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Date of interview: 17 March 2023, Afternoon Session, 1st to Go
Board: M. Sathiyavathy ma’am.
Keywords from DAF: Gambia, West Africa, Mumbai,
Background: Electrical Engineering, Suryanamaskar
Optional: Sociology
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Chairman
- Where are you from? Africa?
- How you were born there? Job profession of father?
- Tell something on watching grp
- Walchand involved in defense?
- Make in India and defence. Are we successful? Why are we lagging behind?
- What to do for r&d
Member 1
- So you do Yoga (told her I do suryanamaskar in particular)
- Benefit of yoga Should all do yoga ?
- Assume yu are sociologist. Now how yu r going to study and what yu r going to study in gambia Theory of sociology which defines social change?
- Role of swami vivekanand in young population
His birthday
Member 2
- Urban issues of Mumbai
- Why are there so many fire hazards and urban flooding in Mumbai
- Why PPL are silent on this?
- Ele engg ->
- Why AC used in transmission and not DC?
- But fir hvdc ka concept kyu introduce Kiya?
- What is e ATv? (Daf)
- Why ev not popular in Mumbai?
- How to incentivise it?
- Battery swappage kyu nahi kr rahe ?
- Battery ko retrofit kr sakte ? Kaise? What is HEV
Member 3
- Tell about Family as a unit in Indian context
- Live in vs marriage – your opinion
- Prominent Theorists after Gramsci (from prev ques)
Member 4
- When yu started preparing for civil services?
- Acha so in sangli, did yur clg students contribute for covid relief during 2nd wave?
- In yur clg yu were only one, so did you do any contribution? (Told him could not go out due to covid restrictions)
- You know 12 names of suryas ?
- Tell me any one thing on assam
- In child’s marriage arrests, are PeopLe of one community targeted?
- What is shree Anna ?
- Where in maha it is grown?
- Do you eat it ? Taste acha lagta kya ?
CP – Thank You Interview is over
Experience – Moderate. Overall Cordial board
Mocks – all mocks (irrespective of scores and feedback) benefited in sense they helped in developing question bank
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