 Good afternoon sir, good afternoon sir, thank you sir. You can take off your mask now. Yes sir, I will drink it. So Mr. Amit, you have done your graduation in 2020 from IIT Kanpur. So is this your first attempt for the services? Sir, this is my second attempt sir. Your second? Last year I had secured rank 289 sir. 289? Yes sir. And so this is your first interview? This is my second interview sir. So how much did you get in your interview? Sir, last time I got 187 sir. 187. But that's a good number, 187. Yes sir. But you didn't do well in the returns? Like sir, I think to get into the list you have to do well in all things sir. So just by few marks I think. You must have missed by a few marks. Yes sir. Shall give. Why is it that after a brilliant career in engineering from IIT Kanpur you decide to join the civil services? Sir, I would like to address this question in two parts sir. The first would be that I wanted to be a civil servant from childhood sir. Okay. It is only by accident I became an engineer sir. Okay. And the reason for joining the civil services is that sir I would get an opportunity to undertake large scale work for the benefit of the nation sir and the social prestige associated with the civil services is unmatched even today sir. That's right. Okay. Narayan, Amit Mahajan Malampati sir. Mr. Narayan, you have given watching originals OTT platform what do you mean by that? Sir, OTT is a mechanism where content is delivered to the user by the medium of internet sir and originals are a subset of that sir wherein the OTT platform itself for example like Netflix produces the content sir. In Lehmann's language please explain to me I am not aware how will you explain to me just to understand. So Netflix is an online website sir wherein various kind of shows come and some of the shows are produced by Netflix itself. Okay. Innovative sir. Okay. Those are called originals sir. Okay. So what is the full form of OTT? Sir, OTT full form is over the top platform sir or the top platform have you seen this movie Kashmir Files? Yes sir, I have seen the movie Kashmir Files. On OTT or in the movie hall, cinema hall? I have seen on OTT sir. OTT. Yes sir. Did you like it? Sir, I think it was a good movie sir. In what respect? Sir I think it highlighted one of the aspects in our history sir which is not very pleasant and I think many people were not even aware of this incident sir. So I think it has helped raise the level of awareness amongst the people sir. Was it an exaggeration of facts or it is only simply a statement of facts? How did you find it? Sir I think while any event is depicted in the movie language sir the producer or the director has to take certain liberties sir to dramatize the events. So I think he has made use of those liberties sir and I think the factual analysis is very much to the point sir because in the movie many of the clippings of the newspapers and the contemporary scenario is highlighted sir. Another you have given this TA for US student, what do you mean by this TA for US student? Position, distinction, leadership held in school, college. Sir at IIT Kanpur sir. Yes. Like many of the third year fourth year students are allowed to become a teaching assistant for. Okay, this is teaching assistant, okay, teaching assistant for US students. UG students, UG is. You say UG, okay, you will tell me like this, okay. So what did you do in that year? Sir from the chemical engineering department I was the first TA to be chosen for a particular course sir and the work involves setting up the question papers, checking the assignments and also whenever the professor was absent sir taking a lecture in his place sir. What is the difference between just direct tax and indirect tax? Sir direct tax is which affects, which is impacted on the person directly sir while indirect tax is levied on a general commodity and it only in a secondary way it is affecting the people sir. Recently it had people published in the newspaper that revenue collection both direct tax and indirect tax, the collection watch, pumper, are you aware how much collection watch made in the last finance year? Yes sir. Sir as per the budget estimates of the last budget sir, we have exceeded that actual collection sir and the total GST that has been collected is around 15 lakh crores sir and the direct taxes that have been collected are around 18 lakh crores sir. Okay, thank you. Thank you sir. Navel Garu, I belong to Eluru. Yes sir. What is the name of the district where Eluru is located? Eluru is located in West Ghuravari district sir. But since last week there has been a reorganization of the district sir. So I am not exactly sure where it is newly located sir. Okay, what are the major products of Vijaywara district which make it so rich and prosperous? What does it produce? Sorry sir, I am not able to recall but sweets are very famous of Vijaywara. Sweets? No, agriculture products. So that region which Vijaywara is located in is a very fertile land sir, so rice cultivation is taken up. Rice and there is one more, rice to both Andhra and Bhojjangabdha. Yes sir. Okay. I am not very sure sir. Which are the great personalities that Andhra has given birth during the last 52-80 years? So I think the foremost would be Sri NTR, Nandamuri Tarakram Rao who was also the chief minister sir of Andhra Desh sir. In addition sir, I think even Sri Vyasar Reddy who was also the minister I think these are the very famous politicians. N.T. Ramarao acted in three roles in a film, Telugu film Mahabharat. One was Lord Krishna, another was Arjun. What was the third one? Sorry sir, I have not watched any film. Okay, tell me, you know this colony keeps changing its face and people are accusing China of developing colonies through some other means. What are those means? Not army, not military, no, but through other means, what are those means? Just a clarification sir, colonial colonies. Colonies in a way. Not exactly meaning of colony that we are used to like we were colonial colonies but no idea. Yes sir, I am aware sir there are two primary strategies that China has followed sir. One is the depth-trap diplomacy sir. I am talking of that, just elaborate on that. So sir, I think this has been a transition from the times of Deng Xiaoping sir where Chinese used to be at the back burner. Depth-trap. Yes sir, and under the current president Xi Jinping, the depth-trap diplomacy has been heavily used sir, wherein various projects under the Belt and Road Initiative and China Pakistan Economic Corridor are being pushed forward sir, wherein loans are given to the various of the willing. What is the size of total outstanding loan of China towards other countries approximately? Sir I think it is in excess of 500 billion dollars sir. 500? Billion dollars. Million dollar. Million or? Billion sir. Billion. Ok, what is India's GDP? So India's GDP is currently 2.5 billion dollars sir. 2.5 billion dollars. Billion. Billion dollars. And outstanding loan is 5.8 trillion dollars. Yes sir. Thank you sir. What are the highlights of this loan? It is related to BRI, one is this. What are the other highlights? Sir, many of these loans have a clauses that if the interest payments are not made sir, then the Chinese government or the loan giver can take over the physical assets sir. Same asset which they have developed. Yes sir. And many of the conditions are very stringent sir, the interest payment schedule all that sir. Apart from that sir, the environmental regulators or labor standards safeguards are not very strict sir. Correct. Sir, they normally charge, I mean the range of the interest. Sorry sir, I am not aware of that sir. 3.5. Ok. Where exactly this condition that there was a failure default in interest payment, early payment and then they took action. Can you give an example? So one example would be sir in Sri Lanka sir, wherein they have taken over facilities in the Harman-Tota port sir. Correct. What else? Sir, I am not exactly sure sir, but I think in East Africa there are also. Yes, Angola is second one. Third one, there is another feature that they look for people who cannot get loan from IMA for World Bank. Very correct. Yes sir. And then they try to blackmail and they also say that there is about 300 and about 400 billion dollar loan which they have advanced to countries and which is not anywhere. And Indonesia is one of the beneficiary, we will read about it. Definitely sir, I will read more about it sir. Thank you sir. Yes, where is it? Yes ma'am. Vijayawada is famous for what? I am sorry, Vizag. Ma'am Vizag is famous because of several reasons ma'am. There is a very famous steel plant in Vizag. It is also home to the Eastern naval command of the Indian army and recently the presidential fleet review was held there. The oldest shipyard ma'am. Yes ma'am. And Vizag port is also a natural harbor. Okay. You have taken the anthropology. Yes ma'am. What was the dragon man? Yes ma'am. Ma'am in 1930s one of the premium of a Homo genus was found under in Northeastern China called place called Harbin. And the person who founded kept it a secret for 80 years because the place was under Japanese occupation. And in recently ma'am in the last five years and in the Hebe Geo University research was done and it has been proven to be a new species ma'am. But that finding is little controversial ma'am that some people believe that it is a Denisoven which is already exchanged CVS or it's a new species. There is a contention here to consensus here to emerge among that. Very good. Tell me something about India's participation in the Tokyo Olympics last year. Ma'am in the Tokyo Olympics we have received the highest medal tally we have gotten in the past few Olympics. And we have also received the first gold medal in athletics ma'am. Apart from the... How many medals we got? May I take a moment ma'am? Yeah sure. One gold, I think two silver were there and I think five bronzes were there. Yes ma'am. So what was the ranking overall? Ma'am I am approximately, I think it is around 25 ma'am. 240. I think it was 48. 39. Yes, thank you ma'am. What were the distinctive features of the participation? The gold medal in them? Athletics ma'am. And in boxing Lavelina Borgohen had got the bronze medal and in wrestling also we had gotten one silver medal by Ravi Bahia and the other was gotten in bronze ma'am. And there were several firsts, no? A new chapter. Yes ma'am. In hockey we have got the bronze medal. And we also entered new field which we had not participated in. Yes ma'am. Fencing is one example. That was a very significant part of it. So what were the lessons learned after this Olympics? What lessons did we learn? Ma'am I think the Olympics this time have especially served to lift the animal spirits of the nation in this field of sports ma'am. I think the entire nation's attention was caught in the Olympics watching the final and I think it serves to prove that even we can be getting many gold medals in the sport and especially the low hanging fruits like wrestling we can do very well in the near term ma'am. And also the opportunity women are now taking ma'am? Yes ma'am. The majority were gotten by women. Okay. Now tell me something about maritime security in relation to the Indian Ocean and the SLO SEALS. Yes ma'am SEALS. For India what is the importance? Ma'am since India is located at a strategically significant position in the Indian Ocean the entire security in the Indian Ocean we are acting as a net security provider ma'am and protecting the sea lanes of communication especially near the Malacca state which is a strategic stroke point and the state of Hermos becomes especially vital ma'am. For this we have launched the SAGAR initiative the security and growth for all in the region and also we engage actively in HADR operations human, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Okay. And what are the other two SLO SEALS you named one? Which are the other two? Sorry ma'am I am not aware of. Then straight from Malacca the other is? Straight of Hermos ma'am. Yes. And one more on the Arabs only. Ma'am is it near Madagascar? Yes ma'am. Yes ma'am. Thank you ma'am. Okay. Now what are the challenges to the UN today? Ma'am I think multilateral reform at the United Nations is one of the biggest challenges ma'am because the UN currently reflects the power structure of the second world war and many of the nations are not getting adequacy especially in the United Nations Security Council and... Veto power. Yes ma'am. Veto power and many of the members do not have representation in the UNSC. So I think this is a very ticking time ma'am. And also the bureaucrats see there is considered unwieldy you know. Very bureaucratic. Definitely yes ma'am. What are the challenges they have? The bureaucrats at UN ma'am. The UN. Yes ma'am. The pandemic. The pandemic is one... Especially with regard to vaccine distribution ma'am I think the UN has not been able to address the deficit in Africa ma'am. And it has not been very successful in ending wars right sir. Getting the conflicts to end. Especially in Afghanistan and Ukraine ma'am. Yes. The ongoing one. Okay. Thank you. Your first name is Narayan. So my preferred name is Amit sir. Narayan was a gods name that was added to my name sir. Okay. Gods of man. Right. And just a little more. In terms of I was interested in knowing a little more about your training assistant for undergraduate. You are yourself an undergraduate. Yes sir. So one class lower will be TV. That is what you find the third year to be teaching second year. Is that how it works? Sir the fourth year students are eligible to apply sir. And they will be helping the courses for the second year students. Second year. Because the chemical courses start from second year onwards sir. Okay. So the second year of the specialization they will start. Yes sir. And first year is completely common irrespective of the brand sir. Yes sir. There was this. Which paper do you read? Generally I read the Indian Express. Sir. That changes the flavor of the season. Everybody seems to know. Is that being told as a. By somebody that is the best paper that everybody who comes here uses the same. So I think the opinions are very balanced. I find both the opinions are all there in plentiful number. Great. Now there is an ex-controller auditor general of India who is mired in some controversy about. Can you recall? So mired in controversy about sir. That is what I want you to remember. So I think it would be she Vinodrai. No no. Vinodrai is above all that. Yes sir. Yes sir. It really happens to be on. So far. So far he is above all. Yes sir. No. Shashi Khan sir. Any mail rings? No sir. Augusta Westland? So it is a helicopter deal sir during the UPR regime. Yes sir. So. Read that out? Yes definitely. He was the Defense Secretary Defense Acquisition and certain decisions were taken they said. I will read about it sir. Must have heard of armed forces special forces. Yes sir. What the latest what were the issues that came up now sometime back. Sir recently. Great role and Yes sir. What do you think of that? So recently Nagaland there was a special operation conducted by the army sir in which many innocent civilians were by mistake eliminated sir. So I think in that context sir there have been calls among many of the northeastern states to reduce the extent of the AFSPA act and preferably eliminate its operation in the northeast. Where is it maximum removed now? So it has been removed from Punjab sir and in northeast sir only few of the areas are having AFSPA sir. Which is the state which has had the maximum kind of lifting of this act now? Sorry sir I am not aware of that sir. And there was also another issue on the border regarding the additional powers given to border security forces. So the powers of the border security force in the border states was extended from the 10 kilometers from the border to 50 kilometers in the states of Punjab and West Bengal sir. And many of the regional parties have alleged that it is a violation of the federalism sir. And it process many challenges because the powers of the BSF have been to arrest people also in till the 50 kilometers from the international borders. Government said it is specific word in the use of operational jurisdiction. Thank you sir. Mr. Amit Yes sir. Taking off from where my colleague had left me. Why was it in the news recently the armed forces special powers act? Sir I am aware that because of the incident in Nagaland I am aware. No that is there. But that is not because of the AFSF. It was a misunderstanding. But the armed forces it was scaled down in three states in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland. And the government said that we have done this because of a series of agreements which we have entered into in the northeast. And the situation has improved. Now in Assam there were two major agreements. One was the Bodo Accord the other was the agreement with the Karbi Amlongs. What was it all about? Can you tell me very briefly? Sir I think in 2019 the Bodo Accord was signed sir. And many of the Bodo insurgents they had given up their arms sir. And those who are not accused of violent crimes they were provided amnesty sir. What was the demand of the Bodo? What were both these people demanding? Karbi Amlongs and the Bodo's? Sir one of the major demands was that sir the area under their many of the people who are not Bodo's who are not living in the currently denated areas they also included in the Bodo districts. And financial autonomy for them be increased. So one of the major concerns of the Bodo's is that they do not get the resources that are promised to them sir. Basically they were demanding an insurgency, an armed insurgency. Yes sir. It was not for this. It was because they wanted a separate state and therefore the importance of these agreements was that the various groups of the Bodo insurgents decided to eschew violence, give up the demand for statutes. Same was the case with the Karbi Amlongs. That is the reason why these the AFSPA has been scaled down in many of these areas. Isn't it? Now in Nagaland insurgency has been on which is the main group which has been heading insurgency? So that would be an SCN case or Kaplang. Kaplang is long dead. Yes. It is IM. IM is currently involved in negotiations with the government. So why has it you see they entered into a framework agreement in 2015. Recently, Isaac statement saying that we will never give up our identity and our demand for sovereignty. Sir, I think the sticking points that were highlighted by Ravi who was the governor of Nagaland was that they want a separate constitution and separate flags. I think these were the main... And greater Nagaland. That is what they have said. So what is greater Nagaland? Nagaland is a much wider area. It includes parts of Myanmar also, sir. Myanmar government can't do anything about it. Greater Nagaland within the country, what do they want? So there are many Nagatribes in Arunachal Pradesh as well as Manipur, sir. So that would constitute Nagaland, sir. And Assam? Definitely, yes. Assam also, sir. Naga inhabited areas contiguous to Nagaland which is Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. These are the three areas which they have been wanting. Now what is this act east policy which the government has announced? So the act east policy is an extension of the look east policy that was started by our Prime Minister Shree Narasimha Rao, sir. And it builds up on the act east policy, sir. Apart from the economic dimension we are looking on the security aspects also, sir. How to ensure security and combat terrorism. So that is one increment on the act east policy, sir. And we are trying to... And trade? Economic trade? Yes, sir. Connectivity? Yes, sir. Definitely, sir. So have we been able to make any headways so far as connectivity is concerned? There is something called the Kaladan multimodal project. What is that? Sir, my knowledge in this area is limited, sir. But there is a port in Myanmar, sir. And through that we are trying to enter the northeast connectivity with the northeast in a better manner, sir. You have a general idea. Basically it is Sithue port. So from Calcutta to Sithue port in Myanmar. Then by the Kaladan river. Yes, sir. To a place called Paletwa. And then it connects by road to Mizorab. Yes, sir. That is the connectivity which is almost I think the road portion is still left to be constructed. But it is... It has been there for quite some time. Now, let me ask you one thing on China. You know there was an agreement which was signed in 1914 called the Shimla agreement. What was that about? 1914, sir. Which has relevance today also. Sir, may I take a guess, sir? Yes. Sir, I think it is in relation to the border dispute, sir. And I think maybe it may be the MacMohan agreement. Absolutely. MacMohan line was initiated in this particular thing. But did China accept it or not? So China currently does not accept it? No, not currently then. So then they were representative from Tibet, sir, who had come. And they had I think agreed it was between India, British Empire and Tibet, sir. British Empire, Tibet and China. Yes. Thank you, sir. China refused to sign the agreement saying that Tibet, we can't have two sovereign nations. Tibet is part of China. So therefore we will not accept this. So we end your mock interview. Yes, sir. And we will give you feedback. You have already faced one UPSC interview? Yes, sir. So basically what happens is that primarily the questions will come either from your DAF or from current affairs. Now, so far as your DAF is concerned, you have anthropology as your optional subject. Your homestate is Telangana. You replace the birth as Andhra. So you must be able to answer questions relating to both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, things which are happening like even since yesterday, the Telangana chief minister has been demanding on the par boiled rice issue. Yes, sir. And things are happening your interview is still 15th May, you have a lot of time, but things keep on happening. So just keep an eye on that. Then of course chemical engineering was your subject so graduation. So once again, little bit how what is the significance of chemical engineering? Definitely. How is it applied to your so the progress of the country supposing they can ask you that. You have given cricket as your your hobby. Yes. So be prepared to answer questions on basically which are the international events taking place, the IPL events which are taking place in India. Vinod Rai has come out with a new book. Yes, sir. On Night Watchmen. Night Watchmen. Yes. His years in the BCCI. Yes. So you know the basically then earlier there was this Lodha committee report on BCCI reforms. So anything connected with cricket. So many things. So just brush up on that. And of course you were already asked questions on your teaching assistantship for the UG and for watching original OTT platform. So things like that you should be able to respond to. You were interned for one year in this company. So it was two months. Only two months, is it? Yes, sir. Okay. So you know what was it all about? What did you gain from this? Then the other main area which is a huge area is your current affairs. So on that you will have to work harder. You have a good knowledge but the more you are able to add to that knowledge so far as current affairs is concerned the better you will do in the interview. Because you know after all it is a very tough competition. So full knowledge on different parts of the country is very essential. Yes, sir. So post-2019 when 370 and 35 were withdrawn what were the reasons for that? What was 35 way all about? What did it, what rights did it give to these West Pakistan refugees? What was the Roshni Act which was discussed, it came into light which has been scrapped by the government since then. Cases have been registered against people who were involved in the rehabilitation of the Kashmiri pundits. Yes. Government has announced a series of steps. So these are things which you must be able to respond to. Yes. Similarly the Northeast you see you have a little bit of knowledge but you know like AFSPA you went straight to Punjab, Punjab. And AFSPA has been in the news throughout in the Northeast because in Manipur there were allegations of human rights violations. The matter is still pending in the Supreme Court. Yes, sir. And there was this lady called Irohm who was on a fast for Donkeys years. So these are the things which you must be able to respond to very very clearly. And then international affairs things are happening, what is happening in Pakistan what is happening in Sri Lanka China continues to remain a major cause of concern for everyone. The war in Europe that is an important thing. Political developments, elections are taking place in France. Yes. So what I am saying is that you have to there is no we can't say whether somebody this will come or that will come. So the wider you spread your net the better you I think a lot of news is being generated this one sir. A lot of news and every day it is being generated. So point is that you have a lot of time. You must have a system by which what has come in the news today how will you retain it for the next 20 days. See either you do it electronically or you take out cuttings from the newspaper whatever that is that is your choice. But you must spend a lot of time in building up your knowledge on these. Otherwise you have your plus points are there you have a good personality you are able to speak very effectively. All that is there but you know the point is that to speak effectively you must have some information also. Yes sir. Otherwise you are doing very well. You are doing quite well I think you should do well but the more knowledge you are able to acquire I think that is better. Anything that you would like to ask? No sir. Okay. Thank you very much. All the best.