IAS Interview Experience 2016

ROUND 1 (CHAIRMAN):

1. Why Anthropology? [Optional­ Anthro]
2. Branches of Anthropology
3. About Position in MDL, Ship WI
4. Why MCA? ­Govt or Private College,
5. WTO Talks­ Where it Held, When it Held, What Were the Topics
6. Discussed, Is India Happy with the Outcomes?
7. When You Developed an Interest in Trading, When Did You Do Trading
   [Hobby­ Stock Trading in share market]

Member1:

1. Lodha Committee Recommendations, Why These Recommendations, and What Will Be Its Impact [Hobby­Cricket]

Member2

1. Transport Related Committee In The Recent Past And Its Recommendations, In India 
2. The Number Of Vehicles Is Increasing At The Same Time Roads Are Also Getting Filled­ What Is The Solution, What India Can Do?

ROUND2

Member3

1. What Is The Syrian Crisis?
2. What Is ISIS, Name One Of Its Member? Why USA And USSR Are Fighting Against It?
3. Naxalism In India – Its Spread, Start, Reasons Of Spread,
4. Some Organisations In North East.

Member4

1. You Worked In The Public As Well As Private Sector What Is The Main Difference Between The Two Do You Feel?
2. Make In India What Are The Strengths Of India?
3. What Is A Demographic Dividend? Just A High Working-Age Population Is a Demographic Dividend,
4. Strengths Of China And India In Manufacturing?
5. Major Pharmaceutical Market For India, What Are Generic Drugs?
   [Interest­ Ayurvedic medicines and Health ] board name?

Board:
I was allotted Prof. David R Syiemlieh board. After document verification, I headed to the waiting hall.

Hobbies: Music, Movies, Travelling, Football, Cooking, Learning about new innovations.

• Optional: Zoology
• Qualification: B.Tech (Biotechnology)
• Duration:­ 35 Mins ( Approx )

All questions are not in sequence but that is what I remembered & all answers are not exact as I was given, Some
The answers were pretty spontaneous, don’t seem to remember much of them.

Interview: Transcript
Me:­ May I come, Sir?

CHAIRMAN:­ Please come.
Me:­ Good Afternoon Sirs & Mam.

CHAIRMAN & Members:­ Good Afternoon.

ROUND3

CHAIRMAN:­ Tell me the names of essential Amino Acids.
Me:­ histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine.

CHAIRMAN :­ and…

Member 2:­ threonine and. And Valine.
Me:­ Yes Sir.

CHAIRMAN:­ Why these are essential.
Me:­ Essential amino acids cannot be made by the body. As a result, they must come from food, Sir.

ROUND 4

CHAIRMAN:­ Very Good! Please sit down, Be Comfortable. ( )
CHAIRMAN – So you already had been interviewed earlier by UPSC for IFoS?
Me­ yes Sir.

CHAIRMAN – It means you’re dedicated to Civil Services. :­D
Member 2:­ You love football, then tell me the name of the first football club in the world.
Me:­ Sheffield Football Club, England, Mam.

Member 1:­ Year?
Me:­ Sorry Sir.

Member 1:­ What is Dummy Run in football?
Me: A run by a player without the ball, to lure defenders away from the ball carrier.

Member 1 :­ Smile ( :­) with Satisfaction )
CHAIRMAN:­ So, you like movies, Which movie that you’ve seen recently made you think about it for days?
Me:­ Sir, Aligarh.

CHAIRMAN:­ What was the underlying message of the movie?
Me:­ Aligarh based on Dr. Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras.
Aligarh is against a system that wouldn’t accept his homosexuality on moral grounds. …The film touches on
the more important values of privacy and dignity.

Member 2:­ Do you support Article 377?
Me:­ It is indeed a matter of great concern that the state is regulating the sexual preferences of consenting
individuals. We must legally and formally recognize the notion of equal rights for the LGBT community.
It is argued that the Right to Equality is already a fundamental right and no person can be discriminated on the
basis of religion, race, caste, and sex. The Delhi High Court reasoned that the word “sex” in this article
includes not just gender but also sexual orientation. Using this argument the High Court felt that Section 377
is discriminatory.
so far as consensual adult sex is concerned. It is a very progressive judgment and the honorable Judges have
brought out fine legal reasoning.

Member3:­ What are the Silent features of National Biotechnology Development Strategy ­2015­2020?
Me:­ Mam, The Strategy aims to establish India as a world­class bio­manufacturing hub.

Member 3:­ Explain it.
Me:­ Mam, It intends to launch a major mission, backed with significant investments, for the creation of new biotech products, create a strong infrastructure for R&D and commercialization, and empower India’s
human resources scientifically and technologically.

Member2:­ What are Biotech incubators?
Me:­ Biotech – incubators are active programs designed to provide services and infrastructure that help
initiate and develop scientific inventions and contribute towards the formation of entrepreneurial companies
through an array of business support resources.

Member3:­ So, your optional is Zoology, tell me the name of five
Crustaceans.
Me:­crabs, crayfish, shrimp, seahorse.

Member3:­ Sea horses are not crustaceans.
Me:­ Sorry Mam.

Member3:­krill and barnacles ( :­) )
Me:­ Thank You, Mam.

Member4:­ What is Trans­ Pacific Partnership?
Me:­ The Trans­Pacific Partnership (or the TPP as it is generally known) is a free­trade agreement being
negotiated between 11 countries of the Pacific rim.

Member4:­ How is it important to India?
Me:­ The TPP seeks to vastly reduce tariff levels among Member countries and standardize policies on
various issues including safeguarding intellectual property rights.

CHAIRMAN:­ So, Should India Join the TPP?
Me: India is not in a position to undertake obligations finalized under TPP with respect to intellectual
property rights such as the evergreening of patents,” So we should wait for some time.

Member2:­ What is IPR?
Member1:­ Intellectual Property (IP) refers to the creations of the human minds for which exclusive rights are
recognized.
Intellectual property (IP) is a monopoly assigned to designated owners by law.
( Seems not Convinced by answers ).
Member1:­ Suppose you are a District Magistrate of DARBHANGA, what you will do for public health
improvements.
Me:­ I will try to Assure safe drinking water, sanitation, Population stabilization Awareness, and proper
implementation of govt. Schemes and funds, Health Awareness at all levels, reducing the impact of climate
change and disasters on health, improving community participation, and organizing health camps at various
intervals.

Member2:­ Why are Our educated Indian youth getting attracted towards extremist organizations such as ISIS?
Me:­ The handlers of ISIS are fairly active on various social media channels and they lure youngsters – even
the most promising and educated ones – with the promise of being able to attend heaven by serving the
divine cause.
From the looks of it, these radical elements are supposedly rather well-versed in the art of convincing young
and gullible minds to join their cause.
The Sunni group has already laid thousands of lives to waste in order to establish its Caliphate or kingdom.

Member2:­ So what should be done?
Me:­ increasing the community’s access to skill courses, health and education, better sanitation, and water
supply. This will improve social and physical infrastructure in Muslim­dominated areas.
As a “confidence­building” measure, “soft interactions” of the Muslim community with the police will be
undertaken and personnel will also interact with religious leaders to reach out to a larger constituency.
The police will also be imparted “soft skills” to aid their interface with the people. “This will build trust.

Member4:­ Is India becoming intolerant?
Me:­ Sir, A nation is intolerant when its constitution and institutions are intolerant, The unfortunate
existence of a few intolerant Indians does not make India intolerant.

Member3:­ Your hobby is cooking, What Do You Cook? Veg or Non-Veg.
Me:­ Mam, both

Member3:­ Seems you are very talented your wife will be very happy. She will get help in her kitchen. ( :­D )
CHAIRMAN:­ Similarity between biotechnologist and Civil servant.
Me:­Sir, Both Biotechnologist & Civil Servants try to extract the best possible things from the various fields &
apply them for the best results for mankind.

Member2:­ According to Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) data for the September 2015­January 2016
period, which is the most polluted city in India?
Me:­ Sir, Varanasi & Muzaffarpur, air quality indices in Varanasi, UP, and Muzaffarpur, Bihar had ‘severe’
values of 409.

Member2:­ What is the Safe AQI’s Value?
Me:­ Sorry Sir.

Member2:­ What are Air Quality Indices?
Me:­ AQIs are determined based on the concentrations of seven pollutants, including PM2.5 (fine, respirable
particles), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and carbon monoxide (CO).

Member 2:­ What is the Zika virus?
Me:­ Sir, Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes.

Member 3:­ What is microcephaly?
Me: Babies with microcephaly have unusually small heads.

CHAIRMAN:­ Why does India need a bankruptcy law?
Me:­ Sir, The failure of businesses impacts employees, shareholders, lenders, and the broader economy.

CHAIRMAN:­ Anything More.
Me:­ Sir, In a country like India particularly — because of delays in making decisions on the viability of
businesses, tactics employed by company promoters to delay reorganization or attempts to sell off assets,
changes of management, or litigation that goes on and on — the drag on new business units, jobs, income
generation and economic growth can be significant.

CHAIRMAN:­ Ok, Your interview is Over. You may leave. Best Of Luck. :­)
Me:­ Thank You Sir’s, Thank You, Mam. :­)
Note:­ Can’t remember any more questions as of now.
!!! Fingers Crossed !!!