Board: Smita Nagraj
Optional: geology
Hobby: Mountaineering

Chairman: Question on name

  1. Queue on Mount Everest – people deaths happening there – what drives them to climb mountain? (Hobby)
  2. Do you think mountaineering sport is an example of white supremacy?
  3. Why civil service?

Member 1: Explain your research project (daf)?

  1. Did you use ISRO atlas ?
  2. Why did you switch from Physics to environment studies?
  3. How would you use your knowledge in adminstration?
  4. Who appoint the liaison officer (mountaineering hobby)?

Member 2

  1. Economic development vs sustainable development?
  2. Follow up questions
  3. Opinion on Fiscal deficit and subsidies?

Member 3

  1. NEP scrapped Mphil. I think it is not justified. What do you think? (Daf – did mphil)
  2. 70% research thesis in India in the library lying in dust. Why is it so? Do you think we can make our research productive? How?

Member 4

  1. Which state has highest coal reserve in india (optional geology)?
  2. Which state has highest Aluminium reserve?
  3. Subsidies vs free distribution?
  4. Conflict between north and south korea – two basic reasons?

Chairman

  1. Maximum height you climbed?
  2. Did you use oxygen?
  3. Some more questions on economy but not able to recall

Source: Forum IAS

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