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Date of Interview: 27/02/24, Afternoon session
Board: Suman Sharma ma’am
Optional: Public admn
Home State: Karnataka
Daf keywords – Karnataka, Bengaluru, Public admn, Civil Engineering, Carnatic music & dance, fitness & dietetics ( rest not asked )
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Chairman
- Monologue on psu. Should psu’s diversify the area of working . Example psu initially set up to produce energy now is setting up charging infra
- In a bid , psu having better financial capability is competing with private agencies , there is no parity or equal platform , what is your opinion ?
How are psu’s working well these days ?
- Do you know about big 4?
- Tell me about Aditya L1, what is L1?
- Why are we not thinking of studying the sun from earth itself , because anyways our mission is not very close to sun ( distance) ?
- What are the benefits of studying the sun with close proximity?
- Which all nations sent their mission to the moon after India
( Ma’am herself mentioned Japan’s attempt, asked if it was a failure or success )
Member 1
- A famous person from Karnataka suggested 70hrs a week . Who is that ?
- Which company did he establish?
- Other famous celebrities in his family
- Asked about Sudha Murthy
- Will the personal relationship that UK Pm share with Murthy’s family, affect our bilateral relationship?
- Name famous musician from Assam ?
- Extremist groups eventually are forgiven by govt with peace deals , isn’t it against ” good should be rewarded, bad should be punished”?
- Name the most powerful extremist groups in Assam
( Assam is no where mentioned in my DAF )
- Problems in Bengaluru?
Member 2
- You are from Karnataka tell me about the Lingayat community, how are they different from others
- Why is there excessive importance given to the Lingayat community?
- Some countries have a very fragile democracy in South Asia, why ?
- Suggest a diet plan to a normal person
- Why is diabetes increasing in the country, according to WHO?
Member 3
poker face; Couldn’t decipher what he actually meant to ask
- You did not support 70hrs work week , but a civil servant is expected to work more than that .
- 3 questions on the same line
- In what ways “coercion” should be used in public administration? Should it be physical, psychological etc
He himself said psychological Coercion.
Member 4
- What are the solutions as a civil engineer will you take to solve the problems of Bengaluru ?
- One more question , unable to recall.
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