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RAJASTHAN STATE & SUBORDINATE SERVICES COMBINED
COMPETITIVE EXAM 2012
(Interview Dates:3-3-2014 to 26-3-2014)
Interview Questions: Basic Questions that you should be prepared to answerPreparation
for the Interview is a continuous process. In an interview, the
interviewer is trying to ascertain if you are fit for the job. You need to show
that you are skilled for the job. There are several basic question that you are
likely to be asked in interview. You should prepare for these questions and
have convincing answers already worked out.
Rajasthan Administrative Services (RAS)Exam Interview is a part of final round
of selections into
the prestigious Civil Services. It is heartening that most of
the questions asked in the interview are on the expected lines. Candidates
can prepare for them well in advance to secure a decent result. Aspirants fail
to understand the significance of common questions. Here are the 3 most
commonly asked questions in RPSC interviews.
a)Tell us about yourself?
This is the first question you may be asked. This question will help the
interviewers about yourself better. It gives them the first impression of
the candidate. Make sure that you talk about your education, family,
upbringing, employment, etc, in a crisp manner. You may take a minute
for introducing yourself but it should be reduced to a maximum of 2
minutes.
The interviewer is not asking for your autobiography so try to keep the
information regarding your background crisp and to the point. Do not
just rattle off random information about yourself but keep focused on
the main highlights of your resume.
1.Start with your educational qualification (training and the degrees)you have obtained. Focus more on the qualifications that pertain to
the job that you are interviewing for.
2.Speak about your work experience and each of your jobs briefly. Focus
on what you skills you have learnt from them and how they will be of
benefit to the role that you are interviewing for. Speak about your main
responsibilities and achievements at each of the positions. Also try to
show how you have grown professionally in each of the jobs.
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3.Highlight your important strengths and achievements as you are
discussing your background.
4.If there is something unusual in your in your background, highlight it
here. This could include hobbies, musical instruments you play,
languages that you learnt etc.
b)Why do you want to join Rajasthan Administrative Services?
This question is asked to check the seriousness and inclination of the
candidates. interviewers get a good idea about the frame of mind of the
candidate by studying his response. It is important to keep the response
to 2-3 points. Giving only one cause may become counter-productive if it
is not supported by strong reasoning. Multiple points can help but keep
it within limits so that you can explain them well.
c)What are your hobbies?
This is very crucial part because it gives them an opportunity to
understand your personality in concrete terms. By telling your hobbies
you are actually telling them the common things you do in your life. you
should not tell lies in this part. It may be that you don’t have any serious
hobby. In this case, you should mention at least one hobby which you
have good interest in. You can cover it up by doing a thorough research
on it before the interview.
d)Other Simple Interview Question List
I. In Depth knowledge about the State, District ,City and village you come
from
Questions will be asked about the state, district, city, and village
you come from. So collect some knowledge about your state, city
and district.
II. Be in Touch With Current Affairs and other Latest Developments
You will be asked a lot of questions about current affairs and state
of the country. Thus keep updating yourself with the things going
around the world. You must know what is happening in the
state,country and around the world.
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III. Do Not Forget what your wrote in your Mains Exam
You will only come for the interview after successfully clearing the
written mains exam. So while you give interview you will be asked what
you did in your mains. So remember and revise what you did there.
IV. Be thorough with your mains form. Generate many questions from it
and think unique answers to them. Ask your friends to have a look at
your mains form & ask you whatever comes to their mind. Give logical,
rational & realistic answer. Ask their views. Get feedback about your
expression, body language etc.
V. Questions may be asked from Your BA/MA/MSC etc subjects.
VI. Questions may be asked from Your current job.
VII. Questions relating to your name, your college or school studies are
also a big possibility.
VIII. Relating to your name. Any famous personality who has a similar or
same name or surname.
IX. Also learn up about important events on the year or date of your birth.
X. How you are going to use your specific knowledge(like if you are a
doctor, lawyer, engineer etc)in the services.
XI. Situational questions. Like If you are the collector/SP in Jaipur, what
would you do after the Bomb Blast in city?
XII. Choice of services. The order of your choice of services can raise
questions too.
XIII. From your form. You must go through the form you have filled because
most questions will arise from there. If you have changed subjects,
mentioned anything out of the way, watch out for questions on them.
Interviewers take cue from the form you have filled.
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Some other Interview Tips:
a)Try to appear your best at the Interview. Your appearance
should convey that you have taken the interview seriously. Do not
try to turn up in the interview in a manner that does not suit you.
Some basics in grooming will help.
a. Well Groomed Hair
b. Well Pressed Shirt
c. Polished Shoes
b)Answer clearly and directly. Spell out your ideas as clearly as you can.
Also try to substantiate your ideas with examples. Don’t be overly
wordy and try to keep your answers to the point. Do not try to deviate
too much from the question.
c)Do not be argumentative. Present your viewpoint and be professional.
If you do not agree with something the Interviewer has said do not
spurn it as invalid. Learn to understand their point of view even if it
clashed with your own. This does not mean that you need to accept
their point of view.
d)Address the Interviewer politely. It is always polite to refer to the
Interviewer as SIR or Maam. You can also address them their Surname
(Mr. XXX or Mrs. XXX). Do not use terms such as Honey, Girl, Dude, Yaar
etc.
e)Be Confident. Be confident, you have prepared well and this should
show in your confidence level in the interview.
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Rajasthan Administrative Services Personality Test /Mock interview
a)What are the main problems with indian economy these days?
b) Do you think india has capability of being best global economy some
day?
c)You have pub ad as optional, what are the component of a state?
d) Do you think population of India, largest young population is an asset or
liability?
e)What is the best way of achieving women empowerment.
f)Do you think nrega has empowered women?
g)How can your technical education will be of any use in civil
services?(FOR Engineering background students)h)Why Afghanistan important in India’s foreign policy?
i)Do you think that today’s media is working very well.
j) What is the subtle difference among terrorism, militancy,
fundamentalism, insurgency?
k)What in your opinion are the three big problems of India? How can they
be tackled?
l)What is corruption?
m)Suppose you are the SDM of a district. Two politicians, an MLA and a
MP, are tossing you around for political gains. What will you do?
n)How is President elected in india?
o)What is domain name?
p)Why do lawyers wear Black Coat?(for law students)q) Don’t you think you can serve your country better by remaining a doctor
and treating poor patients? Why do you want to be a civil servant?” (for
medical background student.
The above questions can give you an idea of how relevant questions are
asked from your subjects even as they are not directly from the syllabus.
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a)Do you think development becoming the victim in the fight for
environment protection in India?
b)Appointment of Judges (The Constitution (120th)Amendment
Bill, 2013)
c)Kachchativu surrender
d)What is a power grid? Explain the advantages and disadvantage of
having a single power grid for the whole country.
e)The food security Bill myth
f)Grey areas persist in SEZ policy
g)Telangana
h)What causes cold waves in Northern part of India during winters?
i)What is CCTV. Do you think that they are pervasive
and infringing our privacy?
j)What is civil society? Do you think it should actively
involve in power politics to achieve the development
agenda?
k)It appears that strong laws do not act as deterrent
to crimes. In your opinion, what government and
society can do to stop crimes like rape and
harassment of women?
l)Do you think the latest agreement reached on
mitigating climate change are in tune with the
recommendations of the IPCC?
m)What are deemed universities and why were they
conferred that status?
n)In your opinion why does Indian universities do not figure in the
top in global rankings of universities?
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