and 'think on your feet' as they often say.


In short,after the veil of mystique has been removed from paper 2,it comes across a regulation paper that only tests what your thought process is like along with proficiency in english and ability to communicate-the basic trait of our species.
one need not worry-just gear up for it mentally!
all the best!