6. transcript upsc interview 2014..............

interviewed by alka sirohi board questions:

1.why u had opted for philosophy

2.role of philosophy in admin.

3.difference btw indian n western

4.role of inductive+deductive methodology in administration.

5.positivism.

6.philosophy of mind,maths n science

7.arabless spring(by one member who was sardar)

8.contrast n compare bhagwati sen model

9 which model would you prefer gujarat/bihar model

10 peace vs power11.syria

12.egypt

13.foreign policy of india

14.why u watch only 20-20

15.subsidy

16.poverty

17.home state related few

18.salman khan black buck case

19.why ips 

20.accountability of cbi

21.police committees

22.police reforms

23.state of criminal justice system

24.is cricket ruining other games

25.origin of 50 over cricket

26.diff btw game n sports

27.stealth tech +components

28.causes of desertification+solution

29 why poor resource mobilisation

total time 

45 minutes . 

3 transcript upsc interview 2014..............

Candidate Name: Neha Jain

Date of Interview: 9th April 2014

Board: Alka Sirohi

CM: 
1) So you paint. What medium do u use?
2) So what is unique about water colours?
3) What is that one thing about water colors?I used to draw but I have never been able to do watercolours.
4) It’s the patience required to let the paint dry.
5) Do you follow Tour de France?
(CM points to M1 to take over)

M1: 
1) India and Pakistan have a very troubled relationship. What are the reasons you think for this?
2) So what is the whole issue about Jammu and Kashmir? Can you elaborate?
3) And what could be Pakistan’s interest in J&K? 
4) Neha, you have opted for Sociology. Tell me what do we study in the discipline as such?
5) Very good. Can you think of any prominent Indian sociologists?
6) Can you think of some predominant theory of M.N.Srinivas?
7) Can you explain.
8) Do you think the concept of Sankritization holds much importance in the contemporary world

M2:
1) What is Buddhist view on God?
2) So you are from Kanpur, it was once a very famous city but now it has its set of problems. What are your views on this?
3) So if you are made the administrator of Kanpur, what will you do to revive the city?
4) Neha, you have taken sociology and you have been a technical person otherwise. Man’s life is increasingly becoming privatised, what is the role of technology in it, the access to all sort of information etc.?
5) What I meant was the effect on children with access to information of all types?
6) So, how will you monitor that? Are there any laws around the same?
CM: Any other laws?
(Board member M3 takes over. He had a very feeble voice so had to ask him to repeat the question sometime)

M3: 
1) So you do a lot of Trekking?
2) What are the things required for a long distance trekking.
3) Continuing with India Pakistan, there is a constant tussle between the two and each other draws from the other’s strength. What do you understand?
At this point I turn a little blank and M2 points out that conflict leads to cooperation..sociology etc.

M4: 
1) You have written ‘pursuing Buddhist Philosophy’, how do you pursue?
2) Have you visited Ladakh, may be that would be a nice trek. 
3) So you mentioned about the education industry in Kanpur? Is it right to say that education is becoming like an industry? I mean the coaching centres, is it a fair thing.
4) Who is the ‘us’? And what type of revenue?
5) So, do you support the coaching institutions?
6) What would you do strengthen government education?
7) Are there any such assessments already happening?
8) You have heard of the poverty line, have you heard of something called the empowerment line?
9) Let’s say I were to create an imaginary empowerment line, what do you think would be its parameters?
10) If the number of people below poverty line is 200 million then how many do you think will be below empowerment line?
11) What do you think we need to empower people – a universal health care or Right to Food?
 (Chairman takes over)

CM: 
1) Neha, some people are born great, some people achieve greatness and some people have greatness thrust on them. What do you understand by this?
2) (looking at my email id – neha.born2win...)   What does born2win mean?

CM: Your interview is over. 

Some important topics for upsc interview 2014.........

1) Syria issue

2)compare n contrast bhagwati sen model

3) compare n contrast bihar n gujarat model

4) 20-20 cricket format .. its impact on other form of crickets (hobby: cricket)

5) is cricket responsible for damaging other forms of sports

6)some factual questions on origin of ODI

7)whether subsidies good or bad

8)stealth technology... components

9)latest developments in Egypt

10) Red corridor

11) Bastar incident

12) AAP commitments vs reality

13)Refugees vs immunity holders

14)Social engineering

15)First women world cup soccer: factual qstns

16)India's participation in women cricket world cup for the first time

17)Rewards vs motivation

18)Coercive corruption

as asked in alka sirohi board