UPSC Interview 2024] – Transcript #54: Dinesh Dasa Sir Board, Sociology Optional, Maharashtra Home State

Board: Dinesh Dasa Sir
Date of Interview: 02 April, afternoon session (2nd to go)
Optional: Sociology
Home State: Maharashtra
Daf keywords- nagpur, sociology ( else nothing from daf asked)

(Entered and said good morning in afternoon session – first mistake)

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Chairman

1. Introduce yourself
2. Tell me about the 3 revolution happened in Europe during 18th century and what impact it had on India.
3. U came from Maharashtra, there is a controversy regarding a comedian, what is it?
4. What is your opinion is it relevant?
5. What about demolition drives happening?
6. I read a news in today’s newspaper that Supreme Court has ordered compensation, why they are compensating?
7. In such situations what 3 qualities are required in civil servants?
8. How u are going to manage such situations?
9. Why mihan is important? What is it’s relevance for Maharashtra?

Member 1

1. Tell me about weber’s theory of capitalism. Do u think Protestant ethics had a role to play?
2. What about weber’s theory of bureaucracy?
3. Which 3 tenets of weber’s bureaucracy theory u want to have?
4. What is genx, geny, genz? What are there peculiarities?
5. I am asking about how these generations impacted the world?
6. I should tell you that they were called baby bloomers, why?

Member 2

1. (Long monologue)What is China’s share on global trade and manufacturing?
2. What is our share?
3. Why China is ahead?
4. Tell me the difference between agricultural productivity of both countries?
5. Do u favour gm crops?

Member 3

1. U said u favour gm crops, then why they are not here still?
2. At what time they were introduced in America? Counter questions
3. Is there no political will in india?
4. How should we proceed for gm crops. What are the steps required?
5. Which gm crops is currently produced in India?
6. What happened to gm mustard?

Member 4

(Looking at my hand movements)
1. Which party u will vote for in America? Republicans or democrats, whom u r fond of?( Got confused about recent party ruling there)
2. Dasa sir- I will clarify for u , u would have voted for Kamala Harris or Trump? Why?
3. What is the federal structure of India? Tell 3 positive and 3 negatives.
4. Why is it so that only in times of crisis all come together?
5. What should be done? Do u think doing this will ensure we are one?
6. What is Quad? Do u think we can add security dimensions in Quad?
7. If we will add security dimensions then won’t it go against our non-alignment strategy?
Chairman sir- time is over.
Chairman sir-
1. I want to ask u one last question, who is your role model?
Why?
2. Have u met her? Do u want to meet her as an ias probitioner?
One thing I want to ask u , u were looking tensed while u came inside. What were you thinking outside?
Ok….your interview is over. Thank you

Overall experience: board was coordial.

Mocks: sriram ias, vajirao, Maharashtra Sadan, only ias, samkalp (most close), next ias

One to one: vinay sir( insights ias), utkarsh sir ( sriram ias), shinaz sir( ilearn ias), quantel.

Special thanks to Mahesh Bhagwat sir (IPS)

My transcript sir