[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #186: Dinesh Dasa Board, Geography Optional, Kerala Home State

Date of Interview: 8/3/2024, 3rd to go
Board: Dinesh Dasa
Optional: Geography
Home State: Kerala
Kerala, Physics(H), Geography optional, Delhi university

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Chairman

1. How did you come to Delhi?
2. 2.Why Miranda & Delhi University?
3. Do you think Miranda played an important role in you sitting here?
4. Why IMR & MMR very low in Kerala?
5. Tell me features of Surrogacy Act?
6. Do you think we should allow surrogacy to unmarried women? If I appoint you as a judge what judgement do you take?
7. Do you think executive & judiciary are impeding into the culture & religion?(Sabarimala judgement context)
8. What about Jallikettu?
9. Tell me some recent judgements that helped women?

Member 1

1. What is Sonnet?
2. Tell me one Sonnet?
3. Tell me equation of Photo electric effect?
4. What happens to particles when plancks constant  equals to 1?
5. What is entropy?
6. Do you think whether entropy of world is increasing or decreasing?
7. What is the effect of climate change on entropy?
8. Imagine there is a box infront of you and the collision of particles inside the box is decreasing and the particles are staying apart. What inference you can made from that about temperature?
9. Tell me the postulates of special theory of relativity?
10. What is the use of your Physics (H) knowledge these days

Member 2

1. Tell me the name of some Mangroves?
2. What is North lake? (Not sure about what he meant)
3. Why coast of Odisha, Andhra & West Bengal are more prone to cyclones?
4. As a geography student do you think the Radcliff line is justified?
5. What are the issues that still exist because of this line?
6. What is the significance of Minicoy island?
7. Where is the first naval base in Lakshadweep? ( mentioned INS Jatayu in previous question)
8. Do you think India needs more time zones rather than having one?

Member 3

1. Long monologue on Lok sabha and asked should we abolish Rajya Sabha?
2. Long monologue on one nation one election. Then asked. If I appoint you as a DM, what all measures do you take as precaution for conducting simultaneous election?
3. Tell me an issue between Kerala and Tamil Nadu? (Mentioned Mullaperiyar)
4. What is the issue & tell me the stand of both the states?
5. Do you think migration is hindering the development of Kerala?

Member 4

1. Kerala is very much in news for few days.. Pick one news (Man animal conflict)
2. What are the reasons?& Solutions?
3. What recent changes that state has brought to tackle the issue? (State specific disaster-mentioned )
4. What changes that it has brought?(NDMA)
5. What is the reason for ongoing tussle between governor and state?
6. There were historical reasons behind Kerala’s low IMR & MMR rate. Do you agree or Disagree?

Experience: Cordial, no grilling, Chairman (Poker face), Lady member (smiling & encouraging), Other members ( mixed emotions- sometimes attentive & nodding)

One on one session helped a lot to modify the answering style… Most of the questions repeated from peer mocks & one on ones.