Previous Year Interview Questions Set 3
1. Name : R.P. Rathi Priya
Qualification : M.Com, M.Phil
Board : Mr. P. Agarwal
Option : 1. Commerce & Accountancy
2. Tamil Lit.
Chairman:
Why do you opt for civil services?
2nd question is a lead question from my answer
As corruption is a major hurdle in the implementation of the programmes., as a straight forward officers, how will you see, change the system
Name some corrupt free officers?
NREGA ACT
about the post preference
about afghan and US nexus and its follow up
Kannagi
MEMBER 2:
Coimbatore famous for?
about my college and their history?(PSGCAS)
G.D.Naidu
Tirrupur district and why tirupur is abundant in textile industry
Sakthivel (FICCI CHAIRMAN)
his contribution to textile industry
chairman asked did you able to recollect the person with sakthivel
He gave the clue that it is related to the kamal hasan and this film is debut in Hindi
He asked the movie name. and he gave the reply NAYAKAN.
How will you rectify the major problems in Coimbatore city
MEMBER 3:
Is there any good Taliban and bad Taliban (this is the lead answer from my reply from AFFHAN AND US)
As Kerala is leading in tourism industry, but Tamil nadu is not., if you are appointed in tourism department, how will you improve your tourism?
About NALINI case and my view point?
Why pardon power is in the constitution?
MEMBER 4:
Major incident which took place in Coimbatore city?(BOMB BLAST IN 1998)
Which organization and its recent follow up (I forgot the name of the organization) so they asked in specific
Name of other organization involved in terrorist organization activities?
How AL-UMA organization is deriving the money? And what is the motive behind it?
MEMBER 5:
And the final question is asked by chairman about KANNAGI.
2. Name : D. Nithya
Qualification : BSc Micro-biology
Board : Mr. Shasi Tripati
Option : 1. History
2. Tamil Lit.
MEMBER 1:
Why do you opt for civil service, as microbiology has a wide scope and you become an accountant (working as Treasury Accountant?)
What’s your hobby?
How do you spend time with kids?
What are the current issues related to children?
Views about RTE
As a collector what will you do for the dropouts who again join the school?
MEMBER 2:
Have you did any course in First aid?( I am a RED CROSS CLUB SECRETARY)
If there is a head injury, he has no breathed how could you do first aid?
how would you do the heart pumping(DEMO)
At what rate you will pump the heart?
How would you give the air?
How do you know about the First aid?
MEMBER 3:
If you are an IFS officer, how will you market Tamil nadu (tourism) in your place of posting?
What is the distance between the Chidambaram and muthupettai
What is the nature of your job
how would you know about the letters sent to the sub treasuries?(regarding grievances)
How often would you look at your PERSONAL REGISTER?
If a letter sent to you as CONFIDENTIAL and the information of the letter are asked through RTI will you disclose the information.
MEMBER 4:
Who is the tamilian got the Nobel Prize, what field?
What are ribosomes?
Why Tamil nadu (GENERALLY south India) is being very hot when compared to DELHI?
Can we stop the computerization of government systems as most of the employees are misusing (playing cards and using Google during the office hours)
MEMBER 5:
What is tsunami? What is the exact location of 2004 tsunami’s cause?
What are the rehabilitation works
What is your participation as a Red Cross member?
What are the government measures to treat the affected people (PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA)
Name of the Tamil nadu government schemes to adopt the new born girl child to control female infanticide?
3. Name : G. Prasanna Ramaswamy
Qualification : B.Tech
Board : Mr. Vijay Singh
Option : 1. Public Admin.
2. Geography
Me: May I come in sir?
Chairman: Yes please come in.
Me: Good afternoon mam , good afternoon sirs.
Chairman: (Immediately) Good afternoon, please be seated.
Me: Thank you sir.
Chairman: So Mr. Prasanna , when did you finish your degree course?
Me: Sir I finished it in 2008.
Chairman: Biotechnology is an emerging & promising field , why did you choose a career in civil service instead?
Me: Sir, I was always inclined towards civil service as a career, after finishing my 12th std I initially thought of joining an arts and science college but since I was the only son in my family my parents persuaded me to get an engineering degree, but in retrospect I fell it was a good decision as I got to learn a lot from my course in biotechnology.
Chairman: So engineering is the right choice for intelligent students? (This question was not very clear to me but I failed to get it clarified)
Me: Yes sir.
Member: So Mr. Prasanna , you have a degree in biotechnology , do you know what is protein technology ?
Me: (after pondering over it for some time) I am sorry sir , I am unaware of this technology.
Member: (he persisted) You know ? Protein and all that.
Me: Sir I cannot recollect it right now, I am not very sure of what exactly it constitutes.
Chairman: So Mr. prasanna you have a degree in biotechnology , what is it about biotechnology that you like the most?
Me: (after taking some time, say 6 secs) Sir the most striking thing about biotechnology is the possibilities it offers. It is a very promising field with huge potential. It can give us a solution to almost any problem in any field like agriculture, medicine, environmental degradation etc.
Member: But do you think it has any limitations?
Me: (after taking some time) Limitations, yes sir the biggest limitation is that we have to be very careful while handling genes in biotechnology as it can grave implications on the environment and human beings.
Member: Tell me prasanna, you say that biotechnology offers many possibilities, so can you create using biotechnology, a plant can bear both a tomato and a potato in the same branch?
Me: Yes sir it is very much possible. You only have to genetically modify any one of the two concerned plants by inserting the gene of the other into the first plant.
Member: Does biotechnology have any application for humans in terms of production of proteins for human use?
Me: Yes sir, I will give you an example , insulin is an example of a protein & hitherto we used to produce insulin from cattle and pigs, but now using Recombinant DNA Technology, we can induce E.Coli , a bacterium to produce human insulin by genetically modifying it.
Member: And where do we get the gene from?
Me: Sir we can get it from our body.
Member 2: Mr. Prasanna are you aware of the problem of development induced displacements. If you are given a situation, how will you handle it?
Me: (As I started to explain he interrupted me and asked me to tell him about the different types of displacements) Sir there are displacements due to infrastructure projects like building roads, SEZs and most importantly sir, dams (he seemed to be expecting this) . And sir if I am given a situation to handle the first thing that will make it a point to take the people concerned into confidence by explaining the pros and cons of the project and how it will benefit them and sir I believe that if we sincerely try to do that the people will cooperate with us.
Member 2:
But if the people who are mostly tribals say that we don’t want electricity and all and that you just go away, what will you do? Moreover you must be aware that according to the tribal rights act the forestland legally belongs to the tribals?
Me:
Sir in that case I will still try to persuade them. I will make sure that they are given a fair deal, a resettlement package which will relocate them to a place of their choice nearby because sir ultimately we have to strike a compromise between development and tribal welfare.
Chairman: So prasanna your optional are pub ad and geography , what made you choose them?
Me: Sir I chose them because I felt they were scoring subjects. But then the other reason was that I found them more relevant as pub ad is what I will be doing once I get into the service.
Chairman: So scoring marks was your primary motive?
Me: Yes sir, my topmost priority was to clear the exams, but I also chose them because of their relevance.
Member 3: Prasanna which country is foremost in biotechnology?
Me: Sir I think it is the United States of America.
Member 3: (immediately) No, no it is Hungary. They are the foremost.
Me: Thank you sir I didn’t know it.
Chairman: Prasanna do you think that the people of our country are increasingly becoming intolerant. For example the recent Hyderabad episode and the Maharashtra one preceding that?
Me: Sir I believe that if the people are left alone then they will coexist peacefully despite their differences but the problem arises when the political parties try to divide the people to gain politically from it. Sir this was the case in Hyderabad and also in Maharashtra.
Chairman: But don’t you think there are other problems also?
Me: Yes sir the other problem is that most of the people are illiterate and unemployed and these people who tend to get carried away by the propaganda of the political parties as they fail to look at an issue rationally.
Member 4: So prasanna cricket happens to be your hobby?
Me: Yes sir.
Member 4: Do you watch tennis?
Me: Sir I do occasionally watch tennis matches but I am not a regular watcher.
Member 4: Do you know what is deuce and other rules of the game?
Me: No sir I don’t know the rules of the game.
Member 4: Prasanna you are from Sastra University, tell me something about it.
Me: Sir sastra is the abbreviation for shanmuga arts science technology and research academy. It attained the deemed university status in 2001.
Member 3: Recently a lot of deemed universities were in trouble, so do you think we should do away with the system?
Me: (after taking some time) Sir I believe the true intent of the ugc act regarding deemed universities was to have quality educational institutions which is relevant even today, the problem is however with the implementation of the act. so we must correct that instead of doing away with the system as such because there are many deemed universities which are doing really well.
Chairman: How about your university?
Me: Sir my university has very good infrastructure and the lab facilities are also good but the main problem is regarding the faculty, they don’t have quality faculty. Most of the lecturers do not have a phd but only a post graduate degree.
Chairman: And I also think they are not paid very well.
Me: Yes sir that is also is a problem.
Lady mem: So prasanna pencil sketching is your hobby, and you are from thanjavur , do you know about the different forms of paintings in thanjavur?
Me: (after some thought) Yes mam the temple paintings of thanjavur are very famous they are a good example of frescoes wherein they paint on wet plaster which after drying gives it a separate quality. Mam I am not very sure of the other forms of painting.
Lady mem: Yes you are right , the temple paintings are very famous and the other form is glass paintings which are also very famous.
Me: Thank you mam.
Member 4: Geography is one of your optionals, are you aware of the concept of man made disasters? For example recently a sea was in news which it seems has been affected by human activity.( they were talking about Aral sea sea which was in news that day in TOI).
Me: Yes sir it is the Aral sea which is a landlocked sea in central asia . the problem started in 1970s when Russia or the erstwhile soviet union diverted the rivers draining into the sea to cultivate lands and this led to the drying up of the sea because of its landlocked nature and it is having a serious impact on the human population in the vicinity.
Lady mem: Also the fauna and flora are also being affected.
Me: Yes mam, a sea has a lot of bearing on the local climate and drying up of the sea would have adverse effects on the flora and fauna.
Chairman: So prasanna do you have any other interests apart from your hobbies?
Me: Yes sir I read books.
Chairman: What kind of books?
Me: Sir non-fiction.
Chairman: So are you reading any book now?
Me: Yes sir currently I read or am reading a book by the name India after Gandhi by….
Chairman: (he interrupted) Yes its by ramachandra guha and it is a very good book.
Me: Yes sir it is ,all along I had been reading about the history of pre independence India but this book gives a very good account of the history of post independent India and it helped me to clarify many of my doubts.
Chairman: It’s a good habit and continue with it.
Me: thank you sir , I will.
Chairman: So prasanna what are your service preferences?
Me: Sir they are IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS(IT),IRS(CUS)….
Chairman: So why did you not opt for IFS?
Me: (after taking some time) Sir I am more interested in serving in my country among my own people. I have no other reasons.
Chairman: That’s a good reason. Ok prasanna thank you, you can go now.
Me: (I was a bit surprised because I expected it to continue) Thank you sir, thank you everyone (I am not sure if I thanked looking at everybody because of my surprise and then I left).
4.Name : Dr. K. Kannan
Board : Dr. K.K. Paul
Option : 1. Zoology
2. Vet. Science
Chairman:
Member 1:
Member 2:
Member 3:
Member 4:
Chairman: Interview is over
Thank you sir….
5.Name : R. Sathish Kumar
Qualification : BSc. (Physics) M.C.A.
Board : Mr. Purushotham Agarwal
Indian bureaucracy is considered oppressive? Is it true or not-From colonial legacy, bureaucracy was not close to people or their needs. Have been changed by admiinistrationn reforms commission and RTI act.
1st admin reforms commission – 1966-chairman Morarji desai.
Paul Appleby commission -1954-Indina Institute of public administration setup. Organisation and methods division setup.
NCC – ‘A’ certificate – what is the use - asked about camp experience what rifle used for NCC Training.
Favourite political leader in TN – Kamarajar
-Reasons-contributions to National politics played a role in Lal Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi’s selection as PM.
What is Kamaraj plan, mentor of kamarajar- Sathyamurti- He was a freedom fighert and member of legislative council before independence.
What is Kamaraj used to say frequently. Other leader who suggested about reforms in congres – Gandhi –disband congress and work in villages was the only organisation having all India reach at that time and it was necessary to maintain unity and integrity.
When did Indian independence movement start – in 1790’s with revolt of polygars, kattabomman, Vellore mutiny – year 1806?
What are the tribal uprisings – Santhal 1854, Gonds-1824
How do you use electronics and software knowledge in administration – implement e-governance, nationwide knowledge network connecting all universities, tele medicine.
How many states and UT in India – 28, 7
What about small states – need to setup state reorganization committee and evaluate all demands based on merit.
Hobby Quizzing – What type of quizzing you do.
Who won the battle of Plassey – why was that battle important.
Which is the fastest flying bird in the world – swift
Power situation in U.P---> I said I did not know but know we have 3hr power cut in Tamilnadu.
Chairman told 16 hour power cut in U.P except Lucknow and Agra.
What was the barrier for verbal and non verbal communication?
What steps taken to improve e-literacy.
6.Name : R.L Arun Prasad
Qualification : BE
Board : Prof Balagurusamy
Chairman:
Tell about yourself?
You completed in 2000, you have a long career, tell about that?
Now you are working with which company?
What is your salary?
Getting good salary, good job? Why do you want to come to civil service?
You have taken a strong decision to join civil service in 2002, why don’t you change?
Flexibility is required for civil servant
No don’t you change based on your situation
Member 1:
What are the qualities you have? That required for IAS
These are general qualities every one requires
What is a special quality you have that ask us to take you to civil service?
Ok, List out qualities requires for IAS
No, thus qualities requires for a teacher also, then he became equal to IAS
What made you fit yourself to IAS
Tell the different between production and manufacturing?
Chairman:
Not satisfied, (again provoking)
How do you assess productivity of IAS, politician.
Member 1:
Productivity is technical term or general term
What is AIS?
What is central service
Tell about IFS
Which country is your interest as IFS officer? Why?
Learning different languages as IFS officer
Not interested to work Sub Sahara?
Income tax Slabs?
Which is high income tax or excise? Why?
Who are the.. of income tax?
How to increase income tax in India?
Chairman: Continuously interrupted to every answer
Member 3:
What’s your hobby? (Reading books)
What type of Book you read?
Recently read book?
Tell about that story?
Any award given to the writer?
What is biology?
What is engineering?
Have you studied Mathematics in your engineering?
Tell the sum of natural numbers from 0 to 200?
What is Mechanical Engineering?
What is social engineering?
Difference between tax evasion and Tax avoiding?
Chairman: Ask me to read the statement written in the paper before the table
Statement:
“Nobody cannot take away your self respect unless you allow to do it”
Chairman: Give me the explantion for the statement? (There was a Long Discussion on self respect)
Member 1: There is no wrong, when DGP eat sweets to CM it is not giving away self respect?
It is like giving respect to your superior, who is not able to do her duty – Age old
person like Narendra Modi giving wish to IAS officer falling in his legs is like
getting Ashirwad from teacher or father.
You are wrong; I don’t think there is any wrong
Chairman: Greeted and told best wishes.
7. Name : Mrs. R. Vimala
Qualification : BSc Chemistry
Board : Mr. Nirbai Sharma
Option : 1. History
2. Tamil Lit.
Chairman: After completion of your degree in 1998 what did you do till 2010?
Me: Immediately after the completion of my degree in 1998. I got married and I got twins in 2000. So my immediate responsibility to look after them in 2005 when they went to school I had time to prepare for civil services and this is my 5th attempt and 2nd interview of UPSC have been selected for Tamilnadu Group-I service.
Chairman: Tell me some qualities which we expect from you?
Me: They are the leadership qualities like integrity, friendliness, commanding firm decision making.
Chairman: Tell us some programmes of UPA one and UPA two
Me: For UPA one common minimum program and NREGA
(Chairman interrupted)
Chairman: Tell me about NREGA. Is it successful?
Me: Yes sir, It is successful and it is extended under UPA two government also
Member 1: What are the components of NREGA
Me: It provides employment guaranty for minimum hundred days per house hold in rural areas. The participation of women is encouraging durable assets in rural areas is produced, it leads to rural development and food security.
Member 2: What do you know about saint therasa and mother therasa
Me: Sir, I know little information about saint therasa, but I can tell about mother therasa
Member 2: Ok
Me: She is an Albanian settle in India and established missionary of charity in Calcutta, got Nobel Prize in 1979. The motto of the missionary is “I thirst”
Member 3: Do people of your state get money from political parties to vote in election?
Me: Yes sir, It is true
Member 3: Oh. Do they vote to the party giving more money
Me: No not like that sir, they get money from all the parties and vote to the party according to their own preferences.
Member 4: What was the preference of first five year plan and second five year plan
Me: For the first is food security and agriculture for the second is industrialization
Member 4: What about 3rd five year plan?
Me: It is combination of both one and two
Member 4: Did they introduce anything new?
Me: Yes sir, it is the green revolution
Member 5: Explain economic development of China and their government set up?
Me: Their government set up has very great impact on their economic development everything is planned and defined nobody can object.
Member 5: So you say that democracy of India is not effective when compared to Chinas Development
Me: Sir I accept that democracy as limitations, but it is not negative. Though we have a limitations were gradually improving but in Chinas case there are many grievances against the state in the society. It is not good because it bares the danger of collapsing these state, India is stable.
Chairman: Why don’t you prefer police services?
Me: Sir, my kind of fitness less than with 150cm of my height. I decided other services than police suitable to me.
Chairman: Do you know anything about the ethnic composition of China and India?
Me: Sir, I think in China they are more mangoloid and in India more negritos and meditranians
Chairman: Thank You. You may go.
8.Name : Miss. O.M. Reena
Qualification : MSc
Board : Mr. Nirbai Sharma
Option : 1. Geography
2. Psychology
What is most important for a country mountain or honest?
Indus valley civilization? What is the specialty? What script they use?
What is earthquake, plate tectonics, Tsunami?
About my Phd-Research
What are the development programmes?
How psychology case applied for rehabilitation?
What are fossils, In which rock, it caube found?
Have you ever been angry? What makes you angry?
Have you done anything/any incident in which you have shown your administrative activity?
Is there any Co-relation between Geography of a region and How it affects people (or) correlation between Geography and population of a country
What is PAP (Reliance with thesis)
It is Parambikulam Aliyar Project?
9.Name : K. Vinoth Kannan
Qualification : MBA
Board : Mr. P.K.Mishra
Option : 1. Geography
2. Tamil Lit
Chairman : What is EOQ?
Me : Economic order quantity
Chairman : Explain EOQ?
Me : I explained. But he did not convince. He asked to draw a graph about EOQ. I told that sir , I completed MBA through correspondence, So I am not able to draw graph.
Chairman : (He verified my BIO data). Ok I can understand what is Budget? Define it.
Me : I explained, but he was not satisfied and he asked my familiar areas. I told leather and my Group-II work as an assistant in DBCNO
Chairman : What is your role in DBCNO?
Me : Assisting in free house site pattas, minority welfare, Economic development of BC… I explained the free house patta scheme.
Chairman : What is inclusive growth
Me : Taking steps towards growth by incorporating the weaker sections and down trodden etc.
Chairman : Who are weaker sections?
Me : Women and children, SC & ST
Chairman : How will you say women as weaker sections?
Me : They become weaker because of the male dominated society (But he was not satisfied)
Chairman : What is difference between weaker section and Disadvantaged Group? Tell me 3 areas where will you concentrate in DBCNO to improve it.
Me : I answered the difference that disadvantage sections are denied from the opportunities/awareness about the government schemes, elimination of corruption – He interrupted and asked how to reduce the corruption. I started with transparent administration but he seems denied and told that always to reduce the corruption, we need transparency (ok, leave it) and then he allowed to ask by other members.
Member 2: How will you do counseling to children in orphanages. What are their problems? How will you given love and affection to them. What are raw materials for leather?
Me : I answered all with satisfaction.
Member 3: If you are appointed as an administration in leather industrial area what is your major areas?
Me : Pollution control, women empowerment (He asked me other than leather my priority) I said – to be integrity and honesty admin, Reducing the gap between the people and admin, Implementing the government program effectively.
Member 3: Energy security – Alternative energy resources
Me : I told about renewable energy resources
Member 3: Tell +ve & -Ve about nuclear energy?
Me : +ve - energy securities, cheaper energy
-ve – accidents, dependency on foreign companies
Member 3: Globaly nuclear accident – where it is occurred
Me : Chermobyl – now at Ukraine
Member 4: 1. Compare the private sector Vs social sector Vs Government sector
Private sector – [Team work, customer satisfaction, profit earning]
Social sector – [Increasing trend to help by common]
Govt. sector – [ Hierarchy, fear]
2. Where common man fears in admin system [Police –Revenue – Judiciary]
Me : Police (He asked reasons) and I explained – No people friendly, treatment etc.
Member 5: Various rivers and canals in Chennai
Me : Cooum, Adyar, Bukingham canal.
Member 5: Where it starts (BC)
Me : I forgot the exact name
Member 5: Different type of problems in these rivers?
Me : Cooum – Pollution due to Slum, Industry, Plastics etc.
Adyar – lack of ground water (He interrupted – that is normal problem)
Member 5: Where it drains? I said Bay of Bengal.
Member 5: Where is satellite launching centre?
Me : Sri Harihota
Member 5: What is other name?
Me : I tried to remember (he helped by saying Sadish…
I told Sadish Dawan space centre
Member 5: What is another one 40km away from south madras?
Me : I am not able to grasp the question. (Chairman told kalpakam) Then I told about IGAERC.
Member 5: What are the important leather manufacture centres in India?
Me : Kolkata, Kanpur, Agra, Delhi, Mumbai etc.
[Chairman told that Interview is over and said Thank you – I replied thanks to all]
10. Name : P. Thanasekaran
Qualification : MCA
Board : Mr. Chalam
Option : 1. Mathematics
2. Tamil Lit
Why all technical peoples are coming for civil service
Who is the heroine of MGR
Kushpoo & Pre -Marital sex Opinion
Why civil Service?
Mid Day Meal Scheme?
ABL Scheme?
RTE & Prime Minister talk in April 1
it useful in TN& Kerala?
What u know about manimegala
What is leadership?
If obama dies ,What will happen to US?
What is his Famous Statements?
Why he got Nobel prize?
Difference between ancient globalisation & modern Globalisation?
Globalisation is useful?
Katch thieve problem?
Whether India is supporting LTTE?
What is NSSO?
Why the data of census & NSSO is varying?
What is the role of Statistical Compiler?
What is use of NPR?
IT & BPO has spoiled Indian culture?
11.Name : Saren Jose
Qualification : MSc
Board : Smt. Shashi Uban Tripathi
Option : 1. Chemistry
2. Public Admin
- Explain the Big Bang Experiment. (CERN )
- Didn’t you get placed in campus recruitment?
- Explain ionization esp. in relation to our body system.
- What is polymerization? Give some examples of commonly seen polymers.
- What is the most imp. Disadvantage of polymers?
- What is Half-life of a substance? (Radioactivity)
- What is Biomagnification?
- Is decision-making an art or a science?
- Why does Kerala lack in industrial development?
- Explain the phrase “God’s own Country”.
- How come Tourism industry is thriving in Kerala?
- Why are there more problems in Kerala related to suicide, liquor and mental trauma?
- How, as an administrator, you plan to check the liquor problem, esp. with respect to the youth involved?
- Have you heard of “Alcoholics anonymous”?
- Do you support Govt.’s role to go and look for water in the moon when many villages in India lack proper drinking water facilities?
- What do you know about “Bene Israeli”?
- Why do you think India has so many diverse cultures and traditions?
- Differentiate between Direct Taxes and Indirect Taxes.
I hope these questions will be of help to many aspirants and I wish them good luck.
Note : Most of the Boards, including Madam’s Board, are very cordial, helpful and cooperative to the extent that they direct the candidate to the right answer.
12. Name : Mr. S. Karthikeyan
Qualification : MBBS
Board : Prof. D.P. Agarwal
Option : 1. Psychology
2. Geography
Intro: I am a doctor and IRS(IT) probationer.I was the last candidate in the afternoon session.
I wished the chairman and the board members good afternoon and the chairman gestured me to sit down.
I said thank you and sat.
C : but I didn’t ask you to sit down.
Me : (I didn’t know what to say actually, but he started laughing and said its ok. May be a stress test)
C : are you a doctor?
Me : yes sir.
C : karthikkeyan? What does it mean?
Me : sir,it is one of the names of lord muruga.
C : yaeh,related to ganesha right?
Me : yes,sir.he is the brother of lord ganesha
C : rat is related to ganesha. what animal is related to muruga?
Me : sir,its peacock
C : why only IAS? Why not IPS?
Me : I was rejected for IPS on account of flat foot last year.
C : ok.if not for that,will you prefer it?
Me : yes sir, in that case IPS would have been my second preference
C :the oppurtunities in ias is very much broader than that in the ips.
Me : yes sir, I do agree. my first preference has always been ias. but then ips also has a much larger role to play in the welfare and development of our society. a country can achieve its potential only when law and order and justice prevails. moreover the common people especially the poor and the downtrodden are very much afraid even to enter a police station thinking of the harassment and corruption they might encounter inside. I would like to change that scenario and make police people friendly.
C : in what division of police would you like to be in?
Me : sir, law and order. My second preference would be investigation.
C : why should the government invest in primary health care? can it be given to private hands like they do in secondary and tertiary sectors?
Me : sir, certain basic and essential things such as health, education, public infrastructure etc should be taken care of by the government. moreover in a country with nearly 40%poverty ratio, most people cant afford private healthcare costs. also private sector generally invests in profitable ventures, but welfare and development cant be seen in economic terms alone. so it becomes the duty of the government to provide such essential services.
C : ok.then tell me the areas which the government can privatise?defence?
Me: sir, defence manufacturing is a strategic area wherein govt need to have much control.even there certain areas have now been allowed for private participation.for other areas, I would say telecommunications,highways,and all other manufacturing units as such where govt can be a regul;ator and facilitator rather than producer.
C : then,shall we scrap pradhan mantri gram sadak yojana?
Me : sir,rural roads need to be a priority of the government and it needs public investment.whereas other roads are concerned, we can go in for public private partnership as we are doing now.
C : what other areas can be privatized?
Me : sir,all other manufacturing industries such as cement,steel etc need not be run by the government.(I didn’t know what say further.he said ok and allowed the first member to ask questions.
M1 : one general question.you are a doctor and now an irs officer.why do you want to become an ias?
Me : (I could answer this satisfactorily telling my experiences with the lowest rung of the society as a doctor)
M1 : as an officer how will you tackle corruption?
Me : mam,first I will be a role model myself for others to follow.(she interrupted and asked some general measures to route out corruption in our country as a whole)
Me : mam,first prompt and effective punishment should be given for erring officers(she again interrupted .wont it just add on to the large now of cases already pending?)
Me : mam,in our country laws are strong but their implementation is weak.we need to bring in a transparent and speedy process of punishing corrupt officers.moreover such punishments need to be publicized in the media heavily so that it would become a detternt to others.also the honest ones should be encouraged and need to be publicized too so that they would become an inspiration for others to follow.
C : do you think media is totally service oriented and honest?
Me : yes sir.certainly we cant generalise that all media are honest and socially responsible,but we can definitely find many who will be ready to help in this regard.
M1 : is it legal to do so?
Me : mam,I am not sure about the legality aspect but generally I think the government should expose such corrupt elements.
M1 : wont they file defamation case against you?
Me : mam, our past central vigilance commissioner Mr.Vittal successfully did it during his tenure, and I am sure I can do it too.
M1 : whom do you think are responsible for major part of bad loans of banks?a few big borrowers or a large no of smalll borrowers?
Me : big borrowers generally default more and also escape because of their money and political clout.
M1 : then why do banks lend them more?
Me : first,its mainly because of corruption wherein corrupt bank officials get money and provide loans to such big borrowers. then,they consider big borrowers as much more faithful than small borrowers for their own reasons whereas the facts turn out to be the opposite.
M1 : there is one more important reason. it is easier to process one big loan say for 1000 crores than to process multiple loans of say 10000rs each.
Me : yes mam.its also an important reason.
C : she was asking about corruption and you are talking about bad loans.what about corruption?only media?
Me : (I became bit confused at this as I was actually answering to the bad loans question)sir, I was talking about big defaulters of bank loans(the lady member was nodding her head.I got bit relieved).as far as corruption is concerned (the chairman stopped me at this moment,laughed and asked the lady member to continue.may be a stress test again)
M1 : (she guided me to the next member)
M2 : India is successful in many fields.can you name such technologies?
Me : sir, computers that is information technology, bio technology, space technology..
M2 : yaeh,space .India has advanced space technology. what about remote sensing?
Me : yes sir. India has advanced remote sensing capabilities. our satellites have achieved less than one metre resolution.
M2 : what do you mean by 1 metre resolution. can we be photographed?
Me : sir,I mean less than one metre accuracy.
M2 : yes,it is accuracy not resolution. ok name some remote sensing satellites?
Me : cartosat1 and 2,oceansat irs 1b,2b etc
M2 : yaeh,irs series. how are they useful?
Me : sir, India being an agricultural country and most of the area being rainfed, satellites are useful for detecting weather patterns..(he interrupted. these are done by different set of satellites. What about irs)
Me : sir.they are useful to delineate areas with different natural resources, such as minerals and thus help in their utilisation for economic development. they help in the survey of land areas and agricultural patterns and thus help in better planning and also useful in collecting such statistics over a large area.
M2 : yes,but how are they better than usual methods
Me : they are cost effective, less time consuming and holistic in nature.
M2 : what else?
Me : they are also more scientific(he laughed and passed the baton to the next one)
M3 : why is cricket more famous in India?
Me : sir, cricket has a long history in India. Moreover the decline of hockey after 1980 and the world cup victory of 1983 made cricket the most sought after sport in India. the world cup victory provided the much needed sponsorship support for cricket. also cricket can be played anywhere with just a ball and a bat, be it in streets or fields of rural India.
M3 : but football needs even lesser investment, just a ball.
Me : but football doesn’t have a long history in India has cricket does. the british introduced us to cricket long back.
M3 : but English are good at football too.
Me : I agree sir. but they did not promote football in India as they did for cricket.
M3 : why has T20 become very famous?
Me : sir, the shortened duration of T20 makes it comfortable for viewers wherein they need to give just 3hrs of a day to enjoy a game of cricket. the rapid action and continued thrill throughout the match makes it more interesting. especially it has become more apt in this era of fast-foods. I should add that the clever marketing strategies by the ipl promoters have also led to the rise of this form of the game.T20 has made cricket a family outing.
C : say ,you have become an ias officer. you are made a district collector and you go to the district.you are garlanded and taken in a procession. what will be your inner feelings at this moment?
Me: I would like to pay back their love and affection in terms of good deeds as a collector.it would remind me of my responsibilties towards the district people and will motivate me to work harder to keep up that respect.
C : what else? wont you feel proud of becoming a collector?
Me: sir, for me becoming an ias is not an end but the beginning. there is nothing to feel proud when I become a collector, rather I will feel proud only when I am able to have a significant positive impact on people using my position as a collector. I will feel proud only after such work is done not before it.
C : is it given anywhere in your duty book that you need to serve the people?
Me : sorry sir, I don’t know about that but I think it is very much implied in the name ,public servant, that his duty is to serve the public.
C : Is it the duty of a civil servant to serve the public?
Me : sir, by way of performing the duties assigned to him, a civil servant directly or indirectly serves the people.
C : so you are here to serve the people.
Me : yes sir,I am here to serve the people.
(then he directs me to M4)
M4 : you were talking about primary health care.what about secondary and tertiary healthcare ?
Me : sir, secondary and tertiary healthcare is generally available in urban areas as they need specialized doctors,more investment and higher doctor population ratio.private participation is much higher in these areas.
M4 : what is telemedicine?
Me : it is a concept wherein a doctor by way of IT and telecommunications diagnoses and treats a patient in a different location.
M4 : do you think telemedicine will be helpful in India?
Me : yes sir it will be of great help to India. particularly it will be useful for people in remote places and rural areas to get specialist help from cities. it can help in taking secondary and tertiary care to rural and remote areas of India. it will also save time and money and will partly solve the problem of shortage of specialist doctors in such areas.
C : but do you think an illiterate villager can make use of it?
Me : sir, basically such telemedicine centres should be located in primary health centres and the doctor there should be trained in such applications. he will give primary health care to villagers and get access to expert advice for secondary and tertiary care. by this way, we can make full use of telemedicine in India. moreover our IT expertise and satellite technology will be of great help in this endeavour.
C : you were talking about poor health care in India.but our health scenario is not that bad.we have improved a lot.
Me: sir,I do agree we have improved a lot but there is lot more to do. we should be sad about the pace with which we are improving our healthcare scenario and we should be able to change to it for better at a much greater pace to achieve the dream of becoming a super power in this century.
C : thank you karthik.
(I thanked him and the board members and left the place. totally it lasted around 30 to 35 mins.)
13.Name : V. S Aravind
Qualification : M.Sc agri
Board : Shashi Uban Tripathi
Chairman
I worked as Asst Manager is Agri Rural Banking Division – ING Visya Bank – Hyderabad
I was not to devote time of my studies.
3 sectors . Agriculture, Manufacturing, Service (Primary, Secondary,)
Gross Saving Rate
Gross Capital formation Rate
Gross Investment Rate
Direct Tax to GDP ratio
Growing Telecommunication
Triaging ours is a domestic demand driven economy.
Member 1
Cyclical season, declining acreage productivity, globally, Brazil diverting to ethanol
I was not sure. He said it was Brazil I thanked him.
Since I have both urban and rural experience and being an economic graduate t will try to bring economic interaction with the country of my appointed and India
Under the previous regime headed by honble Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha.
No sir water table has increased even is our apartment I have seen it
Telugugana Project, Desalination plantsat nemmeli and Manali.
Member 3
Concentration power and adoptability making friends
Member 4
3 passes Aralvaimozhi, Shengattai pass, Palghat pass, Kayathar region, palladam region.
If grocusion dryland condition minimum water requirement, but you coconut a plantation crop requires. Water nutrients fertilizer
Clean development mechanism - under Cup 15 developed countries give developing countries guids R & D to tackles climate change
CC – It is one tone equivalent of CUZ emission its equivalent. Which is sold in green exchanges at 18, 19 funds of this can be utilized in to tackle climate change
Sorry sir I am not same
Aid projection TN IAMWAARM 76000 under irrgn
NREGA impetus given to coral desilteng and watershed activities
Member 5
Sir in western parts and southern parts cur can install
Yes Sir
It does not pass but beneath srilanka it goes
Sir Keralareceives orographic rainfalls solar energy we need lok of in solation that’s why are can’t use
Chairman
7500 km
12 Nauticalmiles
Smiling I said, I don’t know
Simling I obliged
She said my interview was over
I smiled and thanked and left
Sir in India pen capital land availability it is only 0.7 ha majesty of farmers are small and marginal so we can’t go you mechanization
Corporate farming cooperative farming
By the use of silver and silver iodide we will arbicially deed cloud and produce rain
Neighbouring state of AP has tried but a failuring even chaina has tried but a failure
Sir I will try to utilize present parasactters to the best possible
Sir if that is the last resort then I will definitely go seeing the exigency in hand.
14. Name : R. Ragapriya
Qualification : BDS
Board : IMG Khan
Optional : 1. Sociology
2. Psychology
I was the second person for the interview. I entered once the bell rang and greeted the members. Mr. Khan asked me to take my seat…
Chairman: Welcome Ragapriya. Please sit down [looks at my bio-data] Oh, you are a dentist. Have you practiced anywhere?
Me: Yes sir, I had practiced for a few months after I completed my internship in 2008. But I didn’t continue once I started preparing.
Chairman: Ok, will it be of any use to you? I mean, in case you become an IPS can you exact teeth for prisoners [laughs].
Me: Yes sir, I can help them with their dental problems.
Chairman: Oh, ok, but what if you use extraction of teeth as a method of torture [ laughs again; in the initial part of interview he was trying to keep situation light and jovial, later on he listened attentively] Ok tell me what is third degree torture. He then enters in to a discussion with member 1 about what that torture could be…
Me: Sir, excessive use of physical violence (chairman cuts in)
Chairman: Oh, so what is first degree and second degree.. what difference is there? Ok, tell me why there is torture in India?
Me: Sir, torture is used as a technique of interrogation to extract information from prisoners [and I talk about condition of Indian jails, stressful conditions under which police work and how they are overburdened]
Chairman: Ok, but what about techniques like water boarding in advanced countries? Is that acceptable?
Me: No sir, definitely not.
Member 1: Ok, tell me what difference is there? Why torture is there even in advanced countries [ I draw a blank here] he gives hint about authority
Me: I catch the clue and tell them about how authority gives power and desensitizes people
Member 1: Ok, If you’re posted as IPS, what changes would you want to make?
Me: I talk about how I would prevent my subordinates from over using their authority maintain friendly relations with people and improve police-people relations. I also mention other reforms.
Member 1: Ok, can you do anything specific? You have told me about general police changes
that could be done [I draw a blank again]
Member 1: What about community policing?
Me: Definitely sir. That is a very important aspect of policing [I give him certain examples of community policing]
[Until then, I felt this part of my interview didn’t go too smoothly, the chairman seemed to be trying to make the atmosphere light, but he kept changing his questions and moving between questions which made it difficult for me to give a coherent answer.
Member 2: Ok, tell me about psychometric tests? Reliability and validity
Me: I tell them but the terms don’t seem too clear to them [and to me]
Member 2: can you tell it with some examples?
Me: I use IQ as an example with some help from chairman.
Member 2: Ok, tell me about mining and effects of mining?
Me: I talk about environmental and habitat destruction Flora fauna and displacement of tribals
Member 2: What about people who work there?
Me: Yes sir, the people who works there are subject to many health hazards…and the talk goes to pollution and environmental degradation.
Member 3: Ragapriya is a sweet name? What does it mean?
Me: I explain and she nods and similes at me.
Member 3: Ok, Ragapriya, tell me about self help groups in Tamilnadu?
Me: I explain about how it has created a network support among poor women and gives them financial stability.
Member 3: Why do think TN has been successful with S.H.G?
Me: Greater governmental participation and better awareness levels among women.
Member 3: Ok, tell me what changed could be done with municipal administration in your area?
Me: Sanitation, water problems and waste disposal [I explain in detail]
Member 3: Ok, have would you used I.T in municipal administration?
Me: I explain about maintaining a data base and networking among different department for quick redressal of complaints and improving efficiency [All through his, Chairman kept nodding his head encouragingly]
Member 3: Ok, tell me about microcredit and how it would help?
Me: Mam, microcredit is an efficient way to give financial inclusion to the poorest of the poor [ Chairman agrees], who cannot give assurance of security to conventional banks. [I talk in detect about its benefits and how his being used in developing countries as a poverty allocating measurements] over all the lady member seemed satisfied with my answer
Member 4: Ok, what do you think is indicator of women’s empowerment? What do you think are the main things which help in empowering women?
Me: Sir Literacy, health, awareness about legal rights and ability to take independent Decisions
Member 4: Ok, What about working women? Is that a sign do?
Me: Yes sir, working women are financially secure and would be able to make independent choices.
Member 4: Tell me about role conflict in working women?
Me: Sir, Though they are financially secure, they still (perform majority of household duties too [ I explain about work life balance]
Member 4: Tell me about the kind of relationship a man and woman have when the woman is working? How does it change?
Me: Sir, the relationship tends to become move complementary, they tend to approach each other as equals and they take decisions together.
Member 4: Ok, do you think disintegration of joint family is a boon for working women?
Me: [It was a tricky questions I felt], sir I don’t think there is any direct correlation.
Disintegration of joint family system is connected to other factors such as economic expediency. [ how families get scattered because of work in different places but still they try to maintain contact]
Also there are many joint families which encourage their daughters to achieve their best in their profession [ chairman and member 4 nods]. So I wouldn’t say breaking of joint family is a boon to working women. Rather, it is the different social conditions that prevails.
Chairman: Ok, tell me about female infanticide in TN
Me: I talk about prevalence is Dharmapuri, Salem, some areas of Madurai
Chairman: Ok what do you think are the causes?
Do you think dowry has a connection?
Me: Yes sir definitely. There is a perception in such families that women are a burden to society [ I cute an example of an advertisement I saw “ Spend 5000 Rs now and serve 5 lakh Rupees later” and all the members murmur in agreement]. and talk social and cultural factors for those beliefs.
Chairman: Ok, Ragapriya, Where all in India have your travel?
Me: Sir, Chadigarh, A.P…
Chairman: Ok, since you are from south full me some language spoken in Uttarakhand, Bihar, Assam.
Me: Sir Uttarakhand and Sirthndi [He expects some more then tells one about Kumaoni & Gharwali]
Bihar:- Bhojpuri, Hindi, Maithili, [He nodded],
Assam:- Assamese, Bengali, [He nods]
[Ok, Ragapriya thanks for staying with us. You may now leave.
I wish all of them and leave. Interview lasted for around 25 minutes. Board was very cordial and Mr. Khan was very casual in his approach.
15.Name : G. Manigandasamy
Qualification : BE (Mech)
Board : Nirbhay Sharma
Optional : 1. Geography
2. Tamil Lit.
Chairman:
What is your name?
What is your Roll No?
What is the meaning your name?
Where are you working?
Member 1:
What is national in legration?
What is the status of national integration now?
What s the problem is northern-eastern states?
Why they are isolated from mainstream?
What are all the Terrorist organisaiton which are working in northern eastern states?
Who are all the leaders?
Why it’s under developed?
Member 2:
How geography helps you in administration?
How north eastern stats differ from other states in terms of
Why human rights violation in police force?
Tell me about new legislation related to police department?
How national integration evolving?
How national integration related to culture, social values?
Member 3:
Law and order comes which subject in the constitution?
Tell me about law and order and its related subjects in constitution
Difference between state, central and concurrent list
Status of internal security in India
Difference between state police, central paramilitary force and military?
Where its Latin America?
Name of countries is South America?
Which country is oil producing about South America?
Member 4:
In which part of Arunachal Pradesh, China is claiming? Why? And India’s stand?
Name of north-eastern states?
What are all the geographic reason in which northern eastern states are under developed?
What’s happening in Meghalaya is last two days?
What are all government steps to improve northern states status?
Tell me about Loot-east policy?
Chairman:
What’s happening is Nepal now?
What are all the internal problems prevailing in Nepal
Any link between Nepal militant and China?
Why monarchy abolished in Nepal?
Any problem in the family of king (Nepal)
16. Name : C. Kannan
Qualification : B.L
Board : Nirbhay Sharma
Optional : 1. History
2.Tamil Lit.
Chairman:
Currently which posting you are held?
Why do you want to leave IRS
Member 1:
Have you ever visit district collectorate?
Do you have any specific meeting with collector?
Member 2:
Tel about Vijayanagar Empire
Member 3:
Why TN advance in governance
Member 4:
Tell something about Indian Economy