{"id":356547,"date":"2026-02-21T18:24:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T12:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=356547"},"modified":"2026-02-21T18:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T12:54:50","slug":"upsc-interview-2025-transcript-138-dinesh-dasa-board-zoology-optional-kerala-home-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2025-transcript-138-dinesh-dasa-board-zoology-optional-kerala-home-state\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview 2025] \u2013 Transcript #138: Dinesh Dasa Board, Zoology Optional, Kerala Home State,"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date of Interview:<\/strong> 20\/01\/2026<br \/>\n<strong>Board:<\/strong> Dinesh Dasa Sir<br \/>\n<strong>Optional:<\/strong> Zoology<br \/>\n<strong>Home State:<\/strong> Kerala<br \/>\n<strong>Key DAF details<\/strong>&#8211; Optional &#8211; Zoology, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Delhi University, Dance- indian classical and Folk forms, Health camp at Burari village(rest not asked), Reflective walking.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2025,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview-transcript\/#it2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit this page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Chairman<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>I started with a good afternoon when he replied the same and looked at the clock-it was 2 more minutes to 12 pm so that I replied &#8216;Almost goodafternoon, Sir&#8217;.The board smiled and that helped lighten the mood.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1.Where are you currently residing at?<br \/>\n2.Your MP recently mentioned about RCEP.Do you think India should rejoin?<br \/>\n3.Reasons and solutions for human wildlife conflicts as the DM of Wayanad.<br \/>\n4.Current government initiatives against invasive species in forests<br \/>\n5.Which state in india has a money order economy?<br \/>\n6.Is it&#8217;s situation changing?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1.How does dance shape a civil servant?<br \/>\n2.Can you learn empathy through dance?<br \/>\n3.Is prisons a wastage of tax money?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 3<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1.What is reflective walking?<br \/>\nIs it like philosophical walking?How is it different from normal walking?<br \/>\nChairperson intervened and asked if it&#8217;s a hobby unique to UPSC aspirants.I suggested that it&#8217;s really helpful<br \/>\n2.You know MK Gandhi?<br \/>\n3.What is his idea of Satyagraha?<br \/>\n4.His autobiographys name?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 4<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1.What do you prefer-military service or civil service?<br \/>\n2.But what will happen if everybody thinks like you?Our countries security will be challenged?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1.5 points of comparison between a village in kerala and burari?<br \/>\n2.Suggest a developmental model for Burari<br \/>\n3.Why such high Zoonosis on kerala?<br \/>\nChairman<br \/>\n1.Your biggest inspiration other than somebody from your personal life.<br \/>\nThank you.<br \/>\nThe interview board was really cordial, occasionally laughing with me.It took around 23 minutes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To view all IAS Interview Transcripts,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit this page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>For full Interview Preparation Guide:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Current Affairs For UPSC Exam 2026:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/current-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>(This transcript has been posted by a community member of ForumIAS)<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date of Interview: 20\/01\/2026 Board: Dinesh Dasa Sir Optional: Zoology Home State: Kerala Key DAF details&#8211; Optional &#8211; Zoology, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Delhi University, Dance- indian classical and Folk forms, Health camp at Burari village(rest not asked), Reflective walking. To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2025,\u00a0visit this page Chairman I started with a good afternoon when&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2025-transcript-138-dinesh-dasa-board-zoology-optional-kerala-home-state\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">[UPSC Interview 2025] \u2013 Transcript #138: Dinesh Dasa Board, Zoology Optional, Kerala Home State,<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12147],"tags":[12150,12149,12148,1748,9251],"class_list":["post-356547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interview-transcripts-2025","tag-12150","tag-dinesh_dasa2025","tag-interview_transcript2025","tag-kerala","tag-zoology","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356547\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}