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Decision Making and Interpersonal Skills – UPSC CSAT
This module of the CSAT (Paper 2): Comprehension, Reasoning, Quant & DI course covers administrative decision-making and communication skills. It has 3 study lessons and a 6-question practice quiz. Free lessons can be read in full; premium lessons show a preview.
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1. Decision Making: Principles and Method
Free 10 minDecision-making and problem-solving appear in the CSAT syllabus. Recent papers have included few such questions, but the skills overlap with comprehension and with the ethics paper (GS4), so the method is worth learning. The questions…
2. Decision Making: Practice Scenarios
Premium 10 minThis lesson applies the five-filter method to a wider range of administrative scenarios: emergencies, conflicts of interest, public grievances, resource allocation and inter-departmental coordination. For each option ask four questions: Is it legal? Does it…
3. Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Premium 8 minInterpersonal and communication skills are part of the CSAT syllabus and are tested through short workplace or public-service situations. The right answers reflect active listening, respect, clarity and constructive feedback. Citizens often meet the government…
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