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Board: BS Bassi sir
Background: civil engineering
Optional: sociology
Home State: Delhi
Hobbies: Cricket and football
Chairman
- Is it your photo,- cant see clearly said yes, but it wasn’t me, again showed me, I said no sir. He smiled and talked in Hindi
- Why you want to become Ias. Sir joked in between gundagardi to nhi Karni.. everyone laughed
Member 2
- 27 October 1947 what happened?
- Tell me something about the 1947-48 war.
- when un convention was signed
Member 3
- Contributions of mn Srinivas
- Delhi is called rape capital, what we need to do.
- Interstate migration is an issue.
- Question on mgnrega
Member 4
- How to do rainwater harvesting in the village. Follow-up question on this.
- Indian economy and issues with it.
- Some civil engineering marvel that inspired you.
Member 5
- Prefabricated structure Benefits
- Any specific example. Chairman again Tell some other building. I mentioned Qutub Minar etc. How arches are bind answered.
- Wanted some specific name. Replied – I would definitely read this sir. thanks, sir.
- Showed me the photo again and smiled. Bassi sir was repeatedly sleeping and not maintaining eye contact. Overall a good experience.
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