Going for the interview. Trying to predict likely questions. Then just go through your resume, all the likely questions will be asked from those. One the most important section in your resume is hobby. Here below are few hobbies and related questions asked in the UPSC interview. Find yours and prepare. If you don't see your hobby. Please comment, I will try to cover that up in my next post. Enjoy friends.
1. PAINTING
What do you paint?
How it is different from other forms of painting?
Some information on different styles of paintings in India
How did you acquire this hobby?
Name few famous national/international painters.
Which colours do you use?
Do you get time to pursue you hobby?
Who is your famous painter? Why?
What is the difference between modern art and traditional art?
Why not painting professionally
2. MEDITATION
What is meaning of Meditation
How Meditation helps you
Is there any difference between Yoga and Meditation?
Have you read any text on Meditation?
Don’t you think it is thing for old persons?
Is Meditation panacea for all ills?
Who is treated as biggest Meditation Guru in India?
What will you do to improve awareness about Meditation if appointed D.C.?
Should Meditation be introduced in school curricula?
What is the Philosophy behind Meditation?
What are several types of Meditation?
What are Psychological Benefits of Meditation?
What are Physiological Benefits of Meditation?
How you will be a better person/administrator
When do you meditate?
3. JOGGING
Define Jogging
Is jogging a hobby or a necessity?
How it is different from walking?
When do you go for jog and why?
How long do you have this hobby?
For how many ills, jogging directly help?
Have you seen movie Joggers Park, what lesion you learned from it?
Should govt. make at least one Jogger Park in every locality?
Is there any limit of jogging according to age, weight, height etc?
How it’s different from Running?
What kind of impact jogging has had in molding your personality?
Do we have jogging clubs in India?
Why you prefer jogging to brisk walking?
Is there any National/International competition for Jogging?
4. SURFING NET
What is digital-divide, how to bridge it?
What are the hurdles in the way of e-Governance in India?
Which type of websites do you visit more why?
How do you think, net surfing will help you become a better administrator?
Is net surfing not as dangerous addiction as drug, alcohol addiction?
What are the positive aspects of surfing net which you would like to promote?
Who are Netizans?
What is Internet community?
What is the difference between knowledge and information?
What is browser? (Also prepare other technical terms related to surfing)
Who is the least operating authority in Cyber Law?
What amendments do you propose to amend Cyber Law?
What are the problems in Indian IT Sector?
5. BHANGRA
Which style of Bhangra is your favourite?
Why Bhangra is getting popularity these days?
Have you participated in any formal competition?
Why you like Bhangra?
What is the difference between folk dance and classical dance forms?
What are other folk dances of Punjab?
How it is different from Kathak?
How much time will one take if starts learning Bhangra when starts afresh?
Is Bhangra a folk dance or a classical dance, if no then tell us the difference between a folk dance and a classical dance.
If Bhangra is the folk dance of Punjab are you aware that it’s equally popular in Pakistan’s Punjab. If yes, then tell us whether there is some difference in Indian and Pakistan’s Bhangra.
How Bhangra is different from Gidda.
How many members, do you think, a Bhangra team is consisted of?
Can Bhangra be performed alone?
Why Bhangra remix albums are becoming popular in U.K. & Canada?
Why Bhangra has survived (or it has maintained its popularity among youth) while many other folk dances in various parts of India are on the verge of extinction.
When and Where Bhangra originated?
Can Bhangra be performed without “boliyan”?
With which festival Bhangra is associated?
6. WRITING POETRY
Which is the latest poem you write?
On which theme you like to write?
What are the main characteristics of a good poem?
Who is your famous poet and why?
Compare Indian and Western Poets.
What prize in poetry, GoI Awards
Who are famous contemporary poets?
How this hobby will help in your administrator career?
What should be the essential qualities of a poet?
“Jahan na pahunche ravi, wahan pahunche kavi”, can u plz tell what it means?
How a poet can bring about revolutionary changes in the society.
Despite having a rich tradition of poetry in Ancient India, why Indian poetry has not been able to capture the imagination of West?
Why people generally don’t take interest in poetry?
Is our poetry too complex to understand.
Whether impact of electronic media and changing reading habits are also affecting good quality poetry?
Why India has not produce a great poet like Kalidas, Bhartendu, Harishchander, Ravindarnath Tagore, Maithlisharan Gupta etc for a long time.
7. DRAWING
What do you draw?
Have you ever participated in drawing exhibitions?
Difference between Drawing and Architecture.
What is the difference between drawing and painting?
What basically drawing is?
Do we have rich tradition of drawing in India (if no why, is yes explain)?
Despite being a very innovative art why children generally are not attracted to it?
Is cartooning also drawing.
Questions on technical aspects of drawing
8. WATCHING FOOTBALL
Who is your famous footballer and why?
What is wrong with Indian football, how it can be improved?
What is diameter of football ground and goal?
Who was the philosopher during Indian freedom struggle, who advocated football for India?
Which Telecast company have maximum telecast right for football matches?
Should football be made national game?
Why general Indian pubic does not take interest in football playing despite the fact that a large no. of people follow football matches played elsewhere in the world.
Why you watch football not cricket?
Why Indian football is not at par with even African football team?
Why most of the countries are obsessed with football?
Which country hold world cup for football
What is league system in football tournaments?
Who is your favourite football player? International and Indian
Why is football so popular in West Bengal?
Technical terms associated with game e.g. forward , striker , fouls etc.
9. READING
What do you read?
How did you develop this hobby?
How it will help in your administrative career?
Which book you read recently?
Which was the top runner in Nobel Prize this year?
What are the characteristics of a good writing?
How many books you read so fare and which you liked most and why?
Who is you favorite writer and why?
Why Indian won little Nobel Prize in literature despite rich history?
What are the trends in recent writings?
How reading helps in shaping the personality of a poem?
Do you think that electronic media is replacing the habit of reading at a very fast rate?
Books are man’s best friend. Do you agree with this statement, if yes why?
Why public libraries are loosing their importance?
If you are appointed as D.C., what steps would you take to promote reading habits particularly among children and youth?
Difference between fiction and non-fiction?
English vs. Indian Writing
Shakespeare vs. Kalidas
Prepare a book properly which can be discussed in the interview comfortably.
10. READING ENGLISH POETRY
Who is/are your famous poet/poets and why?
Whom did you read recently?
How you developed this hobby?
Who is your famous Hindi Poet?
What are the different styles of poetry?
What is the basic character of good poetry?
Name some poets who won Nobel Prize?
Name some India English Poets?
Why English Indian Poetry is not so famous?
Role of English poetry in Indian freedom struggle.
Can poverty be translated with same strength?
How it will help in your administrative career?
Hindi vs. English Poetry
Who are the famous poets in current times?
Sing some stanzas from different poems you like?
What steps would you take to develop field of poetry in India.
What is the Victorian poetry and how it is different from earlier ones?
Tell the reasons for the richness and popularity of English poetry?
11. BIRD WATCHING
Is it really a hobby?
Where do you watch?
Which are the main birds in your area?
What do you get after this?
Will it help in your administrative career?
Have you read any literature in this hobby?
What is the scientific name of peacock?
Which is the state bird of Punjab/Haryana?
Which species of bird are on verge of extinction in North India and Why?
Where is the National Bird Sanctuary located in Punjab/Haryana?
Is there any National Bird Policy? If No, is there any need?
What is the gestation period of home-‘sparrow’?
Are the farmers friends of birds or foes?
Which bird do you like the most and why?
On which principle the birds fly?
Name few migeratory birds and their habitats in India
Do Indian birds also migerate to foreign countries
Why common sparrow is becoming uncommon in Indian cities?
Why Indian Vultures are getting extinct at very alarming rates?
Do you think birds should be caged? (If yes why, if no why)?
Why there is generally lack of interest for birds among common man?
Name the birds which can be spotted at night only?
What precautions need to be taken while watching birds?
What are the essential qualities a bird watcher should have?
How can you promote awareness regarding birds?
Is global warming, urbanization, industrialization affecting bird population?
12. WATCHING ENGLISH MOVIES
Who is your favourite director/Actor/Actress/Choreographer/Music Director and Why?
Which movie/Actor/Director/… won Oscar this year?
Which movie did you watch recently and why?
Which Hindi movies do you like the most?
Like Hindi cinema, why English directors use songs as an integral part in movie.
When did Oscar start?
Which English movie won award in National Film Festival at Goa, this Year?
Who is most famous music director in English Cinema?
How it will help in your administrative career?
Compare Indian and Western Cinema
Where is the International School of Choreographers located?
Which is premier drama institution in India?
What should Indians do to make International standard movie.
Which Indian movie was most favourite abroad?
How the spread of Western Movies is affecting Indian Culture?
Which English movie you would like us to watch and why?
How and in what way Indian Cinema is getting influenced by English Cinema?
13. WATCHING CRICKET
Who is your favourite commentator?
Should cricket be made national game?
What is the difference between watching a match on TV and Ground?
Why BCCI is antithetic to ICL.
Does India need a foreign coach?
What are the main features of New Sports Telecast Bill?
Does India have a sports policy, what are its main ingredients?
What steps will you take to improve cricket telecast if made Indian Broadcasting Minister?
What is reverse swing?
What will be the affect of T-20 on one day?
Who is your favourite cricketer and why?
Does Cricket really suits to India?
How the world rating of cricketers decided?
Should India have different teams for one day, T-20 and Test?
What is the difference between a googly and a flipper?
Why do you thick that, much attention is being given to cricket which has made other sports suffer?
Prepare technical terms / tournaments / rules of the game.
14. TRAVELLING
Where did you travel?
Which is your most favourite destination?
What do you make out of this hobby?
Tell some names of historical travelers in India during Ancient/medieval times?
Is there any specific TV channel on Traveling and which telecast company owns it?
Which magazine is most favourite in traveling field?
What are the prospects of tourism industry in India?
Which country received maximum tourists last year?
Which city in India received maximum tourist last year?
What is club Mahindra?
What precautions should a person take while traveling with family?
Are the travel agencies in India, governed by a law?
Is there any National Tourism Policy? If not why? If you are asked to make one, what will be your priorities?
Despite having great socio-Cultural-Geogaphical diversity why we are not able to develop in a Country of Travelers?
Why we receive very less foreign tourists in comparison to some tiny countries even like Singapore?
What steps would you take as a D.C. to promote tourism in your District?
Do you think Indians are very responsible travelers (if yes how, if no why)
What is eco tourism?
What is medical tourism?
Can tourism became a troll for social transportation (Can tourism be helpful in improving the economy of our country)?
How tourism can contribute in socio-economic conditions of villages?
Tourism brings pollution so despite this fact should be promote tourism?
Can it be a career?
Do you know about Indian literature written by travelers?
15. WATCHING T.V.
Which is your favourite programme?
Which news channel/reader is your favourite and why?
What is impact of LCD on eyes in comparison with older TVs?
Are the reality shows are actually real?
Who is your favourite TV star and why?
Some intellectuals filed a DIL in a High Court to ban the Sas-Bahu serials on the change that they are polluting our social values, comment?
Isn’t the electronic media polluting our culture?
Who invented TV, in which year and which country?
Who owns Zee TV, Star TV etc?
Has electronic media been able to generate a public opinion in favour of poor and downtrodden?
Do you think that media is showing what is happening in the society or it is just creating things out of its own imagination? (Does TV shows the real pictures)
Are you in favour of censoring on media if yes/No why?
What programmes on T.V. you would recommend to watch and why?
What is couch potato and how this term came into existence?
Do you think we have very responsible, self regulated and aware electronic media?
What role T.V. can play in social transformation?
Impact of T.V. on Children particularly.
16. MIMICKERY
How you developed this hobby?
Whom do you like to copy most?
Have you every participated in some contest?
Can you copy the chairman?
How it will help you in your admn. Career?
Why don’t you join some laughter show?
Who is your role model in this field?
Is it not considered offending in our society?
Do you mimic only human beings?
What basically mimickery is? What should be the basic requirements for performing mimickery?
What is the difference between a stand-up comedian and a mimickery artist?
Who is your favourite mimickery artist?
Why you have not chosen it as a profession?
Name famous international mimickery artist?
17. COOKING
What do you cook? Which is your favorite dish?
What health hazard is possible from packed food in India?
What is the impact of LPG on Indian cooking?
Who is your favourite cook and why?
How you pursue your hobby
What are main characterstics of north Indian Food?
What is the difference between north Indian and south Indian Food?
Which new dish cooking you leant today?
Have you read any text on it?
What special dishes the Arabian brought to India?
Distinguish between Punjabi and South Indian Cooking.
Distinguish between Indian and Western, Italian, Chinese cooking.
How Hotel Cooking is is different from home cooking?
Cooking is generally associated with women but why do we see men excelling as Chefs in Hotel, Restaurants (Why they are reluctant to adopt it as any other hobby at home)
Why fast food is known so?
What is poaching in cooking?
Why young generation prefers fast food to home made food?
Remember the few calorific values, balanced diet, vitamin balance etc.
18. VIDEO-GAMES
Isn’t it a children game?
What do you get out of it?
Where do you play?
Are the video-games beneficial for children, how?
Is there any brand Indian company in this field, if yes/no why?
Should we censor video games also (or is there any law in India which censors video-games?
Do you think playing video games can enhance creativity of children?
Video games affect the physical activities of children and may cause mental disorders or psychological problems. Give your opinion.
Define a “Video Game”.
What is a cheat code in a video game?
Don’t you think video game addiction is as dangerous as alcohol, tobacco or drug addiction? If no/yes why?
What are the positive impacts of video game?
Which video game you would recommend us to play and why?
Prepare technical equipments/ terms associated with Video games
19. DEBATE
What is the difference between debate and declamation?
In which debate you participated recently?
What are the ingredients of a good debate?
What are the directions of nuclear debate in India?
Who is your famous debate personality?
Which debate programme is your favourite?
Which is your famous debate topic?
Do you watch parliamentary debates? Are the worthy?
How does debate help in one’s personality development?
What is the importance of debates in a democracy?
How participation in debate, do you think, will be helpful once you become an IAS Officer.
Why debates and declamation don’t get much attention at school and college level despite being mentally stimulative. Why as a nation we are shy of debates.
20. GARDENING
Which are your favourite plants?
When you developed this hobby?
What is the scientific name of Rose, Lily etc?
In which season sunflower is grown, how much time it takes to flower, what is the appropriate fertilizer for it?
What type of fertilizaers do you use?
What are biofertilizers?
Do you also do Kitchen gardening?
Donot you think instead of flowers we should grow vegetables?
Fog is beneficial for some plants and not for others; can you name two in each category?
What is the scope of Horticulture in India?
How successful is National Horticulture Mission?
Which flower in India is most imported/exported and from/to which country?
What is bonsai? How it is possible to grow such huge plants in a tray?
What is the difference between a garden and a park?
Where is Mughal Garden?
Why you like gardening?
Name a few exotic plants you have in your home.
Is gardenery associated only with flowers and grasses?
What are the differences between indoor and outdoor plants?
Which plant is known as King of Gardens?
What is implantation?
What is tissue culture? Is it relevant in gardening?
Which are common pest attacks you face?
Name few pesticides
Lear few Botanical names of flowers , You must know all seasonal flowers along with the technicalities ( Soil , water , climatic conditions etc) involved in growing them
21. INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE
How you have developed interaction as a hobby?
What care you will take while interacting with a person while traveling in a Train?
How do you start interaction, please start with me?
Do you interact with known persons or strange persons?
With how many persons you interact daily?
Don’t you think you should join politics?
What do you get out of it?
With who do you interacted, today, since morning?
Is it really a hobby?
Why you interact with people. What really motivates you to interact with people?
Is it really good to interact with strangers? Why in our society interacting with strangers is considered as taboo.
Why most of the people are shy of interacting?
Do you think this habit of yours will be of any use once you are appointed as D.M. (D.C.)?
What kind of impacts an effective interaction may have on people?
Do we need to be extrovert to interact with people?
What kind of impacts this hobby have had in grooming your personality.
Can we interact only with human beings?
Do you think being talkative is Interactive in a way?
How you will benefit from your hobby in adminstration?
Do you make friends? How many friends do you have?
22. PLAYING WITH CHILDREN
Why this hobby?
Which age of children you like most and why?
How do you arbitrate when children Quarrel?
Which technique you use to convince child to your lines?
How to stop a child, who is weeping to go to mother, but she is not available?
What your observe in children while playing with them?
Have you seen the movie Taare Zameenn Par, if yes how it appear you?
What attracts you most in a Child and why?
Don’t you think innocence among children is being replaced by forced maturity due to the impact of media?
Children are future of nation. Do you think our future is secure?
23. BLOOD DONATION
How often do you donate?
Why people are reluctant in blood donation?
Where is National Blood Bank Located?
How the govt. can improve its blood-bank not working?
How effective role NACO plays?
How often a person in age group 18-60 years can donate blood in a year?
How will you think, you promote blood donation among common people and bust the myths associated with it while you become D.C.?
Why you donate blood?
How will you motivate and connivance me to donate blood?
How govt. started any awareness programme regarding blood donation?
What is the difference between blood platelets donation and blood donation?
24. READING NEWS PAPER
Which newspaper do you read?
Who are your famous writers?
Name top 10 newspapers in India
Name top 10 newspapers in world?
Editors of newspapers you read.
Are the newspapers politically biased?
Comment on Page-3 Writing?
Which column do you read regularly?
Are you satisfied with newspaper coverage the low profile people are undercovered?
Which is India’s oldest Newspaper?
Should the censorship on Press be removed?
What is role of PTI in ensuring the freedom of Press?
What are Media Activism and Media Trial?
Though the readership of Hindi Papers are more but English papers are mainline papers why?
Name some weekly newspapers.
Name editors of some main national newspapers.
Investigative journalism, do you support or not and why.
How Newspaper reading will benefit you as an administrator?
Don’t you think that media has become too sensational?
What role a newspaper can play in socio-economic transformation of India?
Do you think popularity and equality of newspapers has suffered due to the onslaught of electronic media?
27. YOGA
What is meaning of Yoga?
Is there any difference between Yoga and Asanna?
Have you read any text on Yoga? What did you get?
Don’t you think it is thing for old persons?
Tell some Yoga for relief in joints, stress relief, itching in eyes, ears, heart pain etc.
Should India patent Yoga?
Is Yoga panacea for all ills?
What are Bhastrika, Agnisar, Janusar, Vajra-asanna, Ardhmatsangata, anulom-vilom, Surya-Namaskara and how they are performed?
Who is treated as biggest Yoga Guru in India?
What will you do to improve awareness about Yoga if appointed D.C.?
What is Patanjli Yogapeetha?
Should Yoga be introduced in school curricula?
Why do Pope and other western Christian missionaries, recently criticized Yoga?
What is the Philosophy behind Yoga?
What are several branches of Yoga?
What are Psychological Benefits of Yoga?
What are Physiological Benefits of Yoga?
What is your view about Swami Ramdev version of Yoga?
28. WRITING ARTICLES IN NEWSPAPERS
What do you write?
What is media-activism?
Which is your favourite newspaper?
Are the newspaper not biased as they cover more globalization and less local news?
Should FDI be allowed in print media?
How many papers are published in India?
Which is largest circulated daily in India?
Which column of newspaper do you read the most?
Comment on Page -3 journalism?
Why you write only in Newspapers?
Do you think by writing articles you may invoke people to think about various issues?
Why most of the people are reluctant to write on any issue though they speak a lot about it.
What type of articles writing suit you most and why?
Name the best writer in India so far as articles in newspapers are concerned and why?
29. SWIMMING
Different types of swimming
How do you pursue your hobby?
Indian performance in this sport
Name important tournaments in this game (National and international)
How swimming helps in keeping one healthy
What are the problems with swimming as sport in India?
Why do you thick that, much attention is being given to cricket which has made other sports suffer?
Who are your favourite swimmers?
What care has to be taken while swimming?
Why you never thought of choosing swimming as a profession
What can be done to promote swimming in India?
30. SINGING
When do you sing?
Who is your favourite singer?
Can you sing a song for us?
What you sing – Old or New
What is difference between melody and Tarana?
Name some morning, afternoon, evening and night ragas?
Who was Baiju Bawara?
Comment on Reality shows? Are they genuine?
Why you have not tried Indian Idol?
Differentiate between Indian and Western Singing.
Name some Gharanas and their famous styles?
When did the Vande Mantram first sang?
What is the basic difference between K.L. Sehgal style of singing and Baba Sehgal style?
Why the young generation has low liking for old songs?
What is the difference between classical singing and folk singing?
What is the impact of liberalization on folk songs?
What about Punjabi pop? Donot you think it is an erosion and wrong portal of Punjab culture
31. DANCING
What is the difference between western and Indian dance?
Different forms of western dances
Which particular dances are you interested in and why?
What is salsa/hip-hop?
Difference between the two
Origin and brief characteristics of both
How dance helps you in personality development
Difference between classical and folk dances
Differences between different styles of salsa and hip-hop
How to promote this hobby in India?
How media is helping to promote people’s interest in dance
Which programmes do you watch on TV?
What are recent trends in dancing
New few dance festivals
Names of contemporary dancers
32. WALKING
Define walking
Is walking a hobby or a necessity?
How it is different from Jigging?
How long do you have this hobby?
For how many ills, walking directly help?
Have you seen movie Joggers Park, what lesion you learned from it?
Should govt. make at least one Jogger Park in every locality?
Is there any limit of walking according to age, weight, height etc?
How it’s different from Running?
What kind of impact jogging has had in molding your personality?
Why you prefer jogging to brisk walking?
Is there any National/International competition for walking?
33. POT PAINTING
What is pot painting?
How it is different from other forms of painting?
How did you acquire this hobby?
Is it an art form?
Name few famous national/international pot painters. If any
What do you paint?
Different types of pots you paint
Which colours do you use?
34. GROWING VEGETABLES
How do you pursue this hobby?
Which vegetables do you grow?
Prepare details about few common vegetables?
Where do you grow vegetables?
How it is different from growing vegetables in fields?
How did you acquire this hobby?
Is it hobby or a necessity?
How will you motivate others to take up this hobby?
What type of fertilizaers do you use?
What are biofertilizers?
35. WEIGHT TRAINING
What is weight training?
What cautions have to be kept?
What are your objectives behind this?
How a training schedule is made
What is the difference between strength training and weight training?
Which principles of physics are used in weight training?
How Weight training differs from bodybuilding, weightlifting, powerlifting, and strongman ?
How it is different from other forms of exercises (aerobics, yoga etc)
what is the difference between Isolation exercises and compound exercises
what is the difference between Isotonic and plyometric exercises ?
difference between Weight training and bodybuilding
37. READING AND WRITING POEMS
Why not professional writer
Difference between poetry and prose
Name few famous writers – Indian and western
Famous prices/awards in poetry
Have you published anything?
How you will promote poetry
Important elements for poem
How writing skills help in administration
Is it declining?
Do you know few poet administrators/ poet politicians?
Can you recite a poem for us
39. FIGHTING CORRUPTION
Is it a hobby?
When do you fight corruption?
How do you fight corruption?
What is machinery in India to fight corruption?
What are their limitations?
Is there any NGO working in this sector?
What is the main feature of Prevention of corruption Act, 1988?
Effectiveness of Lok Ayukta and Lok Pal?
Recommendations of ARC –II on Ethics in Governance
Give some instances where you fought corruption and problems faced by you?
Can corruption be completely wiped out?
40. WATCHING CARTOON
Which type of cartoons do you watch?
Don’t you think, you need to grow up?
What do you get out of it?
Famous Cartoonists
Contribution of Indians in this field?
Positive and Negative impact of cartoons?
Which is a better, watching cartoon or play/game?
41. LISTENING TO GHAZALS
What is a Ghazal, its origin?
Famous singers and your favourite and why, specific style?
How many singers you have heard
What are the characteristics of a good Ghazal?
Indian vs. Pakistani Ghazal singers?
Status of Ghazal in world of fast music
How it is different from Raga, Tarana, Thumri etc
Is there any region famous for Ghazals?
What is difference between Gazal and Nazm
What is difference between Gazal and Song
How do you identify it is a Gazal
How Gazal fits in todays fast lifestyle
Contemporary Gazal singer
Why Jagjit singh has become so famous
Information about Jagjit Singh
42. MEETING PEOPLE
Is it a hobby?
What do you pet after it?
How do you interact with strange people?
What is experience in this area?
How many kinds of people did you find?
Where do you meet people?
Any unwanted experience?
What do you do if somebody deny meeting to you?
43. DRIVING
What you drive
What is special while driving in Hills?
What is Formula Racing ?
What are the major causes of accidents in hills ?
Degree of difference in fuel consumption ?
Why India is not doing well in racing competition ?
What are the major problems a driver from plains will face in Hills ?
How you will promote safe driving in your area
What do you learn from it
44. NEED BASED HONORARY COUNSELING
Which kind of counseling do you provide?
Give some examples?
Why people come to you for counseling?
Why don’t you make it profession?
Professional counselors, how important?
How will you pursue your hobby if you are free in midnight?
45. PUBLIC SPEAKING
Since when are you pursuing it?
Why don’t you join politics?
Any prizes you won?
How it will help in your administrative career?
Who is your role model?
Who is best orator in India?
Any specific experience?
46. FREE STYLE DANCING
What is this?
How it is different form kathak/classical/Bhangra etc?
When and how do you perform it?
What do you get out of it ?
Since when are your performing it? Is it still free style ?
47. PLAYING SUDOKO
What is this, how this is played, what infrastructure do it requires, how it is better from other indoor games?
Is it a formally recognized game?
Any famous competition at local, state, national or international levels and prizes and players associated with it ?
From where did to learn this hobby ?
48. LISTENING TO PUNJABI SONGS
Why do you like to listen to Punjabi Songs only?
How Punjabi music is different from Hindi, Pop, Western music etc
Why Punjabi music is becoming more popular in comparison with Bhojpuri etc.
Who are the emerging stars in Punjabi music?
49. HELPING KNOWN AND UNKNOWN NEEDY PEOPLE
Which kinds of helps do you provide?
How much time do you devotee?
Any major example? Share your experience?
Among unknown, do you provide specific help or general help?
Is it really a hobby?
50. LAWN TENNIS
What is the origin of this game?
Name important international tournaments of lawn tennis?
Which last you have seen/ important information about the same?
Why you are only interested in watching not playing?
Why such huge money is involved
Why it has not picked up in India much?
Is it game of the elites?
What do you learn from this game?
Name your favourite players. Male and female / why?
Which are Indian tournaments of lawn tennis
Name few Indian palyers.
Apart from this candidate must know all the rules of thegame
52. Creative writing
What do you write?
Why not professional writer
Difference between poetry and prose
Name few famous writers
Famous prices/awards in writing
Have you published anything?
How you will promote writing
Important elements for good writing
How writing skills help in administration
53. Listening to Music
1) What do you mean by music?
2) To what kind of music do you listen?
3) Differentiate between Indian and Western Music?
4) How real are the reality shows?
5) What do you get after listening to music?
6) Who is your favourite musician and why?
7) Specify the qualities of music listeners?
8) Compare contemporary music with music of 50s & 60s.
9) What is the impact of LPG on Indian music.
10) Why folk music is losing its grip.
11) Tell something about Gharanas.
12) What is the legal and Institutional setup to promote music in India.
54. Sketching
1) What is sketching.
2) Name some famous contemporary sketch makers.
3) Who is your favourite and why?
4) What do you learn after sketching?
5) How long are you pursuing this hobby and why?
6) Why do not you make it as your profession.
7) Is there any difference between sketch maker and a cartoonist.
8) Which awards are conferred for Sketching?
9) Where international sketching festival was organized recently?
10) What are basic essentials of a good sketch.
11) What is legal and institutional set up to promote sketching.
55. Craft making
What do you make?
Who is a craftsman?
How you acquired this hobby ?
Famous craftsmen/ craftswomen
What is a craft?
Why donot you make this as your profession
Role of govt in promoting crafts industry
Export potential
Problems of crafts industries in India
56. LISTENING TO Hindi film SONGS
Which type of songs do you like
Why do you like to listen to film Songs only?
How Punjabi music is different from Hindi, Pop, Western music etc
Who are the emerging stars in Punjabi music?
Who are your favorite music directors?
Which is your favorite song?
Why not interested in classical music
Why Punjabi music is so full of energy
57. Calligarphy
What is calligraphy?
How you acquired this hobby
Name few famous calligraphers
How calligraphy emerged
What are benefits of good handwriting
Name few specific usages of calligraphy
Is it a western style only
What is the difference between eastern and western calligraphy
What are tools of calligraphy
How this hobby has helped you
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