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UPSC Interview Transcript 44: Dinesh Dasa Sir Board / Economic Optional

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UPSC Interview Transcript 44: Dinesh Dasa Sir Board / Economic Optional
Board: Dr. Dinesh Dasa Sir panel

State: Punjab

Optional: Economics

Date: 2nd January, afternoon

 

Member Questionnaire 
Chairperson
  • Introduce yourself
  • GST, Demonetisation, 1991 reforms, Bank Nationalisation in 1969- Arrange them in order of their importance for the Indian economy.
  • What reforms could be brought in the Civil services Exam?
  • In ancient times about 2000 years back, India’s contribution to the economy was as much as 33%, whereas it is only 3% now. What led to such a scenario and How can India regain its strength in economy?
Member-01
  • What is Yellow Journalism?
  • What is the Capital Adequacy ratio?
  • What is Bank recapitalisation and How government recapitalised banks?
  • Is it justified to put taxpayers money in Banks that are not performing well?
  • What is equal opportunity? (Related to Daf)
  • What are programmes to provide equal opportunity?
  • Doesn’t Reservation deny equal opportunity?
  • What reforms could be done in the Reservation system?
Member-02
  • Discussion about Ecological value of mountains and impact of development on it.(Related to Daf)
  • Long monologues about the situation in mountains and asked about steps also that could be taken.
  • If you were in charge, would you have allowed construction of Hydro Project related tunnel in Joshimath or not?
Member-03
  • What is the Pahel scheme?
  • What is Ujjawala scheme?
  • Who all are beneficiaries in Ujjawala scheme?
  • Why Fuels have been kept out of GST? and discussion on that as to why they can’t be put in GST itself?
  • What is the impact on Oil companies of keeping it out of GST?
Member-04
  • State of Indian economy before Independence and just after Independence.
  • What changed in the Indian economy just after the Indian economy? Kept insisting on the point that what impact was there immediately after Independence.
  • What was the objective of the Indian freedom struggle?
  • Was the objective just Independence or was it a Republic as well?
  • What is a Republic? Is the UK a Republic?
  • Which was the first war of Independence?
  • If we had gained Freedom in 1857 itself, would India have become a Republic then?
Overall Experience

  • Board was very cordial, Didn’t interrupt even once and encouraged us to speak. Interview was more in discussion format rather than mere question answers.

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