UPSC IAS INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE (15)

08 April 2012
06:43 PM

My Background: I am from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. I did my BE (Electronics & Communication Engg)
and PG from IRMA. I worked for more than 3 years with Amul.

Date: 30th March, 2012
I was scheduled for interview on 30th March morning session and reached UPSC office at around
8:45 AM. We were taken inside the building and given table number based on our allotted panels. I
was allotted to the panel of UPSC member Mr. I M G Khan and was 6th in the sequence to appear
for the interview. My turn came at around 12:45 PM. Panel had 3 male members and 1 lady member
apart from Chairman of the board.
Question I was asked are as follows:
Technical
Q1: What is cloud computing? How does it work?
Q2: Who owns the information in cloud computing?
Q3: What about copy right of authors and publishers when books are published on internet?
Q4: What is biometric identification? How does it work?
Q5: If some genuine person is struck in biometrics. He has lost his fingers, his eyes are also turned
sour then what should be done? Should he be allowed?
Q6: Which program of Government of India uses biometrics widely?
Q7: How UID can be used for poverty alleviation programs?
Q8: What is a stock exchange? How does it work?
Q9: There is some changes suggested by SEBI recently for stock exchanges. Do you know?
Q10: Stock brokers have been protesting on some issue recently. Do you know?
Q11: How does Security Transaction Tax work? Is it required? Why?
Q12: What are implications of employment generation programs of the government?
Q13: What is the principle behind working of microwave oven?
Q14: Which are four important intervention of NDDB in animal health sector?
Q15: What is the difference between pasteurized milk and grocery milk?
Q16: Which are the four important pillar of Amul model?
Q17: How do you maintain quality of Amul product at delivery point?
Q18: What is Amul’s policy regarding unsold products?
Q19: Amul Butter girl has been a big brand. How was it created?
Q20: Our present police force have been unsuccessful during some public order problems like rioting
etc. Political class have misused them. What should be done to reform this police force?