Monday, July 29, 2024

[UPSC Interview Transcript #123]: BB Vyas Board, Bihar Home State, Public Administration Optional, Reading Books Hobby

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Contributed by ForumIAS community member
Interview Date: 27th Feb 2020 forenoon.1st to go
Board: Bharat Bhushan Vyas sir
Background: Electronics Engineering
Optional: Public Administration
Home State: Bihar
Hobby: Reading Books

Chairman

  1. You are an electronics engineer in 2014 pass out then you joined EPFO in 2018. What were you doing from 2014 to 2018?
  2. You are in job so how do u get time to study?
  3. why did u chose public administration as optional? What is the criteria for coverage under EPFO?
  4. How will EPFO ensure that an establishment complies as per the law?
  5. How do we ensure transparency in procurement through GEM?
  6. If you have to buy furniture for your office would you use GEM or private vendors?
  7. what would you have done as Delhi police commissioner during the recent riots?
  8. would you have led from the front or only given orders from your office?
  9. Would you have focussed on providing security for Trump or stopping the Delhi riots?
  10. What is String of pearls? Name ports and bases of China .what is India doing to counter it?

Member 1

  1. What is reverse mortgage?
  2. What is the repo rate?
  3. Why is govt merging banks? Cross questions.

Member 2

  1. Tell me 5 places in India you would promote for tourism if you are taking part in an international conference. Name one place with cultural significance for tourism showcasing Indian heritage.
  2. Where is Mundra port? which group holds it?

Member 3

  1. What is the meaning of sitamarhi (my district) Why was sita named as sita?
  2. Why are we not able to stop floods in north Bihar? your district is at Nepal border so what are the problems faced?
  3. What kind of history books do you read( my hobby)? Have You read Great Mughals?
  4. Name a famous historian from Bihar.
  5. Do you know about Ramdhari Singh Dinkar?
  6. Have you read his poems? Recite a few lines of his poem

Member 4

  1. It is critised that history writing in India is not fact-based. Do you agree?
  2. What is your opinion about the works of Jadunath Sarkar and RS Sharma?
  3. Why was Rajgir famous?
  4. Why is no Indian institute in top 100 in higher education rankings worldwide?

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[UPSC Interview Transcript #126]: BB Vyas Board, Maharashtra Home State, Anthropology Optional, Yoga Hobby

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Duration: 30mins
Morning session, 4th to go
Board: Vyas Sir
Optional: Anthropology
Background: BAMS
Home State: Maharashtra
Hobby: Yoga

Chairman

  1. what have you done after graduation? So your training had community health, so tell me what is Incidence and Prevalence of disease?
  2. What is elimination and eradication of disease? Which diseases have we eradicated? Tell me one more disease that we have eradicated(hint-Delivery related)
  3. Tell me 5 diseases or causes due to which there is Neonatal mortality? What are the sticking points related to health or medical devices betweem Ind and USA? What is IPR? How will you formulate medical tourism policy?

Member 1

  1. Among the 4 Vedas which is related to Ayurveda?
  2. Difference between Ayurveda and Siddha? Principles of Siddha? Can Ayush practitioner practice Modern medicine?
  3. Why there is out of pocket expenditure? What should be done to reduce it?

Member 2

  1. Tell me what percentage of GDP is spent on Health? How much Out of pocket expenditure? You are from Maharashtra, so tell me what is Maharashtra’s contribution to Indias GDP?
  2. Take the notepad and pen in front of you and write down 2 major problems India is facing and what percentage of GDP you will allot to solve it

Member 3

  1. Tell me health issues of tribes in Melghat.? Difference between Allopathy and Modern Medicine?
  2. You have anthropology as optional and graduated from Ayurveda, so tell me which Surgical practice of Ayurveda do tribes follow? Is Siravedhan scientific?

Member 4

  1. You have written Yoga as hobby, so i will ask you 2 asanas, tell me benefits of Bhujangasan and Shalabhasan?
  2. India is Sun-soaked country but still people have Vitamin deficiency, which Vitamin is it? Tell me why doctors dont practise in rural areas? What should be done to tackle this? Tell me 3 qualities that a Civil Servant should have?

Chairman– Should Allopathy syllabus include some part of Ayurveda or traditional medicine?

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[UPSC Interview Transcript #127]: BB Vyas Board, Engineering, IPS Service

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Board: BB Vyas
Background: Engineering
Service: IPS

Chairman

  1. Difference between major and minor minerals
  2. Any change govt brought regarding these
  3. Vizag bimstec event ?
  4. Why bimstec is needed
  5. Will asean fade away
  6. Coal sector – changes made by India
  7. Can we say so in road shows abroad (allowing private sector mining)
  8. Impact of coal mining – asked for clarification- said on everything

Member 1

  1. What would you do if not civil service
  2. How is the steel sector doing?
  3. What is steel import duty?
  4. Should voting be made mandatory?
  5. Argue regarding decreasing budget for a constituency if low voting turnout, Mumbai example after 1993 Is metallurgy suitable for women? What kind of job opportunities are available for them?

Member 2

  1. Meaning of dhatri
  2. Why IAS after IPS? Why are you leaving IPS?
  3. What are your top choices in services?
  4. DB – rank in fortune 500

Member 3

  1. why engineering to IB to civil service?
  2. waste of public money?
  3. Should civil servants enter politics
  4. dramatics vs drama and act
  5. did u read anything on dramatics
  6. favourite play and its author

Member 4

  1. Which act amended least times amongst IPC, CrPC, and IEA
  2. Malimath committee
  3. Smart policing full form
  4. As a woman cop how will u address domestic violence
  5. How to decrease corruption in Police
  6. Andhra model of tackling Naxalism? Why was it so successful? Can it be replicated?

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[UPSC Interview Transcript #131]: BB Vyas Board, Uttar Pradesh Home State, Geography Optional

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Interview Date: 4th March 2020, Afternoon session
Board: BB VYAS sir
Optional: Geography
Home State: UTTAR PRADESH
BSc Physics (Hons) – BHU
Hobbies: Chess and meditation
Employee: SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT in IMD

Chairman

  1. Maurya, what would be current temperature in Delhi as per u(job-related).
  2. what is today’s AQI of Delhi
  3. Which newspaper have u read today
  4. Three eye-catching news from front page
  5. Three throughout the newspaper- (I said coronavirus, turkey Syria problem related news and
  6. India’s semis with England in women’s t20).
  7. What is the importance of khadi when everybody including me and u has started wearing western dresses (pointing towards my suit)?
  8. Diff bw intensity and magnitude of earthquake
  9. How do we measure them
  10. In how many earthquake zones India is divided Delhi in which zone
  11. What is vipassana ( a technique of meditation)
  12. why everybody who teach meditation are so much obsessed with breathing ( he gave examples of baba ramdev and sri sri ravishankar)

Member 1

  1. Tell me three reasons why road accident happens in UP(I said lack of scientific design, rash driving and lack of awareness)
  2. Don’t u think corruption is granting license is one major problem..Then no followup question since u have also studied maths tell me what is magic number
  3. Why do we observe more cyclones in East coast of india than west coast
  4. major challenge of mirzapur (my home district)follow up questions were- challenge of carpet industry, which european country alleged use of child labour in this industry.
  5. Tell me some aasan to cure diabetes and back pain

Member 2

  1. viswanathan anand and Spain citizenship issue
  2. who came to india as cheif guest on26th january this year
  3. What was criticism surrounding this
  4. tell me current status of education in the country.
  5. What are the challenges in school and college education
  6. what is special about Caspian sea is it salt water or fresh water

Member 3

  1. Two challenges specific to UP – I said regional inequality and law and order issue
  2. Reasons for both Solutions Tell about some more challenges of Mirzapur
  3. What will be your focus when u become DM of Mirzapur.
  4. How will u promote tourism there?
  5. Where is pipari dam challenges of Brassware industry in Mirzapur why

Member 4

  1. Did it collapse in Mirzapur but still flourishing in Moradabad.
Chairman
  1. THANKU MAURYA JI, your interview is over.
  2. Total time Around 35-38 minutes
  3. I’ve missed some questions
  4. There were total six members…One lady member joined later ..She sat towards my immediate Right
  5. and kept telling hindi meaning of english words which were used by members ( my interview
  6. medium was hindi) but didn’t ask any question.

Source: Telegram

[UPSC Interview transcript #15] :Smita Nagraj Madam Board, Maharashtra Home State, Postgraduation in history

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Interview Date: 20 Feb 2020
Duration: 30 minutes (Forenoon Session)
Board: Smita Nagraj madam
Background: Postgraduation in history
Home State: Maharashtra

Chairman

  1. What are the employment avenues available for a history postgraduate?
  2. Why did you not go into the history research field?
  3. Why should we do research if that creates controversy and disturb harmony?
  4. Which history do you like most?
  5. What’s the one lesson modern Indian history teaches us?
  6. Was India a nation before Britishers came here

Member 1

  1. Who are Anganwadi workers? ICDS? Pocso act?
  2. We pressurise girls to behave in a “proper manner”. Is it time now to pressurise boys?

Member 2

  1. Yavatmal Farmer’s suicide reasons History repeats itself explain
  2. Explain Unity in diversity (it was written on the calendar on the wall )
  3. Which book did you read recently

Member 3

  1. History is written by the winners, what’s your advice to the losers?
  2. Tell us about a current economic scenario in India
  3. Corona impact on economy Fiscal deficit under control?
  4. Are you aware of the recent debate on real fiscal deficit numbers being suppressed?

Member 4

  1. Tell us about the Mihan project
  2. Name 5 problems before India

Source: Telegram

[UPSC Interview Transcript #25] :Smita Nagraj madam Board, Assam Home State, PSIR Optional

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Duration: 30 mins
Board: Smita Nagraj madam
Background: Civil engineering IIT Guwahati, JNV
Optional: PSIR
Home State: Assam

Chairman

  1. Why JNV, IITs quality is not replicated in all other educational institutions.
  2. Is it only political will that is lacking in changing the education system, and some follow-up questions?

Member 1

  1. What is anti-defection law and why it is news always?
  2. JNVs have something on the lines of Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat, what is that.

Member 2

  1. What is an issue in SCS and Indias stands in it? Role of US.

Member 3

  1. Architect and civil engineer. Who should get priority in building construction?
  2. Do you think Coronavirus is a biological weapon by China?

Member 4

  1. Are international bodies- UN, WTO losing relevance !? What’s their future.
  2. Politics is the art of possibility. What’s your view on this.

Member 5

  1. Did you visit all NE states?
  2. What are some issues faced by NE states- individuals.

Chairman

  1. Is changing parties after elections legal, ethical.
  2. How would you categorize a society developed. Tell indicators.
  3. In civil services, you will face issues. What are they? How will you deal with them?

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview Transcript #29] :Smita Nagraj Ma’am Board, Kerala Home State, Anthropology Optional, Mountaineering Hobby

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Duration: 30 mins
Board: Smita Nagraj ma’am
Optional: Anthropology
Home State: Kerala
Hobby: Mountaineering

Chairperson

  1. Have you read Tagores book Geetanjali?
  2. Why? It’s an easy read?
  3. Okay often with Tagore and other leaders we see that there are lots of debates about them and criticism as well about them. What do you think of this?
  4. Okay, but Hitler and Stalin were alive when it happened. What about dead people?
  5. Okay, let’s do critical analysis in real life? Take any scheme analysis and criticism?
  6. Okay, but premiums will be capped. What else?
  7. Why Government is focused on secondary and tertiary care then?
  8. Then isn’t it okay to focus on secondary and tertiary and not primary?
  9. How to solve excessive testing and unnecessary procedures in private hospitals?
  10. Why do we get happy when we see Indian names in fortune 500 companies? They’re not Indian citizens? So why do they leave?

Member 1

  1. Have you heard of Geetanjali express? (Related to Tagore- daf)
  2. Where does it run from? Andaman is a strategic location why?
  3. Till where does nations boundary extend?
  4. Have you heard of nautical miles? To what extent nautical miles is the territory?
  5. Why do you read books on human evolution? Why so many migrants from Kerala in gulf countries? So they are skilled?
  6. What state has the highest literacy? How much? Lowest?
  7. Why still wife beating and domestic violence is high after so much education? What are the criteria of literacy in India?

Member 2

  1. Do you believe in adam and eve? Why not?
  2. Kochi port trust? Tell something about it
  3. Have you seen it?
  4. Kochi and Ernakulam difference? Jaipur founder?
  5. What other contribution of Sawal Jai Singh?
  6. Mirza ahmad contribution?
  7. Administrative issues that may arise from pm jay?
  8. Funding issue would be the biggest problem no?
  9. What do you see when you see a mountain or rock face? (Hobby)

Member 3

  1. Sports why bad in India despite large population, indigenous games, talent availability? And measures to improve?
  2. How to manage funding balancing between various sectors like health education defense infrastructure?

Member 4

  1. Have you read Tony Joseph’s latest book?
  2. Why not mountaineering? (Hobby)
  3. You mentioned Tax terrorism. Whom does it affect- payers or non payers?
  4. Vivaad se vishwas scheme. is it fair to give amnesty when others have paid tax on time? What is FATF? What is the grey list?
  5. What action taken by countries on grey list and blacklist entities?

Chairperson

  1. Interference in west Asia by the USA, what is your take?
  2. Western interference in Libya under what clause?
  3. West Asia outlook?

Source: Telegram

[UPSC Interview Transcript #40] :Smita Nagraj Ma’am Board, Assam Home State, PSIR Optional, Technical blog writing, Walking every day Hobbies

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Interview Date: 21th February 2020, Afternoon session
Board: Smita Nagraj Ma’am
Background: B.Tech(IT) Assam University, Silchar
Employee: Huawei technology in Bangalore
Optional: PSIR
Home State: Assam
Hobbies: technical blog writing, Walking every day

Chairman

  1. What are you doing currently?
  2. How is your working experience in Huawei?
  3. Why Huawei is in news? Why so many allegations?
  4. What implication on 5G implementation in India?
  5. Which is more threat – a state-controlled company or an individual-owned company?
  6. Your personal experience regarding firewalls & security in Huawei & is it effective?
  7. In which field of civil services do you wish to work & your priorities?

Member 1

  1. Law & order situation in UP?
  2. Why vacancy of DGP post or Chief secretary post?
  3. Police commissioner system in UP & its effectiveness?
  4. 2 top priority as Chief secretary of UP & counter-question?
  5. Food processing sector issue?
  6. Issue of fertilizers & pesticides in agriculture?
  7. US-Iran issue & implications on India?

Member 2

  1. Tell me something about Agra apart from the Taj Mahal?
  2. Any other things named as “Taj Mahal”?
  3. Blogging? Recent post which you have written?
  4. 5G vs 4G technologies?
  5. Why telecom companies are in distress? Can we still implement 5G technology in India?
  6. Difference b/w walking & jogging?
  7. As DM of Agra, how to stop harmful chemical use in vegetables?
  8. Tell few names of these chemicals?

Member 3

  1. Theme of budget 2020-21 & its pillars?
  2. Why new tax regime & implications on revenue?
  3. FRBM Act & fiscal deficit targets?
  4. Is it good to breach these targets or not & implications?
  5. FTAs – impacts on India?
  6. Huawei: meaning, logo & link with China?
  7. CEA mentioned few acts/policies which negatively impacted Indian economy, can you tell the name of these acts

Member 4

  1. The issue in Assam?
  2. Whats is the problem with the internet in Assam?
  3. Why current violence in Assam?
  4. Why so many frequent cases of gunfire & its implications & how to prevent such cases?
  5. Smita ma’am: your interview is over. Most questions are from DAF & current affairs. Overall good experience

Source: Telegram

[UPSC Interview Transcript #44] :Smita Nagraj Board, Bihar Home State, PSIR Optional, Hockey, Boxing, and Mountaineering Chess, Cross Country Running and trekking Hobbies

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Interview Date: 21st Feb Forenoon
Board: Smita Nagaraj Mam
Background: B.A. Political Science
Home State: Bihar
Optional: PSIR
Hobbies Hockey, Boxing, and Mountaineering Chess, Cross Country Running and trekking
Awards: Had Won GOC UB Area Best in Leadership Trophy, Student Coordinator Youth Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2019

Chairman

  1. You are 21 and graduated in 2019 only. Don’t you think that you should do some research, gain some experience in a job and then appear for Civil Services?
  2. What are the other ways except for Civil Services and Defence Services through which you can serve the country? What are qualities of a leader?
  3. Your haircut is like a military personnel. In defence when a leader says right then subordinates move right and when he says left, subordinates move left. But it doesn’t happen in Civils. How will you handle such a situation?
  4. There are people much more experienced than you and know tricks of the game. If they happen to your subordinates, what will be your approach? They may dupe you.
  5. Why people don’t want to work and how will you motivate them?
  6. You said we should have rule of law not rule of men. In your home state,it doesn’t seem to happen. Your views?
  7. Your favourite leader? – Dr Kalam Why? What is Vision 2020?
  8. Is it because he also wished to join Air Force initially?
  9. Had light moment and everyone burst into laughter
  10. Last Question- Tell me difference between ‘Tell leader’ and ‘Sell leader’?

Member 1

  1. What do you know about his academic records?
  2. Should a person who has failed 10th exam be a role model for youngsters?
  3. What is the condition of Indian economy? What are green shoots which you just said? Steps taken by Govt. and February monetary policy? How to boost growth?
  4. What is constitutional scheme to manage financial relations between Centre and states? Why states are unhappy? Terms of reference of 15th Finance Commission? Why southern states are protesting?

Member 2

  1. Continuing from leadership, what are types of leadership?
  2. Let me explain it for you, if one type is autocratic leadership. What are others?
  3. What kind of leader is Abiy Ahmed Ali?
  4. Said I am unable to recall his contributions.
  5. What do you think about merger of overseas affairs ministry and MEA?
  6. probably based on my participation in PBD 2019
  7. What was the impact of dissolution of USSR on Indian foreign policy?
  8. Can Indian states also breakdown like USSR?

Member 3

  1. You have won Sword of Honour named after a Air Chief Marshal, who is the present Air Chief?
  2. What is CDS? To whom does he report directly PM or DM?
  3. You have done your graduation from Varanasi, I think Swachh Bharat Mission was started from Varanasi. What has been the impact of SBM in Varanasi? Ok now tell me it impacts all over the country?
  4. China has been claiming rights over Arunachal Pradesh. Should we do the same for Tibet? What do you know about South China Sea Dispute?
  5. Countries involved and PCA ruling?

Member 4

  1. How many times India has won Gold medal (Hockey) in Olympics? Years? Last time?
  2. Why not winning since then?
  3. Your hopes for Olympics 2020?
  4. What do you know about gol Ghar? ( Important place in Patna)
  5. How far is it from Gandhi Maidan? Counter- Tell me the exact distance??
  6. Said sorry Sir, I am unable to recall the exact distance
  7. coming back to leadership. Let’s assume that you have qualities of a leader but still you commit a mistake. How will you respond?
  8. I am giving you a quote. Decipher this for us, ” Now, we have guided missiles and misguided Men”.
  9. As a leader, how will you guide those misguided Men?

Chairman your interview is over. You may go. Our best wishes for your future endeavours.

  1. I was third to go. Interview lasted for almost 35 minutes. Overall Board was cordial.
  2. My half of interview revolved around leadership. Chairman mam asked me lots of counter questions. Some people call it grilling but I never felt so.
  3. Had post vibes at last. Felt better than mocks.

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview Transcript #53] Smita Nagraj Board, Bihar Home State, Anthropology Optional

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Interview Transcript CSE 2019
Date of Interview – 24.02.2020
Board: Smita Nagraj
Employee: MBBS (Medical officer for 8 yrs in Bihar)
Home state: Bihar
Optional: Anthropology
Currently in ICLS based on CSE 2016

Chairman

  1. How are you?
  2. You still working as medical officer or left?
  3. How do you like ICLS?
  4. Big leap from medicine to ICLS..why did you decide to join civil service?
  5. Bihar is lacking on most fronts. What is it that you think is not working for Bihar?
  6. What are the 3 reasons according to you?
  7. What is the one thing that you would say did improve at the PHC you were working at during your time there?
  8. What would be one thing that you would have liked to work on to improve service based on your experience?

Member 1

  1. Have you heard of IBC? What is it? How far do you think it has helped the Companies and the banks? Have you read a balance sheet?
  2. Where is the share capital mentioned.. Asset side or liability side? What is it for the owners? (I kept saying it is a liability for the company, he kept asking what is it for the owners? In the end, he said he wanted to here that the company was a separate legal entity and the BS was for the company and not the individual and said ” you are the expert in the field so you should have said this”)

Member 2

  1. Situation in China..why do you think China is not letting Indian Aircraft carry supplies to and evacuate its citizens from there?
  2. Do you think situation is worsening or improving?
  3. Mohalla clinic- your views about it…
  4. Do you think this concept would help improve the situation in Bihar if implemented there?

Member 3

  1. You worked 8 yrs as medical officer, then you joined this service, now you are appearing do you think its worth losing so many years of seniority for? ( Was grilled on this.. shared my personal reason then he said ‘I understand your decision’)…
  2. It’s not necessary you wilI get IAS…What if you get postal service or something like that? (He relented when I pointed out that I have filled IAS and IFS only)

Member 4

  1. You have mentioned you sing..what kind of songs do you like to sing?
  2. Which Raga would suit the situation of this interview?
  3. On a serious note… ibc.. why do you think ibc was brought? What has been the performance?
  4. Telecom sector.. your views.. is it going to impact economy? How?

Ch- continuing with telecom sector, is it something similar to what happened to aviation sector?

What should the government do? Should we be liberal? Or should we intervene or let them be?

Why shouldn’t we leave them? New players will come and replace them, isn’t it?

Source: Telegram

[UPSC Interview Transcript #59]: Smita Nagraj Board, Punjab Home State, Commerce Optional, Puppetry, Chess Hobbies

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Interview Date: 25 feb, morning slot, 5th in line
Duration: 40 mins
Board: Smita Nagraj
Home State: Punjab
Optional: commerce
Hobbies: puppetry, chess

Chairman

  1. Why no masters in commerce?
  2. Three problems facing Punjab? And solution
  3. How to handle political pressure, administrative pressure in drugs?
  4. Ground water crisis? Should we ban crops?

Member 1

  1. Physical education? What did you learn?
  2. Role of physical education in life?
  3. Why Punjab is being pulled back in sports?
  4. Infrastructure was worse in other times? Like lala amarnath era, why still we are going down, despite better infrastructure?

Member 2

  1. What types of chess you play?
  2. Vishwanath anand?
  3. Culture and civilization difference?
  4. Indus Valley civilization, hall marks? Sites?
  5. What is, special about lothal?

Member 3

  1. Privatization of railways, your opinion?
  2. Types of puppetry in South East Asia?
  3. No one watches it anymore, what is the future like?

Member 4

  1. Mercantilism
  2. Commodity trading IBC
  3. Rule of law? Which article?
  4. How to increase investment
  5. Ground water crisis, dichotomy, allow farmers to sow, ground water going down?

Source: Telegram

[UPSC Interview Transcript #61]: Smita Nagraj Board, Haryana Home State, Sociology Optional, Chess & Swimming Hobbies

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Duration: 30 mins
Board: Smita Nagraj Ma’am
Employee:  IRS C&CE
Optional: Sociology
Home State: Haryana
Hobbies: Chess and swimming

Chairman

  1. how are you feeling?
  2. you are already in service. Has the name of the service been changed?
  3. you are from Haryana. Tell 3 areas in which you want to work in next 10years?
  4. Education what are the issues in education?
  5. What do you mean by shift from quantitative parameters to the qualitative parameters?
  6. What are the differences in rural and urban areas in terms of school education?
  7. Can we give the subject of education to the Gram Sabhas? What advantages they have?
  8. What are the challenges faced by the Gram Sabhas in Haryana?
  9. Are Khaap Panchayats challenging to the authority of Gram Sabhas.
  10. Have Khaaps changed their approach in the past. What kind of good work they are doing?
  11. Should we start skill development from the School Education?
  12. It is already happening. Why People do not want to go for skill Education?

Madam passed the buck to the 1st member[1]

Member 1

  1. Drug consumption is increasing in Haryana. What should be done?
  2. Should we band the drugs?
  3. Why not legalise it if many western countries have done it?
  4. Many drugs are used for medicinal purposes. Then why not legalise them?
  5. In India, people have been consuming Bhang and Ghanjha during many festivals? Then why can’t we allow them legally. He tried his best to convince me about legalising the drugs.

Member 2

  1. Whether euthanasia is right?
  2. what ethical issues are involved
  3. What is Supreme court stand on it?

Member 3

  1. who is responsible for monetary policy?
  2. what is CRR and SLR?
  3. why they are used by the RBI?
  4. slow down is happening. What kind of policy should be adopted by the RBI?
  5. who signs on currrency notes?
  6. why finance secretary signs only on rupees 1note. Any logic.
  7. what is meant by bank guarantee?
  8. what is legal tender?

Member 4

  1. A lot of Protest are going on what are legal provisions which allows protest. What are the restrictions?
  2. why protests are important for democracy?

Chairman: Ma’am- your interview is over, Thank you.
Mostly from Service, Haryana and Current Affairs, no questions from Hobbies and optional.

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview Transcript #65]: Smita Nagraj Board, Rajasthan Home State, Reading Classics, Diary Writing, Chess Hobbies

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Board: Smita Nagraj
Optional: Public Admin
Home State: Rajasthan
Hobbies: Reading Classics, Diary Writing, Chess

Chairperson

  1. What is the last classic you have read?
  2. (said three books i recently read ), did not look convinced
  3. Have you read Shakespeare , Jane Eyre, Charles Dickens ( i said yes i have read Charles DIckens )
  4. Tell me what happens in the first chapter of tale of two cities ) ( i told, fumbling a little , was a little nervous by this time )

Member 1

  1. What can be impact of corona virus on indian economy?
  2. what can we do to prepare for it?
  3. how is it different from MERS and SARS ( i said sir mortality is much less, but it ismuch more infectious ) Is it airborne? ( no sir, spread from human to human contact )

Member 2

  1. What is the baisc problems beofr rajahsthan?
  2. why is Jaipur called Pink city? Is it still the case ?
  3. which states of india have been suffering from locust problem?
  4. what is challenge in fighting locusts

Member 3

  1. So how did you pick up hobby of writing diaries?
  2. These days many people write diary online, do you write online or in diary ? what are the advantages of online / offline
  3. What is FATF grey list? how many lists does it maintain? which other coutries are on the list? What action pakistan has taken so that not to be on blacklist ( few more questions on this which i don’t remember
  4. Tell me problems of agriculture sector? how can we solve it?

Chairperson: why do you want to join Civil Services? One last question, you write a diary, will you allow me to read your diary (smiling) your interview is over. (I got up and thought of pushing the chair inside, but could not move it, was nervous, then came out)

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[UPSC Interview Transcript #69]: Smita Nagraj Board, Rajasthan Home State, Geography Optional, Solving Sudoku, Photography Hobbies

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Duration: 25-30 mins
Board: Smita Nagraj ma’am
Background: Mechanical Engineering
Optional: Geography
Home State: Rajasthan
Hobbies: Solving Sudoku, Photography

Chairman

  1. What were you doing from past few years?
  2. What motivated you to come for this service?
  3. Backward or aspirational Rajasthan?
  4. Backward regions of Rajasthan?
  5. Compare the development of South Rajasthan and southeast Rajasthan?
  6. What are good administration things in Rajasthan?
  7. Coaching industry Kota?
  8. The geopolitical significance of Siachen glacier
  9. Bosphorus strait and Istanbul? Geopolitical issues wrt turkey?
  10. Link history and geography of the UK? It has any link with Brexit?
  11. History and geography linkage of US?
  12. What if USA didn’t have 2 coasts? Then also it would emerge as a great power?
  13. Malacca strait and importance?
  14. India’s image wrt freeness in shipping has grown? What was the trigger point?
  15. Santhara vs euthanasia? Your personal stand on it?

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[UPSC Interview Transcript #73] Smita Nagraj Board, Maharashtra Home State, Poems & Shayari Hobbies

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Board: Smita Nagraj Madam
Background: Mechanical Engineer
Optional: Geography
Home State: Maharashtra
Hobbies: Poems & Shayari

Chairman

  1. Akshay, you are working as a tutor at Unique Institute. What it is?
  2. You have completed mechanical engineering and having a work experience with MNC.Don’t u feel it’s something different than expected?
  3. Which subject you teach?
  4. When did you study Geography?

Member 1

  1. Have u read some standard books?
  2. There is a thing like a shortcut to crack an examination. What are those tricks in Geography you believe?
  3. As a geographer which problem can b solved with geographical knowledge?
  4. How to ensure the development of tribals?
  5. Arnt we taking effective measures?

Member 2

  1. You are geographer,so do you know what our former PM Nehru had said to laid down development policy for tribals?
  2. What are the problems of the tribals?
  3. what should we do then?
  4. How to involve a tribe in the developmental scheme?
  5. Do you know ethnobotany?
  6. What it is? can it b use for tribal development?
  7. Up to which standard we should give them education in the native language?

Member 3

  1. How soil is affected by vegetation?
  2. You mentioned Carbon in the soil. How much is the carbon percentage in soil?
  3. Is carbon present inside the soil or not
  4. What do you think, the impact of Climate change on India particularly forest and soil?
  5. Soil erosion is there but what about the dry regions?
  6. What will be the impact on The Himalayas?
  7. What is Hotspot?
  8. Why they are known as hotspots?
  9. Which are hotspots in India?
  10. Tell me the regions most affected by the CC

Member 4

  1. Akshay, are you from Jalna?
  2. Have you heard about Lonar Lake? Where is it?
  3. What is the geological significance of it?
  4. You are a native of Marathwada. Have you heard about Razakars?
  5. Who were they? what they did? and how Marathwada got freedom?
  6. Was Marathwada a part of a Nizam ruler?
  7. So when it got freedom? Exact date
  8. What was then with the Marathwada between 1948 to 1960 when Maharashtra formed?
  9. You mentioned poems and Shayari as hobbies. What is the origin of the word Shayari? (language)
  10. What do you mean by Shayari?
  11. What is Shayari?
  12. Difference between  Shayari and ghazal

Chairman

  1. So Akshay have you mentioned Shayari just as it sounds good as it is mainly related with Urdu poetry?
  2. So again back to tribals
  3. Do you know the language of few tribals? How to preserve them?
  4. Do you know of any project to preserve and conserve languages?

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[UPSC Interview Transcript #80]: Smita Nagraj Board, Gujarat Home State, PSIR Optional, Weight Training Hobby

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Interview Date: 20-02-2020 Afternoon slot
Background: B. Tech, EE
Optional: PSIR
Sport:  Boxing (National level)
Hobby: Weight Training
Home State:  Gujarat
Board: Smita Nagraj ma’am

Chairman

  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
  3. arrange for such a large audience? What’s there for India to gain from it?
  4. Who’re our hostile neighbours and how’re we dealing with them?
  5. Doesn’t India also have a deep state?

Member 1

  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)

Member 2

  1. GSP?
  2. Mammalapuram’s significance?
  3. Boxing’s weight categories; mary kom’s weight category? your weight category? is Boxing a sport of violence?
  4. Is there a dichotomy between India claiming the status of a global power and simultaneously wanting to retain its ‘developing’ tag under WTO?
  5. Which are developing countries?
  6. Is Nepal and India same in the level of development?

Member 3

  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? is electricity the cleanest form of energy?
  6. As an SDM, how would you reduce Ahmedabad’s air pollution?
  7. what is the difference between weight training and weight lifting?

Member 4

  1. What has the US done by re-classifying India as a developed country? Will it impact India? How
  2. are we going to deal with it?
  3. What is mid-day meal scheme ? As a DM,what will you do to ensure food quality under it?
  4. If you’re a DM and your subordinate reports to you that in a cattle fair, a mass selling of cows is
  5. being observed. What would you do?
  6. How can you dilute sulphuric acid? Do we add water to acid or acid to water?
  7. 1 major port of Gujarat?
  8. Who was behind Kandla port’s development?
  9. Why was Kandla port established?

Chairman

  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.

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[UPSC Interview Transcript #81]: Smita Nagraj Board, Sociology Optional, Spending time with pet, Badminton Hobbies

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Interview Date: 25 February 2020
Board: Smita Nagraj madam
Background: B. Tech (IT)
Optional: Sociology
Hobbies: Spending time with pet, Badminton

Chairperson

  1. What are you doing right now?
  2. You have mentioned quite a different hobby of spending time with pet and badminton, why so?
  3. Is seems quite different at your age to involve in such things?
  4. How much time you use phone?
  5. Recently there is something going on in telecom sector. Do you know?
  6. What are the issue with 5G spectrum, what is that?
  7. Why US is asking India not let Huawei to participate?
  8. What should India do?
  9. Why Indian companies are not able in participate in trail as you said?
  10. What is this AGR you are telling about?
  11. Why the companies are not agreeing to pay?
  12. What should the government do?
  13. Why should government help these companies?
  14. Is there any body which can assure free competition in India?
  15. What has the Competition Commission of India said on this?

Member 1

  1. Which dog do you have? (some light moment on it)
  2. What is majoritarianism? Is it there in India?
  3. The democracies where there is no majoritarianism?
  4. Isn’t Brexit due to majoritarianism?
  5. Isn’t this majoritarianism that Scotland not allowed to be separated?

Member 2

  1. We have a goal of $5 trillion economy. Is it realistic?
  2. But efforts have been done in past also, so what’s new now?
  3. There is reduced demand and lack of participation by private sector, so how could economy expand?
  4. What has been the maximum growth rate till now and can we jump from that to 15%?

Member 3

  1. You have said to mam that there are nominal and realised profits. Explain to me what are these terms?
  2. When the company earns the profits it is all it’s, but when losses then why should government bear them?
  3. If you would be telecom secretary, what would you do?
  4. What can we do if Jio reduces prices in unfair manner?

Member 4

  1. What is data localisation and why do we need that? Tell me in 3 lines.
  2. The spectrum that would be bidder, is that new or old one is it shared….?( many questions within a single question)
  3. There are different kinds of frequency bands like S, L, Ka, Ku, etc. So what is the frequency of these bands?
  4. Chairperson: Your interview is over
  5. Interview revolved around 2/3 issues and depth discussions on those issues with cross-questioning.

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[UPSC Interview Transcript #85]: Smita Nagraj Board, Public Administration Optional, Telecom Technologies Hobby

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Interview date: 28 Feb afternoon
Duration: 20-25 mins duration
Board: Smita Nagraj
Optional: Public administration
Hobby: Telecom Technologies
Employee: Business analyst in IT sectors
telecom domain

Chairman

  1. you’re working in your company since long, is it from starting or joined later?
  2. What have been your experience there?
  3. Why want to join here?
  4. Why is the ability to study and gain domain knowledge important?
  5. Which sector would you like to work and how your job will help?
  6. If you’re posted in UP how will you improve education using technology?

Member 1

  1. Is your company listed in India?
  2. How would you launch the IPO in India?
  3. Follow-up questions on it.

Member 2

  1. How does AI and Robotics impact several sectors?
  2. Will it lead to job losses only?

Member 3

  1. Aadhar issues?
  2. SC judgment on it.

Member 4

  1. UBI, what are its benefits?
  2. Do you support it or not?
  3. Timing of your marathon?
  4. He said mine was better, I said you’re my role model, everyone laughed.
  5. Business Analyst, what do you do?
  6. Are credit rating agencies credible?
  7. Major fall of institution due to failure of rating agencies.
  8. Are they reliable?
  9. How would you suggest me to buy a stock?
  10. Invisible hand theory? What is it? Do we really have it?

Chairman thank you

  • I said thanku.
  • She said thanku again and asked me to leave through eyebrow movement

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[UPSC Interview Transcript #87]: Smita Nagraj Board, Mathematics Optional, Dancing, Cooking Hobbies

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Date of Interview: 28/02/2020
Board: Smt Smita Nagraj
Background: B.Tech & MS in Civil Engg
Optional: Maths
Employee: NABARD
Hobbies: dancing, cooking (no questions asked on hobbies)

Chairman

  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?

Member 1

  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.

Member 2

  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?

Member 3

  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?

Member 4

  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 has it been commercialized?

Chairman

  1. What is your opinion on 3 capitals for Andhra Pradesh?
  2. What about having executive & legislature in one place and the judiciary in one place?
  3. What about some reports on buying of land with insider information?
    Interview is over

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[UPSC Interview Transcript #90]: Smita Nagraj Board, Mathematics Optional, Dancing, Cooking Hobbies

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MARS
Date of Interview: 28/02/2020
Board: Smt Smita Nagraj
Background: B.Tech & MS in Civil Engg
Optional: Maths
Employee:  NABARD
Hobbies: Dancing, Cooking (no questions asked on hobbies)

Chairman

  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
  4. Development, Govt is also working in this area? Why NABARD then?

Member 1

  1. Ministry of Rural Development and NABARD are working together for a govt scheme. Which
  2. one is it?
  3. What is the NABARDs role in PM Awas Yojana?
  4. Do you know about Parliamentary committees? Name some of them, their purpose, and issues.

Member 2

  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?

Member 3

  1. Some questions on lending and development activities of NABARD

Member 4

  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?

Chairman

  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

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