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Things to know before investing in long term debt funds

2018-05-26T07:20:00.000-07:00

Long term debt funds invest in bonds with very long expiry periods. This period can be as long as 10 years. Most of the long term debt fund investment goes into government bonds.

Holdings of one of the famous long term debt fund : ICICI pru long term fund : http://www.moneycontrol.com/mutual-funds/icici-prudential-long-term-plan-direct-plan/portfolio-holdings/MPI2285

Long term debt fund can go up and down depending upon the yields of these bonds.

The net asset value of any long term debt fund will fall when yield of these 10 year government bond rise. These bonds are traded in bond market and can rise and fall due to variety of reasons:

1) Market sentiments: If inflation is rising or macro data are not coming out good. These bonds will grow attract higher yield and as a result your long term debt fund NAV will fall.

2) RBI policy: Any hike in monetary ratios(repo rate etc) will again increase the yield of 10 year bond yield and decrease ong term debt fund NAV.

To check the present and past yield of 10 year bond refer : https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/GIND10YR:IND

Lessons from "Rich Dad Poor Dad"

2018-05-26T07:06:00.001-07:00

I recently finished reading "Rich Dad Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki.
It is a great book to read if you are a teenager or just starting your career.

Robert emphasized on following life principles in his book :

1) Don't blame your employer/job for your miseries. The problem as well as the solution lies within you.

2) Always focus on learning new skills.

3) Money is not that important initially in your career, learning is.

4) Always focus on building assets. Get the assets which can generate cashflow for you.

5) Rich people get richer because their money works for them. Poor people work for money.

6) Invest Invest Invest.

7) A stable job will not make you rich. You get rich by investing in income generating assets.

8) Save yourself from income tax whenever possible.

9) Always keep your accountant/broker/lawyer happy.

10) Surround yourself with intelligent people.

11) Keep on learning throughout your life.

HOW TO REPLY FOR INCOME TAX NOTICE U/S 143(1)(a).

2018-05-19T00:17:00.000-07:00

HOW TO REPLY FOR INCOME TAX NOTICE U/S 143(1)(a).

If you have received email form "intimations@cpc.gov.in" with subject "Communication from CPC for the PAN xxxxxxxxxx and A.Y.2017-18" saying :

Your return for AY 2017-18 bearing Ack. No. xxxxxxxxxx was taken up for processing and on verification it was found that it contains arithmetical errors/ incorrect claims/ inconsistencies with respect to Audit Report /Form 26AS and the same is indicated in the table annexed.

2. You are required to provide your response to this communication by electronic mode using your account on the e-filing website, wherein a link has been enabled showing the pending actions. If you agree with the differences indicated in the table annexed, a) either fully, or b) partially,

You may exercise your option of filing a revised return, so that the omissions in the return of income can be completely taken care of within the meaning of section 139(5).

3. However, you have also been afforded a facility in the e-filing portal to state the extent to which you are in agreement with the difference as indicated in the table. For the disagreed portion, please provide the amount and the reason for such disagreement.

Then do not worry here is a simple step by step process to reply for this kind of notice.

1. Go to http://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in

2. Click on e-Proceedings:

3. Click on proceeding name :

4. Click on Submit link under Response header:

5. You will get 3 options “Agree”/”Partially Agree”/”Disagree”:

6. If you click “Agree”/”Partially Agree” you will have to file revised ITR and give acknowledgement number here.

7. If you click “disagree” you are given below form:

8. Enter the reason and amount for discrepancy:

9. Make sure net tax payable is 0 else you have to file revised ITR. Click Submit.

How to reach Lansdowne from Delhi

2018-02-03T10:13:00.000-08:00

Lansdowne is one of the closest hill station from Delhi.

You can reach Lansdowne by train or road. I personally took train.

1) Take train from Old Delhi railway station to Kotdwar Station. (A/C chair coach costs 375Rs only).

2) From Kotdwar take shared taxi or personal taxi. Shared taxi take 70Rs per passenger and personal reserved taxi takes 700 to 800Rs.

Lansdowne is about 250 Km from Delhi and roads are in good condition. So many people prefer taking their own car there.

Helpful sites while publishing android apps

2018-02-03T08:38:00.002-08:00

Here are the list of sites I usually refer while publishing apps on play store :

1) Design your app icon : https://romannurik.github.io/AndroidAssetStudio/

2) Design your app feature graphic : https://www.norio.be/android-feature-graphic-generator/

3) Step by step guide to publish application :
https://developer.android.com/studio/publish/preparing.html

How to save long term capital gain after budget 2018

2018-02-01T03:41:00.000-08:00

Fwd:

Long Term Capital Gains Tax – FAQs

1. What is the budget proposal on LTCG for equities?

Ans – So far, any LT Capital gains made on equities on Exchanges was exempt. The Govt has now proposed an 10% LTCG tax on gains made above Rs 1 Lakh

2. When is the tax payable?

Ans – Since it is a Direct Tax proposal it will normally be applicable for the Assessment Year FY19-20 (Financial Year FY18-19). In other words, the LT Capital gains, of over Rs 1 Lakh, made for the year FY18-19 will be liable to tax at 10%.

3. Does it mean that there is no LTCG for Assessment Year FY18-19 (Financial Year FY17-18)?

Ans – One needs to understand the exact proposal in fine print. However, it appears that any LTCG will not be applicable for FY18-19 on plain read. This question frankly needs greater degree of expert study.

4. What is the relevance of the cut-off date of 31st Jan 2018?

Ans – The FM has proposed grandfathering of LT Capital gains upto 31st Jan 2018. Any incremental LT Capital gains after that will be counted as LT Capital gains for the new tax.

5. What happens to my tax liability if I sell stocks starting today held for more than a year?

Ans – As for LT Capital gains made in Financial Year 17-18 (i.e sale upto 31st Mar 2018), it appears there is no tax. However, any sale made after 1st April 2018 will be liable to the new LTCG tax. One needs to segregate this LT capital gain into two parts

a) Part one – is LT Capital gains made upto 31st Jan 2018. This will be highest price of the stock on 31st Jan 2018 minus the cost of acquiring stock;

b) Part two – is LT Capital gains made after 31st Jan 2018. This will be sale price minus highest price of the stock on 31st Jan 2018.

While Part one will be exempt. It is the Part two that will be assessed as LT Capital gains (it can also be a Capital loss) for Tax. Tax on this will be computed at the rate of 10% (+ cess of 3%) only if exceeds Rs 1 Lakh

6. What should be the strategy now on equity investments?

Ans – Any equity investor wishing to reduce the LT Capital gains tax liability can sell stocks starting today till 31st March 2018 and incur zero tax provided the holding period is more than a year. However, one can continue to buy equity shares without any hesitation. Any future sales after 31st March 2018 has to be judiciously chosen to minimize the tax liability. Assuming equity investments yield a return of 15% every year, an investment of Rs6.66L each year will rise to Rs7.66L in a year and gains booked thereof will be tax free. Even if the gains exceed 15% to say 25%, the LT gains Tax will be Rs6,667/- only

Lenovo android phone not visible on android studio

2018-01-27T03:23:00.003-08:00

My Lenovo K6 power was not visible on device chooser window. I did enable the developer option and usb debugging option. Even after that my phone was not visible on Android studio device chooser window. Then finally I followed following link and it worked :

https://lenovomobilesupport.lenovo.com/in/en/solutions/ht502856

Two Sum

2018-01-19T07:04:00.000-08:00

Two Sum

Given an array of integers, return indices of the two numbers such that they add up to a specific target.

You may assume that each input would have exactly one solution, and you may not use the same element twice.

class Solution {

public:

vector<int> twoSum(vector<int>& nums, int target) {

for (int i = 0; i< nums.size(); i++) {

for (int j = i + 1; j < nums.size(); j++) {

if (target == (nums[i] + nums[j])) {

vector<int> v(2,0);

v[0] = i; v[1] = j;

return v;

}

};

Example:

Given nums = [2, 7, 11, 15], target = 9,

Because nums[0] + nums[1] = 2 + 7 = 9,
return [0, 1].

Hello world in System Verilog with line by line description

2018-01-19T04:49:00.001-08:00

module top;

initial begin
$display("Hello World");
end

endmodule

Line 1 (module top;) : A "module" is the basic design unit of System Verilog, "top" signifies the name of the module. Every statement in System Verilog is ended by a semicolon.
Line 2 ("initial begin") : "initial" is a System Verilog construct simulator will start running everything written in initial block at time "0" of simulation.
Line 3 ("$display("Hello World");") : "$display" is a system task in System Verilog which is used to print anything to STDOUT.
Line 4 ("end") : "end" signifies end of initial block.
Line 5 ("endmodule") : "endmodule" signifies end of module "top".

Important Books for IAS-Prelims + Mains

2018-01-12T06:12:00.004-08:00

Important Books for IAS-Prelims + Mains:
Basic level for beginners
NCERT books for class 10, 11th and 12th for history ( old ncert), geography, economics and political science.
For Science and technology , read class 9th, 10th ncert, for environment and Ecology section ncert class 12th .
Read daily news paper The Hindu or Indian express, 30-35 minutes paper reading is sufficient.
Read magazine like yojana or kurukshetra
Read economic survey
Advance level :- General Studies Paper I
1. General Studies for Civil Services Preliminary Examination, Paper-I by Mc GrawHill
2. General Studies Manual Paper-1 by Manohar Pandey
3. General Studies Paper I for Civil Services Preliminary Examination by Majid Husain
4. General Knowledge Lucent's for Revision only.
» Indian History:
1. Concise History of Modern India for Civil Services Examination by Sujata Menon
2. India's Ancient Past by R.S.Sharma
3. India's Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra
4. A New Look at Modern Indian History: Form 1707 To The Modern Times by B.L. Grover, Alka Mehta
5. A Brief History Of Modern India By Spectrum Publication
6. History of Medieval India by Bipan Chandra
7. Indian History by TMH
Modern India by Sumit Sarkar
» Indian Geography:
1. Indian and World Geography by Majid Husain ,TMH Publishing
2. Certificate Physical and Human Geography by Goh Cheng Leong
3. Indian and World Geography: Objective Questions with Explanatory Notes for Civil Services Preliminary Examination by Khullar Access Publishing
4. Geography of India by Majid Husain
5. Oxford School Atlas
» Indian Polity:
1. Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth
2. Introduction to the Constitution of India by D.D.Basu / Subhash kashyap
3. Magbook Indian Polity & Governance by Arihant Publication
4. Indian Polity, Governance and National Movement for Civil Services Preliminary Examination - Paper 1 by N D Arora, Access Publishing
» Indian Economy:
1. Indian Economy Book by Ramesh Singh
2. The Indian Economy Book by Sanjiv Verma
3. Indian Economy: Performance and Policies: by Uma Kapila
» Environment:
1. Environment and Ecology: Biodiversity, Climate Change and Disaster Management for Civil Services Examination Book by Majid Husain
2. Environmental Studies: From Crisis to Cure Book by R. Rajagopalan
General Studies Paper II
1. General Studies Paper 2 Book by TMH
2. General Studies Paper-2 for Civil Services Preliminary Examination by N D Arora, Access Publishing
3. CSAT - Solved Papers (General Studies Paper II) for Civil Services Preliminary Examination
General Studies - Paper II Book By Pearson Publishing
3. CSAT Paper - 2 by Arihant
• Books for Mains:
1. IAS Mains General Studies Paper 1 INDIAN HERITAGE & CULTURE HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY OF THE WORLD & SOCIETY (Reference Manual GS-1)
2. History of Modern World (History GS-1)
3. Social Problems In India (Indian Society GS-1)
4. India After Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy (World History GS-1)
1. IAS Mains General Studies Paper 2 GOVERNANCE CONSTITUTION, POLITY SOCIAL JUSTICE & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (Reference Manual GS-2)
2. Governance for Growth in India (Governance GS-2)
3. Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st Century (Foreign Policy GS-2)
4. India and the World: Through the Eyes of Indian Diplomats (Foreign Policy GS-2)
1. IAS Mains General Studies Paper 3 TECHNOLOGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BIODIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT, SECURITY & DISASTER MANAGEMENT(Reference Manual GS-3)
2. India’s National Security: A Reader (Critical Issues in Indian Politics) (National Security GS-3)
3. Internal Security & Disaster Management GS Paper 3 (Internal Security GS-3)
1. IAS Mains General Studies Paper 4 ETHICS INTEGRITY & APTITUDE (Reference Manual GS-4)
1. Contemporary Essays for Civil Services Examination (Essay)
2. 151 Essays (Essay)
3. Lexicon for ethics, Integrity and aptitude dictionary by Chronicle
Books for Interview:
1. Interviews The Last Basic Tips On facing Civil Services Personality Test (Interview Basics)
2. What…? When…? How…? Answers to All Questions About Civil Services (Interview) (Interview Questions)
3. CIVIL SERVICES INTERVIEW: HOW TO EXCEL (How to face Interview)

multi threaded quick sort using pthreads in C/C++

2017-12-31T03:34:00.006-08:00

multi threaded quick sort using pthreads in C/C++

#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/ipc.h>
#include <sys/sem.h>

using namespace std;

int i=0;
pthread_t threads[5];

int x[20];

struct thread_data{
int upper_bound;
int lower_bound;
int *arr;
};
int semid;

void set_sem()
{
semid=semget(12345,1,IPC_CREAT|0666);
perror("semget");
semctl(semid,0,SETVAL,5);
}
int get_sem()
{
return semctl(semid,0,GETVAL,0);
}

void create_thread(int x[20], int first, int last);

sembuf psembuf={0,-1,SEM_UNDO};
sembuf vsembuf={0,1,SEM_UNDO};

void *quicksort(void *threadarg)
{

int getv;
semop(semid,&psembuf,1);
getv=get_sem();
cout<<"semaphore value decrease to "<<getv;
struct thread_data *my_data;
my_data = (struct thread_data *) threadarg;
int first,last;
first=my_data->upper_bound;
last=my_data->lower_bound;
int pivot,j,temp,i;
if(first<last){
pivot=first;
i=first;
j=last;
cout<<"\nbefore done firts loop i = "<<i<<"j="<<j<<endl;
for(int w=first;w<=last;w++) {

cout<<endl<<"x["<<w<<"] ="<< *((my_data->arr) +w)<<endl;
}
while(i<j){
while(*((my_data->arr)+i) <= *((my_data->arr)+pivot) && i<last)
i++;
while(*((my_data->arr)+j) > *((my_data->arr)+pivot) && j>first)
j--;
if(i<j){
temp=*((my_data->arr)+i);
*((my_data->arr)+i)=*((my_data->arr)+j);
*((my_data->arr)+j)=temp;
}

}
cout<<"\ndone firts loop\n"<<endl<<first<<endl<<last<<endl;

temp=*((my_data->arr)+pivot);
*((my_data->arr)+pivot)=*((my_data->arr)+j);
*((my_data->arr)+j)=temp;
for(int t = first;t<=last;t++)
cout<<*((my_data->arr)+t)<<endl;
for(int w=first;w<=last;w++) {

cout<<endl<<"x["<<w<<"] ="<< my_data->arr[w]<<endl;
}
if (first < j-1) {
cout<<"create thread first = "<<first<<"last = "<<j-1<<endl;
create_thread(x,first,j-1);
}
else if (first == j-1 && my_data->arr[first]>my_data->arr[j]) {
temp = my_data->arr[first];
my_data->arr[first] = my_data->arr[j];
my_data->arr[j] = temp;
}

if (j+1<last)
{
cout<<"create thread first = "<<j+1<<"last = "<<last<<endl;
create_thread(x,j+1,last);
}
else if (j+1 == last && my_data->arr[last]< my_data->arr[j])
{
temp = my_data->arr[last];
my_data->arr[last] = my_data->arr[j];
my_data->arr[j] = temp;
}

}

semop(semid,&vsembuf,1);

// pthread_exit(NULL);
}

void create_thread(int x[20],int first, int last)
{
int rc=0;
i++;

pthread_attr_t attr;
void *status;
int getv;

pthread_attr_init(&attr);
pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE);
cout<<" entered create thread" << i <<endl<<"first"<<first<<"last"<<last;
struct thread_data td;
td.upper_bound=first;
td.lower_bound=last;
td.arr=x;
getv=get_sem();
cout<<"semaphore value is "<<getv<<endl;
if(getv < 1 )
{
sleep(5);
}
rc = pthread_create(&threads[i], NULL,
quicksort, (void *)&td);
if (rc){
cout << "Error:unable to create thread," << rc << endl;
exit(-1);
}

pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
rc = pthread_join(threads[i], &status);
if (rc){
cout << "Error:unable to join," << rc << endl;
exit(-1);
}

cout<<"existing";

}

int main()
{

int size,i;

cout<<"Enter size of the array: ";
cin>>size;

cout<<"Enter elements: ";
for(i=0;i<size;i++)
cin>>x[i];
cout<<" hello "<<endl;

set_sem();

cout<<"semaphore set to "<<get_sem();
create_thread(x,0,size-1);

cout<<"Sorted elements: "<<endl;
for(i=0;i<size;i++)
cout<<x[i]<<" "<<endl;

return 0;
}

IAS interview experience - 8

2017-12-29T06:21:00.001-08:00

Interview transcript of CSE 2015 Interview Top Scorer (209/275) and Rank 58 (Nazuk Kumar)

My interview was scheduled in the afternoon of 28th April 2016. I was the third person to be interviewed in the afternoon slot. I was allotted Vinay Mittal Sir’s board. I have tried to recall as exactly as possible, but there may be minor variations.

I was a little nervous while entering the room, but thankfully that vanished when I went inside. The board consisted of five members, with the chairperson sitting in the middle.

Me: May I come in Sir? (With pleasant smile)

CM: Yes, please come in.

Me: Good afternoon Sir (to each member)

CM: Please take a seat

Me: Thank you Sir

CM: (Looking at my DAF) So, I see you have been very active. You have won many awards. What is this Bal Shree Award? (Luckily they started with areas of my strength)

Me: Sir this is a national award given by the President of India to children between ages 12-14, for creativity. There are four streams in which it is awarded – creative scientific innovations, creative performing arts, creative arts and creative writing. I was awarded in the scientific innovations category. The National Bal Bhawan conducts a three tier competition – local, regional and national level, to select the awardees.

CM: So what was your idea?

Me: Sir each level was a residential camp with multiple tasks. At the national level, one of our tasks was to present innovations with the theme of disaster management. I presented the concept of an accident safe car. It had features like a sleep detector, which would monitor the eye lid movement of the driver and prompt his/her seat to vibrate in case he/she feels sleepy. Another feature was an alcohol meter to analyze breath. This car would have sensors all around to optimize seat positions in case of a collision.

CM: Very interesting! This can have application beyond cars also. You should pursue it further. You went for the Physics Olympiad. Did you win anything?

Me: Yes Sir, I went for the Olympiad. I did not win a medal.

CM: Who won the maximum medals?

Me: The Chinese team.

CM: Why do you think they won the most medals? Why doesn’t India win?

Me: Sir, we don’t have the institutional set up to train for such events. We sent class 10 students for a class 12 level Olympiad. The Chinese team had very rigorous training.

CM: What else? Do you think planning has a role?

Me: Yes, we did not plan ahead for the event. The Chinese team trained for two years.

CM: You are an NTSE scholar? What is this?

Me: Sir, this is the National Talent Search Examination Scholarship conducted by the NCERT.

CM: You have worked with the Reserve Bank of India. What is this RBI Young Scholar?

Me: This is was a summer internship program, at RBI, for young people. It was based on a national exam conducted by RBI. We were each given a topic to study. My topic was financial inclusion. (I mentioned financial inclusion, even if not directly asked, to keep the conversation on a topic I was comfortable with)

CM: What work did you do? What were your findings?

Me: I studied the status of financial inclusion in three villages in Panchkula district of Haryana. I found that while most households had a bank account the usage of these accounts was very low. I also made some recommendations, some of which have now been incorporated in the PMJDY.

CM: What are the features of the PMJDY?

Me: The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna is a financial inclusion scheme to ensure that every household has a bank account. Banks have been mandated to open accounts and banking correspondents are also being used. XX number of bank accounts have been opened.

CM: Do you think it can happen? Will illiterate villager understand?

Me: Sir, currently the awareness level among villagers is not as much as it should be and there is a fear towards formal banking institutions. But, I think, the juncture at which the country is, it is apt time to make the transition. Slowly people will understand the importance banking institutions. (I remained positive)

CM: I see you have been active in college. You were a coordinator in rendezvous. What is this?

Me: Rendezvous is the annual youth festival at IIT Delhi. I was the publicity coordinator.

CM: And you have been active in debating also. What is this Model United Nations?

Me: Model United Nations is a format of debate where each participant represents a country and a global issue is discussed.

CM: What is this Sarva Shiksha Netra?

Me: In my summer vacation I worked for an NGO on a project called Sarva Shiksha Netra. This was a project with Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan, Haryana. We screened all government school children, from class 1 to 8, for eye defects in seven districts.

CM: What is Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan?

Me: Sir, it is a scheme started in 2001, aimed at universalization of primary education. It has now been supported by the Right to Education Act which makes education a fundamental right.

CM: What do you think are the problems in school education system in India?

Me: I think the most important link in any school is the teacher. In India, teaching needs to be perceived as a respectable profession so that we are able to recruit the best people. There recruitment should be more scientific. Teachers should have a defined career progression to keep them motivated. Teacher training can also help improve their capacity. Sir, other problems in our education system are infrastructure and funds. (Focused on one core issue, instead of giving a laundry list of issues)

Member 1: Ok Nazuk, can you compare India and Pakistan? Give marks to each based on performance

Me: Sir, I would like to divide this into economic, political and social aspects. Politically, India has done well. It is the world’s largest democracy. Elections are conducted in a smooth manner and each citizen has a voting right. On the other hand Pakistan is a very unstable state with multiple power centers, leading to inconsistent policies and even internal security issues. (The question was very open ended. It is better to structure such open ended questions into parts)

Member 1: How many marks would you give?

Me: Sir, I can analyze the issues in both the countries but I don’t think I have the expertise to give marks. (I was hesitant to give marks as that may have lead to a value judgement)

Member 1: No, go ahead, give marks

Me: Sir politically I would give India 7/10 and Pakistan (still hesitant)

Member 2: (laughing) Don’t worry you can give Pakistan less marks.

Me: Sir about 3/10. Next I would compare the countries on the economic front. India has shown impressive growth in the last decade and we have withstood the global financial crisis well. However growth in India has not been very inclusive. It did not lead to mass employment generation. Sir, I am not aware of the exact growth numbers of Pakistan, but as far as I remember they were not very impressive. I would give India 6/10 and Pakistan 3/10

Member 1: Ok that’s great, can we move on to the next question..?

Member 2: No, I want to hear the social aspect also.

Me: Sir, socially I think India has done well. The constitution of India recognizes right to equality and rule of law. In India, atleast on paper, women are given equal rights and many protections. There are many areas of potential improvement like the caste system that still exists. However the situation in Pakistan is much worse. I would give 7/10 to India and 3/10 to Pakistan.

Member 1: You were talking about education. Do you think you would take out time to teach children, if you are posted somewhere?

Me: Sir, I would definitely take out time to teach children as I think it’s a great way to unwind and to learn.

Member 2: Nazuk, you went to Carmel Convent School in Chandigarh. Why did you not go to the government model school?

Me: Sir, that decision was taken by my parents.

Member 2: Why do you think parents send their children to convent schools and not government schools?

Me: Sir, in Chandigarh even the government schools, like 16 model, are very good. However parents feel that their children will learn English better in a convent school. Further they feel that the quality of education would be better.

Member 2: If you were to improve 16 model school, what would you do?

Me: An important difference between a convent school and a government school is the awareness level of the parents. When parents form an effective pressure group, education quality improves in a school. Parents also help students perform better. Thus, I would empower the parent community. For example, in Delhi, they have started a simple initiative, where a question is sent to parents by SMS, related to what is taught in class that day. Using this the illiterate parents can also get involved in their child’s education. Other measures would be around teacher training. (Focus on one core issue rather than laundry list)

Member 2: Can you recall any famous saying by Gandhi and how is it relevant today?

Me: Gandhiji said that “an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind”. It is especially relevant today in the context of the nuclear arms race. If all the countries develop nuclear arms and in case these get used, it would lead to destruction of the whole world.

Member 2: Very good. What is Gandhiji’s trusteeship principle?

Me: Gandhiji said that the rich are the trustees of the wealth of the society and should use it for the betterment of the whole society.

Member 2: Ok. I will say a sentence, tell me what you understand by it – “If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far take everyone along with you”

Me: Sir, I can relate this to sociology, which was my optional. If you want to go fast, go alone. Legal changes imposed top down create fast change, but this change may not be sustainable or widely accepted. If you want to go far take everyone along with you. To create durable change, it is important to create a bottom up consensus for that change. For example, in India we see that Dowry is prohibited by law but socially accepted custom. Similarly corruption is technically illegal but there exists a latent social acceptance for it. (Gave concept and supporting example)

Member 3: You are a sociology student, what are the major problems in India?

Me: Sir, some of the major problems are poverty, patriarchy…

Member 3: What else?

Me: Sir, caste is still a problem in India…

Member 3: What else? Do you think drugs is a problem?

Me: Yes Sir

Member 3: You come from an engineering college. Was it an issue in your college?

Me: Sir, it was not a pervasive issue, but the problem did exist among some students.

Member 3: What do you think can be done about this?

Me: To curb the drug menace the enforcement machinery needs to be strict. Police officers mostly know where and who is dealing with drugs.

Member 3: What about education?

Me: Educating the youth is equally important. It has to be a dual strategy of prevention and cure. Awareness generation is the more sustainable solution. As we have seen, in the case of smoking, now people’s awareness has increased and they are voluntarily not taking to smoking.

Member 3: When a bill is passed in the Parliament, it is sent to the President. The President can either assent to it, withhold it or return it. Can you give an example of each?

Me: The President can assent to the bill, for example the Right to Information Act. The President had withheld the Office of Profit Bill. Sir I am not very sure of the third one..(I was not sure of the answer to this, but luckily I remembered it)

CM: Take a guess…

Me: The Gujrat Bill against organized terror is one bill that the President has repeatedly returned.

Member 3: But that is a state bill

CM: I think we can give that to her. (I was very relieved!)

Member 4: You have done textile engineering. Can you describe the whole process of textile manufacturing?

Me: We start with ginning of the cotton followed by carding and combing. Next steps are roving and drawing to make yarn. This yarn is sized. Weaving or knitting then gives us fabric. This fabric is desized and finish treated. Finally the fabric is dyed and colored and then stitched.

Member 4: Between 10 and 20 tex yarn, which is finer?

Me: Sir… (I knew the concept but was double checking the answer in my mind)

Member 4: Do you know what is tex?

Me: Yes Sir, tex is defined as mass in grams per 1000 metres

Member 4: All right, I am satisfied. There are many textile dying units in Panipat, which create a lot of pollution. What do you think can be done about this?

Me: Sir, the pollution laws should be strictly enforced. The dying units should treat the waste, separate harmful heavy metals before discharging.

Member 4: Do you think consolidation can help in this?

Me: Yes Sir, a common treatment plant between units can effectively use economies of scale reducing cost of treatment.

Member 4: There are a lot of skilled artisans in the textile sector, who are not getting their due share as remuneration. What can be done about this?

Me: Artisans can form a cooperative to collectively bargain for better prices.

Member 4: What are the problems of textile industry in India? Why are we not able to compete in the international market?

Me: Sir, in India the average size of a textile unit is smaller than those in China and Bangladesh. Thus economies of scale are not that effective in Indian units, translating into a cost disadvantage. China has followed a cluster based approach which we are now starting with. Other problems hindering growth of textile sector are erratic power supply and labor union problems.

Member 4: Good. One last question. You spoke about education. There is a famous Indian origin economist who talks about the importance of education in growth. Do you know who am I talking about? (I was very happy to hear this question)

Me: Yes Sir, Amartya Sen. In fact I recently read his book, “An Uncertain Glory”.

Member 4: Which states does he talk about?

Me: Kerala and Tamil Nadu

Member 4: Thank you

CM: Thank you very much. You can leave

(I thanked everyone, put the chair back and left)

Out of the box' questions asked in IAS interviews:

Q 1. What if one morning you woke up and found that you were pregnant?

A. Girl: I will be very excited and take an off, to celebrate the good news with my husband.

Q 2. Twins(Adarsh and Anupam) were born in May but their birthday is in June. How's this possible?

A. May is the name of the town.

Q 3. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?

A. Very large hands.

Q 4. Interviewer: He ordered a cup of coffee for the candidate. Coffee arrived; kept before the candidate, then he asked what is before you?

A. Candidate: Instantly replied "Tea"

He got selected.

Wondering why he said tea when he knows very well that coffee was kept before?

The question was "What is before you (U - alphabet) Reply was "TEA" ( T - alphabet)

Alphabet "T" was before Alphabet "U"

Q 5. How can a man go eight days without sleep?

A. He sleeps at night.

Q 6. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?

A. It is not a problem, since you will never find an elephant with one hand.

Q 7. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it?

A . No time at all as it is already built.

Q 8. A cat had three kittens: January, March and May. What was the mother's name.

A. What. It stated 'WHAT' was the mother's name.

Q 9. what is the opposite of Nag panchmi?

A. Nag did not punch me.

Q 10. James bond was pushed out of an airplane without any parachute. He survived. How?

A. The plane was on a runway.

PS: I know that y'all think questions (out of box) are extremely silly and meaning less, but earlier when CSAT wasn't just qualifying they used to ask some questions like these, I also can't believe they have asked these kind of dumb questions but sources say, they had!

Source: Check out the list and InsightsonIndia.com

If you want to check real transcript of GUARAV AGARWAL interview, check This: Praveen Kante's answer to What are the interview questions for ias?

IAS interview experience - 7

2017-12-29T06:17:00.000-08:00

Mr. Ansar Shaikh CSE-2015 AIR-361.

Name: shaikh Ansar Ahamad

Age: 21, first attempt

Optional: political science

Date: 7th april, 2016. Forenoon session, 2nd to go in.

Board: Mr. PK Joshi (new, fresh board) Time 25-28 mins

Medium: Hindi

Note:- interview medium is hindi but he answered in both hindi and english language mix. So i translated it to English only.

Score:199/275

(Views r personal)

(I reached at Dholpur house at 11:40. The security allow me to enter only at 1pm. I was very excited to see the place which I saw in my dreams. It was the most precious day my life. It was 3pm When came and told me “ sir please come ,you are next to go in” i lost my calmness, my heartbeats and body temperature suddenly increased. I was waiting for 20 minutes outside the interview hall, every single minute was intolerable. I started remembering my parents and well wishers, but I was very confident, happy and pleasant ) and the game started like this.

Candidate: may I come in sir?

CP: yes ,please come in young man.

Candidate: good afternoon sir, good afternoon madam, good afternoon to all you sirs.

CP: Shaikh, please take your seat.

Candidate: thank you sir(smiling positively).

CP: (appreciating): you are just 22 years old?

Candidate: (With a smile) no sir, I am just 21.

CP: that’s really great(other members nodding positively).

CP: ok, you had done BA, BA is very risky, usually people do engineering. Good tell why do you want to join civil service?Tell in short, time is less.

Candidate: (smiling, thinking in mind time is less?) yes sir. Two incidence in my life which inspired me lot )

sir, in our society there are a lot of evils ,which i had seen in my home itself. I had seen domestic violence, child marriage, dowry in my home.Polygamy and child labour also. So from childhood i hate these thing and feels very frustrated about it. I always wishes to change it.

when i was in 10th standard ,i got another breakthrough. Our family belonged to the BPL that's why government had sanctioned 30000 RS for house construction. But one officer from tehsil had taken 3000 Rs as a bribe from my father. I was thinking, for buying 2 rupees i have to think ten time and abbu has given 3000 rupees easily. Thats time i realised poor people are big victim of corruption , then I decided if i want to change this things student from our section need to be part of the system.

CP: very good. (other members nodded positively) oh you listen to music. Which kind of music do you listen?

Candidate: sir, I like Bollywood music, I listen song which are in tune of my mood.

CP: ok. Which are your favorite movies? Just tell me 2-3 names.

Candidate: sir,swades is my favourite movie and

CP: What ?

M3:(lady member) sir he said swades, the shahrukh khan stared.

CP: ohh, and?

Candidate:and Neerja, Aligarh etc.

CP: you also like travelling. Tell me where you have travelled.

Candidate: sir, in Maharashtra I have travelled to Ajanta, ellora caves, some hill stations like Matheran.Outside Maharashtra I have travelled to puri, Odisha and now Delhi.

CP: what you have seen in puri?

Candidate: sir, i had seen puris beach and temple.

CP:when you are coming to delhi from pune,what do you observed?

Candidate: sir, i observed pollution has increased, when we crossed Uttar Pradesh(poor answer), in train I observed lack of sanitation. I also met some interesting people from north-east. (failed to talk about child labor at stations)

CP: ok. tell me the name of two NGO from Pune and their role.

Candidate: sir, there is an NGO named Friends of Children. Which belong to Forbes marshall,they provide eduction and stationary to poor children. there is another NGO called Muslim Satyashodhak Mandal, with whom I work, it works on 3 fronts. One, muslim religious reforms, two ,solving women issues like easier talaq, polygamy and try to bring uniform civil code . Third, to de-radicalize muslim youth and mainstreaming them.

CP: (passing to M1) (m1 was also good but he was expressionless, in the entire interview he didn’t smile. He asked me some factual and unexpected questions, this was the worst time of my interview)

M1: ok ansar, tell me what is poverty? Who gives data on poverty? How is it calculated?

Candidate: (in mind 3 questions at same time!!) sir, poverty is Lack opportunities like health,education and better standard of living. Sir, NSSO I.e gives data on it. It is calculated on the basis of different standards like consumption, health, education, house rent etc.(I was not confident while giving this answer, m1 was looking unhappy)

M1: ok. What is current number of poors?

Candidate: (I hate data. My god, why this is happening) sir aaa sir according to the kelkar commitee in india around 29% poverty .(it was C rangarajan, and not kelkar. I knew it but I lost my confidence.)

M1: ok ok.(he did not correct me, so sad.) tell me the changes made in LPG subsidy transfer recently.

Candidate: sir, government decided to rationalize subsidies, government initially launched a campaign GIVE IT UP which was voluntary, later they started PAHAL and recently government cut down subsidy of people whose income is beyond 10 lac .

M1:hmm. Recently there was a news related with repo, RBI etc. What was it?

Candidate: sir, several days ago RBI decreased Repo rate by 0.25% and Reverse repo rate by 6% .

M1: why?

Candidate: sir, government wanted to give boost to the economy, government also adhered to fiscal deficit target, and there is..(I wanted to say possibility of monsoon this year, but he interrupted me.)

M1: how it will give boost to economy?

Candidate: sir, decreased repo rate means there will be cheaper loans available in market. It will result in high investment, production and employment generation, and the growth cycle will increase.

M1: ok (I was unable to satisfy him. passing to M2, a lady member with a very positive look, she increased my confidence)

M2: ansar, you talk about that NGO which works on women issues. What exactly they do?

Candidate: sirr, oh I am so sorry Madam..(it was an effect of those Economy questions.)

M2: (with a very positive smile) no-no fine. Its fine. Its happens. Please go ahead.

Candidate:(thank god) madam, we basically prevent the talaq of female, we negotiate with their husband . We conduct the workshop and protests to stop easier talaq.

M2: ok, good. Are there any other women related issues on which you work?

Candidate: madam, our primary aim which i have told earlier that’s it no more.

M2: Ansar first you will become SDM then DM . Then what will be your priority? What is the mission ? Tell me like 1,2,3..

Candidate: madam, I have decided four mission . First, Rural development in which especially development of rural infrastructure, better health care and education. Second, women empowerment.Third, maintaining Hindu Muslim religious harmony(she nodded positively here) and fourth, poor centric, responsive, transparent governance.

M2: but how you will do it? It’s a big job.

Candidate: madam I will do it on two front . First, for all these thing whatever government policies, laws and schemes are available will carry out efficiently because lots of scheme never reach to grassroot level . Second, through the civil society, NGO, social media and school children I will try to change the attitude of people.

M2: but maintaining religious between Hindus and Muslim is not that much easy. How will you handle if there is a tension between two communities?

Candidate: madam, first of all I will find out the cause of conflict, then I will find who is legally right, then I will ask the leaders of both communities to come for negotiation and solve the issue. unfortunately if this not happen then I have to use force. However, negotiations is the key.

M2: you come from a very poor background, so you have availed any scholarship?

Candidate: madam, till 7th standard I had availed scholarship , after we managed ourselves.

M2: do you have not availed minority scholarship?

Candidate: no madam.

M2: why?

Candidate: madam,every time I am failed to give it on time ,and no wish to apply.

M2: yes, and amount are also so less.

Candidate: yes madam.

M2: now how to apply for that?online?

M4: yes it is available online.

Candidate: (nodded)

M2: ok. (passing to M3, a Punjabi gentleman, he too was cordial but expressionless, he was looking like an ex-army man with big eyes and pagadi)

M3: Ansar, there is one Gandhi and another Sarhadd(frontier) Gandhi. Who was Sarhadd Gandhi?

Candidate: sir, he was a freedom fighter. Who are against the partition and if partition happens he desires her region(forgot the name of the region) should be in India. They with their Red Shirts team struggled against British in peaceful Manner. They also conferred with bharat ratna.(when I said bharat ratna, CP smiled very positively.)

M3: you talked about de-radicalization, tell me the causes and remedies of radicalization of muslim youth. Oh but before tell me one thing, your marks in 10th was ordinary (76%) but in 12th you jumped to 91% ! How this happened?

Candidate: sir actually in 10th my subject was mathematics and science which I don’t like. Our teacher’s also not teach well. Maths teacher explains maths from guide. In 12th standard my subject was scoring like Sanskrit in which I have 100 out 100 marks and in vocal classical music also scored well.(here I forgot to tell about my restless hardwork hehehe)

M3: good your subject was scoring. Now answer the radicalization question.

Candidate: yes sir. There are a lot of reason for radicalization like spreading of thoughts trough social media, fringe elements hate speeches of main religion, spreading of wahabist ideology on large extent and lack of socio-economic development.

M3: and what are the remedies?

Candidate: sir, we need to work on causes like restriction on hate speeches of fringe element, taking special measure for development of muslim youths. and impose regulation on social Media and do counter-radicalization .(before I go ahead further he interrupted me )

M3: counter radicalization??

Candidate: I am sorry sir, I meant de-radicalization.

M3: no, no. I think you have used the right term, we must do counter radicalization, you are right. Ok you talked about Wahabism? What is it?

Candidate: sir, it is sunni militant ideology,which believe in convert the non-sunni people to sunni or end the non-sunni people, it is based on violence.(forgot Islamic state, Dar ul harv etc.)

M3: where does it originated?

Candidate: sir this ideology originated in Saudi Arabia.

M3: and now they are suffering from it.

Candidate: yes sir.

M3: there was a world sufi conference. What is the difference between Sufism and wahabism?

Candidate: sir, wahabism is based on violence whereas Sufism is based on love and peace. Wahabism is intolerant towards non sunnis, whereas Sufism is accommodative. They don’t believe in religion or cast, they only believe in humanity.

M3: ok. Are you a sunni or shia?

Candidate: (very very instantly) I am a muslim sir, an Indian muslim, rest of it I don’t know.( this answer will be game-changer)

(everyone appreciated this answer, all of them smiled positively.lady member said something about me with a big laugh.)

M3: ohh, good. Just asked because as you talked about wahabism, but good, very good.

M3-passing to the M4

(M4 was probably the oldest member in the panel. I noticed him observing my body language in the entire interview, he was very cordial.)

M4: Ansar you studied in a Zilha parishad school, then you went to Badrinarayan barwale college and later on you went to fergusson college. Tell me what did you experienced in these institutions?

Candidate: sir, in our school there was no toilet and drinking water facility. Lectures also not happening well. Some teachers solving mathematics by using books. But in barwale college lectures also happening very well, infrastructure also very good. but when I have come to fergusson college, then I realised I am again in the school. There are also same problem like school, no cleanness of toilet and shortage of drinking water. some professor are taught from books and notes .However, fergusson college have very good history, I really like my college.

M4: yeah, may be it still relive on history. There is issue with principal of fergusson college what is it?

Candidate: sir, after the JNU incidence, in our college ABVP have planned an interactive session with our college student. but they don’t have a written permission, due to this some Ambedkarite student of fergusson college started protesting. That result into hooting between these two group. Student is shouted slogan like “Bharat mata ki jai”. Unfortunately under the pressure ,our principle has written letter to police,like subject to anti-national slogan in our campus. When police has come some tension was created (lady member: oh) next day principal has declared that letter was a typing mistake. I mean it is ridiculous! (when I said ridiculous, everyone started laughing.)

M4: and there was another incidence in FTII, what was the issue? Don’t you think it was a fruitless protest ?nothing gain from it .

Candidate: sir, our country is a democratic country, that’s why everyone have a right to protest and demand. FTII students wants the FTII chairman should be a person who is meritorious ,and NEWSPAPERS coverage it like endeavor of saffronization . so I feel government needs to think about it. However I feels any Protest should be peaceful, there should not be problem for other student.classes disruption should not be there because tax payers money are wasted this way.

M4: do you listen to sufi music ?

Candidate: sir not mostly but sometime I listen to atif aslam and nusrat fateh ali khans sufi songs. (lady member smiled positively on this answer.)

M4: ok. (Passing again to CP)

CP: ansar, when do you come to delhi?

Candidate: sir, on 28 february.

CP: oh, where do you stayed?

Candidate: sir, near Mukherji nagar there is organization named Zakat Foundation which provide accommodation to poor and minority student. I stayed there.(now the fun starts again)

CP: ok, I too studied Sanskrit. tell me how did you score 100 out of 100 in Sanskrit?

Candidate: sir, in our area there is culture, score good marks, teach scoring subjects, do mug up and conquer.Unfortunately I had also did same(ratta maro and jeeto).(I said this in such funny tone that every member started laughing.)

CP: what a thing ,we had also did same.(ratta maro and jeeto) (laughter everywhere, even I failed to control my laugh, I was supposed to smile in such interview, but what to do)

CP: so tell me do you remember anything from Sanskrit? Tell me the What is the word for “GO” in Sanskrit?

Candidate: sir, Gaccha?

CP: good, now tell me the Past, present and future tence of Gaccha.

Candidate: sirr... I am sorry sir, I don’t remember. but I know one word related to Gaccha, Gacchami. Which means I go.

(CP and M4 talked something about Gachhami)... sir I also remember a shlok in Sanskrit, can I say it?

CP: no. no.... ok ansar your interview is over, wish you all the best for your future.

Candidate: (instead of standing up, I was just looking happily towards CP)

M4: now Gacchami Gacchami.(u may go) (this resulted into a big laughter,,hahahahah)

Candidate: thank you. Have nice day. (all were looking my way of going out.)

When I came outside, I wanted to dance. I said to myself, well done.The entire interview was like a friendly discussion except that economy part.

No questions from optional, International relations, home state issues, no provocative issues, no difficult questions(may be because of my age.)

Source:-Shriram Kharat's answer to What are some of the best IAS Interviews?

IAS interview experience - 6

2017-12-29T06:12:00.001-08:00

17/05/15 UPSC Dholpur House

Lasted-35 mins

Optional-Eng Literature

I was allotted Prof. David R Syiemlieh ( Currently UPSC Chairman )board.After documents verification I headed to waiting hall.Little bit fear was bit obvious,water was not crossing the throat..I normalised myself and took magazine

After two hours of wait I was called in at 1340hours

Got into the room...wished chairman and board members..I was calm comfortable little shivering

C- So you all ready had been interviewed earlier by UPSC?

Me-yes Sir

C-what are your choice for services

Me- IPS IAS IFS IRS

C-why IPS as it is getting tougher day by day?

Me- my dad is serving state police officer ...and basic reason is that I have always charm for Uniform.There is a respect attached to your rank uniform and position. People treat you with a huge amount of trust they expect that justice will definitely be received here. They are positive that there is someone who is going to solve their problems. That is the kind of trust they have in you and that trust is big thing

Mere in 29-30 age you are leading more than 5000 men and you are leader whose responsibility is to keep their safety on the top priority and security of district with population of more than lakhs

C- which is most important quality a police man must have?

Me-Discipline and problem solving skill.

C- Please elaborate

Me-Gave few examples

C- . What are the qualities your father as a police man gives you?

Me: Sir, discipline, punctuality ....he interrupted in between...and extended me to lmember 2 and gave smile

C- what r the best ways to develop self discipline according to u?

Me- Start by picking small easy things and try doing them for a set period of time. As you accomplish them, build up to things that are harder for you to do. When you get to the point where you are not able to achieve the thing you are working toward doing sit back take a deep breath and look long hard and honestly at why you are not getting there. mental strength keeps getting stronger as you train it. It takes time. Thats why to build a habit it takes over 30-40 days But once you can build or change a habit it gets easier to change another.

Chairman laughed and said that still he is trying to be disciplined.Good points u gave.

I nodded with Smile.

C- 1st Sanik School then NDA

Then private pilot then u acquired helicopter pilot license then again CDS n CAPF then instructor at ur flying school now Civil services

What is all mess up with u?

Why so fickle?

Do you like mix-veg or trying to be genius ?

Me - (most challenging question )

I replied this question astutely

But still he was not satiated \U0001f60f\U0001f611

M1- which newspaper do u read?

Me- The Hindu

M1- what was Arab Spring..why Mohammad Morsy got death sentence with his 105 supports despite of Egypt's freely elected president ?

Me-Gave brief history n current situation

M1- what were the bills passed by the Parliament in this session?

Me-LAAR,black money,GST

M1- do you think black money can be bring back by govt?

Me-I explained in my words...

M1-what is Scotland peaceful revolution ?

Me- I told him as it was related to recent UK elections.Scottish National Party SNP won 56 of Scotland’s 59 constituencies reducing the dominant Labour Party north of the border from 41 seats at the previous election to a single seat.

M1-Do u think its mixture of public anger and disappointment exists towards Labour in Scotland that has built up over decades?

Me- Gave

M1- what are the conditions for recognition of national and state party?

A- For national party

If it secures 6% of valid votes polled in any 4 or more states in GE of LS or inLA

If it wins 2 % of of seats in LS

If it recognised as state party in four states

Told for state party too

M1- how many national parties are there

Me- approx 6 or 7

M1- Tell me right number

Me- sir 7

M1- which party is majority in Bihar ?

Me- no party is in majority as Bihar govt is alliance of JDU and RJD

M1- who is Father of all- India services in constituent assembly

Me- VB Patel

M1- are u sure

Me- 100% sure

M2-are u working Siddharth ?

Me- yes Sir part time

I m instructor at MP flying club

Take few flying classes along with navigation and Radio aids.

M2- it seems you complete your PPL and HPL

Why didn't u continued ur carrier as a pilot with good money and position?

Why IPS?

( Most frequent question of my all interviews )

Me- Gave answer and convinced him

M2- from where u did ur licences ?

Me- PPL- mp flying Indore

HPL- Pawan hans Mumbai

M2-Why do we sometimes see water being sprayed over aircrafts?

Me- Sir it's called water salute.

For a new airline company operating out of the airport for the first time.

A new airplane operating commercially for the first time

If the Captain of the airplane or an ATC member is retiring.

If the airline is closing down the route and its the last flight of that airline from that particular airport.

M2-What is Flight Service Station and an Air Traffic Controller

Me- I know ATC so I told

But have few info about FSS as it z US based

M2-Why India is lagging in jet engine technology

why can't we make powerful jet engines

What is wrong with Cauvery engine of LCA?

Me- I elaborated him the points like superior tech infra

Less budget for RnD

Patent issues

Not quality techies n education

N more

M2- what is CRGO

Me- after thinking

Sorry sir,I don't know.

M2-it's cold rolled gain oriented steel used to make turbine engine blades.

M2-Why do we not receive mobile signal when flying in a plane?

Me-told

M2-what is thrust to weight ratio?

Me-if an engine produces thrust more than the vehicle weighs it can overcome gravity and accelerate when pointed straight up.this capacity is called T2W ratio.

M2- do any transport aircraft have this capacity ?

Me-it's impossible sir

It is only in fighter aircrafts like

F-15 strike eagle

MiG-29 fulcrum

Mig35 OVT

M2- your favourite jet n why?

Me- F-22 raptor n told all about that

M2-do u heard about Sukhoi berkut?

Me-yes sir it was prototype FJ of Sukhoi corp

M2-why it was in news?

Me- no idea sir.

M3 gave me 2 cases studies one by one to solve

He asked me about United Nations origin

UNSC

Peace keeping forces

International court of justice

And Amnesty International

M3- why MP is underdeveloped,

What are the main problem of your state and VYAPAM scam?

Me- I told him all as I practiced this question in my mock interview sessions

M3- what are gilt edged securities ?

Me- I don't know sir

( I knew that answer but during course of time not clicked in mind )

M3-(random question)

Tell me name of some Girish Karnad plays ?

Me- no idea sir.

M3- (random question)

Tell me about Shivaji administration and Astapradhanas ?

Me- Shivaji was an autocrat like any one other ruler of his time he however ensure that he did not misuse the great power vested in him. He had a council of 8 ministers, the Ashta Pradhan who assisted and was a kind of advisory council.

Peshwa- Prime Minister

Amatya- Finance Minister

Mantri - Chronicler who kept a daily account of court

amant- Foreign Secretary who advised the king on all matters of war

Senapati- army commander

Nyayadish- Chief Justice

Pandit Rao - religious chief

Sachiv- Home Secretary

M3- what was chauth n sardeshmukhi

Me- chautha which was 1/4th of the territory's income and Sardeshmukhi which was an additional 10% levy on the chauth as a tribute to the ruler.

M3- which technique make Shivaji invincible ?

Me- guerrilla warfare

M4- how El- Nino system works

Me- In the Pacific Ocean the water closest to the equator is warmed by the sun

That warm surface water helps to create more clouds which in turn dump rain over wherever they happen to be.Most of the time the wind over the ocean blows from east to west due to the spinning of the Earth

M4- El Niño system happens every year

Me- sir it usually happens in 4-6 years

M4-which was hottest year on record due to El Niño?

Me-2014

M4-no its2010

M4- which is fastest supercomputer of the world

Me- blue jean

M4- no

It's Tianhe-2 of China

Me-sorry Sir

M4-what is difference between

Cruise missile and ballistic missile

Me-A ballistic missile is launched directly into the high layers of the earth's atmosphere. It travels well outside the atmosphere and then the warhead detaches and falls back to earth. It follows the path of a ball thrown upwards which falls down. Since it depends on gravity to reach its target, it's called a ballistic missile.

A cruise missile does exactly what its name says. It cruises over land or over water. Its working is similar to a jet engine powered airplane.

M4-What is

Subsonic

Supersonic

Hypersonic

Infrasonic

Me- subsonic - less than speed of sound

Supersonic - speed greater than sound

Hypersonic - above 5 Mach

Infrasonic - frequency Less than audible sound

M4- had hypersonic speed ever achieved yet?

Me- no idea sir

M4- yes it is achieved by x-15 rocket plane space Shuttle orbiter

M4- you practicing Kriya yoga?

Tell me about it?

Me-Kriya means action and Yoga means integration. Kriya Yoga emphasises integration of separative consciousness with an awakenedness

that is a non-elective holistic attention free from mental fragmentations through actions of perception and not through the activities of conceptualisation.Itwas 1st propounded by Lahri Mahashay of Varanasi.

Member 4 asked me about the problem of naxal areas n lower Muslim areas...gave case study

Chairman- Thank u Siddharth

You may go now

Me- thank you sir

Have a nice day.

My Review - surprisingly no questions from my optional.

My interview was more than average

Based on my DAF

Very technical interview

I hesitated n fumbled in some questions But I sailed astutely in storm...

All members were smiling face except M3 Poker face .I enjoyed my interview,It was one of the most challenging PI of my life.

Source : https://www.quora.com/How-was-your-IAS-interview-experience/answer/Siddharth-Mishra-82

C/C++ Program to draw circle using mid point approach

2017-12-29T05:11:00.003-08:00

//Program to draw circle using mid point approach

Source code

#include<dos.h>

#include <graphics.h>

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <stdio.h>

#include <conio.h>

void plotcircle(int x,int y,int a,int b)

{

int xmax=getmaxx();

int ymax=getmaxy();

putpixel(x+xmax/2+a,ymax/2-y-b,15);

putpixel(xmax/2+y+a,ymax/2-x-b,15);

putpixel(x+xmax/2+a,ymax/2+y-b,15);

putpixel(y+xmax/2+a,ymax/2+x-b,15);

putpixel(xmax/2-x+a,ymax/2-y-b,15);

putpixel(xmax/2-y+a,ymax/2-x-b,15);

putpixel(xmax/2-x+a,ymax/2+y-b,15);

putpixel(xmax/2-y+a,ymax/2+x-b,15);

}

int main(void)

{

/* request auto detection */

int gdriver = DETECT, gmode, errorcode;

int xmax, ymax,x,y,i;

int r,a,b,d;

printf("Enter the value radius and center ");

scanf("%d%d%d",&r,&a,&b);

clrscr();

/* initialize graphics and local variables */

initgraph(&gdriver, &gmode, "");

/* read result of initialization */

errorcode = graphresult();

/* an error occurred */

if (errorcode != grOk)

{

printf("Graphics error: %s\n", grapherrormsg(errorcode));

printf("Press any key to halt:");

getch();

exit(1);

}

setcolor(getmaxcolor());

xmax = getmaxx();

ymax = getmaxy();

x=xmax/2;

y=ymax/2;

d=1-r;

for(i=0;i<xmax;i++)

putpixel(i,y,15);

for(i=0;i<ymax;i++)

putpixel(x,i,15);

x=0;

y=r;

while(y>=x)

{

if(d<0)

{

d+=2*x+3;

x++;

}

else

{

d+=2*(x-y)+5;

x++;

y--;

}

plotcircle(x,y,a,b);

delay(100);

}

/* clean up */

getch();

closegraph();

return 0;

}

C/C++ Program to draw a line by DDA approach

2017-12-29T05:10:00.003-08:00

//Program to draw a line by DDA approach

Source code

#include <graphics.h>

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <stdio.h>

#include <conio.h>

#include<math.h>

#include<dos.h>

int round(float y)

{

int y1;

float diff;

y1=y;

diff=y-y1;

if(diff>0.5)

return(y1+1);

else

return(y1);

}

int main(void)

{

/* request auto detection */

int gdriver = DETECT, gmode, errorcode;

int xmax, ymax;

int x,y,i,a;

float x1,x2,y1,y2,x3,y3,m,m1,dy,dx,t=1;

printf("Enter the value of x1,x2,y1,y2");

scanf("%f%f%f%f",&x1,&x2,&y1,&y2);

printf("enter 1 for left to right and 2 for right to left");

scanf("%d",&a);

clrscr();

/* initialize graphics and local variables */

initgraph(&gdriver, &gmode, "c:\\tc\\bgi");

/* read result of initialization */

errorcode = graphresult();

/* an error occurred */

if (errorcode != grOk)

{

printf("Graphics error: %s\n", grapherrormsg(errorcode));

printf("Press any key to halt:");

getch();

exit(1);

}

setcolor(getmaxcolor());

xmax = getmaxx();

ymax = getmaxy();

dy=y2-y1;

dx=x2-x1;

m=dy/dx;

x1=x1+xmax/2;

x2=x2+xmax/2;

y1=ymax/2-y1;

y2=ymax/2-y2;

for(i=0;i<ymax;i++)

putpixel(xmax/2,i,15);

for(i=0;i<xmax;i++)

putpixel(i,ymax/2,15);

if(a==1)

{

if((m<1&&m>-1))

{

y3=y1;

for(x=x1;x<x2;x++)

{

putpixel(x,round(y3),15);

delay(100);

y3=y3-m;

}

else

{

x3=x1;

m1=t/m;

for(y=y1;y>y2;y--)

{

putpixel(round(x3),y,15);

delay(100);

x3=x3+m1;

}

else

{

if((m<1&&m>-1))

{

y3=y2;

for(x=x2;x>x1;x--)

{

putpixel(x,round(y3),15);

delay(100);

y3=y3+m;

}

else

{

x3=x2;

m1=t/m;

for(y=y2;y<y1;y++)

{

putpixel(round(x3),y,15);

delay(100);

x3=x3-m1;

}

/* clean up */

getch();

closegraph();

return 0;

}

C/C++ Program to draw circle using second order mid point approach

2017-12-29T05:09:00.000-08:00

//Program to draw circle using second order mid point approach

Source code

#include<dos.h>

#include <graphics.h>

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <stdio.h>

#include <conio.h>

void plotcircle(int x,int y,int a,int b)

{

int xmax=getmaxx();

int ymax=getmaxy();

putpixel(x+xmax/2+a,ymax/2-y-b,15);

putpixel(xmax/2+y+a,ymax/2-x-b,15);

putpixel(x+xmax/2+a,ymax/2+y-b,15);

putpixel(y+xmax/2+a,ymax/2+x-b,15);

putpixel(xmax/2-x+a,ymax/2-y-b,15);

putpixel(xmax/2-y+a,ymax/2-x-b,15);

putpixel(xmax/2-x+a,ymax/2+y-b,15);

putpixel(xmax/2-y+a,ymax/2+x-b,15);

}

int main(void)

{

/* request auto detection */

int gdriver = DETECT, gmode, errorcode;

int xmax, ymax,x,y,i,de=3,dse;

int r,a,b,d;

printf("Enter the value radius and center ");

scanf("%d%d%d",&r,&a,&b);

dse=5-2*r;

clrscr();

/* initialize graphics and local variables */

initgraph(&gdriver, &gmode, "");

/* read result of initialization */

errorcode = graphresult();

/* an error occurred */

if (errorcode != grOk)

{

printf("Graphics error: %s\n", grapherrormsg(errorcode));

printf("Press any key to halt:");

getch();

exit(1);

}

setcolor(getmaxcolor());

xmax = getmaxx();

ymax = getmaxy();

x=xmax/2;

y=ymax/2;

d=1-r;

for(i=0;i<xmax;i++)

putpixel(i,y,15);

for(i=0;i<ymax;i++)

putpixel(x,i,15);

x=0;

y=r;

while(y>=x)

{

if(d<0)

{

d+=de;

de+=2;

dse+=2;

x++;

}

else

{

d+=dse;

de+=2;

dse+=4;

x++;

y--;

}

plotcircle(x,y,a,b);

delay(100);

}

/* clean up */

getch();

closegraph();

return 0;

}

C/C++ program to print the parabola by second order mid point method (y^2=2ax)

2017-12-29T05:07:00.000-08:00

//program to print the parabola by second order mid point method (y^2=2ax)

Source code

#include<dos.h>

#include<math.h>

#include <graphics.h>

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <stdio.h>

#include <conio.h>

void plotpara(int x,int y)

{

int xmax=getmaxx();

int ymax=getmaxy();

putpixel(x+xmax/2,ymax/2-y,15);

putpixel(x+xmax/2,ymax/2+y,15);

}

int main(void)

{

/* request auto detection */

int gdriver = DETECT, gmode, errorcode;

int xmax, ymax,x,y;

float d;

int a,b,i,dn,dne,de;

printf("Enter the value a ");

scanf("%d",&a);

clrscr();

/* initialize graphics and local variables */

initgraph(&gdriver, &gmode, "");

/* read result of initialization */

errorcode = graphresult();

/* an error occurred */

if (errorcode != grOk)

{

printf("Graphics error: %s\n", grapherrormsg(errorcode));

printf("Press any key to halt:");

getch();

exit(1);

}

setcolor(getmaxcolor());

xmax = getmaxx();

ymax = getmaxy();

x=xmax/2;

y=ymax/2;

d=1-a;

for(i=0;i<xmax;i++)

putpixel(i,y,15);

for(i=0;i<ymax;i++)

putpixel(x,i,15);

x=0;

y=0;

dn=3;

dne=3-2*a;

while(a>(y+1))

{

if(d<0)

{

d+=dn;

dn+=2;

dne+=2;

y++;

}

else

{

d+=dne;

x++;

y++;

dn+=2;

dne+=2;

}

plotpara(x,y);

delay(10);

}

d=pow((y+.5),2)-2*a*(x+1);

de=-2*a;

dne=2*(y+1)-2*a;

while(x<200)

{

if(d<0)

{

d+=dne;

x++;

y++;

dne+=2;

}

else

{

d+=de;

x++;

}

plotpara(x,y);

delay(10);

}

/* clean up */

getch();

closegraph();

return 0;

}

C/C++ program to print the parabola by mid point method (y^2=2ax)

2017-12-29T05:05:00.003-08:00

//program to print the parabola by mid point method (y^2=2ax)

#include<dos.h>

#include<math.h>

#include <graphics.h>

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <stdio.h>

#include <conio.h>

void plotpara(int x,int y)

{

int xmax=getmaxx();

int ymax=getmaxy();

putpixel(x+xmax/2,ymax/2-y,15);

putpixel(x+xmax/2,ymax/2+y,15);

}

int main(void)

{

/* request auto detection */

int gdriver = DETECT, gmode, errorcode;

int xmax, ymax,x,y;

float d;

int a,b,i;

printf("Enter the value a ");

scanf("%d",&a);

clrscr();

/* initialize graphics and local variables */

initgraph(&gdriver, &gmode, "");

/* read result of initialization */

errorcode = graphresult();

/* an error occurred */

if (errorcode != grOk)

{

printf("Graphics error: %s\n", grapherrormsg(errorcode));

printf("Press any key to halt:");

getch();

exit(1);

}

setcolor(getmaxcolor());

xmax = getmaxx();

ymax = getmaxy();

x=xmax/2;

y=ymax/2;

d=1-a;

for(i=0;i<xmax;i++)

putpixel(i,y,15);

for(i=0;i<ymax;i++)

putpixel(x,i,15);

x=0;

y=0;

while(a>(y+1))

{

if(d<0)

{

d+=2*y+3;

y++;

}

else

{

d+=2*y+3-2*a;

x++;

y++;

}

plotpara(x,y);

delay(10);

}

d=pow((y+.5),2)-2*a*(x+1);

while(x<200)

{

if(d<0)

{

d+=2*(y+1)-2*a;

x++;

y++;

}

else

{

d+=-2*a;

x++;

}

plotpara(x,y);

delay(10);

}

/* clean up */

getch();

closegraph();

return 0;

}

C/C++ program to print the ellipse by mid point method

2017-12-29T05:03:00.000-08:00

//program to print the ellipse by mid point method

Source code

#include<dos.h>

#include<math.h>

#include <graphics.h>

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <stdio.h>

#include <conio.h>

void plotellipse(int x,int y)

{

int xmax=getmaxx();

int ymax=getmaxy();

putpixel(x+xmax/2,ymax/2-y,15);

putpixel(x+xmax/2,ymax/2+y,15);

putpixel(xmax/2-x,ymax/2-y,15);

putpixel(xmax/2-x,ymax/2+y,15);

}

int main(void)

{

/* request auto detection */

int gdriver = DETECT, gmode, errorcode;

int xmax, ymax,x,y;

float d;

int a,b,i;

printf("Enter the value a&b ");

scanf("%d%d",&a,&b);

clrscr();

/* initialize graphics and local variables */

initgraph(&gdriver, &gmode, "");

/* read result of initialization */

errorcode = graphresult();

/* an error occurred */

if (errorcode != grOk)

{

printf("Graphics error: %s\n", grapherrormsg(errorcode));

printf("Press any key to halt:");

getch();

exit(1);

}

setcolor(getmaxcolor());

xmax = getmaxx();

ymax = getmaxy();

x=xmax/2;

y=ymax/2;

d=pow(b,2)-pow(a,2)*b+pow(a,2)/4;

for(i=0;i<xmax;i++)

putpixel(i,y,15);

for(i=0;i<ymax;i++)

putpixel(x,i,15);

x=0;

y=b;

while((pow(a,2)*(y-.5))>(pow(b,2)*(x+1)))

{

if(d<0)

{

d+=(pow(b,2)*(2*x+3));

x++;

}

else

{

d+=pow(b,2)*(2*x+3)+pow(a,2)*(-2*y+2);

x++;

y--;

}

plotellipse(x,y);

delay(10);

}

d=pow(b,2)*pow((x+.5),2)+pow(a,2)*pow((y-1),2)-pow(a,2)*pow(b,2);

while(y>0)

{

if(d<0)

{

d+=pow(b,2)*(2*x+2)+pow(a,2)*(-2*y+3);

x++;

y--;

}

else

{

d+=pow(a,2)*(-2*y+3);

y--;

}

plotellipse(x,y);

delay(100);

}

/* clean up */

getch();

closegraph();

return 0;}

3-d array using STL vector C++

2017-12-29T04:13:00.003-08:00

3-d array using STL vector C++

vector<vector<vector<int> > > array3D;
int first_dim = 10;
int second_dim = 10;
int third_dim = 10;
array3D.resize(first_dim);
for (int i = 0; i < first_dim+1; ++i) {
array3D[i].resize(second_dim);

}

for (int i = 0; i < first_dim+1; ++i) {
for (int j = 0; j < second_dim+1; ++j) {
array3D[i][j].resize(third_dim);

}

array3D[2][3][4] = 20; //simply use it.

Multibagger stocks for 2018

2017-12-29T04:00:00.000-08:00

List of multibagger stocks for 2018 as per internet research :

1. Grauer and Weil

2. Gokul agro

3. Vikas Ecotech

4. Kriti Nutrients

5. Pact industry

6. Bharatiya Global

7. Meghmani Organi

8. Ashok Leyland

9. Yes Bank

10.Aries Agro

11.Sanwaria Agro

12.Exide Industry

13.Commercial Engineering

14.Madras Fertilizer

15.IL and FS

16.Morepen Lab

17.BF INVESTMENTS

18.STEL Holdings

19.Dewan Housing

20.PC Jeweller

21.Shakti Pumps

22.Syncom Formula

23.SATIN CREDITCARE NETWORK LTD

24.MCX

25.CDSL

26.Icici Prudential

27.Dr Lal path labs

28.TATA MOTORS

29.M&M

30.Indraprastha Gas Limited

31.Deepak fertilizers and petrochemicals

32.Rashtriya chemicals and fertilisers

33.Coal India

34.Rain industries

35.Edelweiss

36.Kolte patil developers

37.Apex frozen food

38.Elecon Engineering

39.Nagreeka Capital

40.Religare

41.Godrej Agrovet

42.Sintex plastics

43.Rain

44.UFO movies

45.Capacitˡe Infraprojects Limited (CIL)

46.FINEOTEX CHEMICALS

47.GRAUER AND WEIL

48.NITIN SPINNERS

49.PODDAR PIGMENTS

50.SHIVAM AUTOTECH

51.Ashoka Buildcon

52.Centuryply

53.Universal cables

54.KEI Industries

This list is completely internet research based. Do your own analysis before investing.

Best performing mutual funds for year 2017.

2017-12-28T06:47:00.000-08:00

Best performing mutual funds for year 2017.

26^th December 2017 is the last trading week of 2017. If we look at the returns given in last 1 years by the mutual fund here are the toppers of 2017 in their respective categories:

1) Large Cap Funds:

2) Small Cap and Mid Cap Funds :

3) Diversified Equity :

4) Equity Linked Saving Scheme :

5) Balanced Funds :

Note that past one year performance is not the best gauge for analyzing the performance of these funds.
Source : moneycontrol.com

Linking Aadhaar to all mutual funds in one go

2017-12-28T06:24:00.001-08:00

Linking Aadhaar to all mutual funds.

These days we are getting messages for all mutual fund houses to link our Aadhaar to mutual funds.

All the mutual funds houses work either under CAMS or Karvy. If we link our Aadhaar on these 2 sites it will be linked to all our mutual funds investments.

1) https://adl.camsonline.com/InvestorServices/COL_Aadhar.aspx

2) http://vas.karvymfs.com/karvysplproducts/Aadhaarlinking_individual.aspx

Thanks

Short tutorial on frequently used perforce commands

2017-12-02T02:47:00.000-08:00

Frequently used perforce commands :

1) p4 opened ... : Lists all opened files for edit.

2) p4 diff ... : Lists all the diffs.

3) p4 diff -se .. : Lists all the files where changes have been made without doing "p4 edit".

4) p4 diff -sd .. : Lists all the files deleted without doing "p4 delete".

5) p4 diff dir/... : Lists all the diffs in directory dir.

6) p4 opened dir/... : Lists all opened files for edit in directory dir.

7) p4 delete : Delete a file.

8) p4 submit ... : Submit opened changes.

9) p4 shelve : Shelve open changes.

10) p4 describe 123 : Describe changes made with change list 123.

11) p4 unshelve -s 123 : Unshelve changes in shelved change list 123.

12) p4 revert src/test.cpp : Revert changes in file "src/test.cpp.

13) p4 revert ... : Revert all the changes.

14) p4 sync ... : Sync to latest change list.