Simrandeep Singh AIR 34 UPSC CSE 2020 - Full UPSC Interview Transcript

3rd Attempt, from Mansa Punjab, Mech Engineer from ISM Dhanbad, Punjabi Literature

Original Interview Transcript as shared to Yatharth IAS

Board - Sujata Mehta Madam

26 August

Afternoon session - 4th to go

Education - B.Tech Mechanical Engineering, MBA

Optional - Punjabi Literature

Hobby - Reading Punjabi novels

Work Experience - PSU 5 years

Interview duration - 25-30 minutes

Chairman - Read the DAF aloud. Last portion of DAF she read was about my work experience

1. Explain your role in the organisation?

2. Give examples of new initiatives you took?

3. What cost reduction did that initiative result in?

4. Suppose you want to design a scheme,how would you ensure that it reaches its intended beneficiaries?

M1 –

1. You have graduation in Mechanical engineering, but still chose Punjabi literature, reason behind that?

2. Is punjabi literature more scoring?

3. Name two male and two female poets of Punjabi?

4. Among these whose name would you suggest me to read and why?

5. As fiction what do you see 30 years ahead? (My answer here included Industry 4.0)

M2-

1. Who coined the term Industry 4.0?

2. When was it coined?

3. What effect does Taliban's rise have on Punjab?

4. Who are factors that led to drop in militancy in Punjab?

5. PM's speech about Hydrogen based fuels on 15 th August. Is making hydrogen cheap?

6. What technology do we have today? Is it viable?

M3 –

1. What is the Political situation in Punjab nowadays?

2. Which party do you see winning in next elections?

3. What are the three farm laws?

4. Why prominently farmers from Punjab are protesting?

5. Recently a Sahitya Akademy winner from Punjab returned his prize in protest against the farm laws. Who was it?

M4 –

1. Punjab was doing extremely well 20 years before,but not now. What can be the reason behind that?

2. Issues being faced by youth of Punjab?

3. The resolution for these issues?

4. Suppose you are made (some post related to agriculture), how would you ensure welfare of farmers?

5. Post 370, would the situation be normalised in Kashmir?

6. What steps can be taken toward greater integration?

7. Any skill you acquired recently?

Chairman - Thanks. You may leave now.