Date of Interview: 8th September 2021
Board: TCA Anant sir
Background: Automobile engineering,
Optional: Geography
Home State: Tamil Nadu
Hobby: Badminton
Work experience: 2 years in the automotive sector
Chairperson
- What was your role in the company? What type of testing
- Why did u left the job and came for the preparation?
- Follow up; How did u serve when u get other service (other than IAS) which will be monotonous in nature?
Member 1
- What is happening in Automobile sector?
- Issue with biofuels
- What is GDP and Current GDP
- What is the issue with current GDP growth and the state of economy
- What is GDI
- Two successful PAN india schemes successful in your state
- Problems in adopting Electric vehicles
- One nation one ration card – Why it is introduced
Member 2
- Asked about Velankanni (DAF: Locality)
- Recent movie about a Badminton player ( Hobby: Badminton)
- Problem with biofuel while used in flexible engine
- Why government did not go for direct Electric vehicle transformation, instead why it opts for an alternate fuel in the meantime
- What are waterfalls? How it is formed?
- What is fold? Formation process ; In which rocks folding occurs
- What is the divergence between Bien administration and Trump administration
Member 3
- What is this BS4 and BS6; Difference between them and explain it to me in layman terms
Follow up; Discussion on who bears more cost on this BS4 to BS6 transition - Suggest me a suitable City utility vehicle; A very light discussion on that and follow ups
- What is the market share of Daimler? ( Work experience) Discussion on this
- What is unique about Daimler other than Tata and Ashok leyland
Member 4
- What is Cadastral survey (never heard of it)
- How will you use Geography to change the lives of common people
- How will you solve ambiguities in land ownership ; follow up questions
- What is inflation and current inflation
- Monetary policy committee and it’s role in inflation targeting
- High inflation is good for growth, do you agree
- Interest rate and growth linkage
- Parameters affecting inflation ; Reason for the current inflation
The board was cordial, they let me remove my face shield but interview went ahead with mask.
All the best everyone!!!
Source: Forum IAS
