Sunday, May 10, 2009

IAS 2007 Interview Transcripts #11

my INTERVIEW.........


u r from allahabad na?

"yes sir"

wat is the meaning of allahabad?

"city of god"

how come?

"sir allah means god .... so allahabad means city of god"

u know abt islam?

"yes sir.......a little bit"

when was it founded?

"7th century AD"

who founded it?

"profet mohammad"

wat else u knw abt it?

"sir there r two divisions in islam.......SHIA n SUNNI.........three castes ........ ashraf, azlaf n arzal.........mecca n medina in saudi arabia r the religious places......."

ok ok

wat after profet??

"sir there was caliph in turkey whom muslims all around the world respected n it was dismantled in 1920's"

[dnt knw hw bt KHILAFAT MOVEMENT came in between]

wat u knw abt KHILAFAT MOVEMENT?

"after first world war the allies decided to dismantle the caliphite which was opposed by muslims in india n gave rise to khilafat movement"

"why they wanted to remove the caliph?

"sorry sir i dnt knw"

wt happened after it?

"the non-cooperation movement under mahatama gandhi was started"

why was it withdrawn?

"violence in chauri chaura near gorakhpur"

name two ppl who left congress after tat

"cr das n moti lal nehru they did nt leave congress bt formed congress khilafat swaraj party n fought htne next legislative council elections"

he knws a lot.......GUD[i blushed]


ALL THESE QUESTIONS WERE ASKED BY MR. AGARWAL

next member.........to my left

mr. agarwal left after some time.............to the washroom

wt abt a theology school in UP

i cudnt get the question

"AMU"

MR agarwal said AMU is a university n all tat

asking abt THEOLOGY

i said i cudnt comprehend THEOLOGY

the member tried to explain

mr.agarwal got in between

u dnt knw theology

gave ur mains in geog n pub ad. in english studied english all these years n u dnt knw theology

i smiled n said "sir m nt aware of the exact meaning"[m poor in english.......remember tat]

the member hinted ..... DEOBAND SCHOOL.......... n i told abt SHIBLI NUMENI n all

one imp thing abt deoband

"i dnt knw sir".........after taking a few seconds


PUBLIC ASMINISTRATION.......

do u knw mgmt by change

"no sir"

heard abt it

"no sir"

y transfers n postings

"for better experience of administrators n making administration less monotonous......u learn frm one place n apply it at other place........wt all u can offer u've done n nw u need a different playground.........controlled law n order well.........posted to a place with larger law n order problems"

[dnt knw y bt i avoided the issue of corruption which they tried to hint me later on]

morality?

"wt is gud 4 u n gud 4 society.......fulfilling ur social commitments.......working 4 the betterment of the society as a whole n can even discard the written rules if the situation demand so"

decision making models?

[i cud remember only one].........facts n values

hw will u apply tat?

told something regarding a major law n order problem, or an emergency situation like a natural disater.......[cant remember wt i said exactly]


[one thing i forgot........]

do u only write poems or read also

"i have read many poems sir"

wt authors?

"nirala , pant, mahadevi, prasad, dinkar".........he stopped me


pub ad thinkers?

"fayol, taylor, weber, marx, gulicj, urwik......"[stopped]

weber's bureaucracy?

"the origin regarding protestant views of work is worship, middle class, market, security needed 4 development n progress, continuity, POLITICIANS R BIRDS OF PASSAGE, n all tat i knew, cant appropriate the office, regular salaries

delegation n decentralization?

"authority bt no responsibility.........authority with responsibility"

nethin more?

"no sir"


GEOGRAPHY

wt is geoplolitics?

somehw tried to explain........nt a gud answer.........mentioned a lil bit i knew abt the geopolitics of the indian ocean[

mahan?

a geography thinker[political geog]

his works?

"dnt knw"

wen was it said tat world is nt flat

cant remember the exact time bt it was before christ

a hint

ARISTOTLE[nt a confident answer.........though it was right]

INIDA's foreign policy?

[i was busy with indian ocean] so i told abt indian ocean

is it the first priority

as a geographer "yes"

leave geography

permanent seat in security council and to represent developing nations in WTO n CLIMATE CHANGE issues


US elections?

ur fav. candidate

m nt a citizen of US sir........dnt knw hw they wt they hav done as senators

as a general person?

considering m an INDIAN

no

HILLARY CLINTON[i have a spl place 4 women in my heart........cudnt hide it]

y?

i related it to our own president..........lets giv it a try........there has never been a woman president of US.............it might prove gud for mankind..........KYOTO PROTOCOL......power with woman may b better utilizedl

somehw i answered

were u in support of mrs. patil?

yes sir

u knew she wud win

with the support of the party in majority it was highly probable tat she will win

wt abt BARAK OBAMA?

he is gud too.........bt i'l prefer HILLARY CLINTON[hey they even tried to drag me to looks...........she is old enuf..........i said..........LOOKS DNT MATTER SIR]

they even asked abt democrat n republicans bt it was washed away in the discussion n i didnt giv ne view on tat


CIVIL ENGINEERING

soil being used 4 brick making

is it gudd?

no sir

hw much time needed 4 1 inch of soil?

100's of years

tell me the exact period .....p agarwal

sorry sir

difference between rock n mineral

answered it somehow..........nt a gud answer bt i cudnt do it wel

dragged them to FLY ASH

[it was asked in IES interview n i was prepared]

advantages n disadvantages

environmental problem, nt adequate technoogy, transportation problem, bt there is a lot of scope..........

wt if u r nt selected here n hv to work as a civil engg?

[tat was deeply intentioned i guess n i didnt shiver as i was nt aware of its intensity at tat time]

my forst priority wud b building low cost houses as there r millions of ppl still living without a proper shelter..........they need to protected frm natural disasters[wasnt it gud...........right frm the heart]

ok

"may i go sir"

yes

n i left

came out n stariaght to 31, khan market to "CHANAS"

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