My UPSC
Interview 2.0
This was my 2nd
interview and was also my 2nd attempt in UPSC exam. In my 1st
interview in 2013 I could not make it to the final list, but gracefully I have
made it in the 2nd attempt.
I had my interview on 5th June 2014
and that was the last of this year’s interview. One bad thing about this was
that I had to wait for more than two and half months for my interview after my
Mains result and the good thing about this was that the final results were out
within one week after my interview was over i.e, on 12th June 2014.
I
already told you that my interview was on last day, it was not only last day
but also the last session. My interview was in the afternoon session. Since it
was the last day and the last session, the board members were doing their job
in an accelerated manner and my interview was just for around 20 minutes.
Here is the transcript
of my interview.
Board : Manbir Singh
Date: 5th
June 2014
Time: Around 3.40 PM to
4.00 PM
Manbir Singh Sir :
1.What are the
provisions of the Food Security Act(FSA)?
2.Govt is spending a
lot on FSA, instead the same money can be spent for providing education and
employment to the people and thereby we can empower them to earn their own
food. What is your view on this? Is the FSA necessary?
Member 1:
1.What are the pros and
cons of a nuclear family?
2.What is your view
regarding physical punishment to children in schools, Should teachers give
punishment or not?
Member 2:
1.Tell me good and bad
things about migration?
2.Where do you draw the
line to stop migration?
3.What will you do to
stop migration?
4.If you are asked to
give two suggestions to Finance Minister for his budget this year what
suggestions do you give?
Member 3:
1.In recent days
everyone, starting from experts to media, are comparing India with China. Why
do you think is this so?
2.Why not compare with
other developed countries like USA or UK? Why only with China?
3.What do you think,
Should we compete or Cooperate with China?
4.What are the issues
between India and China?
5.What is the budgetary
defence allocation of China as % of its GDP?
Member 4:
1.Have you heard about
Robin Hood? He does all illegal things like extortion, dacoity etc, but not for
himself but for the welfare the local
people. What is your view on this? Should it be allowed or not?
2. How do you stop him
from doing this?
3. You are a manager of
a Football team. There is a match and there is a star player in the opposite
team. You are sure that if you make sure that he does not play the match, then
you will win that match. So would you ask your player to injure him and keep
him off the ground so that you can win the match?