Date - 31st January, 2025
Name: M. Visvesvaraya
Board: Suman Sharma Ma’am
Afternoon 1st Slot
Time: 25-30 mins

DAF Keywords - Law, Stock Market, Reading Short stories, Arbitration, Commercial Law

Chairperson (Suman Sharma Ma’am):
(Gave basic introduction)
1) You have interest in stock markets - tell me why are PSU stocks doing so well?
2) Why are they unable to meet their targets?
3)What is Sachetisation of Mutual Funds?
4) Are you into SIP or Direct Equity Investments?
5) Have you heard of Genome India Project?
6) What is it’s relevance?
7) Any such initiatives internationally?

M2
1) High premiums being asked in IPO - What can we do?
2) NSE Co-location scam
3) Tell me the exact quantum of penalty imposed
4) What is the market cap of Indian stock market?
4) How will you reform courts to tackle backlog of cases?
5) What is Vivadh se Vishwas? Whose scheme?
6) What are Futures and Options? Are they tradable?
7) How many companies are listed on the stock market?
8) give me two principles of natural justice

M3
1) We are seeing state move away from arbitration. Why?
2) What is being done for such disputes?
2) Why state based arbitration is weak?
3)Asked what problems ail arbitration in India?
3) You like short stories - have you read any of Anton Chekov, O Henry?
4) Which is favorite one and what you learnt from it?

M4
1) Why choose civil services over law?
2) Problems with procedural laws of India? Cause of slowdown. How to improve?
3) Talked about Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger - what you have learnt from them?

M5
1) Do you think Japan and Germany deserve a seat on UNSC?
2) Views on veto power if new members added - don’t you think decisions will get more stuck?
3) Can India aid in removal of this power to reform UNSC?
4) You really think Mr. Xi and Putin will agree?
5) India can do it considering where it is today?
4) Tell me about the special relationship we share with France.
Said thank you.

Chairperson said thank you. Your interview is over

Name-Hanuman bhakt
Date - 6th February (morning session)
Board - suman sharma mam
Daf- up , ma in geography, movies, prayagraj
Mains in english but interview in hindi medium (4th attempt, first interview)

Question -

What if we privatise sports ground?
New education policy
Land acquisition bill
Forest rights act
MGNREGA, how to improve it more?
Seismic zones of india?
Rocks of india?
America's birthright citizenship policy and changes
Why indian it companies moving to Mexico?
Tourism sector - how big? , problems,impact on local ecology etc.
Rest question can't remember because they were very random
Mainly factual questions hardly 20 percent interview from daf.
My suggestion be ready for random question
Baki result to ram ji ke bharose hi hai
( होइए सोई जो राम रचि राखा)🙏

6 feb, Afternoon
BB Swain board
DAF entries that were asked- Mandsaur MP, JNV, Pubg esports, Anime and Manga, Agricultural background, History optional, Date of Birth (29th feb)

Sir- Tell us something good and bad about JNVs in 2 min

Member 1-
1.About WW 2 (who was involved)
2.Cyber security- what has govt done in it
3.Trump's statement on Gaza and how other countries are responding to it
4. Why you play pubg
5. Name few Field Marshal in army (Sam Maniksaw)
6.ODOP of your distt
7. When did your 6th bday came? Who else have same bday as yours?

Member 2
(Bhaii ye bandaa likh ke aaya tha questions!! )
1.Wars fought by India post 1947
2.Who measured the height of Mount everest in 1852(he was some mathematician and I have done BSc in Maths so they asked it)
3.India Srilanka- Who sent army in Srilanka and why? which army? name of the leader of LTTE?
4.Gangster who was active around Karnataka and TamilNadu (Veerapan)
5.What else for Agriculture in Budget?
6.What about Postal(Daak) in budget?

Member 3
Inhone liye maze

1. PSU in my distt (There is NO major psu in my distt!!)
2. Diff between PSU and Department
3. Is Railway a ministry or PSU
4. Name some ministeries
5. Direct indirect tax diff
6. Something about Employee service department jaisa
7. 4-5 economic terms pooche which i didnt knew.. sir was frustrated bcz of constant "Sorry sir sorry sir" and eventually asked me about my stronger area, I said History, so sir passed this History section to the last lady member..

Member 4
1. Who gave Jai Hind Slogan(I wasnt sure about Subhash at that time)
2. Tipu ki Talwar is in news. Why? (No Idea bhai)
3. She mentioned some history book and asked about the author. (again, No idea! I said "history" as my strong point and as I failed to answer 3 straight answers, madam looked puzzled and hence moved away from history altogether)
4. Diff between anime and manga( i think she wanted to ask about Anime vs Cartoon, i talked about manga vs anime and hence she was unpleased and was like 2d 3d mei bataao, colours mei bataao)
5. How a Manga is to be read (Right to Left)
4. How will you brand MP Tourism(I misunderstood this and talked on why MP have so much of tourism potential.. hence my ending was weak)

Overall- starting was good. But later half when member 4 talked a lot about economy, it went downside from there.. I could have done better with MP Tourism as it was the last question. Totally my fault there.. I was hoping OPINIONS but it was more of QnA with me. Maybe they were tired as I was 5th one to go

Name- Rakul
Date- 6/02
Board- swain sir
Daf keywords- rajasthan, Electrical (Or kch daf se pucha nhi)
(Last to go in forenoon session around 12:45)

Chairman-
1. Why rajasthan increasing and decreasing districts. Can't they decide how many districts Raj should have.

M1(lady)
1. Impact of 33 percent reservation in panchayats
2. Why reservation in lok sabha for women
3. If you're DM how to control child marriages
4. Which pockets of Rajasthan are more vulnerable to child marriages
5. Isn't 33% reservation all about drama as still there is concept of sir president lady
6. Benefits of yoga

M2
Lets discuss finances and research
1. What was your final year project. Standard size of inverters.
2. What is impact factor
3.  Which body regulates insurance sector. Full form of IRDAI
4. Debts and shares.
What are dividends.
5. What is Nirbhya act tell me features.
6. Full name of posh act
7. Vishakha guidelines


M3
1. Is musk interfering in world affairs?
2. Full form of DOGE
3. News related to USAID
4. Full form of USAID
5. Impact on world. Which areas will get most impacted due to removal of USAID
6. Is n't musk running parallel govt in USA and trump is just dummy
7  difference between sip, sep, swp (said not able to recall and confused)
He said (with straight face) IAS officers are not supposed to be confused but they are supposed to confuse others
8. What is drone didi scheme
9. Tell me age required for eligiblity of this scheme

M4.
1. One program of budget u liked most
2. Nuclear energy mission tell what FM has announced
3. 2047 tk nuclear energy total demand me kitna contribute kregi
4. Provisions related to post office in budget ...tell me details
5. Why srijarikota is important
Why in andhra and not in delhi
Why on east coast and not on west
Don't you like Sri lanka (i didn't say anything like this but he misunderstood)
6. Is it good decision to have women in army
7. Women in armed forces are officer's but not sainiks ....why?
8. Are you happy seeing Women in army

Chairman
Do you want me to ask you something
Then do you want to ask something
Then tell us how was your performance
Said thank you and was about to leave
M1
Why blazer on saree. (Srdi h).
No but why not sweater. Has any coaching recommended you?

Name - बीकानेरी भुजिया
Board- Suman Sharma Ma'am
Interview date- 4 February 2025
DAF- Electronic and Communication engineering (ECE-DD),Hindi literature, Badminton,Bikaner , Nokha,NIT Hamirpur

Chairman- आपने NIT Hamirpur से ECE में ग्रेजुएट हुऐ हो...
1.what is recent developments in field of Semiconductor?
2. First Generation of Semiconductor Chip vs Second Generation of Chip
3. Kyu East Asian countries Electronics sector m आगे हैं? भारत का क्या status है
4. Recent m USA द्वारा क्यों AI hardware (GPUs)के export क्यों ban लगाया है?
5. ChatGPT vs Deepseek ? भारत क्या कर रहा हैं?
6. आपकी hobby Badminton खेलना h... क्या भारत में online sports में betting को legalise कर देना चाहिए? What is your view on this?
7. भारत में 80करोड़ लोगों को फ्री food grain provide कर रहे है क्या हम 6 hrs per day रोजगार दे तो आपका इस पर क्या View है?
M2
1. abraham maslow hierarchy of needs theory क्या है? Bottom Up hierarchy बताओ
2. आपकी Life में positive and negative motivation को 3–3 example के साथ explain करो
3. Organisation is strength आप कहां सहमत हो?
4. बीकानेरी भुजिया उद्योग का swot analysis करो

M3 (lady member)
1. हिंदी साहित्य में कौनसी रचना आपकी फेवरेट हैं? (मैंने कहा गोदान ) गोदान की 5 प्वाइंट m summary बताओ।
2. Audiobook सुनने के 3 फायदे और 3 नुकसान बताओ

M4
1. संविधान में Rural India k regarding 5 important provisions कौन konse h?
2. 73th constitutonal amendment 1991 की जगह 2025 में आया होता तो क्या क्या positive changes आते ?
3. As a DM of Bikaner ,Funding issue k related rural cooperative societies के समक्ष challenges को आप कैसे सॉल्व करोगे?
4. आपके गांव में Agriculture में टेक्नोलॉजी का क्या status है?As a ECE Engineer आप कैसे टेक्नोलॉजी adoptation में हेल्प करोगे?

M5
1. USSR की full form बताओ? Desolution के बाद कितने देश बने? नाम बताओ
2. भारत – नेपाल relations
3. SAARC का present status क्या है?
4. Western ghaat vs Eastern Ghat (biodiversity, minerals)

Chairperson Ma'am: Thank you

Mock: Samkalp IAS, Vision IAS
One to One Session: Roshan Prajapat Sir (IRMS-2024)

Special thanks to Dharmendra Jakhar Sir for his valuable guidance

Date : 06/02/2025
Board : Shri Sanjay Verma Sir
Keyword : BAMS , karmayoga (bhagvad gita) , agriculture, Ragging , banaskantha, Gujarat

Chairperson

1. How are you?
2. Compare and contrast Bible and kuran
3. Sects in Christinity ,Sects in Muslims
4. Which muslim community in Gujarat
5. Bhagvadgita kb likhi gai ? Phir Mahabharat kb hue thi?

Member 1 ( very supportive lady member )

1. Urbanisation related discussion >> uski vajah se castism km hua he etc
2. Caste system ko khatam krne ke liye reservation ko chhodke kya krna chahiye
3. Anti ragging committee member the aap to uska structure kaise rehta h ? Phr thoda discussion uspe
4. Ayurveda related few questions and counter

Member 2 ( lady member on grilling mode )

1. Banaskantha is famous for ?
2. Aap personal aur professional administration life ko kaise manage Kroge?
3. Koi Corruption kr rha he to aap kya krenge ?
4. Unfortunately aap select nhi hote he to BAMS practice krenge to usme kya scope h kaise krnge aap ?
5. Monologue on Ayurvedic practice

Member 3 

1. Folk medicine kya h ?
2. Relation with Ayurveda?
3. Magic performers and medicine man
4. Linguistic Anthropology kya h ? Thode counter questions
5. Cause and effect theory of Buddhism 
6. Random terms 2 to 3 > pehli bar hi suna tha >> sry sir don't know >>> Phr sir ab kya hi puchhu
8. Karmayoga konse Darshan pe based he ?
9. Allopathy practinore Ayurvedic ko kaise dekhte h ?



Member 4 ( happy discussion)

1. Ayurveda related discussion
2. Baba ramdev and others claims related to Ayurvedic medicine and cure ? What's your thoughts
3. Ragging me aapne koi incident hua use kaise handle Kiya?
4. Agriculture me kya issues he ? Thoda discussion

Chairperson

Interrupted and said times up
Thank you !

Experience:

• More like a discussion
• No factual , no current , mainly Daf in detail
• Cordial board

Key Takeaways from PT Marks Analysis (2021-2023):

1. Growth in Top Scorers (200+):
- The percentage of candidates scoring 200+ increased steadily:
2.9% (2021) → 3.7% (2022) → 4.4% (2023), reflecting improved high-end performance.

2. Decline in Mid-Tier Scores (170-189):
- Both 170-179 and 180-189 ranges saw consistent declines:
- 170-179: 29.2% → 25.18% → 24.11%
- 180-189: 20.44% → 17.69% → 17.23%
- Suggests a shift toward higher or lower score brackets.

3. Lowest Score Range (<150):
- Dropped sharply from 10.95% (2021) to 7.2% (2022) but slightly rose to 7.9% (2023). May indicate fluctuating performance among lower-scoring candidates.

4. Stabilization in 190-200 Range:
- After a dip from 13.14% (2021) to 11.26% (2022), it stabilized at 11.32% (2023).


5. 160-169 Range Rebound:
- After a dip in 2022 (21.98%), this range slightly recovered to 22.15% (2023), hinting at possible variability in mid-tier performance.

Conclusion: Scores are polarizing, with more candidates achieving top marks (200+) and fewer in mid-tiers (170-189). The lowest tier (<150) remains volatile but smaller than in 2021.

Best wishes 🙏🙏

Name : Harry potter
Date : 06/02/2025 (Afternnon- 4th to go)
Board: Sanjay verma sir,
Keywords : Churu (Rajasthan), Grad. -Sanskrit literature, English literature,
Opt.- Hindi literature, Hobby: Watching movies and web series on social issues,
Work: Montorship&Content writing


Chairperson
Q.1आपके दोस्त आपको किस नाम से बुलाते हैं?
Q.2 आपको साहित्य की किन्हीं भी दो रचनाओं को लेकर उन पर एक वेब सीरीज और एक मूवी बनानी है तो आप तो आप किन रचनाओं को चुनेंगे?
Q.3 अब इनके लिए कास्टिंग भी करो।(कास्टिंग चयन में सभी मेंबर्स ने सहयोग भी किया और मजाक के पल भी आये)
Q.4आपके पास लिमिटेड बजट है और आपको इसे दो क्षेत्रों में से किसी एक में आवंटित करना है तो किसमें करोगे :- पहला:पुस्तकों के प्रकाशन को बढ़ावा देना या दूसरा: AI,Chatbot आदि में निवेश करना।

M1(Lady member)
Q.1 आपका जिला क्यों फेमस है?  Ans. For Extreme climate.Q. Highest temp.?: 50-52℃
  तो फिर प्रशासन इस स्थिति से निपटने के लिए क्या करता है? (मेम जो पॉइंट सुनना चाहती थी वो मेने नहीं बोला तो फिर उन्होंने खुद ही बता दिया)
Q.2 मान लो कि संस्कृत को स्कूल स्तर पर अनिवार्य कर दिया जाता है तो आप इसके पक्ष में क्या तर्क दोगे?
Q.3 हाल ही में जयपुर लिटरेचर फेस्टिवल में दो famous grandson की मीटिंग हुई उनकी जानकारी है क्या आपको?

M2(Lady member)
1.राजस्थान में देशी NGOs की बजाय विदेशी  NGOs की संख्या ज्यादा क्यों है?
2.आपके क्षेत्र के कोई प्रसिद्ध NGOs,जिनके बारे में आप जानते हो।
3. मेवाड़ क्षेत्र का वह प्रसिद्ध NGO कौनसा है जो लड़की के जन्म पर पेड़ लगाने का अभियान चलाता है?
(मुझे नहीं पता था तो मेम ने खुद ही बताया)
4.राजस्थान में एक DM के रूप में आप अपने जिले में गौशाला से कौन कौनसे आर्थिक लाभ उठाना चाहोगे?
( मैंने 4th पोइन्ट 'महिलाओं को रोजगार' का बोला तो वो खुश हो गई और बोली कि आपने बहुत अच्छा बताया)
    मेम का टाइम पूरा हो गया तो वर्मा सर ने उनको रोक दिया और आगे ट्रांसफर कर दिया

M3
1.संस्कृत से 3 factual प्रश्न पूछे जिन पर मैंने लगातार सॉरी बोला तो वो थोड़ा Hyper हो गए और जोर से बोले कि फिर तुमने पढ़ा क्या है संस्कृत में।
लेकिन मैंने स्माइल के साथ फिर अलग तरह से सॉरी बोला तो सब हंसने लग गए।
2.गुप्तकाल स्वर्णिमकाल क्यों?
2.हिंदी साहित्य में  आपको कौनसी विधा ज्यादा पसंद है - उपन्यास
3.कौन कौनसे उपन्यास पढ़े हैं?
4.हिंदी साहित्य के किसी आधुनिक उपन्यास कविता के नाम बताओ।
5.ओडिशा के बारे में कुछ बताओ।

M4
1.नीतिशतक का कोई एक श्लोक सुनाओ।
2.मेंटर के रूप में आपकी क्या भूमिका रहती है?
3.एक स्टूडेंट को आदर्श रूप में कितने समय तक upsc की तैयारी करनी चाहिए।
4.प्रशासन में साहित्य की उपयोगिता

Time: About 30 min.
90-95% based on DAF
Overall experience :- "mja aaya"

Keywords: Haryana, Cricket,, Cooking North Indian cuisine,, Physics optional , Farming.


Chairman:
Your name is quiet interesting and there are lot of songs using name.
1)Tell me some Name related songs name. And meaning
2).How can a batter get out twice on same ball.
3.) Which states are covered in North indian cuisine ..

M1:
Farm laws..good points.. issue for farmer.
Legalising MSP good or bad. As a civil servants what steps you could take to sort out issues( Long discussion on this topic)

M2:
Favt physics area
Famous Indian scientist in astrophysics
Chandrashekhar limit ..What it is?

M3:
1.What is Poshan scheme.
2.Provision of flexibility in subject selection in NEP..Your view on this..
3.How physics or science is applicable in bureaucracy
4.)Kerala govt step toward science to people
As a bureaucrats what step you will do

M4:
1)Msp legalising issues..
2)Migrants deportation issue - issue of the way people are treated while deportation ... India's steps... lesson for India.
3)As a bureaucrats steps in agriculture sector
4)View About Theory of everything book written by Stephen Hawking..
5) Don't you think we haven't understood concept of time completely..

M5:
1)Condition of girls in haryana ..what else could be done?
2)NPS pension to paramilitary force..
3)Why share market doesn't rise so much after budget and in which Share you will invest if given a chance ?

In last when I was about to exit sir told me that batter cab get out twice by hit wicket and caught by WK ..

Overall board was very cordial, giving ample time to give answers .No random out of box questions..

Mock: NextIAS, Sankalp,, Vision,, Vajirao reddy.

Name
Date February 7 afternoon first
to go
Interview medium- hindi
Daf relevant travel vlog
surya namaskar
Btech electrical
Pmss scholarship
I was waiting outside the interview room
And members were still entering the room which I didn't knew
And I was doing stupid things on chair outside😂

Round table
M1,M4 sitting tooo close to me

Chairman dasa sir
1. Urban apathy in election
And cross questions
2. Digital voting and cross questions
Social angle about it long discussion sir told many things
3. Scholarship which I have received how?
M1 (lady)
1. Btech. Do you fill responsible for government expenditure on you during btech
Praised for good cgpa
2. Travel vlog
What you see
Tell me about the documentry you last saw
And discussion around it.
(Changpa tribe pashmina shawl)
3. Why CSE
When decided
What were the reasons
4. Surya namaskar
Do I still do it
Why ,breathing pattern and all
5 kaha rahte ho
Preparation kaha se kiye ho
Coaching kiye ho

5. Some other questions also finally chairman sir interrupted


M2
1. E vehicle policy
2. Why adoption slow
3. What can be done
4. Rare earth elements and semiconductor tech ,dependency on china
5. Caste
Positives batao
Issues bato

M3
1. Ic engine,e vehicle ,hybrid vehicle tech there differences
2. Is bureaucratic apathy responsible for underdevelopment
Statement of sanjiv verma economic advisor
3. 1 more technical question which I didn't know

M4(lady)
1. Pashmina shawl discussion from documentry M1
Issues
Solutions
2. Migration why
Push and pull factors
You are dm of push factor district what will you do
You are dm of full factor district what will you do
3. Voting from chairman's discussion
Kya fundamental duty bana de why why not
Legal obligation bana de



M1 was keeping very keen eye on me as she entered the room while I was sitting lobby

Mocks too many
Utility - bolne ki practice ho jati hai + confidance
Give samkalp mock so that you get use to sitting closely with members

Name- prajapati
Chairman- sanjay verma
Keywords- education mathematics , ramayan mahabharata , rampur
Optional- hindi literature

Chairman
1.Ramayan ke time ladahi kyon nhi hoti thi jaise aaj hoti hai hindu muslim
2.Aapne kon kon se production ki ramayan mahabharat dekhi hai tv pr
3. Telangana and kerala me similarities ot differences
4. Modern age ke literature ke parameters
Member1
1. Mathematics ko seekhna hard kyon hain...aap easy bnaane ke liye kya krengi
2. Right brain left brain ka connection mathematics ke saath
3. Vedic maths
4. Aap dm hain or biometric lgaane ke liye aapke office me koi maan nhi raha aap kya krengi
5. Corruption rokne ke liye kya krengi
6. Rampur ki विशेषताएं
Member2
1. Shanti parv ka importance
2. तुलसीदास jaati vadi they??
3. Dasharath se related kuch yaad nhi raha
4. आधुनिक आलोचना??
5. मैला आंचल ki भाषा
Member 3
1. New education policy
2. Reverse migration ke liya kya kr skte hain
3. Manrega ka social development me yogdaan
4. Agricultural productivity kyon km hai
Member 4
1. Major geopolitical events
2. Usa gaza me kyon development krne chahta hai(counter questions)
3. Indo usa relation,  migration policy ka india pr impact
4. Indo russia relation,  indo bangladesh relation
Time 30 min
(Starting me good afternoon ki jagah good morning bol diya but they replied good afternoon i said sorry sir)

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INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
Interview Date – 30 Jan 2025
Board – Shri Sheel Vardhan Singh
Forenoon session, 2nd to go. Nearly 45min.
DAF Keywords – Chemical Engineering, Research Internship, Indian Hip Hop Music, Karate, Perspective-taking visualization, Cargill Global Scholars Program, Sociology.

Chairman
1. Reads the DAF – You are {Name}, come from {place}. I see that you have mentioned that you follow Indian Hip Hop music, what is it?

2. From your answer, I see it is more like fusion music rather than a distinct genre of music.

3. What is the origin of Hip Hop music?
a. Rooted in protest movement of Afro-Americans during 70s in USA.

4. (Building upon my answer) So Hip hop music has this protest element, but Indian Hip hop music lacks this, so how is IHH a category of music?
a. Gave some examples of tracks that have this element of protest.

5. What you’re telling is rap music like Tupac Shakur in the west coast etc., is rap same as hip hop?

6. What do you know about Hindustani music and Carnatic music?

7. (Interrupts my answer) What is the textual source from which they are derived?
a. I said sorry sir I’m not aware. Sir said - you know so much about hip hop and western music, you should be aware about our own music as well.

8. Our discussion on fusion reminds me of a new genre that is gaining a lot of popularity – Historical fiction. What is your opinion on it?

9. So according to you it is rooted in history but is essentially fiction?

10. But I think it is distorting history. When people like Amish write about the people of Meluha, most readers don’t distinguish history from fiction.
a. Helps in creating awareness.
b. Leads to curiosity about history, people can read more about true history based on their interest.

11. As per this logic, if there is crime in society, it would create awareness about it amongst people. So, crime is also good for society?
a. Answered as per normal and pathological social facts of Durkheim and impact on collective conscience.

12. So, you have used the Collectivism theory from sociology. What good is this shock to collective conscience? We have seen that in past there have been incidents that have created ripples in society, but the situation remains same and nothing has changed.
a. I began answering that it depends on the type of crime and the severity.
b. (Interrupted in between) I’ll narrow it down for you, let’s talk about crime against women.

13. I see in your DAF that you’ve accomplished a lot in research domain. You did {read out the details and achievements}. It seems you were on course to do your PhD, become a professor, do brilliant research and bring in a Nobel Prize for our nation (says this playfully). Why this sudden 180-degree switch to Civil Services?

Member-1

1. What belt are you in Karate?

2. Which style of Karate do you practice?
a. Shito Ryu

3. Is it related to Shoto-kan? What is the difference between both?

4. After learning Karate, do you feel like beating people around? Or getting into fights?

5. So did you not get the opportunity to get into fights or you don’t like it? (with a slight laugh)

6. Assume that you get into a fight with a random person on the street. He won’t follow the rules that you are taught in Karate like hit above the belt etc. So how would you fight with him?
a. I mentioned that we are aware of basics of street fighting if someone uses sticks etc. Chairman sir adds that if the person has a gun, then the entire situation changes.
b. After my answer member says I thought that like my students in exam you would say that this is out of syllabus (starts laughing). He said that I asked these questions to ease you into the interview, now let’s get to serious questions.

7. You have done Chemical Engineering? There is another discipline called Chemical Technology for graduation. What is the difference between both?

8. (Probably was not completely satisfied with my previous answer) Can you think of what is the relation between Engineering and Technology?

(2/2)
a. I said rightly pointed out sir, Technology is actually application of Engineering. I think this was what sir wanted to hear.

9. Are you aware about Ceramics and related aspects? (I was a little hesitant to answer, so he said you study it as part of your curriculum, right? I said yes)

10. So at what temperature does ceramic manufacturing takes place?
a. I said I’m not aware, so sir told roughly around 1500-1800 degree Celsius.

Member-2

1. (Asked me to look behind me at the wall) What is it that you see?
a. National Emblem

2. Where did it come from?
a. Mentioned Lion capital from Sarnath Ashokan pillar.

3. What is the history behind it?
a. I said I’m unaware. Sir said do read on it, it has very interesting history over the years and especially the British era.

4. You must be knowing that China claims Arunachal Pradesh as its part, Ladakh as its part. Even Nepal claims Kalapani region as its territory. We Indians have cultural claim to Mt Kailash, we say Lord Shiva even lived there. Why don’t we also start claiming it as our territory? Something of a tit-for-tat response?
a. Talked about ambition to become Vishwa Guru (Member-4 noted and cross-questioned on this later).

5. So you’re saying we should be a saint and uphold the global order when we have such a large trade deficit with China? Doesn’t it threaten our sovereignty?
a. Cross-question on Chinese FDI incoming.

6. Where is the Chicken’s neck?
a. Where is it located?
b. It is also known as?
c. Significance (told this himself)

7. What district of Bangladesh borders that part? What is the demographic composition of the district?
a. Told him I’m not aware, said you’re not up to date with this issue.

Member-3

1. What is Cargill that you’ve mentioned in your DAF?
a. Explained the program and what the leadership position was about.

2. (Clarified) What is Cargill? Is it an organization or name of a person?

3. You have sociology as your optional. What are Veblen goods?

4. So, demand increases as the price rises, it that right? How do you explain this phenomenon?

5. What is India’s policy on Cryptocurrency? Is it legal?

6. What is President Trump’s stance on Cryptocurrency?

7. Should India also take steps to increase crypto acceptance as it is the currency of the future?

Member-4 (Lady)

1. You have mentioned that your hobby is Perspective-taking visualizations. What is it?

2. So how is that a hobby? (looked perplexed)
a. After my explanation, she looked at Chairman. Sir confirmed by rephrasing it if this is what I mean.
b. After I said yes sir, ma’am asked sir I’m still not sure how this is a hobby (and started laughing). Sir said this is what he is saying (looked dead serious).
c. I requested if I could clarify and gave an example. Sir asked if your visualization of your interview going well has manifested (with a smile).

3. You mentioned about India aspiring to become Vishwa Guru. Don’t you think it is a very ambitious goal?

4. What are the three major challenges that can hinder our progress to achieve Viksit Bharat by 2047?

5. (Probably wanted to hear about unemployment crisis in previous answer) Can you think something about unemployment and some recent initiatives that Government of India is taking to address it?

6. What is immigration and why is it a major challenge for the nations? Why anti-immigrant sentiments are on the rise?

7. (Cross question from my answer) So the rise/ resurgence of right in Europe and USA as you mentioned is linked to influx of migrants?

Recommended 1) Mocks: Chahal, Samkalp, NextIAS; 2) O2O: Utkarsh Sir (SriramIAS), Bassi Sir (NextIAS)

Name - xyz
Board - Dr. Dinesh Dasa sir
Date - 03/02/2025
Key word - cricket vegetable gardening history, agriculture
Current affairs

Chairman sir
1) young husband kya tha kis liye tha
2) regional dynasty ke sanderbh me itihash lekhan ki samsya
3) javic kheti and shree Lanka issue
4) neem coated urea kya hai
5) price of DAP and urea

Member 1
1) swing kya hai
2) kuchh blower ke naam
3) ukrain Russia conflict per aapki kya ray hai
4) kya karan ho sakta hai iss conflict ka nato ko chhod kar
5) ek math ka question tha jis per maine sorry bola
6) kuchh question mere home district se the

Member 2
1) case study tri bhasa per
2) bharat ka linganupat kya hai aur shisu linga nupat kya hai
3) kyun kam hai
4) dm ke rup me aap kaise iss samsya ka nivaran karenge
5) cross question beti bachao beti padhao ke liye budget me kya pravdhan hai

Member 3
1) agriculture ke samne kya samasya hai
2) aap dm ke rup me kaise hal karenge
3) yua krisi se kyun hat rahe hai and many cross question

Member 4
1) kitna percent population krishi me hai
2)ai related some question
Kuchh question mai bhul gya hu. Thank you

Board support kar raha tha mai kuchh bhul raha tha to wo point add kar rahe the.

Mock - Samkalp, Drishti, Vision ias

Date 4 feb
Sanjay Verma sir
Mainly Daf based - Public speaking, divyangjan marriage program, street play, Mechanical engineering,PSIR , Jabalpur
Chairman
Where did you perform the street play?
Tell me about any contemporary prominent street player of recent times.
Have you done any course on public speaking?
You said "opportunity." What kind of opportunities?
Tell me five top public speakers of recent times.
M-1 (Lady)
You received an award for the Divyangjan marriage program. Tell me about it.
What was its role?
What were your learnings?
If you needed to organize a big event, what steps would you follow?
If you had to choose between Israel and Palestine, whom would you choose? Or if you had to prioritize one over the other?
What are the reasons for choosing Israel?
M-2
Should we diplomatically pressure Israel to recognize Palestine's rights?
I see NGO work in your profile. We are already seeing reduced funding for NGOs, including curbs on USAID. What should happen?
What do you think the government should fund?
If development is the government's responsibility, then why do we need NGOs?
You studied mechanical engineering and then moved to PSIR. Which subject do you like the most?
Why?
Then why did you choose mechanical engineering? Which subject did you like the most?
What is the current status of electric vehicles in India?
M-3 (Lady)
You lived in Jabalpur. There is a government vehicle factory there. What is it about?
What is manufactured there?
Why didn’t you join after college?
Have you ever been inside the factory?
When I traveled from Delhi to Jabalpur, no one attended to me for selling tea or water bottles compared to other routes. Why is that?
If you were the DM of Jabalpur and had to bring transparency to decision-making, what would you do?
Suppose a local MLA is protesting in your office for illegitimate reasons and staging a dharna. What would you do?
M-4
What is power?
What is the relationship between politics and power?
Can politics exist without power?
Who said, "Knowledge is power"?
Do you know an example where Foucault mentions a mother exercising power?
What is the difference between a public speaker and a public intellectual?
Can a public speaker also be an intellectual?
Chairman (Final Questions)
In the Divyangjan marriage program where you participated, did you ensure pre-marriage counseling?
How many love marriages and romantic marriages were there?

Date-6 feb
Chairperson-sheelwardhan sir
DAF keyword- Basketball, Rajasthan, PSIR


Chairperson- 1.do you love basketball, are you able to do Dunk.
2. Give me the name of 4 nation where women are most underprivileged compre to other countries
3. ⁠asked about two words related to IR (not able to recall)


M1:- what are the drawbacks of indian poltics and election
2. How do we know about the criminal records of contested in election
3. ⁠what are the role of caste and religion in the indian election
4. ⁠what is MCC
5. ⁠what ECI has the power to ensure MCC
6. ⁠Give me some instances

M2:- lady member
(One question from Rajasthan exact not able to recognize)

1. What are voting behaviour of indians
2. ⁠why do they vote to criminals
3. ⁠how many indians are aware of the criminal records of candidates(in my opinion)
4. ⁠do they work well in parliament
5. ⁠you have a choice either to be civil servent or to be MLA what will you choose and why?
6. ⁠what you inspire to be a civil servent

M3:- lady member

1. Who is criminal according to you?
2. ⁠what drives a person to be a criminal?
3. ⁠are you aware of phulan devi?
4. ⁠she had also criminal record but still contested in election so do you know from which constituency she contested?
5. ⁠is any person who got jailed for 2 years in any theft case …so now is he/she able to join any government job?
6. ⁠should they include in govt job or not what is your opinion?

M4:-
1. Differtiate between political science and politics
2. ⁠difference between politics of any county and governance
3. What is “nakba”?
4. ⁠israel palestein historical background
5. ⁠a little talk about indian internal security
6. ⁠what does mean to strategic relations.
6. ⁠compre india-china defence capacity.
7. How geo-spatial settelite work?

Chairman told your interview is over.


Not much question from DAF
It was general interaction.

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