Chattar Singh Board
CH : Spelling of your name is interesting (hoped he doesn't investigates into it :) )
L: Yes, I was also thinking the same....
Thankfully, this issue was ignored like last...
CH: Showing my photo, its you?....
CH: What are you currently doing.... a bit puzzled as DAF contained details as on the day of filling DAF when I was working with my previous organisation....
CH : Usual qns... when did you join IRS, where are you undergoing training,components of training....
CH : About previous organisation.... Controller of Certifying Authorities, DeitY... about Digital Signatures
CH: Why we are performing so well in Software yet lagging behind in hardware sector...
CH : NITI Aayog vs Planning Commission... is it merely change of label or something substantial...?
CH : Organisational Changes in the new NITI Aayog...
Passed to M2..... I was a bit surprised !
M2: Our performance educational and health standards are poor... do you agree? What changes you suggest... Answered based on ASER report, Amartya Sen and Dreze's article putting growth in its place, etc. suggested increasing expenditure from 3.3 % to 4.9 %.... newer methodolgies like Indian versions MOOCs leveraging Digital India infra... Health again : Amartya Sen and Dreze's article provided basis... comparison of India vs Bangladesh... HLEG recommendations... Rural Medical Assistant Model of Chhattisgarh and Assam, linking PHCs to important hospital via NOFN... M2 appeared satisfied...
M2 : Railway appointed a committee with Ratan Tata... what are your views...
Told him that I missed this news item about this committee... but I believe that already many committees, like Sam Pitroda Committee, Kakodkar Committee have been formed and submitted their reports... rather than appointing a new committee again , it is better to consider reports of earlier committees and act upon acceptable recommendations.... Committee after Committee argument seemed to satisfy M2......
M2 : Crimes against women.... why can Police do you reduce....
M2 : Kerala vs Haryana... why difference in crimes against women....
CH passed on to M1...
M1 : Why Police is failing in performing its functions times.... reading Prakash Singh helped a lot in answering this question.... tracing back to Police Act,1861 after revolt of 1857 ... Britishers intention of making it a “Politically useful” force... failure to replace the Colonial Act with reformed version after independence..... Political intervention in functions.... understaffed Police 30 % shortage.. etc etc....
M1 : Judgement about Police Reforms...
Gave six points given by SC in Prakash Singh case....
M1 : If states don't bring necessary reforms, what changes individual police officers can bring...
M1 : How can technology help in Policing.....
M1 : Again about Digital Signatures and Regulations of Certifying Authorities...
M1 : what is the difference between Make in India and Made in India.... M3 and everyone else had a good laugh......
M1 : Asked some question which I was not able to comprehend... something like If India provides facilitative environment, skilled workforce, matching investments, etc etc... what is still lacking for attracting electronics hardware industry....
I tried answering … predictable tax regime, nokia case etc.... M3 perhaps wanted something more
CH passed onto M3...
M3 : why you opted for psychology...
M3 : Your Favourite Psychologists... and their works... Carol Dweck and Albert Ellis...
M3 : Some Indian Psychologists....
M3 : We have Army then why we need Paramilitary Forces/CAPF.... Thanks Swapnil :)
M3 : Why do we need so many Paramilitary Forces/CAPF.....
M3 : Whom do you regard as greatest Security Strategist of Independent India....
M3 : Contributions of Nehru and Sardar Patel....
M3 : Did Nehruji committed mistakes by taking Kashmir issue to UN and China issue.....
(maintaining a balance in this answer was getting difficult)
M3 : Contributions of Indira Gandhi...
M3 : What was the name of 1974 test.... why we called it “Peaceful explosion”, 'Buddha Smiling”
M3 : Apart from Political initiatives... how can Police Reforms be implemented.... cited contempt petition filed by Prakash singh and role of judiciary....
CH passed onto L
L : Quality of Computer Science and Engineering education in India.... what can be done to improve upon it....?
L : Is neglect of Humanities responsible for this ?
L : Contributions of Steve Jobs..... I am a supporter of Free and Open Source and criticised Steve Jobs for taking Computing in wrong direction.... though gave some of his “innovative” ideas... L realised that it was not a comfortable question for a FOSS supporter.....
L : Do you think that extra-judicial killing justified in some rare circumstances.... ?
L : Why so many custodial deaths in the country....?
Vinay Mittal Board
- What are you presently doing in customs? Which ports did you visit and what did you see.
- Is Bangalore a port? What is the special equipment used at ICD to manage freight?
- Your hobby is caring for elderly? What do you do in it?
- What is GST? How will it impact the Indian economy? What are the taxes that would be subsumed under GST?
- what is food security Act?
- What is PDS system?
- What is Niti Aayog
- Name all the disasters that India is prone to.? How will you manage in case of earthquake. Pre disaster and post disaster? how will you manage a drought? How will you manage floods? What is the preparedness level to manage floods in india?
H C Gupta Board
Q: why IAS?
Q: why not join an NGO?
Q: mnrega?
Q: BPL and APL, MSP?
Q: why IAS after Adobe?
Q: how will u construct a road after funds are given to you?
Q: agragian movements post independence?
Q: any research work that you are currently doing?
Q: any IAS that u know?
Q: how will u empower women in ur district?
Q: why not join an NGO?
Q: mnrega?
Q: BPL and APL, MSP?
Q: why IAS after Adobe?
Q: how will u construct a road after funds are given to you?
Q: agragian movements post independence?
Q: any research work that you are currently doing?
Q: any IAS that u know?
Q: how will u empower women in ur district?
Manbir Singh Board
1. You come from such a prestigious school(sainik school kunjpura), why didnt u go to NDA?
2. How u got motivation for civil services?
3. What are the problem u've seen in ur area?
4. How to ensure women empowerment?
1. Tell me some famous names from ur school?
2. You told now the world is multipolar, what was it before?
3. Why couldn't u clear ssb?
3. Why couldn't u clear ssb?
1. What is positivism in sociology?
2. Difference between Comte's and Durkheim's positivism?
3. Relevance of positivism in modern sociology?
2. Difference between Comte's and Durkheim's positivism?
3. Relevance of positivism in modern sociology?
4. There is growing urbanisation and industrialisation in Haryana... And land is acquired for these purposes.. What is the general perception there.?
David R. Syiemlieh Board
Set 1
Set 1
Q. Tell me something about richter scale?
Q. What do you think is the status of Delhi vis-à-vis earthquake preparedness?
Q. Why do you think old Mughal monuments are earthquake resistant?
Q. Where have you volunteered?
Q. You belong to Agra and Agra is a dirty city. You are a town planner, how will you make it clean?
Interviewer 1
Q. Tell me three important qualities of a public servant? Discussion on those qualities…
Q. What would you have done in case of Jantar Mantar demonstration, where a farmer committed suicide?
Q. What do you read?
Q. Given your hobby is reading and travelling, have you read any travelogue?
Q. Name any Indian traveler?
Interviewer 2
Q. What are the requisites for the success of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?
Q. What are the planning solutions to solid waste disposal?
Q. Tell me something about smart cities?
Q. How will you make the cities smart?
Interviewer 3
Q. What are the major attributes of leadership?
Q. Is public servant an administrator or leader?
Q. Suppose an ordinary person walks into the office of a public servant, what does the person expects from the public servant?
Q. The qualities that you said a public servant should have; a politician should also have the same qualities. What is then the difference between the two?
Interviewer 4
Q. Tell me the pros and cons of NGT’s decision on banning of diesel vehicles in Delhi?
Q. How will you improve the situation of air pollution in Delhi?
Q. Discussion on Delhi’s BRT?
Q. Discussion on Metro in Delhi?
Chairman
Q. The government has now deregulated diesel prices. What more can be done to stop the diesel-ification?
Set 2
Set 2
- Taking a year off (EOL) – What is the biggest issue in taking the year off?
- Cut to the chase – What are your preferences considering that you are already in the service?
- Why do you want to join IFS? You would need to pick languages for IFS? Tell me 2 languages you would pick – one, literature-wise and the other work-wise.
- What makes you as a person suitable for such cross-cultural and multi-lingual communication?
- How long have you been with revenue services? What is the training on?
- What are the problems faced by exporters and importers in India? Is the department doing anything for that? What steps is the government taking for the same?
- Does e-biz portal have anything to do with customs? Can you tell me how
- Digital India would help customs and/or exporters and importers?
- Which is Kerala’s biggest port? Is Kochi working to capacity? Why not? What is being done to enhance its operations? How will Vizhinjam help in getting us traffic?
- You enjoy watching cricket? Please tell us why.
- Your preferences again, please. Is a move to IRS-IT from your current service a vertical or a horizontal move? Ans. Horizontal. Why would you move, then?
- IFS being your first preference, which region (like Europe, Africa, etc) wouldyou like to work? Why? In that region, which country?
- Do you know what connects Argentina to World War II?
- Since your optional is history and you have an interest in foreign affairs,
- can you compare the current situation in west asia with the India of 200-300 years ago?
- What is Vangabang?
- Can you list out all the colonial powers who had established themselves in India and in which regions?
- Why is RBI resisting the demands for reduction in interest rate?
- What is money laundering? How is it done? How does Overinvoicing, as you have mentioned convert black money to white money? Can black money be related to Underinvoicing? Please explain. If black money is moved from one part of the country to another in the same country, will that be considered hawala? Are you aware of the domestic informal money transfer system?
- What is duty drawback?
- Why is Kerala called God’s own country? On a lighter note, Is Kerala tea better than Assam tea?
- In Kerala, the level of water in the backwater is higher than the height of the agricultural land. How do they maintain that?
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