[Official] Interview Transcripts of UPSC (CSE) 2019 - CSE & IFoS At One Place
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28th feb, morning session
Board: Manoj Soni
2nd to go. Optional: Philosophy
Graduation: Mechanical engineering
Already in service: CSE 2018 _135_IPS
Chair:
1.Hello Alok, so are you in training or leave ?
2.So, are you not satisfied with ips?
3.Career progression, dynamism, ground work, scope, are bookish terms, tell me something that is real ?
4.And power and prestige? That isnt the case ?
5.You know that ias has greater prestige and power, so why dont you accept that?
6.You are saying to your interview board that you have not experienced it ?Are you sure ?
7.You are already an ips.You must have read about power differences. Why cant you accept it that ias is more powerful and prestigious?
8.A person should learn from his mistakes as well as from mistakes of others Do you agree ?
9.Some more questions related to police.
M1:
1.What is the difference between gi and patent ?
2 So the concept is same or different?
3.How is it different?
4.Why wages of women are less compared to men in a district. Does equal pay for equal work not apply to this ? Have you seen a wage list ?
5.what would you do to empower women and ensure they get same wage ?
6.Why philosophy after Mechanical engineering?
7.Who is J krishnamurthy?
8.Do you know Gandhi's favourite bhajan ?
M2:
1.Asked about 3 unheard names of philosophers. What have you read in philosophy?
2.These are all part of syllabus? Anything else.
3.What are three threats to security of india? Arrange them in order.
4.Why Lwe exists there in jharkhand ?
5.What is aspirational district programme? What is the benefit? What does govt do ?
6.Is police corrupt?
7.Have you ever gone to a police station to file a complaint?
8.What is people perception of police ?
9.How will you improve as sp?
10.What is community policing? How is it effective?
M3:
1. What is moral dilemma?
2.Explain it with an example .
3.Dont you think when you leave ips for ias you face such a dilemma ?
4.Justify your action of leaving ips for ias.
5.Which cadre did you get ? Which choice it was ?
6.Why Gujarat ?
7.What did your seniors say ?
8.But you want to become an ias ? So why think of commisionerate system. How is it better ? Will it slove the issue of tussle of power ?
9.Any negatives about Gujarat cadre?
10.Tell me at least one. Kept on insisting
11.Is our patent regime good ?
M4:
1.What is provisional patenting ?
2.Are provisional applications allowed ?
3.Is there a legal provision to that ?
4.What sort of applications did you work on ?
5.Your hobby is watching ted ed. What was the latest video you watched.
6.Questions on the video 3-4 questions on vaccination of small pox(video)
Chair : Thank you. Your interview is over.
Optional: Mech Engg
Background: IIT-KGP Dual Degree Mech Engg.
Resident: Prayagraj, UP
Work-ex: ONGC
Hobby: Blogging, Evening Running
Board: Sathiyavathy Ma'am
Date: 27 Feb, 2020
Chairman
1) Is it your pic?
2) Read out aloud my DAF
3) Learnings taken out of Germany, Japan, Hong Kong experiences (from DAF)
4) Bullet train feasibility in India
5) Difference of bullet train with Train18
M1
1) Hong Kong vs China issue
2) How to improve IAS working from your Japan experience
3) Reasons of high divorces, suicides in Japan and how to address
4) Where do we mf bullet trains in Japan?
5) Who was somebody famous by the same name( i.e. Kobe above answered)?
M2
1) Olympic marathon runner in news(UK based), his coach's name(coz I knew the runner -_- ) and issue
2) Why evening running?
3) What is Samsung Bot air and AI skin(had coauthored a robotics research paper)
M3
1) Difference between IC engines and turbine
2) About Aircraft jet engines. Why no IC engines in aircraft?
3) Diesel-Electric locomotives and diesel locomotives
M4
1) What is balanced development?
2) What are MDGs and SDGs?
3) India's achievement of SDGs
4) SDG monitoring authority, criteria
5) Questions on NITI Aayog
6) What are 5Ps?
P.S. Interview was super smooth. Felt like a breeze. Still clocked 30-35 mins.
Might be missing some ques and might have mixed ques btw members.
Hobbies : listening and singing telugu folk songs Extra activities : Conducted blood donation camps State : Telangana..
Graduation: Electrical and electronics engineering
Optional : Anthropology
Sports : Kabaddi
Board : Mr. Manoj Soni
Chairman
1.What is the most interesting thing happened in your life recently.
2. What has driven you to take up blood donation camps?
3.why do u like to listen to folk songs? Is it for entertainment or as a source to know about the folk culture
4.Have u heard of Pathalgadi movement?
5. What is the reason that suddenly led to the movement?
Member 1
1. Anthropology.. What do u know about harappan civilisation?
2. Any other important site belonging to this civilization and it's uniqueness?
3. There is lot of talk on crimes against women.. What will be your priority if have given authority... She means to ask whether it is ur first priority or so and why??
4. U r SDM and wife of DM complained to you of dowry harassment and domestic violence.. What will u do, keeping in mind ur reputation, ACR report is with DM...
Member 2
1. What is uday and how far it is effective in achieving its targets??
2. What is one important reform in power sector to tackle discom crisis
3. Why are some states like Gujarat have least AT and C losses, but states like TN has high losses
Member 3
1. Any other contemporary civilization of Harappa in Mexico ?
2. What is the language they used?
3.In shopping malls and so, lot of data like phone numbers are collected?? What are the legal provisions for data protection
4. What should be done for data privacy and security
Member 4
1. What is the status of India in international kabaddi
2. Why is the criteria for kabaddi to become part of Olympics
3. Difference between judicial activism and overreach....
4.Examples of both..
5. There is lot of talk on aspirational districts... How many and which districts from your state are nominated..
6. What outcomes are witnessed in aspirational district
Chairman Manoj Soni
Candidate name -
Optional - sociology
Hobby - mentoring in civil services,watching movies especially thrillers,having conversations
State - Kerala
Why is Kerala called gods own country ?
What were u doing till now
ur a teacher ,so tell me what advice would u give students
5 social problems faced by the world
Biggest social problem faced by India
Counter questions on that
Member 1
Ur a mechanical engineer tell me what do u know about Tesla
What sports do u play
Tell me the skills needed for a cricket player
Do u think cricket is a game of chance or skill?
So u think there is no element of chance in that?
Have u heard of games called flush, poker ?
Which is the latest movie u watched
What award did parasite won?
Whats the speciality that u felt that it won Oscars
Member 2
Have u heard of bharatiya vidhya Bhavan?
Who was it's founder
What is the contributions of km munshi?
Do u think the phones we have is a threat to privacy and should be done away with ?
Do u think there are issues in orphanages in Kerala ?
There has been incidents of children trafficking to Kerala .what do u have to say about it ?
Member 3
What is afspa?
Where all it is primarily enforced ?
Do u think there is a military excess taking place in North east ?
Suppose ur a DM of Andaman nicobar islands and there is virus spreading among the centinlaeese .but the government policy is not to go and government is not responding.they are dying and ur on the ground zero with the cure .what will u do?
So what do u think about the human shield being used in Kashmir to save lives .it was the same thing there as well?
Member 4
Tell me what are the ethics of a teacher ?
Dont u think ur imposing ur philosophy when u tell the students to never back down from their dreams ?
So what do u think about the Hyderabad incident and there u saw nirbhaya case where one guy was left scot free .what do u think we should do.?
They are using the loopholes in the law and delaying justice .still u think we should allow them?
Chairman
Thank you
Your interview is over
Board : Manoj soni sir
Date : 26/02/2020
Pub Administration
Exp: Bank and Audit
Chairman
1) What is the nature of your work?
2) What are the problems of administration?
3) How to tacle them?
4) What is the root cause for all of these problems?
5) Do you think Family as institution failed in India?
6) what we can do to improve the position?
M1
1) As a DM how will you tackle those issues?
2) Tell me about India and Nepal relations?
3) Have u watched recent ayushman khurana movie?
4) which movie u watched and what is the essence of the story?
M2
1) In your team one person works well but takes bribe at home and there is no evidence but u received a complaint.
Another person does not work at all. What will you do in both the cases?
M3)
1)What are the guidelines for audit in CAG?
2)What is performance audit?
3)What performance do u measure in social welfare department?
4)Why Banks merger?
5)Large banks with pan India presence or small banks with technology which is better?
M4
1) What are the provisions for civil services disciplinary actions?
2) What are the articles under constitution with respect to civil services?
3) Explain 311?
4) Why Micro financial institutions are now not performing well?
5) Why they are charging High interest rates?
6) How to make them viable?
7) How govt procurement process can be made more efficient?
8) Some GeM provisions?
Thank you
Graduation- B.Tech, EE
Optional- PSIR
Sport- Boxing(National level)
Hobby- weight training
Home district-Ahmedabad,Gujarat.
Board- Smita Nagaraj ma'am
Date-20-02-2020
Afternoon slot
CP-
1) Pulkit, will you be one of those 7 million who'll be attending President Trump's event?
2) As an IFS officer,how would you look at such an extravagant visit with a headache for you to arrange for such a large audience? What's there for India to gain from it?
3) Who're our hostile neighbours and how're we dealing with them?
4) Doesn't India also have a deep state?
M1:
1) India-Myanmar relation and impact on it due to China factor?
2)Your favourite boxer?
3)Why boxing isn't doing well in India?
4)UN's relevance?
5) What was UN World Humanitarian summit certification program about?( I was awarded a certificate under this program)
M2:
1) GSP?
2) Mammalapuram's significance?
3) Boxing's weight categories; mary kom's weight category? your weight category?
5) is Boxing a sport of violence?
6) Is there a dichotomy between India claiming the status of a global power and simultaneously wanting to retain its 'developing' tag under WTO?
7) Which are developing countries?
7) Is Nepal and India same in the level of development?
M3:
1) What is the definition of a developed country?
2) By when India should become a developed country?
3) Share of renewable energy in India's energy mix?
4) share of renewable energy in Gujarat's energy mix? which is the dominant renewable energy source in Gujarat?
5) What will be the impact if we increase wind energy in the grid to almost half of the grid capacity?
6) is electricity the cleanest form of energy?
7) As an SDM, how would you reduce Ahmedabad's air pollution?
8) what is the difference between weight training and weight lifting?
M4:
1) What has the US done by re-classifying India as a developed country? Will it impact India? How are we going to deal with it?
2) What is mid-day meal scheme ? As a DM,what will you do to ensure food quality under it?
3) If you're a DM and your subordinate reports to you that in a cattle fair, a mass selling of cows is being observed. What would you do?
4) How can you dilute sulphuric acid? Do we add water to acid or acid to water?
5) 1 major port of Gujarat?
6) Who was behind Kandla port's development?
7) Why was Kandla port established?
CW:
1) Have you lived in a village? What difference did you feel in terms of amenities?
2) What difference could you see in social terms?
3) Is Dalit youth's attitude changing to such(discriminatory) social structures in villages?
Thank you. Your interview is over.
Chairperson: Smita Nagraj madam
Interview Date: 25 February 2020
Kulmohit
Hobbies: Spending time with pet, Badminton:
Graduation : B.Tech(IT)
Optional: Sociology
Chairperson:
Q. What are you doing right now?
Q. You have mentioned quite a different hobby of spending time with pet and badminton, why so?
Q. Is seems quite different at your age to involve in such things?
Q. How much time you use phone?
Q. Recently there is something going on in telecom sector. Do you know?
Q. What are the issue with 5G spectrum, what is that?
Q. Why US is asking India not let Huawei to participate?
Q. What should India do?
Q. Why Indian companies are not able in participate in trail as you said?
Q. What is this AGR you are telling about?
Q. Why the companies are not agreeing to pay?
Q. What should the government do?
Q. Why should government help these companies?
Q. Is there any body which can assure free competition in India?
Q. What has the Competition Commission of India said on this?
Member 1:
Q. Which dog do you have?(some light moment on it)
Q. What is majoritarianism? Is it there in India?
Q. The democracies where there is no majoritarianism?
Q. Isn’t Brexit due to majoritarianism?
Q. Isn’t this majoritarianism that Scotland not allowed to be separated?
Member 2:
Q. We have a goal of $5 trillion economy. Is it realistic?
Q. But efforts have been done in past also, so what’s new now?
Q. There is reduced demand and lack of participation by private sector, so how could economy expand?
Q. What has been the maximum growth rate till now and can we jump from that to 15%?
Member 3:
Q. You have said to mam that there are nominal and realised profits. Explain to me what are these terms?
Q. When the company earns the profits it is all it’s, but when losses then why should government bear them?
Q. If you would be telecom secretary, what would you do?
Q. What can we do if Jio reduces prices in unfair manner?
Member 4:
Q. What is data localisation and why do we need that? Tell me in 3 lines.
Q. The spectrum that would be bidder, is that new or old one, is it shared....?( many questions within a single question)
Q. There are different kinds of frequency bands like S,L,Ka,Ku,etc. So what is the frequency of these bands?
Chairperson: Your interview is over
Interview revolved around 2/3 issues and depth discussions on those issues with cross questioning.
Optional : PSIR
Interests: world war 2 museums visit and movies related to it
Board: MANOJ SONI SIR
Date: 26-02-2020
Chairman
1. It seems like you stayed about 5.5 years with cognizant . It is too long for a person to stay and seems you are happy .. then why change
2. What is your vision for 2047 as india is going to celebrate 100 years of independence ( I brought in international great power in answer)
3.so ,asked to reach great power for india, pak and China are dragging us . So which one is your priority ?
4. With respect to india policy towards China , one are where you want change ?
Member 1
5. Do you think UN is working as envisaged ?
6. What do you think of Jamal khasoggi episode ?
7.what do you think of common man perspective of telangana formation and it really benefitted
8. If you become secretary and got room , would you place gandhis portrait ( I said without any doubt)
9. Then he asked why and it seems Gandhi is not relevant today ( I countered that he is more relevant today then that time and it is we how don’t much about Gandhi rather than question of his relevance )
10. Then what should be done to make Gandhism more popular ?
Member 2
11. Let’s assume you are head of department and 10 people under you . 1000s of people surrounded and about to kill
3 options :
1. Take one as hostage and use him to make a passage
2. Do nothing and pray to god by remaining inside
3. Fire at people . What will you choose ?
12. There is bullying happening to you . How will you respond ??
13. If there is prejudiced boss on you . 3 options
1.do nothing and carry on with work
2. Don’t do work as anyway not being recognised
3. Make it public issue .
14. Have your ever been angry before ??
What did you do
Member 3:
15. Now if you are angry because your subordinates are not working . How will you respond ?
16. If you are in ifs ,and all people around you are speaking Chinese and keeping you aside , how will you respond ?
Member 4:
17. Now let’s see if you become ias , what are your priorities for Warangal ?
18. Why this different interest of wars .What you learned from ww2 museums visit ?
19. What is INA AND CONTRIBUTION
20. Told me to visit battle of Imphal, Kohima and said I will love it
21. How ww-2 affected Indian society ?
That is it ,it’s been pleasure taking to you . Have a pleasant evening
They took about 35-40 mins in total
Optional : PSIR
Interests: world war 2 museums visit and movies related to it
Board: MANOJ SONI SIR
Date: 26-02-2020
Chairman
1. It seems like you stayed about 5.5 years with cognizant . It is too long for a person to stay and seems you are happy .. then why change
2. What is your vision for 2047 as india is going to celebrate 100 years of independence ( I brought in international great power in answer)
3.so ,asked to reach great power for india, pak and China are dragging us . So which one is your priority ?
4. With respect to india policy towards China , one are where you want change ?
Member 1
5. Do you think UN is working as envisaged ?
6. What do you think of Jamal khasoggi episode ?
7.what do you think of common man perspective of telangana formation and it really benefitted
8. If you become secretary and got room , would you place gandhis portrait ( I said without any doubt)
9. Then he asked why and it seems Gandhi is not relevant today ( I countered that he is more relevant today then that time and it is we how don’t much about Gandhi rather than question of his relevance )
10. Then what should be done to make Gandhism more popular ?
Member 2
11. Let’s assume you are head of department and 10 people under you . 1000s of people surrounded and about to kill
3 options :
1. Take one as hostage and use him to make a passage
2. Do nothing and pray to god by remaining inside
3. Fire at people . What will you choose ?
12. There is bullying happening to you . How will you respond ??
13. If there is prejudiced boss on you . 3 options
1.do nothing and carry on with work
2. Don’t do work as anyway not being recognised
3. Make it public issue .
14. Have your ever been angry before ??
What did you do
Member 3:
15. Now if you are angry because your subordinates are not working . How will you respond ?
16. If you are in ifs ,and all people around you are speaking Chinese and keeping you aside , how will you respond ?
Member 4:
17. Now let’s see if you become ias , what are your priorities for Warangal ?
18. Why this different interest of wars .What you learned from ww2 museums visit ?
19. What is INA AND CONTRIBUTION
20. Told me to visit battle of Imphal, Kohima and said I will love it
21. How ww-2 affected Indian society ?
That is it ,it’s been pleasure taking to you . Have a pleasant evening
They took about 35-40 mins in total
Satyawati Madam board
NIT Warangal
Rajasthan
Electrical and electronics Engineering
PSIR
Mam read out the daf
Madame
So u lived in warangal
What is the status of naxalism there
Why it has come down there and not in other states like CG, Odisha
What are steps taken at Center and state level.
M1
Some pol sci questions which I never heard : politely said NO
Measures which can be taken to boost Tourism in Rajasthan
M2
So you belong to Chittorgarh, what is it famous for ?
Why did they commit Jauhar ?
How many times Jauhar happened ?
You have studied electrical and electronics engineering , what subject you like most ?
I said all
He asked , how do we get electricity ?
Why this three stages ? Why cant we can directly generate and use it ?
Why voltage is step up , then down , then down ?
Why cant we transmit at low voltage ?
Why voltages always like 33, 132 KV etc ?
Why only multiple of 11 ?
M3
Couple of questions I m not able to recollect right now ?
Why India pulled out of RCEP ?
M4
What do you mean by the term " thinking out of the box "' ?
Have you ever thought out of the box in your life ?
Share it.
Tell me something about Locust ?
Two women centric problems of society and how can you solve them ?
Chemistry hons
Cricket diary writing
Chairperson(rn choubey 28 morng)
What is trade deficit
Current status
Cryptocurrency
Can i buy potato with bitcoins( no sir but u can buy products from international commerce sites which accept when asked where I can use?)
M1
How will u motivate students to pursue chemistry( small class every day chemistry intermediate class future and career options college students research facilities)
How to double income of women in village( agro processing traditional craft)
What changes u propose in school education policy( yahan i did mistake by saying I ll focus to get students to school and then ensure they are retained)
M2
Anne Frank?
History of world Bank and imf( did not knw)
Un mandate ( I answered peaceful coexistence of nations)
He said in easy language( I said world War dobaara na ho)
Un peacekeeping maintains peace or enforces peace( I said I m confrm about maintenance only)
M3
Totalisation agreement after some lines about us india current affairs ( heard for frst time?)
Delhi air pollution reasons
Delhi govt steps
Odd even success or failure
Airshed and watershed
Which form of cricket u like and why?
Why test cricket is losing popularity
M4
Andaman tribes which can SENSE earthquake ... I said I dnt knw which tribes who are able to predict then he corrected and said sense
Why I left chemistry and chose anthro
When cell phone came to india... No idea why he asked
What use is my 1.5 year job in chennai in administration
Last question of the day
Iska answers aap log bhi share karo-
I will put in ur mouth and close it... What do you understand by it. This was question when I answered that I learnt patience from job
Chairperson
Ur interview is over
Interview date 28 feb afternoon
Smitha Nagaraj board
Last to go
20-25 mins duration
Pub ad...hobbies telecom technologies...working as business analyst in IT sectors telecom domain
Ch: you're working in your company since long, is it from starting or joined later?
What have been your experience there?
Why want to join here?
Why is ability to study and gain domain knowledge important?
Which sector would you like to work and how your job will help?
If you're posted in UP how will you improve education using technology?
M1: is your company listed in India?
How would you launch the IPO in India?
Follow-up questions on it.
M2: how does AI and Robotics impact several sectors.
Will it lead to job losses only?
M3: Aadhar issues?
SC judgement on it.
M4: UBI, what are its benefits.
Do you support it or not?
Timing of your marathon?
He said mine was better , I said you're my role model, everyone laughed.
Business Analyst , what do you do?
Are credit rating agencies credible?
Major fall of institution due to failure of rating agencies.
Are they reliable?
How would you suggest me to buy a stock?
Invisible hand theory? What is it? Do we really have it?
Ch: thank you
I said thanku.
She said thanku again and asked me to leave through eyebrow movement.
Chairperson: Ajit shankar Rao Bhonsle
Interview Date: 28 February 2020
Duration: 30-35 minutes
Graduation : B.Tech Biotechnology from VIT Vellore
Work experience: IBM India Pvt Ltd
Optional: Botany
Hobbies: 1. Solo Travelling 2. Shayari 3. Meeting and interacting with new people
Home State: Dhanbad, Jharkhand
Chairman: Asked me to be comfortable and wished good luck. Read about my graduation positively and told me to speak in Hindi or English as per my choice and told me that I can take my time to think and can also write on paper and explain.
Chairman:
1. How did you adjust in South Indian culture and place?
2. Tell me the differnce between women folks of Vellore and Dhanbad.
3. You published a research paper on extro and intovert. What were the conclusions?
4. Do you think south indians do not learn language easily?
M1:
1. Do you think medical tourism is less developed in India? How can we make it better?
2. How can we fight back social media evils regarding terrorism or riots?
3. What are the new technologies and solution to fight technolgies used by naxals and terrorists?
M2:
1. Tell me the difference between FR and DPSP.
2. Tell me some DPSP.
3. Why we are taking such long time to implement DPSP?
4. Is monrachy a problem for Britsh finances? why does not Britain do away with this? What is commonwealth?
M3:
1. Tell me about jharkhand economy?
2. What can governement do to develop jharkhand?
3. Tell me status of panchayats in Jharkhand?
4.What can we do to do away with Mukhiya pati culture?
M4:
1. Differences among ISRO, DRDO and HAL?
2. Was Chandrayaan 2 a failure?
chairman: Okay thank you. What are your plans for today after you go back to home?
Okay best of luck.
Date of Interview - 28/02/2020
Smt Smita Nagraj panel
BTech & MS in Civil Engg
Optional - Maths
Working at NABARD
Hobbies - dancing, cooking (no questions asked on hobbies)
CP
1. How is your work in NABARD?
2. Do we need NABARD? Are other institutions not sufficient?
3. Gov also has specialised staff, monitoring personnel, etc.? As you have mentioned tribal development, Govt is also working in this area? Why NABARD then?
M1
1. Ministry of Rural Development and NABARD are working together for a govt scheme. Which one is it?
2. What is NABARDs role in PM Awas Yojana?
3. Do you know about Parliamentary committees? Name some of them, their purpose and issues.
M2
1. Which prize is given for people working in Maths below a certain age? Do you know who got it recently?
2. Since you have been in Mumbai, what is the bloodbath in the market? What are reasons for falling stock market in past 6 months?
3. What is SENSEX? how is it calculated? Can you name some more famous indices internationally?
M3
1. Some questions on lending and development activities of NABARD
2. What is RTI Act? What was the recent amendment? What are its issues? What is CEC and what are its issues?
M4
1. Why did you not pursue a career in transportation engineering after having such qualification?
2. Name some modern technologies in transportation.
3. What is hyperloop and hypersonic travel? Where is it being planned in India?
4. What are the issues with having autonomous vehicles in India?
5. What is maglev? Where hs it been commercialized?
CP
1. What is your opinion on 3 capitals for Andhra Pradesh?
2. What about having executive & legislature in one place and judiciary in one place?
3. What about some reports on buying of land with insider information?
Interview is over
Manoj Soni Sir board
Date: 28-02-2020 (Afternoon)
Name: Abhishek Gupta
Hobbies: Rubiks cube, Sudoku, Jogging
B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering
Optional: Mechanical Engineering
Chairman:
1. Write the figure of 5 trillion.
2. What is gdp.
3. What is this 5 trillion dollar economy.
4. How to achieve it.
5.. What can an individual do to make it happen.
6. How to give boost to Manufacturing
7. What will infrastructure do if no goods are to be transferred.
M1:
1. What is LOC and international border
2. Why is the present status like this?
3. Why haven't our army got it back?
4. Security issues in north east?
5. Should NCC be made compulsory to inculcate feelings of pride, love for the country?
M2.
1. Demonetisation--adv, disadv
2. Why banks being merged
3. Job losses in banks
4. HACCP
M3.
1. Sir creek
2. Why privatisation in BPCL
3. Provisions of Bodo accord and its impact
4. HDI dimensions and parameters
5. Difference between nationalism and patriotism
6. Extreme form of which is bad?
7. Technology harms humanity too. Iran shot down Ukraine bound plane.
M4
1. Man animal conflict. How to manage it?
2. Wildlife corridors.
No questions from hobby, birth place, jobs, Mechanical engineering, etc.
Aspirant 19
28/2/2020 (A/N)
BB Vyas Sir Board
Background
Graduation: Mech engg, IIT Delhi
Native place: Hyderabad, Telangana
Indian Postal Service
Hobbies : Ted talks and Cricket
Optional : Mathematics
Chairperson
1.So you worked for HUL? ( I said that I did and intern and currently working in IPoS)
2.Quickly give me 3 most important initiatives going on in the Postal Department.
3.What is the use of IPPB? Is it necessary? Whats the purpose?
4.Tell me the impact of trade war between USA and China on India and the world.
5.Can you name some specific products/sectors ?
6. Why was Huawei Chief was arrested? Do we need to worry about 5G?
7.What are green crackers? How are they different from normal crackers?
M1
1.Which areas of ted talks you watch generally?
2.Can you tell me about a talk that you liked? (related to education)
3.Can that model be replicated in our country. What measures need to be taken?
4.Do you know Jack Ma?
He is concentrating on education now. Can you tell me what are his plans in this sector?
5.There have been great mathematicians in our country. So tell me what scientific literature has India produced that benefitted the world?
M2
1.You are from IIT Delhi. Tell me what is Spic Macay?
2. What is difference between ADHD and dyslexia?
3. What is your evaluation of Bretton Woods institutions working so far ?
4.Can you tell me what is Sridharacharya equation? ( He gave an hint that it was related to solution of quadratic equations)
M3
1.What is the project on rural artisans that you did? (DAF based)
2.So have you heard of Kala Kumbh?
3. What qualities do you think make you more suitable for civil services than an engineering career?
4.What are your service preferences?
5.Can you suggest me 5 places of interest in Hyderabad that you want us to visit?
M4
1. Can you tell me how country benefitted from Demonetization?
2. But all the notes have been returned! They have even introduced 2000 notes. Wont it be easier to store black money? I don’t understand the logic behind the move.
3.In what way people of Kashmir got affected with internet shutdown? Tell me positive and negative both.
Dont you think trade also got affected?
4.Can you tell me what is the maximum runs a batsmen can score in a T20 match hypothetically (no extras counted :))?
M2
Last question. You were talking about black money. Can you tell me the how to identify the black money notes. Can we identify that by the colour of the notes? What is this white and black money?
Ok your interview is over!
MARS
Date of Interview - 28/02/2020
Smt Smita Nagraj panel
BTech & MS in Civil Engg
Optional - Maths
Working at NABARD
Hobbies - dancing, cooking (no questions asked on hobbies)
CP
1. How is your work in NABARD?
2. Do we need NABARD? Are other institutions not sufficient?
3. Gov also has specialised staff, monitoring personnel, etc.? As you have mentioned tribal development, Govt is also working in this area? Why NABARD then?
M1
1. Ministry of Rural Development and NABARD are working together for a govt scheme. Which one is it?
2. What is NABARDs role in PM Awas Yojana?
3. Do you know about Parliamentary committees? Name some of them, their purpose and issues.
M2
1. Which prize is given for people working in Maths below a certain age? Do you know who got it recently?
2. Since you have been in Mumbai, what is the bloodbath in the market? What are reasons for falling stock market in past 6 months?
3. What is SENSEX? how is it calculated? Can you name some more famous indices internationally?
M3
Some questions on lending and development activities of NABARD
M4
1. Why did you not pursue a career in transportation engineering after having such qualification?
2. Name some modern technologies in transportation.
3. What is hyperloop and hypersonic travel? Where is it being planned in India?
4. What are the issues with having autonomous vehicles in India?
5. What is maglev? Where hs it been commercialized?
CP
1. What is your opinion on 3 capitals for Andhra Pradesh?
2. What about having executive & legislature in one place and judiciary in one place?
3. What about some reports on buying of land with insider information?
Interview is over
4th to go 12:07 pm.
Chairman= Bhonsle Sir
May I come in ; Chairman Sir paused looked at me for a sec and asked me to come in.
I greeted all. Then Chairman Sir said I will ask you very difficult questions that you will not be able to answer ( of course he was joking) I laughed also, then he said no no I will ask you good questions. Don’t worry then very cordially he explained to me about the interview made me comfortable he also said here we all member talk in Hindi English both you are also free to use Hindi English mix as you like. Wish me best of luck and started.
Chairman Sir reads out DAF loudly then appreciated my academics and asked about my job profile.
What do you like in music, which songs. (DAF)
IT in music. (DAF hobby)
Advantage of technology in other fields and what do you think is the most important benefit so far.
Told him , he asked further on this and then passed on.
M1 (female)
What is a district
Policy made at district level?
Roles of central and state govt in policy formulation..?? Who won noble in economics from India??
Work of Abhijeet Banerjee and Sen.
M2
Dish famous in Bhopal (DAF)
How to make aloo gobhi sabzi (DAF)
What about tadka of ginger ?? I smiled yes Sir that too, he said there is no taste without ginger and laughing , then the chairman said thank you to the member and directed towards next member to ask questions.
Also he asked about election freebies in the beginning and pros and cons and what do you prefer.
And if you will work as ECI what will you do to prevent it ??
M3 (All DAF questions)
Geography is such a interesting subject, Why people are no longer taking geography??
Why ranking of universities bad in India. 3 reasons.
Difference between science and arts.
What do students learn in arts.
Why have you taken science in graduation. And not pursued arts then ? Then he looked further and said ok you pursued arts too, why ????
M4
What do you mean by Good governance??? (DAF)
Why we call India a Federalism with unitary biasness?? (DAF)
Chairman Sir
Why we talk about learning outcomes when even brain of children is not developed., no proper nutrition, I answered.
Who are these children you are talking about?? I answered
Chairman Sir talked about Finland and learning outcome report.also he discussed many insights on education system (DAF) he said we can discuss with you for days and days on this. But now we have to end this discussion. Thank you :)
Amazing experience it was very very very cordial board. I felt like it was a conversation we were having at home. Hail UPSC board !!! :)
End 12 48 pm.
Interview date : 28 Feb – Forenoon (6th to go, afternoon session candidates started coming in while I was still waiting)
Board : R N Choubey Sir
Optional : PSIR
Work experience : Software engineer in Cisco
Hobby : Painting
Chairman : ( Briefed me on the interview process )
1) So, are you still working for Cisco ?
2) So, you did your preparation while working ?
3) What’s your role in Cisco ?
4) Are those applications for internal use or does it have other clients ?
5) Do you get to work on a lot of projects ?
6) What is Machine learning ?
7) How will the machine be able to understand data ?
8) Can you give examples of those algorithms
M1 :
1) How will you increase the use of digital payments in rural areas ?
2) What are the pros and cons of it ?
3) As you work for a corporate, do you think it’s easier to promote diversity
In India than globally ?
M2 :
1) 15 years back , Cisco was alleged of using data that passed through its switches and routers?
2) Do you think it’s possible ?
3) So , do you think that Huawei can do it through 5G network?
4) I find it interesting that you have topped school in Hindi in board exams. How many were there in the class ?
(Just wanted to know if it’s not like the joke where someone comes first in race when only 2 participated)
5) So you can speak in Hindi ?
6) What made you to choose Hindi over Tamil as 2nd language ?
7) What is infinity ?
Chairman :
1) What is infinity minus infinity ?
M3 :
1) Do you think Judiciary is going beyond its limits ?
2) Doesn’t it interfere in the works of executive and legislative?
3) Don’t you think its biting more than it can chew ?
( I am assuming Judiciary related questions were because my Father is a Lawyer)
M4 :
1) Are you hungry ?
(But we are , so we would like to finish it faster.)
(So I will ask you all rapid fire questions and you have to answer likewise.)
2) Do you know who started this all ?
3) Do you know who started it all ? It started in television. No I mean rapid fire questions.
4) What is money order ?
5) How do they send money ?
6) Does it still exist ?
7) I see a very unique approach by you to mix 2 forms of painting ? Do you do it that way ?
( I am not asking about all 3 , just 2 forms)
8) In Delhi, when you go around in buses you can see women not buying tickets. They are
Just given pink tickets to know the count. Do you think such freebies are necessary ?
9) On the eve of Delhi elections Arvind Kejriwal announced that its costing the government 140 crores and they are planning to extend it to all school students irrespective of gender. Do you think a developing country like India can afford such deficit?
Chairman : Your interview is over. We had a good conversation. We wish you a wonderful future.
Date:28/02
Board:Air Marshal Bhosle sir
Optional:law
Chairman:
Have you read the book 10 judgements that changed india?
Can you guess the cases mentioned in it?
What is the biggest criticism of keshavnanda bharti judgement?
A question on judges accountability-is it justified in an elected democracy?
M1
Relationship between law and governance
Advantages and disadvantages of a law background for a career in the government
M2:
Areas and countries you would focus on if you were the petroleum secretary, few follow up questions on that
M3:
Problems in sports administration in india-how to improve
Lack of autonomy of higher education-how to improve
M4:
Opinion on more colleges,more unemployment
Vision for new India
Opinion on rising divorce rates
Importance of 21st feb
Chairman:
Impact of interlinking of rivers
A few follow up questions on that
Very cordial board.Made me feel very comfortable.Might have missed a few questions that I can't remember.
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