General Studies Paper II (CSAT) · Subtopic
Data sufficiency
Official syllabus
Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. — Class X level);
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What this covers
Data sufficiency asks whether supplied statements determine an answer, not necessarily what the numerical answer is. Each statement must first be tested alone, then jointly if needed.
Key ideas
- target question
- statement sufficiency
- uniqueness
- combination