17.03.2020- newspaper based Interview Questions

17.03.2020- newspaper based Interview Questions

1. Which Constitutional posts are debarred from govt employment after retirement? What is the logic behind this provision? What is your opinion on appointing of judges or civil servants as Governors or giving them tickets in elections? Can you suggest some measures to address the possibility of conflict of interest arising in such situations?

2. Do you think India's health infrastructure can handle a crisis like the Coronavirus? Tell me 5 problems faced by the Health sector and how you will solve those problems as the Health Ministry secretary? How can we improve primary healthcare? 

3. Maharashtra govt has started stamping those who are supposed to be quarantined, do you support such public naming measures?

4. Recently govt has brought a bill to promote Sanskrit, what is it? What is the importance of learning Sanskrit in today's globalised world? How many people in India speak Sanskrit? Why it declined?Why People in India give so much importance to English when countries like China and France stress on learning Mandarin and French? What steps would you suggest to promote regional languages?

5. Recently There have been incidents of Racial discrimination against people from North East, have you heard about it? what is the root cause behind such incidents? How can we change people's mentality? Can you give some specific steps?

6. Recently the post of Speaker has been in news, what is it? What powers does a Speaker have? Who decides whether a govt has majority in the House? is there any Supreme Court ruling in this? Why Speaker's position is controversial? What reforms would you suggest?

7. Many Indians in Foreign countries are Covid 19 positive, what is the govt doing for them? What more can be done?

16.03.2020- newspaper based Interview Questions

16.03.2020- newspaper based Interview Questions

1. Recently a video conference of SAARC countries was held, what was its outcome? Do you think SAARC has any future?

2. What are the different types of pollution? Can you tell me some specific reasons for Air pollution? What is the govt doing to reduce Air pollution? As Secretary of Environment Ministry, what specific steps will you take to reduce Air pollution?

3. Why are the highest number of Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra? Why so many cases in Pune?

4. What is the difference between drug addiction and drug abuse? Why drug addiction occurs? If you are tasked with eliminating drug addiction in your State, what steps will you take?

15.03.2020- Newspaper based Interview Questions

15.03.2020- Newspaper based Interview Questions

1. What do you mean by social distancing? Can the poor practice social distancing? What steps should be taken to protect the poorest and marginalised sections of society from the Coronavirus outbreak?

2. Coronavirus outbreak had been declared as a disaster, how will this help?

3. Recently a new party has been launched in J&K, what is it? Do you think J&K's statehood should be restored? Do you think it should have been made a UT in the first place? What is the constitutional process for converting a UT into a State? Which UT's were previously made into states?

4. WHO has said that we need to test more people for Coronavirus, why is India testing such less number of people? Don't you think we should test more? What is the South Korea model for dealing with Coronavirus outbreak? Can we replicate it in India?

5. Suppose you are DM and some Coronavirus infected patients run away from the hospital, what will you do? If you are DM and first positive case for Coronavirus is detected in your district, then what immediate 5 steps will you take?

6. What do you understand by term Naxalism? How is it different from Terrorism? Can we call Naxalites as Terrorists? Why did Naxal movement start? Can we say that the movement is declining?  How is the govt dealing with it? As SP of an LWE district, what will you do to address the issue of Naxalism?

7. Recently GST Council meeting took place, what decisions were taken in it? Why GST on mobile phones was hiked? What do you understand by inverted duty structure? What is GSTN? What are the problems with it? Don't you think we  should give management of GSTN to a govt company or institution like say the NIC?

14.03.2020- Newspaper based Interview Questions

14.03.2020- Newspaper based Interview Questions

1. What is the Essential commodities Act? When was it enacted? What was its purpose? Why Masks and sanitizers have been included as Essential commodities? How will it help? If you are the FDA commissioner, what steps will you take to ensure that there is no shortage of drugs and other essential commodities?

2. What steps has the govt taken for addressing the crisis in Yes Bank? Do you think these steps are sufficient or we need some more steps? How can we prevent such crisis situations from arising in future?

3. What is NPR? Why states are opposing it? How is it different from Census? If we already have Census, then why NPR is needed? How NPR is different from NRC? What can be the possible benefits of NPR?

4. Why SAARC is in news recently? Which countries are the members of SAARC? When was it formed and Why? Can we say that SAARC has been a failure? Suggest some steps to revive SAARC? What role can SAARC play with respect to the Coronavirus outbreak?

5. The Parliament has passed the Vivad se Vishwas bill, what are its provisions? The bill has been passed now while the last date for availing the scheme benefits is 31st March, do you think the scheme will succeed in such a scenario? This is just a one time window, what can be done to reduce tax disputes in the longer run?

6. Tell me what are the problems that India faces due to its large population?So Should we have a compulsory 2 child policy? Tell me it's pros and cons? Do we already have such a policy for some persons or posts? do you know the term Total fertility rate? What is it? What is India's TFR? Why some states have lower TFR as compared to others? As a health worker in a village, how will you promote family planning?

13.03.2020- Newspaper based Interview Questions

13.03.2020- Newspaper based Interview Questions

1. What amendments were recently made to the Motor Vehicles Act? Do you think higher fines will stop people from breaking traffic rules? Won't it lead to more chances of corruption? Why do so many road accidents occur in India? What steps should be taken to prevent them?Do you use a helmet while driving? Have you ever jumped a signal? How can we get people to follow traffic rules?

2. Tell us something about the WHO? What has the WHO done to stop the Coronavirus outbreak? Don't you think the WHO has failed in containing the spread of the virus? If you were the WHO chief, what steps would you have taken? What reforms would you suggest in the present structure and functioning of the WHO?

3. There are different stages of the spread of the Coronavirus, what are they? In which stage is India at present? What steps are required to prevent stage 3?

4. About the violence that took place in Delhi, do you think it was organised or spontaneous? Why? Some said that the Police failed, some said Judiciary failed, what is your opinion, who is to be blamed for the violence? Tell me some steps that you will take as a DM to ensure communal harmony in your district? 

5. The govt is coming up with rules for intermediaries, Who are these intermediaries and what are the proposed rules? Do you think these rules will affect right to privacy of citizens? Do you think govt should regulate social media? Tell me pros and cons of social media? How can we regulate social media without affecting people's as well as the company's rights?

6. What is IBC? What are its provisions? Has it been successful? Can you suggest some steps for improving the law?

12.03.2020- Newspaper based Interview questions

12.03.2020- Newspaper based Interview questions

1. Do you agree with the govt decision to suspend all tourist visas? What will be it's impact on the economy?

2. What is the Epidemic diseases Act? How can it be used to deal with the coronavirus? 

3. Should the IPL be cancelled or postponed to prevent the Coronavirus spread?

4. What is the Bharat net project? How many Gram Panchayats have been connected till now? What is the deadline? Why has it been extended? If you are made mission director of the project, then what steps will you take to ensure that the project is completed on time?

5. What is the difference between an epidemic, a Pandemic and an Endemic?

11.03.2020- Newspaper based Interview questions

11.03.2020- Newspaper based Interview questions

1. What do you understand by the term surge pricing in context of app based cab aggregators like Ola Uber? Is there any Law to regulate them? Should we regulate pricing by such cab aggregators?

2. How many types of strains of novel coronavirus are there? What is the difference between the two strains? Which drugs have been approved for emergency medical use in India for treatment of Coronavirus? How much time will it take for a vaccine against Coronavirus to be developed? What are the stages in the development of a vaccine? Why does it take so long to develop?

3. What are the constitutional provisions against Defection? Why political defections have increased in past few years? There are Constitutional provisions against Defection, then how is it still happening? What more measures are required according to you?