IAS interview experience - 3

CSE Interview, 2014
Board: H C Gupta + four members ( all gents)
Date: 19 May 2015, 4.30 PM
Duration: 30 minutes
Optional: Sociology
Chairman: Read out my educational and employment details from DAF
1. Which NGO did you work?
2. What sectors does it work? ( drinking water and sanitation)
3. Which projects on sanitation did you work. Please explain
4. Who is the founder of Sulabh International?
5. What is Sulabh model of toilets
6. Is there any other alternative sanitation models?
7. Tell me about the recent Karnataka High Court verdict? ( Jayalalitha case) What is her full name?
8. Why did Tamil Nadu HC transfer the case to Karnataka?

M1:
1. Why is Lokpal needed?
2. What is Lokayukta? Who is current Lokayukta in Karnataka?
3. How do you curb corruption in India?
4. Among all the rights based approach which scheme you think is best? (MNREGA)
5. Is MNREGA successful? Tell it loopholes?
6. How do you create better community assets?

M2:
1. What is intellectual property?
2. What is Geographical Indications?
3. Why is Indian GIs less successful than EU GI like wine etc
4. Tell me about USA GI. How are they performing?
5. Why negative balance of trade is bad for India? We can very well import goods?
6. Why our exports not competitive? ( Long question , he gave example of automobile industry being competitive)
7.  Case: Your are District Collector, there is a calamity( floods) all  crops are destroyed and there are no official records about cropping  patter in our office? You have to start from scratch. What are the steps  you will take? (long question)
8.  How will you finance the crop losses? Tell about National Calamity  fund? National contingency fund? Differences? Who gives funds?

M3:
1. Why Urban local bodies not able to self finance urban projects?
2. What are the sources of funds for ULBs?
3. What is percentage of property tax collection in ULBs?
4. How can you overcome the shortfalls in tax collection?
5. What is Solid waste tax and water cess?

M4:
1. Why are old age homes growing in India(My hobby is “visiting old age homes”)
2. What will you do if children abandon their parents and send to old age homes? What is the age of your parents?
3. What are the laws related to it?
4. Which war movies have you seen? Did you watch any 16th- 17th war movies( This is NOT my hobby)
Chairman: Your interview is over.