Previous Year IAS Interview Questions(2022) : Candidate 6

Board: TCA Anant//Name: xyz//Duration: 25 min (felt short) Asked to remove the mask and keep it on the table.

Chairman:

Q.1 Where did you travel last

Asked me a complete list of places where I travel in the last year or so.

Q.2 Why do you travel, what’s it special about traveling that you do?

Q.3 What do you learn from traveling?

Q.4 Have you travelled to Varanasi recently?

MEMBER 1 lady:

Q.1 So what is the special thing about Varanasi that you learned from there, culturally

Q.2 She asked me from an engineering perspective not from general

Q.3 What is the difference between Varanasi and Jaipur and what do you want to take something from Varanasi to Jaipur if you want to?

Q.4 What are some improvements in Varanasi?

Q.5 Have you done something for society during the prep or you were just studying only.

MEMBER 2:

Q.1 Tell me why Sri lank is in the issue?

Q.2 Is it beneficial for India or not?

Q.3 How India can take benefit from it?

Q.4 What are the main issues of Sri Lanka?

Q.5 Is organic farming will be beneficial in long run over there?

Q.6 Tell me some names of Indian philosophers?

Q7. Do you consider Chanakya a philosopher? ( I said no— rather he was a political strategist)

Q.8 Do you consider Gandhi a philosopher?

Q.9 Why do you consider Gandhi a philosopher?

Q.10 Tell me one special thing related to his philosophy.

MEMBER 3:

Q.1 In kurta pyjama-like pandit ji.  gale me dharmic mala.

Another candidate said that he is an IPS officer

Q.2 What are the qualities you consider important for a civil servant.

Q.3 what are the qualities you have?

Q.4 So you really have these qualities?

Q.5 Tell me an example that you can think of out of the box.

Q.6 If you become an administrator in which area you would like to work?

Q.7 Why child-related issues?

Q.8 Why children are important?

MEMBER 4:

Manipuri.  talking deliberately slow and in low volume.

Q.1 Searching for something from my DAF to ask to tell me about the event management things I have in my college

Q.2 Do you think event management can be a career?

Q.3 Haven’t you thought of doing MBA if you like event management?

Q.4 Why don’t you want to go into event management. – said will try if God forbid i haven’t been selected.

Q.5 Have you heard about the finance commission?

Q.6 Which was the last one?

Q.7 Is has submitted its report or not?

Q.8 Who was its chairman?

Q.9 What was its recommendations?

Q.10 Anything special about 15th FC?

Q.11 What was the amount discussed in 15th FC compared to 14th FC?

He was asking something related to 15th FC. Kuch special specific which I was not able to answer apart from devolution.

Q.12 Impact of covid 19 on fiscal deficit of India. Asked for all the data and projections.

Suddenly TCA Anant Sahab.  as usual, unka ye he Hota hai suddenly Bhaga denge.

your interview is over.  beech main apne mobile mai chill Kar rahe the. Beech beech mein dekh rahe the.

Baki log notebook mai kuch pata nhi kya likhate rhate hai.

Benefit of mocks:

Helps in how to think in interview

Point out shortcomings in you

And align your thoughts as per PT.