[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #51: Dinesh Dasa Sir Board, Anthropology Optional, Madhya Pradesh Home State

Date of Interview: 12/01/2024 – 1st one to go morning + all male member
Board: Dinesh Dasa Sir
Optional: Anthropology
Background: Mech Engg, NIT B
Home State: Madhya Pradesh

DAF2 pointers – Bhopal, Mandla, MP, Guitar, Lawn Tennis, Public relation, 3D printer (not more than 5% from DAF) + DAF 1 pointers- last year gave IFS exam

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Chairman

1. Read out DAF- then asked anything I missed?- I said my hobbies are- Playing Lawn tennis and playing Guitar. Then he said achaaaa ok.
2. Then Asked you gave IFS also right, I said yes. Then he asked optionals of IFS- I said geology and forestry
3. Then he said Chalo tum batao from where to start?- I said yesterday, Bhopal came 5th and Indore- 1st in Swaccha—so proud moment for us
4. Then he asked, why Indore is not doing good? Then cross ques that Surat is 1st and all.
5. History of Indore and Bhopal
6. Bhopal Jheelo ka sheher ya nawabo ka
7. IFS- optional Forestry right? I said yes—Analyse the statement –“ Natural resources are everyone’s property and no one’s responsibility”
8. Evolution of Forest laws
9. FRA- peculiar thing about it?
10. 2nd Optional of IFS was geology, right?- said Yes
11. Why Himalayan height is increasing?
12. 2 views on Madras- what will happen to it with respect to Plate tectonics—cross questions on it
13. What is Meghalayan age

Member 1

1. What is blue economy?
2. India’s targets of Blue economy
3. Long monologue what should be done- mechanised bottom trawlers and Traditional fishing
4. NCAP- targets, objectives
5. Reasons of Pollution in Delhi—cross cutting every point- gave 4 reasons but he wanted to listen something else

Member 2

1. Tell SDGs- told 8 or 9 but wanted to hear Climate Action
2. Then asked India’s target on climate action- could remember 3, but he asked more
3. Who’s to be blamed for Israel Hamas war?—
4. Relation of US in it—cant remember his exact ques
5. Petrodollar hegemony
6. Recently, G20 took place. 2 major outcomes that came. They were related to investment and youth. So tell me what were the objectives of Y20.
7. What are countries doing for climate action
8. Few more ques I cant recall

Member 3

1. Analyse the statement- “Caste is not essential in present times”
2. What is the famous judgement related to Caste
3. Why SC said it with respect to caste

Member 4

1. Suppose your are SP of a district and there are cases of Bulgrary in certain region. What will you do?
2. Initiatives of India in Education
3. Acha, if govt is doing so well in education, why people are going out of India—told him reasons and solutions

Chairman again

1. Your parents are doctor, why didn’t you choose?
2. You left medical for ENGG, you left ENGG for Civil, you will leave this also?

Thank you, your interview is over.

Overall cordial board. They helped me with certain questions. Overall good experience.

Gave 5-6 mock interviews.

Mocks didn’t help much because mocks were from DAF mainly, but real interview was out of it. However, mocks were useful in preparing DAF which is important for confidence building.