UPSC Interview Transcript 46: Dinesh Dasa Sir Board / Economic Optional

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Board: Das Sir

Member	Description
Chairman	Introduce yourself You are from up, what is the current population of up , estimated one from the 2011 census. What is the demographic dividend and do you think India is utilising it properly??? What are the steps taken by the government to make full use of it ? You have done research in microbial fuel cell technology, what is this about, explain it in detail. What are the reasons for high bp and diabetes in the population?
Member-01	What is Pegasus and why is it news ? How to balance between surveillance and internal security. How do you think that such balance can be ensured? Do you remember any supreme court judgement regarding it? Chairman (in between): Nowadays the government says that data is a public good but then there is the right to privacy. Isn’t it contradictory and where do you find yourself in this? Any incident in your life, personal or professional, where you think that there are issues that women face in their life. In this incident (as told by me) , what are the two qualities that were shown by you at that time.
Member-02	What are your views regarding equal pay for men and women in cricket? You are surrounded by ips, then why have you chosen ias as first preference, aren’t they your role model? Why do higher authorities mostly don’t have bureaucrats as top leaders and why many of them are from lateral entries ?
Member-03	What are the different types of balls used in cricket? Is red ball not used now? When do we use pink balls? What is a hydrogen fuel cell? What is the HDI, How to calculate and reasons for India’s bad performance? If you are appointed as DM , how will you ensure that there is no teacher absenteeism? What role is played by civil servants in society ?
Member-04	What role did you play as quartermaster? What are the exact qualities needed in your job? Chairman: Arrange these four captains on the basis of their impact in India cricket: Kapil Dev, Saurabh Ganguly, MS Dhoni and Virat Kholi.