[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #177: Dinesh Dasa Board, PSIR Optional, Rajasthan Home State, Vipasana meditation Hobby

Date of Interview: 1st March 2024
Board: Dinesh Dasa Sir
Optional: PSIR
Home State: Rajasthan

Key words: Udaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Pichwai and Tanjore painting, Script writing, Ravindra rang Manch, Bigdata and Cloud computing, Vipasana meditation, B.tech (CS), Mahaveer, St.Gregarious.

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Chairman

1. Introduce yourself .
2. Since, you are from Udaipur, which are three forts in Udaipur?
3. What was key connections between Udaipur and battle of Panipat?
4. India and China both are civilization countries, India had witnessed cultural erosion through out the history, while China didn’t? What were reasons?
5. Why many incursions happened in India through the history?
6. Why didn’t that many incursions happen in China?
7. What could have been path of history, if great wall like great wall of the china was built on north west frontier of India?
8. How was Mohammed gazani attacked 17 times and looted India? What were reasons behind it ?

Member 2

1. China is trying to create hegemony in south China sea. How does India see China ‘s hegemonic behavior? What India is doing about?
2. What are India’ geo-strateic infrastructure in Indian oceans to.

counter china’s assertiveness.

4. Don’t you think India effort are very less as compare to china ?
5. Why Africa is considered as continent, African countries don’t get it’s due recognition as independent nation- state’ independent identity.
6. How does India see them?
7. Tell me , what are problems of Africa?
8. Tell me, what are grouping in Southern Africa ?

Member 3

1. Your hobbies are unique combination of Pichwai and Tanjore painting, how come ? Have you visited south India?
2. what are three similarities and difference between Pichwai and Tanjore painting.
3. you are interested in arts like painting, what is utility and values of arts and architecture in life of common people, they depicted interest of royal regal rich people of their time. They had no value for masses.They refeclt inequalities and oppression of common people. Do you agree with it?
4. How do you see status women empowerment in India?
5. What role PRI 33% played in women empowerment.
6. how does new women reservation act will help in women empowerment?

Member 4

1. You mentioned about Sanganeri cloth that is used for Pichwai painting. What is difference  between  Sanganeri print and Baghru print
2. you have studied in jaipur, tell me three famous print ( cloth print)other than sanganeri and baghru print ?
3. your high school is from Mahaveer Vidya mandir and higher secondary school is from St.Gregarious sen.sec. school. What was cultural difference between them?
4. You are Script writer, what is your method of writing the Script?
5. Is it consultative process?
6. how long it takes you to write one Script?

Member 5

1. Tell me role of big data and cloud computing ?
2. Don’t you think ,India is lagging behind it?
3. what is block chain technology? Describe in simple words for common men .
4. how can we use it ?

Opinion: it was very cordial and an engaging discussion.

Mocks :-

1. Guidance of Puneet sir ( SOMP) and Piyush chobey sir ( Psir, NEXT  IAS ).
2. one on one Mock with Puneet sir ( SOMP),Ravindra Sir( Vajiram).
3. Panel mocks : Vajiram,VisionIas, Sankalp.

Good for gaining confidence, multiple mock will helped me to improve verbal and non- verbal skills to present  myself better. Although, the interview was still quite different experience.