My Civil Services Interview

Date – 03/04/2017, Forenoon Session

Board – BS Bassi Sir

Chairman

• Have you been to cancun..?! What was this competition about?
• Don’t worry I am not going to ask you anything about greepeace. i know enough about them…
• Where all have you travelled?
• Have you been to Machu Picchu?
• Tell me about Inca civilisation
• You’ve been interested in environmental issues..Tell me what is biodiversity, what is biodiversity hotspots, and where are they in india?

M1

• High salary…low salary…why this cut?
• Lot of talk about startup…but they have been facing issues…what issues?
• What to do to help entrepreneurs?
• Surrogacy…what do you think of it?
• What is NSS? What did you do as NSS Secretary ?

Chairman

• You talked about commercial surrogacy..whats your opinion on it?

M2

• NPA…Why they are there?
• What to do with them?
• Lets talk about media…what do you think of it? do you think they are giving less news and more sensationalism ?
• What do you think of media trial?
• If there is an earthquake in the district where you are posted, what will you do?

M3

• What is the issue with finance bill?
• What is a money bill?
• Why is opposition saying that this finance bill is not money bill?
• What is the difference between judicial review, judicial activism, judicial overreach? give example of each
• Judicial review is based on what?
• One example where judicial activism has been good?
• What do you think of SC judgement on liquor ban on highway?
• Does constitution provide for reservation based on economic criteria?
• There was a judgement too? Mandal case…what the other name of the case…what was the verdict?

M4 (lady member)

• What do you think of reservation?
• Shouldn’t those communities who have benefited from reservation be now removed from the list?
• Why civil service? You could have had a good life abroad?
• Education…Lets talk about it…it is not making people employable..why? what to do?

Chairman

• Is there a mismatch between what engineering institution are offering and what companies are demanding?
• How to fix this?
• I have a problem yaar…I want a bulb outside my room..I have 3 meter wire…That one socket is there..I am using it for all out and i don’t want to use it for light…now what to do? take you time..have a good look..

Board was cordial. Except 1 or 2 supplementary, I answered almost all the questions.

Score – 173/275

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