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प्रयास

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Written by my dear friend Abhishek Jain, the following poem conveys our collective feeling.
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भर-भर के पन्ने तोड़ दी कलमें ,
इतना मगा कि पड़ गए सदमें।
किया यूज़ नीला कभी काला पैन ,
सजाया कॉपी को किया अंडरलैन।
सूरज उठा तब गए सोने को ,
मिला नहीं एक पल खोने को।
किया नहीं कभी नैन-मटक्का ,
फोकस रखा करते थे पक्का।

 

निकल गयी तोंद  गिर गए बाल ,
 घिस-घिस के हो गए बुरे हाल।
हर महीने की पढ़ी योजना ,
खुद की बनी पंचवर्षीय योजना।
कर-कर के मर गए अथक प्रयास ,
मंज़िल मिली न एक्को बार।
फिर भी मन न मचलता है ,
जानता है, प्रयास ही सफलता है।
by –
Abhishek Jain

My UPSC interview questions

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Interview – April 29 – 1st in Afternoon

Board – P. Kilemsungla Ma’am

 

Questions by Chairperson –

  1. You have written Teaching as a hobby, what kind of teaching do you do?

  2. What did you gain from teaching slum kids?

  3. Are you still in touch with these kids?

  4. What could be done to improve the education services in rural areas?

  5. Give me two solutions which would be effective in bridging the quality of education rich and poor students get?

 

Member 1 –

  1. What is the difference between society and civil society?

  2. Do you think the difference is artificial? Wouldn’t it be better if we have only – a society and not many civil societies?

  3. Name major insurgencies which happened in India after 1947.

  4. Explain any one of them. (Explained Punjab issue)

  5. How do you see the role of administration in dealing with this particular issue?

  6. What can we learn from this?

 

Member 2 –

  1. You studied Metallurgical Engineering, then why did you opt for Sanskrit Literature?

  2. In ancient times, there used to be no writing mechanism or printing, how did our ancestors retained such vast literature?

  3. Why are we not able to remember even one verse?

  4. What were you doing for past four years after graduation? (Told about joining PMRDF)

  5. Is this scheme workable? Do you think such programmes should be there at all?

 

Member 3 –

  1. You were talking about Shruti and Smriti as modes of keeping record. I want to check your memory. Tell me Maheswar Sutra.

  2. What is the importance of Maheshwar Sutra?

  3. Have you read that Kalidasa has described several regions in India apart from Kashmir where saffron is grown?

  4. How do you think he could possibly know such things?

  5. Have you read Ritusamhara of Kalidasa?

  6. You must have read that Kalidasa was a dumb person earlier. How did he change?

  7. What can we learn from this?

 

Member 4 –

  1. How can we tackle the problem of slum proliferation in India?

  2. Is microfinance a workable option in low cost housing sector?

  3. You must have heard of high profile resignations lately – in India and elsewhere also?

  4. Do you think that such resignations are justified?

 

Overall, the board was very cordial. At no point did they show any positive or negative expressions. I did not give good answers in situation based questions. Even in other questions, I gave very general answers.