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How many Questions are Asked in an IAS Interview?

There is no fixed number of questions that are asked to each candidate. It depends upon the panellists. They will keep on asking you questions until they have an idea of what kind of person you are. And if you try to fake it. They will figure it out in just a matter of seconds. So don’t try to oversell yourself. Just be you.

Reading the interview of toppers writes down some pointers on how to answer some frequently asked questions in the UPSC interview.

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How can we Answer the Questions Asked in UPSC Interview?

The Panelist will be judging you on the basis of every aspect of your personality. They will watch how you will react to the question and you come up with a logical solution in stressful situations. Practicing IAS mock interviews will definitely bring you an advantage.

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Board : P. K Joshi
B. Tech material science IIT Kanpur, 2016
Optional: PSIR
Hobbies: Artificial intelligence , vipassana meditation and badminton.
State: Maharashtra

CM :( cordial and straight to the point)
why have you been doing after graduation.
why upsc after b. Tech.
*How did material science help in competitive exam
* Use of material science in administration.

M1:
*economic challenges for india.
*Why students going least for IFS.
*P. Vsindhu and sania nehwal playing style difference.
*Challenges of AI for India.
*Should we go ahead in adopting AI technology.
*What has the government been doing?

M2( extra loud and rude) :
* why football not taking up as much as cricket.
*Explain Artificial intelligence to me, I am a art student and I don't understand technology.
*Why Is political science called science and history is not?
*(followup)But don't we study history systematically?
*why are engineers going for humanities. Is humanities easy as compared to engg.. And why did you take a humanity?

M3:
*what is machine learning and IoT
*Is IOT being used in India. Example.
*What is the export scenario of india.
* Export challenges to india.
*(followup)Why pharma is leading?
*Top gems and jewellery production areas.
* Nepal relations Kyu important and aur kise sudharoge.
* Kulbhushan jadhav ko execute kar diya toh kya. Kare indi, unka bhi ek banda maar de?

M4: (obsessed with North East)
*manipur dance form.
*Name all the Northeast state.
*Literacy rate india?.
*States with more than 90℅ literacy rate.
*Neighborhood schooling and it's challenges.
*NGO collaboration with Beaucracy and two areas where you will collaborate with ngo..
*Name a few national parks in India.especially from North East.
*Assam flood and why a concern.

# Overall experience: very satisfied. One member tried to be very rude. His eyes look like some serial killer. But if one manages to stay calm despite the hostile atmosphere he tries to create, one can do well.


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PK Joshi Board
1st to go
21/7/20

Optional: public administration
Graduation:ECE
Hobby: Endurance running, Playing football
State: Kerala

Chairman

1. How Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas are different from other schools?
2. Similar school exclusive for girls?
3. What criteria will you use to measure development? Compare two states.
4. What is HDI?
5. How electronics can be used in administration?

M1.
1. Difference between 1G,2G,3G,4G and 5G.
2. Why public administration after electronics?
3. What is Maslow's need hierarchy theory?
4. Herzberg's two factor theory?
5. What is the difference between endurance running and a marathon?

M3. (Less audible)

1. How covid affected Kerala economy?
2. What can be done to improve the economy of Kerala in the wake of Covid?
3. Favorite football club.
4. What is the status of Barcelona in European league?
5. What are your strengths which will help you as an administrator?
6. Do you think you'll be able to use electronics knowledge in civil service?

M4.

1. India's readiness in 5G.
2. Investments in electronics in the country.
3. What is data mining and data security?
4. Why the oil prices are increasing in India when the prices are reducing globally?

M5

1. India Bangladesh issue
2. What is Farakka barrage
3. Rohingya issue
4. Major global diplomatic trends that are happening.

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History Topics

1. Government of India and its Acts of 1935, 1919, 1920, etc.

2. Gandhi movements and associated history.

3. 3rd Round Table Conference.

4. Poona Pact details.

5. Galwan Valley study.

6. British rule and all significant events such as Jallianwala Bagh, Quit India, etc.

7. Modern India social movements.

8. Congress rule and formation in history.

9. Independence of India and sequential order of the events that led to it.

10. Notable leaders and their contributions. 

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Indian Polity Topics

1. CBI body and investigation analysis.

2. Jammu Kashmir reorganization act and its repercussions.

3. Important Ministers and their designations.

4. Preamble study and facts.

5. Citizenship facts and details of India.

6. Prime Minister decisions, reformations, and Residuary Legatee position.

7. National security and the acts in association with it.

8. Supreme Court of India and Structure Doctrine facts.

9. Article 356 and 256.

10. Essential Commodities Act

11. Lokpal Bill

12. NITI Ayog

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