PCS Exams Study Material

Complete Notes for PCS Exams in Hindi & English [Free]!! In this article, you will find all the important notes on the common syllabus of PCS Exams like Haryana Civil Services, West Bengal Civil Services, Punjab PCS(PPSC), UKPCS(Uttarakhand PCS), OCS(Odisha Civil Services). These notes have been prepared by experts after carefully going through the syllabus of PCS Exams held in the country and finding one single solution to the common syllabus. 

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 PCS Exams Study Material

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History Notes 

Sr. No.

Topic

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1

Timeline of Indian History

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2

Indus Valley Civilization (IVC)

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3

Early Vedic Period (1500 BC - 1000 BC)

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4

Later Vedic period (1000 BC - 500 BC)

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5

Buddhism and Jainism

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6

Mahajanapadas, Haryanka Dynasty, Shishunaga Dynasty, Nanda Dynasty

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7

Mauryan Empire

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8

Foreign Invasions in India

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9

Kushana Rule

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10

Gupta Empire

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11

Sangam Period

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12

Pallavas and Chalukyas

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13

Palas, Pratiharas and Rashtrakutas

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14

Rajputana

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15

Vijayanagara and Bahamani Kingdoms

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16

Sultanate of Delhi Part-1

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17

Sultanate of Delhi Part-2

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18

Mughal Empire Part-1

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19

Mughal Empire Part-2

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20

Mughal Empire Part-3

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21

Mughal Empire Part-4

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22

Bhakti and Sufi Movements

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23

The arrival of Europeans in India

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24

Peasant Uprisings

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25

Tribal Revolts in India

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26

Organizations Before INC

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27

Governors-General and Viceroys of India

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28

Indian National Movement Part-1 (1885-1905)

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29

Indian National Movement Part-2(1905-1917)

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30

Newspapers and Journals 

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31

Indian National Movement Part-3(1917-1947)

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32

Education system during the British Rule

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33

Revolutionary Movements

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34

Development of Press during the British Rule

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35

Post Independence Consolidation of India

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36

Land Revenue System

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37

Notes on Gandhi

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Art and Culture Notes

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Topic 

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1

Indian monuments and their builders 

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2

Dances(Classical and folk) and Martial Arts

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3

Paintings

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4

Important Temples in India

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5

Schools of Ancient Indian Philosophy

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6

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Sites in India

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7

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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8

GI Tags

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9

Theatre Forms, Musical Instrument, Puppetry

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10

Architecture during Mughals

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11

Delhi Sultanate Architecture

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12

Ancient Indian Architecture

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Indian Polity Notes

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Topics

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1

Important Articles of the Constitution

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2

Evolution of the Constitution (Regulating Act, Charter Act, GOI Act)

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3

Constituent Assembly & sources of the constitution

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4

Preamble, Union and Its Territory, Citizenship

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5

Fundamental Rights (FR) & Fundamental Duties (FD)

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6

Directive Principles & State Policies (DPSP)

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7

President of India 

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8

Vice President of India

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9

Parliament of India

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10

Judiciary Notes

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11

Constitutional Bodies

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12

Non-Constitutional Bodies

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13

Governor, Chief Minister and Council of Ministers

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14

Lokpal and Lokayukta Act

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15

Representation of People's (RPA) Act

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16

Basic Structure of the Constitution

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17

Anti-Defection Law

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18

Right to Information Act

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19

Public Interest Litigation (PIL)

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20

Political Philosophies

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21

Important Amendments to the Constitution of India

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22

Local Governance

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23

Essential Commodities Act

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Indian Economy Notes

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Topics

English LinkQuiz Link

1

Economic Planning in India

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2

National Income (GDP, GNP, NNP, Personal Income etc.)

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3

Price Indices in India (CPI, WPI, CPI-AL, CPI-RL etc.)

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4

RBI and its Monetary Policy

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5

Types of Unemployment

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6

Inflation  (MCQ Link)

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7

Poverty in India

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8

History of Banking in India

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9

Money Market(MCQ Link)- Banking System in India (MCQ Link)

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10

Capital Market (MCQ link)

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11

Balance of Payment

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12

Introduction of Union Budget

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13

Microeconomics Notes: Economic Theory 

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14

World Trade Organisation

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15

NITI Aayog and it's Important Reports

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16

Role of International Labour Organization (ILO) in Social Security

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17

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana

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18

Contribution of MGNREGA in Strengthening the Rural Economy

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Geography Notes

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Topic 

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1

India and the Administrative Units; the States and Union Territories (Part I)

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2

Physiography of India-1 (Himalayas, Northern Plains)

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3

Physiography of India-2(Peninsular Plateau, Coastal Plains, Islands)

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4

Drainage System in India

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5

Soils and Agriculture in India

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6

Important Lakes in India

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7

Indian Climate Notes: Monsoon, El Nino Effect, Koeppen's Classification

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8

Natural Vegetation in India (Different type of forest in India)

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9

Solar System

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10

Census 2011

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11

Important Dams in India

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12

Minerals in India

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13

World Geography-1: Mountain Ranges, Peaks, Rivers, Lakes

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14

World Geography-2: Desert, Trenches, Straits

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15

World Geography: Ocean Currents, Volcanoes, Boundary Lines Between Countries

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16

Interior Structure of the Earth

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17

Landforms: Fluvial, Glacial, Karst, Coastal & Arid

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18

Geomorphic Processes: Endogenic and Exogenic Process

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19

Classification of Clouds

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20

Climate: Introduction and factors affecting it 

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21

Important Tribes of India

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22

Important Straits

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23

Mediterranean Climate

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24

Steppe Climate

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25

Agriculture in India

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26

Ozone Layer, Ozone Hole Recovery 

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Science & Technology Notes

General Science

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Topic

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1

Biology, Chemistry, Physics

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2

Scientific Laws and Theories

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3

Diseases and its Affected Area

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Biotechnology

Biotechnology and Its Applications

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Defence Technology

1

Missile Technology

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2

Brahmos: Supersonic Cruise Missile

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3

Chinook Helicopter (Boeing CH-47)

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4

Apache AH-64E Helicopter

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5

List of Nuclear plants in India

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 Space Technology

Mission Shakti

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Chandrayaan-2

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Environment & Ecology Notes

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Topic

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1

Basic Terminology on Environment & Ecology Part-1 

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2

Basic Terminology on Environment & Ecology Part-2

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3

Biodiversity Hotspots in India & World

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4

Tiger Reserves in India

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5

Biosphere Reserves in India

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6

National Parks

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7

Ramsar Wetlands

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8

Environmental Conventions and Protocols

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9

Coral Reefs: Introduction, Types, Formation, Locations

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10

List of Environmental Organization in India

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11

What is Acid Rain: Causes, Effects, Solutions?

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12

Ozone Depletion: Causes, Effects, Solutions

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13

Ocean Acidification: Introduction, Causes, Effects and Solutions

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14

Environment Pollution: Types, Causes, Effects

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15

Biogeochemical Cycles

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16

Climate Change 

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17

E-waste Management in India

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18

Solid Waste Management in India

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Study Material: Miscellaneous Notes

1

Important facts about India Part-1

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2

Important facts about India Part-2

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3

List of nicknames of Indian Cities

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4

List of Important Indian Cities on River Banks

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5

Famous Sports Personalities in India

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6

International Organisations Notes

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7

Government Schemes: Ministry of Finance

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8

National Symbols of India

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9

Tricks to Remember Wildlife Sanctuaries

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10 

Major Sea Ports of Eastern Coast of India

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11 

List of Prime Ministers in India & Office Tenure

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12Tricks to Remember All Presidents of IndiaClick Here
13

Tricks to Remember Important Organizations, their Headquarter and their Function

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14 

Tricks to Remember Nobel Laureates of India

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15Tricks to Remember the Names of All Sikh Gurus and Their AchievementsClick Here
16Tricks to Remember Famous TemplesClick Here

Old & New NCERT Books

Old & New NCERT Books (Class 6th to Class12th) 

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CSAT Study Material: General Mental Ability

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Topic

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1.

Basics of Number Series

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2.

Percentage

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3.

Age-Related Questions

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4.

Profit, Loss & Discount 

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5. 

Simple Interest

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6.

Compound Interest

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7.

Ratio and Proportion

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8.

Mixture & Alligation

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9.

Time and Work & Work and Wages

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10. 

Data Interpretation- Basics

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11.

Basics of Permutation & Combination

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12.

Probability 

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13.

Quadratic Equations

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14.

Simplification

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15.

Mensuration

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16.

Tips on Geometry Questions

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17.

Tips on Statistics Questions

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18.

Tips on Trigonometry (Heights & Distance)

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CSAT Study Material: Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability

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Topic

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1.

Direction Test

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2.

Coding-Decoding

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3. 

Blood Relations

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4. 

Data Sufficiency

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5. 

Syllogism

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6.

Seating Arrangement & Puzzles- Linear Sitting

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7.

Seating Arrangement & Puzzles- Circular Sitting

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8.

Seating Arrangement & Puzzles- Others

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CSAT Study Material: English 

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Reading Comprehension

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2

Spotting Errors

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3

Sentence Improvement

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4

Vocabulary

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5

Synonyms/Antonyms

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6

Idioms & Phrases

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7

Fill in the blanks

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8

Reported Speech

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9

Para jumbles

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10

One Word Substitution Series (A-Z)

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11

General Rules for Direct/Indirect Speech

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12

Basics of Adverb

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13

Basics of Conjunction

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14

Subject-Verb Agreement

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General Hindi

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1 

संधि पर स्टडी नोट्स

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अलंकार पर स्टडी नोट्स 

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3 

समास पर स्टडी नोट्स

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4 

छंद पर स्टडी नोट्स

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उपसर्ग एवं प्रत्यय पर स्टडी नोट्स

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6 

वाक्य सुधार पर स्टडी नोट्स

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7 

रिक्त स्थान हल करने की युक्तियाँ एवं तरकीबें

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8 

मुहावरे पर स्टडी नोट्स

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9 

पर्यायवाची एवं विलोम शब्द पर स्टडी नोट्स

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10

वर्तनी की त्रुटि पर स्टडी नोट्स

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11

लोकोक्तियां पर स्टडी नोट्स

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12

अनेक शब्दों के लिए एक शब्द पर स्टडी नोट्स

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क्रमबद्धता की युक्तियाँ एवं तरकीबें

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14

गद्यांश पर हिंदी भाषा के स्टडी नोट्स

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पद्यांश पर स्टडी नोट्स

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भाषा शिक्षण पर नोट्स

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