[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #1 : Dr. Dinesh Dasa Board, Punjab Home State, Economics Optional

Date of Interview: 2nd January, afternoon
Board: Dinesh Dasa Sir
Home State: Punjab
Optional: Economics

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Chairman

1. Introduce yourself
2. GST, Demonetisation, 1991 reforms, Bank Nationalisation in 1969- Arrange them in order of their importance for Indian economy.
3. What reforms could be brought in Civil services Exam?
4. In acient time about 2000 years back, India’s contribution to economy was as much as 33%, whereas it is only 3% now. What led to such a scenario and How can India regain its strength in economy?

Member 1

1. What is Yellow Journalism?
2. What is Capital Adequacy ratio?
3. What is Bank recapitalisation and How government recapitalises banks?
4. Is it justified to put taxpayers money in Banks that are not performing well?
5. What is equal opportunity? (Related to Daf)
6. What are programmes to provide equal oppurtunity?
7. Doesn’t Reservation deny equal opportunity?
8. What reforms could be done in Reservation system?

Member 2

1. Discussion about Ecological value of mountains and impact of development on it.(Related to Daf)
2. Long monologues about situation in mountains and asked about steps also that could be taken.
3. If you were incharge, would you have allowed construction of Hydroproject related tunnel in Joshimath or not?

Member 3

1. What is Pehel scheme?
2. What is Ujjawala scheme?
3. Who all are beneficiaries in Ujjawala scheme?
4. Why Fuels have been kept out of GST? and discussion on that as to why they can’t be put in GST itself?
5. What is the impact on Oil companies of keeping it out of GST?

Member 4

1. State of Indian economy before Independence and just after Independence.
2. What changed in Indian economy just after Indian economy? Kept insisting on the point that what impact was there immediately after Independence.
3. What was the objective of Indian freedom struggle?
4. Was the objective just Independence or it was Republic as well?
5. What is Republic? Is UK a Republic?
6. Which was the first war of Independence?
7. If we have gained Freedom in 1857 itself, would India had become Republic then?

Overall Experience: Board was vey cordial, Didn’t interrupt even once and encouraged to speak. Interview was more in discussion format rather than mere question answers.