Board : Rajni Razdan
Date : 1/4/2011 FN 10.50 am - 11.10.am
My interview started late compared to other boards. Interview hall was well furnished as usual.. It was oval table , with chairman in the middle just opposite to me. chairman mam had lot of space for doing paper work before her. four members were seated in the side. two on each.
As i entered the room and greeted the mam and other members, i was asked to sit . Chair was comfortable and close to the table. There was paper and pencil before me. Mam was busy arranging files, opening some file..I was gazing at them for a minute or two. Other members were also browsing through my summary sheet. As I took a sidelook at the summary sheet held by one member, I was relieved because roll no. which i forgot to fill in the sheet, remained filled.
Mam asked my name, and roll no , dob and filled it in my photos' back. Shown me my photo and kept it in the file . then started asking questions.
Ch: When is all fools’ day celebrated ?
Me : april 1 mam, today.
Ch : What is the Reason for it ?
Me : mam, when there was a change of calendar from Julius to Gregorian , some thought it to be still the new year and celebrated it… so it was called so .
Ch: good… so ur hobbies are reading books, watching movies, ..blogging ..( she was reading from my summary sheet ) so ananth .. What do u do in blogging ?
Me : In blogging , I do two kind of things mam. One, I follow many blogs everyday. I follow my two favourite tamil authors, some on economic and current affairs. Second , I also have a blog where I pen any interesting stuff I came across, my experiences etc.
Ch : How do you know the number of ppl have visited ur site ?
Me : We have a same widget ( she smiled ..) where it can track and count the visitors to our site . We also could track who visited and to which post mam.
Ch: How many visited ur site ?
Me : I just a post or two in a month mam. I also don’t post it in some social networking site mam. I approximately got some 560 clicks mam
Ch : not bad.. ( signed the next member on her left )
M1: What is important news today ?
Me : There are two news items which I felt important today sir. First release of provisional census by the govt. yesterday which also alarmed at reducing child sex ratio ,mam( I want them to take a lead on it … I jus glanced at mam ). Next thing that pertains to my dept. where I work. Seven ombudsman were appointed for Indirect taxes to hear about the grievances.
M1 : In census 2011, ( he had some stats scribbled in his note pad ) which is the district with least population density and one with most population density?
Me : sorry sir , I didn’t know this thing, but I think arunachal Pradesh has least density with 76..
M1 : No I am asking about the district ?
Me : sorry sir, No idea ! ( with descending voice )
M1: Most populated district ?
Me : Sorry sir ! I didn’t come across. ( voice turned normal.. smiled )
M1 : What is current population of India ?
Me : 1.21 million.. err ..sorry billion sir !
M1 :What about decadal growth ? has it increased or decreased ?
Me: decadal growth has decreased from 21% to around 17 % sir!
M1 : Who is present census commissioner ?
Me : Mr.Chandramouli Ias sir.. ( I jus came quiz mode.. I stopped with the answer.. He was looking at me..) .. he was earlier IT secretary to Government of Tamilnadu .
( He signed to CH. That his part is over… ch. Signed at next member )
M2: In your profile, You have mentioned that you did one engineering I 2007 and other in 2008… is it a one year course ?
Me : In Anna University, where I studied , there is a option of dual degree sir. I joined the college for B.E. in geo – Informatics. At the end of the first year, You have an option to enroll for B.Tech ( IT) as a dual degree. At the end of five years, You get two degrees sir .
M2 : K… U have two degrees now. ..( he smiled at me… I also had a sheepish smile then.. )
M2 :In which year was UNO established?
Me : Sir… 1945
M2: When was bharat ratna awards constituted? Who were the persons first to receive it ?
Me : Sir, I exactly don’t know the answer. Can I make a guess sir ?
M2 ; mmm.. go ahead .
Me :Sir C. Rajagopalachari.. others I couldn’t recollect ..
M2 ; which year ?
Me : sorry sir, I couldn’t recollect sir…
M2 : You are now IRS probationer …. So How do you use Information technology in your current post ( customs )?
Me : Sir, Information technology will help in increasing the efficiency of the services by the govt. For example, In customs , earlier days we were manually clearing the goods for import and export by the receipt. With the liberalization , when international trade has increased , if e use the same method , ….sir, it would increase the time taken to clear the goods. Now with the computerization , we could do it very quickly sir.
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M3: I just want to continue with my collegue’s question . What is the difference between engineering and technology ?
Me : Engineering deals with application of scientific principles , design and development of machines, processes, architecture etc .sir. technology confines itself to application to real world prolems in a very narrow field. Eg. Textile technology, ceramic technology
M3 : (he was not convinced ..) Both are just applications. What else is the difference?
Me : Sir.. Though that was the classical explanation.. but nowadays both are used interchangeably..( he was still not convinced..)
M3: What is NIBBLE ?
Me : sorry sir, I haven’t heard of it .
M3 : What is RAM ?
Me : Random Access Memory..
M3 : What is its role in CPU ?
Me : Sir it’s a electronic solid state device that stores information temoporarily. When power is gone, all information gets erased. It is used as a buffer for input into processor , since other storage devices such as hard disk, optical media cannot match the speed of the processor.
M3 : What is ROM ?
Me : Read – only – memory.
M3: Can you name some ROM ?
Me : optical media such as CD is a ROM sir !
M3 : what is the Difference between CD & DVD ?
Me : First of all, considering the storage space, DVD can store more data than cd..
M3: ( interrupted…) pls. answer me technical difference.
Me: Difference lies in using the different lasers used for burning it , sir. In DVD , thin laser is used so that bumps and … curves.. ah pits created is small so that it leads to more data being stored , sir!
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M4: You have mentioned that you have studied geo – informatics. Can explain what it means ?
Me : It is a study about the synthesis of cartography and information technology to capture the geographic data sir. We use IT in surveying, remote sensing , gps to process..
M4 : (interrupted..) ya..ya.. understood… Recently , the foreign minister of Libya defected the country and..( stopped ).. oh.. do you the name of that foreign minister ?
Me : Sorry sir, I couldn’t recollect his name ..
M4 : Do u know what WHO stands for ?
Me : World Health Organisation
M4 : where is it situated ?
Me : sir , I couldn’t remember exactly. I guess it is in Washington.. ( confused with WTO )..
M4 : No, Its in geneva
Me : thanks sir. ( I smiled.. ) ( he was busy turning pages in his notepad .. )
M4 :What does UNIDO stand for ?
Me : sir its Industrial dispute.. sorry.. industrial development organization.
M4 : where is it situated ?
Me: I couldn’t recollect sir
( Chairman mam was busy turning newspaper pages.. might be intended to do while observing me.. )
M4 : If they suddenly ask you how many days are in a year , what would you say ?
Me : normally 365, 366 in leap year, sir.
M4 : How come suddenly you have one day extra ?
Me : every day is not exactly 24 hours sir. There some seconds extra.. that accumulates..
M4 : ( interrupted .. ) k.. Who is first Lady US secretary of state? ( he was looking at his notepad )
Me : condelezza rice… ( I didn’t pronounce properly.. he repeated again )
M4 : Who is present CEC ?
Me : Mr . S.Y. Quereshi sir.
M4 : his predecessor ?
Me : Mr. Navin chawla sir
M4 : his predecessor ?
Me : Mr . Krishnamurthi sir ( I was wrong.. it was gopalswami it seems)
M4 : confident ?
Me : ( thought for a fraction of second.. ) yes sir .. I think so !
M4 : Recently an official was dismissed without any inquiry .. U know that case right ? ( I nodded.. ) what do you think about it ?
Me : Sir, In rarest of rare circumstances , when national interest is involved, it can be done sir.I agree to supreme court’s view sir
M4 : Do you mean not even a closed inquiry is not required ?
Me : In 99.99 % cases,normal proceedings should be followed. But very rare circumstances we could do it in this way.
M4 : Does it have any backing of law ?
Me : Supreme court said that it has interpreted article 311 (a)(b)(c) in this case .
M4 : Can govt. do it by its own.
Me : No , sir. Govt cannot do it on their own. It should be codified by law and constitution amended..
M4 : ( interrupted.. ) k.. that’s fine.. Did you hear about sunglu report ?
Me : ( I jus couldn’t recollect at first.. suddenly it striked.. ) I am right, its about alleged irregularities in implementing commonwealth games by delhi govt..
M4 : ( interrupted.. ) only delhi govt..
Me : No sir, and all authorities involved in the project..
M4 : ( continued..) their irregularities..scams..k..
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Ch : Thank you…ur interview is over.. You can go.
