 Very happy to have you here Pritika. Thank you sir. Can you tell us the importance of your name or the meaning of your name? Sir Pritika actually means a flower, it's associated with a feminity. And Rani is actually queen in Tamil and it's also my great grandmother's name. Okay, do you like this name? Yes sir. So Pritika what made you to choose IAS as your career option? Sir like my first preference is actually the Indian Foreign Service. Okay Indian Foreign Service, why would you choose that? Sir I find the job very challenging and really exciting also. And personally I like travelling and meeting new people. So I think the Indian Foreign Service would be a better fit for my personality. Okay, will you be very happy if you have worked with Afghanistan, Kabul and to stay there for about 5 years? Sir I think where I am posted I would be able to manage whether it's in Afghanistan or in a developed country. Okay, you are not calling me? No sir. Okay, interesting. Can you tell us something about the latest understanding about the origin of human beings? The latest findings and evidences about the origin of human beings. So there are different theories relating to the origin of human beings sir. The most widely related... Very striking, very striking excavations, very compelling evidences of calm thought. Yes, so there have been different fossil discoveries all over the world. Like the earliest fossils were discovered in the African continent. Correct. And there have been a distinct evolution from the fossils that have been discovered in Africa. There have been later discoveries in Europe now. And now the genetic studies are going on based on the... Have you heard the name called Lucy? Yes sir, it's an Australopithecine fossil that was found in Africa. Australopithecine fossil sir. What's the full name? What's the full... I don't know, I don't know much about it. Australopithecus. As far as you remember it's Australopithecus anamensis. Anamensis and afferences, what's the difference? Anamensis and afferences. So the anamensis was an earlier species than the afferences. Afferences is more taller and genetically more stronger than the afferences. But they were all found in similar areas. So there's not a very distinct difference between them. And Lucy is very distinct because it is one of the earliest fossils where almost around 60 to 70% of the fossil was actually found. Interesting. One of the English geologists has written a very wonderful book about the cast and tribes in South India. We are familiar with your state. The very name of the documentation... Yes, so W.H.R. Rivers, he's written a counter about the Todas. The very name of this series of books, the world famous books, Cast, Tribes in South India. Yes, H.H. Risley, Cast in Tribes in South India. Do you know the name of the author? H.H. Risley, sir. Herbert Risley. Edgar Thurston. Edgar Thurston, I've heard his name. Yes, I have heard. It doesn't matter. Prithika, what is the meaning of your hobby? So journaling is about expressing our emotions and feelings. Instead of diary writing, it's more of chronological events of what we've done during the day, sir. But journaling is more about reflections and emotions. Sort of memoirs. Yes, I mean, you can... What's the difference between memoirs and autobiographies? I'm not very sure, sir, about... You mentioned about anthropology. Yes, sir. How do you define anthropology? Anthropology is a study of human beings throughout space and time, sir. It's about the physical... About genetics as well as about the culture and about language, overall evolution of human beings. So when somebody says social anthropology, what does she meant by that? Social anthropology is about the culture and also the economic systems, the political systems, about the language, how it developed and about... It can also be about caste and the class system. What is the meaning of NIA? NIA, the National Investigation Agency. You say something about it. So the National Investigation Agency was actually... It was started after the 2008 Mumbai attacks. It was... It's an investigation agency to prevent terror attacks. What's the difference between NIA and the CBI? So the NIA is directly related to prevent terror attacks. Whereas the CBI deals more with corruption in government. Can the NIA take a case from a state police without the confidence of the state government? The CBI cannot take any case from the state government. From the court order or something like that? From the court order or with the confidence of the state government. What is the status of NIA? I'm not sure sir but as far as... I think the NIA can take cases without the consent of the state government. One state government is challenged to the constitutional validity of NIA and the case is pending in the Supreme Court. I think it's Maharashtra, Punjab. Sir, please. Basically... Can you tell us something about economic slowdown that is being experienced by our country? Sir, the cost is for economic slowdown and they are both internal as well as external. In internal, the rates of employment are very high. One of the main reasons is skill development in India despite a lot of efforts has not been on par with other developed countries. So there are a lot of graduates who are not able to find jobs that are suitable with the subject they've studied. On the external front, the protectionist measures by countries such as US and China has also affected the Indian economy. So why the jobs are not being created? What is the fundamental reason? Sir, there's a gap between the subjects that the students study and the industry requirements. Especially when it comes to engineering, most of the students are not... A recent survey also predicts only around 45% of engineering graduates are actually employable. So I think there's a skill mismatch between the industry requirements and the subject that the students study. There are people who argue that there is lack of demand in the economy which leads to unemployment actually. Demand for goods and services. How do you manage that basically? How do you increase the demand for goods and services to increase the employment income of the people? Increasing the demand for goods and services is by ensuring more disposable income with the population. How do you increase the disposable income? So what are the policy measures that are required for increasing the disposable income? By creating jobs. What kind of norms? Sir, for example, the MG Narega scheme is created to ensure that the rural demand is there. Are you familiar with deficit financing? Yes, sir. What is it? Deficit financing is... When the state governments as well as the central governments have fiscal deficit and revenue deficit targets. So when they are unable to meet the targets, they borrow money from the people as well as the banks. So can we pump money into the economy in order to increase the demand for goods and services? Yes, sir. So that's... We'll give the money. 6000 rupees for a month. That will do. So can we do that? Because now a economist suggests the Kenyushin economist suggests that we have to pump in money so that people will have increased purchasing power which will trigger the economy to comply with it. Do you agree with that? Yes, sir. Sorry. Now you are interested in foreign service. Yes, sir. Can you tell me what is this Rohingyas problem? Rohingyas are an ethnic minority in Myanmar, sir. And they have been persecuted by the... So they've migrated to other... the neighboring countries such as India and Bangladesh. How does it create an issue between India and other? Sir, there have been... the Arakhan State Army has... which is actually an insurgency group. It is... there have been... I'm sorry. There have been... Now you are a student of anthropology. Can you tell me why this Iladiya excavation is an important one? Sir, the Keeradiya excavation... after the Indus Valley Civilization, sir, there's not much continuity in the... other civilizations in India, sir. So Keeradiya actually provides a continuity between the Indus Valley Civilization and... like, for example, the recent artifacts that have been discovered at Keeradi suggests evidence that there was a continuity between the Indus Valley people and the Keeradi. For example, the script that was found is similar to the... a script that was used by the Indus Valley people. Sir, what is the implication? Will we rewrite our history or what happens? Sir, I think we need to wait for more evidences. Evidences. Hopefully, after that. Can you name any three major departments when you enter? When you enter? At least name any three major departments which we have to go through. Department of external... Department of customs. Customs? Department of immigration for your visa. Okay. Yeah, the recent meeting of the Chinese Premier and the Indian Prime Minister, what are the five most important trust areas of the informal meet? So one of the most important areas that they concentrated on is on using soft powers of people-to-people contact between China and India. And then securities or... because that is a similar problem with both China as well as India facing. It's terrorism, you mean. What common problem? Sir, in China there are threats about the Uighur Muslims which... It's a big problem for them. For a huge country like China. Not as much as India, sir. Okay. Yeah. And then a rules-based world order. Space. No, rules-based world order. Like both India and China have been... As part of... Both of them are part of developing countries have been... The two most important areas of operation between these two countries. Geopolitical. Geopolitical significance. Then, say... What is the GDP of China? Sure, I think so. What is India's GDP? What is our dream GDP? I mean, 5 trillion economy by... How many trillion? 5 trillion economy. What is their present GDP? Something like 11? No. 11, 12. Okay, Prithika, Rani. You are increased over. All the best. So, Prithika, you are an end-girl. You are a presentable girl and an assistant product. You are happy. You are generally a good candidate for a very high marks. You are a potential candidate. When you came, you didn't say good morning or good afternoon. Good evening. Conspe... Consciously and conspicuously. Here you are mumbling. Very feebly, you said. Here also feebly. There also feebly. So, it should be heard. Most of them will be very old people only sitting there. Unless you say it... So, otherwise there is nothing much to say other than you must probably if you have enough time again. Prepare for the examination. So, we can prepare for the examination. There is all the anthropological evidence towards the evolution of human beings. Very important subject all over the world. So, you can collect information about it. Lucy and subsequently whatever. Like that, anything about the foreign service, they may ask many things. For example, they may ask about the corruption index. All over the world. India stands where? Democracy. Democracy index also. Many indexes. Many indexes. This is important. Integrity or honesty or the world... Corruption perception index. We are in the 80th place. And the first place by which country? New Zealand and then what? Combined. This year. This year report. Every year they give report. You are right. So, all those things. So, in all international issues, you can really try to know. Just a sec. You are okay. Good. Sir? Sir, he was mentioning about anthropology. Questions from anthropology will definitely emerge. And your first choice is far enough. You can expect many questions. There is a turbulence in the international relations. So, let's prepare that. Read newspapers. Probably should have strong reason for choosing IAFS as your first choice. Because everybody's dream is IAFS. A lot of people choose IAFS only. Why IAFS? You are the only very few people who would have chosen IAFS. Tell me what will you say if I ask? Traveling, you said. You can say up late when the time comes the India's relations with other countries is very crucial for our internal development. Our image all over the world is very serious, very important. So, that areas of study or experience makes me interesting. It is very interesting to me. Particularly appearing to me. That's why I chose something like that. Very short, but very nicely you can write down and read and study and give it. You can't give so much answer also. You'll be caught. Okay. Or not to sentences. Foreign Service Officer's job is very interesting. And I feel I can do better in this job than any other job. Career Diplomats and other things. Anybody who is not even an IAFS officer can be posted as IAFS. I can remember two police officers and one join list. Abhi Willa once upon a time. Then, Julia Ribeiro and R.K. Ragan from Romania. Yes, yes, yes. Small country. Not be a tactical thing to say when you are asked why you chose IAFS. It will not be tactical to say that it is better or worse than IAFS. Don't compare. Yeah, yeah, no comparison. You focus your answer on IAFS only. Yeah. Don't focus on other services. That maybe the panel members may not take it kindly. Exactly, exactly. So therefore don't talk about other services. You want to be a diplomat and justify in terms of your ambition. So you can also say that of all the services, this is one service which will give me another opportunity to visit various countries and to go and reach the beauty of our culture, our tradition, our ethics to other people of the other countries. Right? Something like that. When I saw that your hobby is watching crime shows, I thought you must have prayed IAFS. Police service. But it's something like that. It is like that, watching crime stories, huh? Crimes shows. One of our hobbies. Hobby. You should have a very strong answer for that. Then the contradiction is IAFS falls below seventh rank. Actually that was also my first observation that there is a deviation between your ranking and interest. Third, huh? Third. But you should, you should have marked it one, number one. Much more easier, but still you still have a ground cover. Let's go through this form, prepare answers for what you have written. Most of the questions may be culled out from this form. Even when I started learning in the school, I was very young and a girl, I had this kind of interest in crime investigation, how they really ultimately cracked the case. Like anybody else I am also interested in this. A lot of people I am also interested in. Okay, okay, okay. Pratika Rani, all the best to you. NINCBI. Yeah. You are only the university, you are an investigating person who is interested in investigation, right? Okay. What are they called? It's a supreme court, because law and order is a state subject. And how can you interfere and take it out without the concurrence of the state government? There is a lot of protest. No, many state governments have protested that. There is no protest. Yeah. Even if the governments, the state governments can't send, they can take the case. The cases which are on the midway handled by the state police are suddenly taken over by the NINCBI. Yes. And you are a Sherlock home. You say you are a Sherlock home. No. CBI will investigate any case, any case, including corruption, including NINCBI cases or terrorist cases. They know the restriction. Now that separate agency has come up now. Okay, Pratika. Okay.