Chairman:

Q1. how does it feel to be ACST?

Q2. Don’t you feel power?

Q3. Doesn’t it add to your status?

Ok let’s discuss about philosophy?

Q4. Name the india schools of philosophy in order?

Q5. 6 schools of Vedanta?

Q6. What learning from your entire reading of philosophy will you apply to governance and administration?

Member1 ( Ma’am):

Q1. Bureaucracy is complicated and there are multiple pressures. How does one not succumb to these pressures?

Q2. But one has to take care of family , there’s also social status. What is your limit? How will you ensure that you don’t succumb?

Q3. Why is Namami gange not able to perform?

Member 2:

Q1. you said about basin approach. Are trying to say that other states are not performing? ( probably tried to pressurize)

Q2. What is UP gst collections? How does it compare with state like Maharashtra?

Q3. What was difference in PepsiCo and Government work environment?

Q4. What learning from PepsiCo you can apply in your department?

Member 3:

Q1. Do you know about sufism?

( I said my knowledge is limited)

Ok so I will ask the question 🙂

Q2. A long monologue on a sufi Saint who was beheaded by Aurangzeb for saying ” Allah nhi hai , Kuch bhi nhi hai Allah k sivah” and Shankaracharya said “Aham Brahamasmi” . How do the two compare?

Q3. Asked about all the constitutional provisions related to state taxes ( I could come up with only 3)

Member 4:

Q1. What is artificial intelligence?

Q2. If intelligence can be artificial then we don’t human thought and neither philosophy. What do you think?

Q3. Why there are so many types of yoga?

Q4. Why PhD in sociology is also called a doctor of philosophy?

Overall I felt the questions were a bit different from the ones asked in mocks. Yet the board was listening very patiently.