Name: Acinonyx jubatus 🐆
Interview board: Shri Sanjay Verma
23/04/2024. 2nd to go in forenoon session.
Duration: approx. 35 mins
Daf keywords: Himachal, IIT Mandi, Oil and Gas, Mechanical, Guitar, Budget Travelling, Reading about aircraft engine technologies.
Ch:
1. How many cities have you lived?
2. Which city you liked the most?
3. What is Peak Oil and Peak Tourism (dint know exactly)
4. Budget travelling is problematic. People tend to litter the places. What do you think?
5. Famous guitarists of India?
6. Guitarists you like ?
7. Associated with any band ?
8. Which band you liked the most and why?
M1 (lady member):
1. Which NP/WLS/RF/PF you have visited ?
2. Follow up : 5 tree species. Use of rhododendron.
3. What will you do if you are lost in forest?
4. What will you eat to survive ?
5. Do you trek?
6. Length of the last trek?
7. What did you observe on the trek?
8. Follow up details.
M2:
1. What do you think of forest weeping ?
2. Tell the reasons for the forest degradation.
3. Who wrote "While my guitar gently weeps.."?
4. Who is Freddie Mercury ?
5. With which band is he associated?
6. Tell a famous song of that band.
7. Follow up: what do you mean by Bohemian in 'Bohemian Rhapsody'?
8. Tell me two innovative things which you will do for protection of forests.
9. Follow up.
M3:
1. What forest resources could be used for manufacturing biofuels?
2. The yield of Jatropha is low. Any other resources ?
3. How can montane forests particularly be used for generating biofuels?
4. Why was Manali in the news last year?
5. Cause of floods?
6. How will you respond, as a DFO, to encroachments along the floodplains of the river by hotel owners?
7. How will you specifically solve the issue of leopard attacks and monkey attacks in the Himalayas ?
8. What will you do for ecotourism?
9. Some follow up questions.
Ch:
1. I think engines are becoming redundant. What's your take?
2. Follow up and countering of 3-4 questions. Then, abruptly,
3. Tell me 3 inventions which have transformed the cultural space.
4. Okay your interview is over.
Observations: Heavily DAF based with inclination on forestry and a pinch of CA.
Chairman Sir very keenly observing throughout.
Utility: O2O by Shri Mahesh Bhagwat Sir very crucial. His advice of covering the places mentioned in DAF had helped me a lot. He also advised me about preparing at least what he is recommending and it helped me. Shreyas Sir advised me to cover the hobby part extensively.
Samkalp: closest to real.
Forum: helpful in covering forestry.
Vajiram: helpful in covering DAF aspects and random questions.
Shankar IAS: CA based questions asked were good but didn't get replicated in the real interview.
The real interview is a far different deal. The board can be deceptively cordial and hostile at times. Overall, an enriching experience.
Interview board: Shri Sanjay Verma
23/04/2024. 2nd to go in forenoon session.
Duration: approx. 35 mins
Daf keywords: Himachal, IIT Mandi, Oil and Gas, Mechanical, Guitar, Budget Travelling, Reading about aircraft engine technologies.
Ch:
1. How many cities have you lived?
2. Which city you liked the most?
3. What is Peak Oil and Peak Tourism (dint know exactly)
4. Budget travelling is problematic. People tend to litter the places. What do you think?
5. Famous guitarists of India?
6. Guitarists you like ?
7. Associated with any band ?
8. Which band you liked the most and why?
M1 (lady member):
1. Which NP/WLS/RF/PF you have visited ?
2. Follow up : 5 tree species. Use of rhododendron.
3. What will you do if you are lost in forest?
4. What will you eat to survive ?
5. Do you trek?
6. Length of the last trek?
7. What did you observe on the trek?
8. Follow up details.
M2:
1. What do you think of forest weeping ?
2. Tell the reasons for the forest degradation.
3. Who wrote "While my guitar gently weeps.."?
4. Who is Freddie Mercury ?
5. With which band is he associated?
6. Tell a famous song of that band.
7. Follow up: what do you mean by Bohemian in 'Bohemian Rhapsody'?
8. Tell me two innovative things which you will do for protection of forests.
9. Follow up.
M3:
1. What forest resources could be used for manufacturing biofuels?
2. The yield of Jatropha is low. Any other resources ?
3. How can montane forests particularly be used for generating biofuels?
4. Why was Manali in the news last year?
5. Cause of floods?
6. How will you respond, as a DFO, to encroachments along the floodplains of the river by hotel owners?
7. How will you specifically solve the issue of leopard attacks and monkey attacks in the Himalayas ?
8. What will you do for ecotourism?
9. Some follow up questions.
Ch:
1. I think engines are becoming redundant. What's your take?
2. Follow up and countering of 3-4 questions. Then, abruptly,
3. Tell me 3 inventions which have transformed the cultural space.
4. Okay your interview is over.
Observations: Heavily DAF based with inclination on forestry and a pinch of CA.
Chairman Sir very keenly observing throughout.
Utility: O2O by Shri Mahesh Bhagwat Sir very crucial. His advice of covering the places mentioned in DAF had helped me a lot. He also advised me about preparing at least what he is recommending and it helped me. Shreyas Sir advised me to cover the hobby part extensively.
Samkalp: closest to real.
Forum: helpful in covering forestry.
Vajiram: helpful in covering DAF aspects and random questions.
Shankar IAS: CA based questions asked were good but didn't get replicated in the real interview.
The real interview is a far different deal. The board can be deceptively cordial and hostile at times. Overall, an enriching experience.