Prelims CSAT (Paper II)Reading ComprehensionHigh-yield
Inference & Implication
अनुमान और निहितार्थ
Inference & Implication is part of the UPSC Prelims CSAT (Paper II) syllabus, under Reading Comprehension. It appeared in Prelims CSAT (Paper II) question papers in 4 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025 (2017, 2019, 2021, 2023). It is marked high-yield: a topic worth revising more than once.
What should you study in Inference & Implication?
- Inference & implication — what author implies
- Strengthen/weaken the argument from passage
- Analogy-based questions from passage
- Title suggestion for passage
How often is Inference & Implication asked in UPSC Prelims?
Asked in 4 of 10 years, including 2 of the last 5. Highlighted years below are the ones it appeared in.
- 2016: not asked
- 2017: asked
- 2018: not asked
- 2019: asked
- 2020: not asked
- 2021: asked
- 2022: not asked
- 2023: asked
- 2024: not asked
- 2025: not asked
About the Prelims CSAT (Paper II) paper
CSAT is Prelims Paper II: 80 multiple-choice questions for 200 marks. It is qualifying — you need 33% to pass, and the marks do not count towards the cut-off. See all 24 Prelims CSAT (Paper II) topics.
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