This is a recording of a classroom discussion on the topic of Comprehension for UPSC Prelims GS Paper 2 or CSAT.
Comprehension consistently makes up the biggest chunk of questions on CSAT, from 27 to 33 out of 80. Comprehension, all alone is capable of helping a student qualify GS Paper 2. Comprehension is not confusing and subjective and if you are using the right strategies to solve questions then Comprehension is as objective as Mathematics. You just have to apply the right strategy or a formula and get the right answer.
Like other aptitude tests, Comprehension on CSAT follows rules of 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. And because CSAT needs to reflect the required attitude and perception of civil servants so right answers need to reflect these as well.
You have to take care that you avoid over understanding the passage as it will make you interpret it according to your own limited competence, biases, prejudices and you will make inferences while being judgmental. Well, we all love to be judgmental and believe that our own interpretations and inferences are always correct. UPSC penalizes you for all this.
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This session provides a quick brush-up of the required basic concepts followed by a discussion on Previous Year Questions. I have used questions from UPSC 2023 Prelims exam.
To benefit from this session,
1. Watch the video carefully
2. When prompted, please pause the video and attempt the question honestly.
3. Keep record of why you rejected or chose a particular answer choice.
4. Watch the rest of the video.
5. You can pause, rewind and rewatch to understand better.
Have fun learning, if possible.
So, let’s start learning
