UPSC Interview 2024] – Transcript #51: Dr. Dinesh Dasa Board, Anthropology Optional, Tamilnadu Home State, IRS

Date of Interview: 03.04.2025(LAST ONE TO GO)
Board: Dr. Dinesh Dasa Sir
Optional: Anthropology
Home State: Tamilnadu
DAF- Anthropology, IRS(C&IT), Tamilnadu, Aeronautical engineering, NCC.

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Chairman

Congratulations for your selection last year. Sit comfortably.
1.so you are from the IRS(C&IT). I heard your academy is one of the best campuses in our country.(he first thought i am from IRS(IT).Later i ask sorry and clarified)What about the new campus? How many acres?
2. Tell about the economy of Tamilnadu.
3.comparing three decades before, indirect tax contribution was more. But now it’s completely reversed. What’s the main reason behind this?
(He hinted to me about LPG reforms)
4.What is the significance of PESA ACT for tribals?
5.what’s your opinion on executive and judicial interference on cultural and religious issues?
For eg:sabarimala verdict.
6.Do you know where our PM is now? For what purpose he went?

Member 1

6.Your graduation is aeronautical engineering. Even after 4 years you studied, your cgpa is more than 9,why don’t you show interest in joining aviation sector?
7.Have you visited ISRO? I thought you have visited during your college days.
8.Why is there a disparity between northern and southern states in terms of development and economic strength?
9.Despite the earth quake in Thailand, BIMSTEC summit is going to happen. They are organizing. How?

Member 2

10. Are you following the controversy of lucifer 2(empuraan movie)?
11.Do you know about the supreme Court judgement on auctioning of natural resources?
(Like 2G spectrum, mines)
12.do you think digital payments are financially sustainable in long term? Because I visited marina beach, there vendors resisted not to pay in online, asked cash.
13. you gst people are saying, you simplified and reformed the system, but it is still complex for small scale business peoples(you are taxing panipoori wala)

Member 3

14.why you are showing too much interest on civil services?
15.Am I pronouncing your name correct? Ok, you are born in kanyakumari, your training in Andhrapradesh, now in Delhi. What about our country’s policy on tourism? Do you know about heal in India initiative?
16.though aviation sector is blooming, but no civil aviation companies in India are not sustaining for too long except indigo. Why?
17.what is fly by wire technology? Why HAL producction rate is not up to the mark?
18.USA sending people to the moon long back ago, later they stopped, then now they are continuing. Do you know why? What is the force behind recent mission?

Member 4

19. you are an IRS officer. So certainly you know about tarriffs. What is the tarriff rate imposed by Trump on India?
20.what do you think about the reciprocal tarriff by trump? Is it truly a liberation for USA? How it will impact Indian economy?
21.what about Immigration and foreigners bill? Though opposition wants to send the bill to committee, it bypass the scrutinization and passed, why?
22.Whats your opinion on ONOP? What’s the rationale behind this?
23.what about MRO facilities in India? Why there is high taxes?

Your interview is over.