Total book chapters
~50+
Chapters to study
11
PYQ coverage
~84%
Approx pages
~280
Tier 1 — must do (covers ~74% of paper)
1
Comprehension — Type I & II Passages + CSAT Practice pp. 4–70
~14–16 qs every paper · 24% of total · Focus on Type II (inferential/assumption)
57
PYQs
2
Interpersonal & Communication Skills (full section) pp. 603–622
~12–16 qs every paper · Johari Window, MUM effect, haptics, oculesics, empathy, EI
44
PYQs
3
Decision Making & Problem Solving (full section) pp. 569–602
~10–14 qs every paper · Ethics, good governance, disaster mgmt, problem solving
40
PYQs
4
Data Interpretation pp. 289–323
~8–12 qs every paper · Bar/line/pie/histogram charts · Skip Data Sufficiency (pp. 324–336)
36
PYQs
Tier 2 — high yield (takes coverage to ~84%)
5
Series (number & letter) + Analogy + Coding-Decoding pp. 339–377
3 chapters · Alphabet Test + Series + Coding-Decoding · Reliably 4–6 qs per paper
~18
PYQs
6
Direction & Distance Test + Blood Relations pp. 383–400
2 chapters · 2–4 qs per paper · Short to learn, high ROI · 18 pages total
~10
PYQs
7
Syllogism + Statement & Assumptions + Cause & Effect pp. 505–522, 531–537, 563–568
3 sub-chapters from Logical Reasoning · Highest-frequency within that section
~14
PYQs
8
Percentage + Ratio & Proportion + Average + Profit & Loss pp. 113–167
4 chapters from Basic Numeracy · Foundation for all DI questions too · Skip rest of numeracy
~14
PYQs
PYQ cross-reference — 2022 · 2023 · 2024
Cluster 1 — Comprehension (Type I, II & CSAT Practice) · pp. 4–70
Tier 1 · 57 PYQs
2022
Q1Q2Q3Q4Q5Q6Q7Q8Q9Q10Q11Q12Q13Q14Q15Q16Q57Q58
2023
Q1Q2Q3Q4Q5Q6Q7Q8Q9Q10Q11Q12Q13Q14
2024
Q1Q2Q3Q4Q5Q6Q7Q8Q9Q10Q11Q12Q13
2022: Q57 = Feynman passage (inferential) · Q58 = "Restitution" vocab · Passages get harder mid-paper — practice Type II inference questions most
Cluster 2 — Interpersonal & Communication Skills · pp. 603–622
Tier 1 · 44 PYQs
2022
Q67Q68Q69Q70Q71Q72Q73Q74Q75Q76Q77Q78
2023
Q15Q16Q17Q18Q19Q20Q21Q22Q23Q24Q25Q26Q27Q28
2024
Q14Q15Q16Q17Q18Q19Q20Q21Q22Q23Q24Q25Q26Q27
Repeating concepts: Empathy (2022 Q69, 2023 Q17) · Johari Window (2022 Q70) · Oculesics (2022 Q74) · MUM effect (2022 Q75) · Haptics (2022 Q68, 2023 Q28) · Grapevine (2022 Q71) · EI (2024 Q23)
Cluster 3 — Decision Making & Problem Solving · pp. 569–602
Tier 1 · 40 PYQs
2022
Q41Q42Q43Q45Q46Q47Q48Q49
2023
Q39Q40Q41Q42Q43
2024
Q55Q56Q57Q58Q59Q60Q61Q62Q63Q64Q65Q66Q67
2022 Q41–43 are cause-effect reasoning, not scenario-based · 2024 has 13 DM questions — growing trend · The "you are an officer" scenarios all have one ethically balanced correct answer — never the extreme option
Cluster 4 — Data Interpretation · pp. 289–323
Tier 1 · 36 PYQs
2022
Q25Q27Q28Q29Q79
2023
Q63Q64Q65Q79
2024
Q34Q35Q41Q69Q79
Q79 is DI in all 3 years — Assam census data in 2023/2024 · Chart types seen: bar/histogram (Q27, Q63, Q64), pie (Q28, Q65, Q41), line graph (Q29, Q63), table (Q79, Q34, Q35) · Q25 is a visual data representation question
Cluster 5 — Series, Analogy & Coding-Decoding · pp. 339–377
Tier 2 · ~22 PYQs
2022
Q18Q20Q21Q22Q23Q24Q34Q35Q36Q37Q38Q52Q53Q80
2023
Q29Q30Q34Q46Q47Q54Q55Q57Q59Q73Q74Q75Q76
2024
Q47Q48Q73Q74Q75Q76
2022 is heaviest for this cluster — 14 questions · Coding-Decoding: 2022 Q22, Q23, Q34 · 2023 Q47, Q54 · Letter series: 2022 Q53, Q80 · 2023 Q29, Q30, Q73, Q74 · Analogy: 2022 Q20, Q21, Q35–38, Q52 · 2023 Q34, Q59
Cluster 6 — Direction & Distance + Blood Relations · pp. 383–400
Tier 2 · ~12 PYQs
2022
Q19Q40Q61
2023
Q32Q33Q37Q49Q51Q70
2024
Q70
Blood Relations: 2022 Q19 · 2023 Q32, Q33, Q70 · 2024 Q70 · Direction: 2022 Q40, Q61 · 2023 Q37, Q49, Q51 · 2023 Q37 is direction-as-analogy (SOUTH:NW :: WEST:?)
Cluster 7 — Syllogism, Statement & Assumptions, Cause & Effect · pp. 505–522, 531–537, 563–568
Tier 2 · ~16 PYQs
2022
Q30Q31Q32Q33
2023
Q36Q60Q77Q80
2024
Q42Q44Q46Q50Q51Q52Q68Q77Q80
Syllogism: 2024 Q50, Q51, Q68, Q80 · 2023 Q80 · Statement & Assumptions: 2022 Q30, Q31 · 2024 Q44, Q46 · Assertion-Reason: 2023 Q60 · Analytical puzzles: 2022 Q32, Q33 · 2024 Q42, Q43, Q45, Q52
Cluster 8 — Percentage, Ratio, Average & Profit/Loss · pp. 113–167
Tier 2 · ~14 PYQs
2022
Q17Q54Q66
2023
Q52Q53Q67Q68Q72
2024
Q28Q29Q31Q36Q38Q72
Profit/Loss: 2022 Q17 · Ratio/Proportion: 2022 Q54, 2024 Q36 · Average: 2022 Q66 · Percentage: 2023 Q53, Q67, Q72 · 2024 Q29, Q31, Q72 · Age problems: 2023 Q68 · Number system: 2024 Q28, Q38