UPSC Interview (IFS Examination-2014)

Exam: Indian Forest Service Examination - 2014
Date: February 4, 2015; Afternoon

Board: D K Dewan Sir

Duration: 22-25 minutes

My Profile:

Place of Birth: Surat (Gujarat)

Home State: Rajasthan

Education: Dual Degree (Computer Sc. & Engg), IIT Delhi

Job: 1 year in management consulting
Optionals: Chemistry, Forestry

Extra-curricular: NCC, SPIC MACAY, and Volleyball

Hobbies: Chess, Reading non-fiction books

Interview Summary:

CM

• You worked in private sector, then you started preparing for civil services. Now you want to come into forest services. Why?
• It is commonly heard that “Bureaucrat is all powerful”. Do you agree? Why did this notion develop?
• What is ICJ? Where is it located?
• What’s the difference between IMF and World Bank? Where do they get money from?
• How to eradicate corruption from this country? [long discussion]

M1

• What’s the forest cover in Gujarat?
• What are mangroves? Sacred groves?
• As a DFO, how would you use computer technology for improving governance and transparency?
• What’s the use of chemistry in everyday life?
• How does the ozone layer get depleted? Harms of ozone layer depletion?

M2

• Where is Kaziranga? Which animal is it famous for?
• Where else is rhinoceros found in India?
• What is usar soil?
• What is environmental refuse?
• What is participatory forest management?
• What kind of smuggling takes place in forests?
• What is microplanning?
• Which is the top bird sanctuary of India?
• Forest dept. is engaged in conservation of which bird?
• How would you restore a degraded habitat?

M3

• How did you get associated with SPIC MACAY?
• Which classical art form are you interested in? Which instrument?
• Who is the foremost Sarod player?
• What was the Enron case? Which accounting firm disappeared overnight due to the scandal?
• What is bodyshopping (IT sector)?
• Tell me some MDGs. On poverty? On diseases?
• Which disease was eradicated recently from India?

CM

• When does WHO declare a country polio-free?

Marks: 192/300