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Board: Smita Nagraj
Optional: geology
Hobby: Mountaineering
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Chairman: Question on name
- Queue on Mount Everest – people deaths happening there – what drives them to climb mountain? (Hobby)
- Do you think mountaineering sport is an example of white supremacy?
- Why civil service?
Member 1: Explain your research project (daf)?
- Did you use ISRO atlas ?
- Why did you switch from Physics to environment studies?
- How would you use your knowledge in adminstration?
- Who appoint the liaison officer (mountaineering hobby)?
Member 2
- Economic development vs sustainable development?
- Follow up questions
- Opinion on Fiscal deficit and subsidies?
Member 3
- NEP scrapped Mphil. I think it is not justified. What do you think? (Daf – did mphil)
- 70% research thesis in India in the library lying in dust. Why is it so? Do you think we can make our research productive? How?
Member 4
- Which state has highest coal reserve in india (optional geology)?
- Which state has highest Aluminium reserve?
- Subsidies vs free distribution?
- Conflict between north and south korea – two basic reasons?
Chairman
- Maximum height you climbed?
- Did you use oxygen?
- Some more questions on economy but not able to recall
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