MY INTERVIEW ...

Date : 14/03/2013
Board : P.K Mishra
Over view : The board was cordial but meant business . The initial discussion as a norm started with one's hobbies and then diversified .

Optionals : Public administration and psychology
Hobbies : poetry in kannada , reading novels and watching Indian and world cinema and movie reviewing.
                   
Chairman:
1. What is the difference between movie and cinema ?
2 . If you cannot speak or understand a language how do you review a movie ?
3 . What are the constraints in that case ?
4. What are alternative systems of medicine ?
5. Why are they called "alternative systems '? do you think allopathy is superior ?
6. what are the problems of alternative systems ?
7. do you think they are not worthy ?
8 who is the head of the executive in India ?
9. then what is the prime minister ?
10. what is presidential immunity ? is it absolute ?
11. What is the controversy about generic and branded medicines as highlighted in a recent tv programme by Aamir khan ?

Member 1

1. What is the meaning of the word "gulbarga" ? (my home town)
2. tell me the neighbouring states of gulbarga ?
3. how has marathi and telugu influenced gulbarga ?
4.what is the % of marathi speakers in gulbarga ?
5. What do you mean by good faith ? why is it called good faith , is it not that faith is always good ?
6. What is the opposite of good faith?
7. what is the difference b/w information , knowledge and wisdom ?
8 what is the difference b/w american english and british english ?
9. tell me some words that have been loaned from hindi to english ?
10 what is your opinion about CGHS (central govt health services ) being so good while  primary health care languishing ? what are your sugggestions on handling primary health care problem in the country ?

Member 2

1. what are the uses of robots in medical field ?
2. do you think doctors must have knowledge about technology and vice versa(engineers about medicine) ?
3. what is the effect of water scarcity on ecology ?
4. what  do you think of dress code (uniforms ) in organizations ? do you think there must be one for civil servants ?
5. what are the effects of mobile phones on children ?

Member 3
1. why is it said that India is worse than sub saharan africa in health ?
2. what is that one single cause that aid agencies say is the reason for this state of ours compared to africa ?
3. who won the pulitzer prize for a book on a disease recently ?
4. correct . Have you read that book ?
5. what are the 3 things you will do if you become prime minister ?
6. are you married ? - no .. so what are the three qualities that you expect in your future wife ?

Chairman -
So what is the meaning of the word Abhishek ?
 thank you
Member 1 - wait ! one last question .. tell me what do you think .... how have you fared in this interview ? (well ! that question seemed to be coming from nowhere ! )
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I answered most of the questions satisfactorily ... Except Presidential immunity(partially correct) , % of marathi speakers ,, i could answer the factual questions too ....
It went on for a healthy 40 mins ...

Bottomline : Go with an open mind .. carry on a lively conversation .. that should impress them more than the accuracy of your answers .
{ At one point I had the board in splits when i recalled a dialogue from a pakistani movie about Uniforms.. from then on everyone was cool and it was more relaxed atmosphere  .}