Think deep and try to extract the answers from your conscience-
What are your values?
What makes you happy?
What makes you sad?
What makes you angry?
What do you want to become?
What is your goal in life? Are you heading in the right direction to achieve that?
How do you see your family and friends? What has been their contribution in your life?
Who is your favourite personality? Why do you like him/her?
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A natural extension of self-awareness is one’s ability to comprehend and respond to external circumstances.
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YOUR own values and mores.
What others think and have written/ spoken about it.
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Set 1: These questions having a self-centric orientation that will help you explore yourself. For example:
Do you regret anything in your life?
Do your old college friends matter to you?
Do you repent hurting your parents?
Have you got plans for making your family happy?
Set 2: One question of contemporary nature to help you build YOUR opinion and views. For example:
What are your views on Tipu Sultan? Should we celebrate his Jayanti?
Aren’t Kashmiri stone pelters equivalent to terrorists?
Should’t beef consumption be banned completely?
Isn’t demonetisation a complete disaster?
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What do you want to become?
Why do you want to join civil services?
If you qualify the civil services examination, would you become what you want to become?
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What will be your order of priority in life among the following- money, family, love and success? Why? Will you compromise one over the other.
What will a career in the civil services give you from the above? Can you achieve all of them?
What if you don’t qualify for the civil services? Will you be able to achieve the above? Do you have a back up plan? Think about it.
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What makes you happy? Do small things matter to you? Or you aspire for something great in your life and then become happy?
Can the service you are aspiring for give you happiness? Is your happiness dependent on your job?
Can there be other sources of happiness as well? Think about it.
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Who is your role model? Which of his/her attributes inspire you?
Why don’t you yourself become a role model for others? Isn’t that a fascinating idea? Think about it.
Have you ever inspired others with your actions? Try to recall any such incident from your life. Don’t you want to repeat that?
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Usually, people try to follow some idol from the field they want to enter into. For example, an aspiring cricket might have Sachin Tendulkar as his/ her idol, a badminton player might revere Saina Nehwal. Now you are an aspiring civil servant. Who is your idol from the civil services? Do you even have one? Think about it.
What in your opinion should an ideal civil servant be like? Can you picture the image?
Why in your opinion civil servants become corrupt in due course of their career? Have you wondered that this might happen to you as well?
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Which incident has inspired you the most in your life? (It can be personal or professional both) Why?
Have you ever inspired someone? What was the event?
Who inspires you more, common people or famous personalities?
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What frustrates you as an Indian? Why?
Do you have a plan to change that? How will you do it?
Aren’t you a part of the problems that frustrate you? Think about it.
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What does success mean to you?
Are you successful today? Or does qualifying UPSC mean success to you?
Does your notion of success and happiness augur well with your conscience? Think about it.
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Given a chance to change one thing in your surroundings, what will you change?
What inspires your inclination to change something?
Do you need to change something about yourself too? What would that be? Think about it.
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Do you regret any of your past actions?
What could have been done to avoid that mistake?
What lessons have you derived from that action?
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Which profession is the noblest of all in your opinion?
What makes a profession noble?
Can a civil servant be noble? How?
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Do you believe in God?
What makes you believe or not believe in God?
Can faith and logic coexist? What would you choose?
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What is your idea of an ideal life partner? What qualities should she/he possess?
Do you have those qualities in you first?
What is your opinion about live-in relationship ?
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What does ‘choice’ mean to you? Do you have control over the choices that you make?
Who influences your choices the most? Why?
Do you have influence over the choices made by others? Don’t you curtail one’s freedom because of this?
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Which family member of yours has influenced your personality the most? Is it your father, mother or sibling?
In what ways your personality reflect his/her influence?
Do we often underplay the role of family in our lives? Do you care enough for your family? Think about it.
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What is your idea of religion?
Should a person be religious? Why?
Are you religious? If yes, why? If not, why not?
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What concerns you about the society today?
Does it affect you?
Have you done anything to address that or bring about a change?
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Can a person afford to be honest in the present system?
What according to you are the factors hat force one to indulge in corrupt practices?
Would you be able to practice integrity? How?
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Who is your favourite sportsperson?
What qualities of that sportsperson fascinate you?
Ha you tried to inculcate those qualities within yourself? What would you gain out of it.
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What does greatness mean to you?
How can can a person become great? What makes someone great- ideas or deeds?
Have you done anything great in your life? Don’t you aspire to become a great person?
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What does ‘sense of service’ mean to you?
Is having a ‘sense of service’ essential for human beings?
How much significance do you accord to the ‘sense of service’ as a virtue of a civil servant?
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Why do people become corrupt when they acquire power?
Would you get tempted towards corrupt practices once you join the Civil Services?
How can you be so sure that power won’t corrupt you?
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Which political party do you support?
Is your support based on perception or your own assessment of its ideology, vision roadmap?
Will you be able to remain politically neutral when you join the Civil Services? Think about it.
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Are you honest person?
What does honesty mean to you?
Will you remain honest even if it harms someone’s life or image?
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Do you have a clear mind? Do you have clarity of purpose?
A person who doesn’t have clarity of life and purpose fails to succeed. Have you ever thought that way? What can be its consequence?
Why do people clutter their minds? Why having clarity is so difficult today? Think about it.
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What does truthfulness mean to you?
Have you been true to yourself and others?
What can a truthful person achieve and lose in his life? Think about it.
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What do you want to become?
Why do you want to join civil services?
If you qualify the civil services examination, would you become what you want to become?
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What will be your order of priority in life among the following- money, family, love and success? Why? Will you compromise one over the other.
What will a career in the civil services give you from the above? Can you achieve all of them?
What if you don’t qualify for the civil services? Will you be able to achieve the above? Do you have a back up plan? Think about it.
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What makes you happy? Do small things matter to you? Or you aspire for something great in your life and then become happy?
Can the service you are aspiring for give you happiness? Is your happiness dependent on your job?
Can there be other sources of happiness as well? Think about it.
….
Who is your role model? Which of his/her attributes inspire you?
Why don’t you yourself become a role model for others? Isn’t that a fascinating idea? Think about it.
Have you ever inspired others with your actions? Try to recall any such incident from your life. Don’t you want to repeat that?
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Usually people try to follow some idol from the field they want to enter into. For example an aspiring cricket might have Sachin Tendulkar as his/ her idol, a badminton player might revere Saina Nehwal. Now you are an aspiring civil servant. Who is your idol from the civil services? Do you even have one? Think about it.
What in your opinion should an ideal civil servant be like. Can you picture the image?
Why in your opinion civil servants become corrupt in due course of their career? Have you wondered that this might happen to you as well.
….
Which incident has inspired you the most in your life? (It can be personal or professional both) Why?
Have you ever inspired someone? What was the event?
Who inspires you more, common people or famous personalities?
….
What frustrates you as an Indian? Why?
Do you have a plan to change that? How will you do it?
Aren’t you a part of the problems that frustrate you? Think about it.
….
What does success mean to you?
Are you successful today? Or does qualifying UPSC mean success to you?
Does your notion of success and happiness augur well with your conscience? Think about it.
….
Given a chance to change one thing in your surroundings, what will you change?
What inspires your inclination to change something?
Do you need to change something about yourself too? What would that be? Think about it.
….
Do you regret any of your past actions?
What could have been done to avoid that mistake?
What lessons have you derived from that action?
…..
Which profession is the noblest of all in your opinion?
What makes a profession noble?
Can a civil servant be noble? How?
…..
Do you believe in God?
What makes you believe or not believe in God?
Can faith and logic coexist? What would you choose?
….
What is your idea of an ideal life partner? What qualities should she/he possess?
Do you have those qualities in you first?
What is your opinion about live-in relationship?
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What does ‘choice’ mean to you? Do you have control over the choices that you make?
Who influences your choices the most? Why?
Do you have influence over the choices made by others? Don’t you curtail one’s freedom because of this?
….
Which family member of yours has influenced your personality the most? Is it your father, mother or sibling?
In what ways your personality reflect his/her influence?
Do we often underplay the role of family in our lives? Do you care enough for your family? Think about it.
….
What is your idea of religion?
Should a person be religious? Why?
Are you religious? If yes, why? If not, why not?
….
What concerns you about the society today?
Does it affect you?
Have you done anything to address that or bring about a change?
….
Can a person afford to be honest in the present system?
What according to you are the factors hat force one to indulge in corrupt practices?
Would you be able to practice integrity? How?
….
Who is your favourite sportsperson?
What qualities of that sportsperson fascinate you?
Ha you tried to inculcate those qualities within yourself? What would you gain out of it.
….
What does greatness mean to you?
How can a person become great? What makes someone great- ideas or deeds?
Have you done anything great in your life? Don’t you aspire to become a great person?
….
What does ‘sense of service’ mean to you?
Is having a ‘sense of service’ essential for human beings?
How much significance do you accord to the ‘sense of service’ as a virtue of a civil servant?
….
What do you want to become?
Why do you want to join civil services?
If you qualify the civil services examination, would you become what you want to become?
….
What will be your order of priority in life among the following- money, family, love and success? Why? Will you compromise one over the other.
What will a career in the civil services give you from the above? Can you achieve all of them?
What if you don’t qualify for the civil services? Will you be able to achieve the above? Do you have a back up plan? Think about it.
….
What makes you happy? Do small things matter to you? Or you aspire for something great in your life and then become happy?
Can the service you are aspiring for give you happiness? Is your happiness dependent on your job?
Can there be other sources of happiness as well? Think about it.
….
Who is your role model? Which of his/her attributes inspire you?
Why don’t you yourself become a role model for others? Isn’t that a fascinating idea? Think about it.
Have you ever inspired others with your actions? Try to recall any such incident from your life. Don’t you want to repeat that?
….
Usually people try to follow some idol from the field they want to enter into. For example an aspiring cricket might have Sachin Tendulkar as his/ her idol, a badminton player might revere Saina Nehwal. Now you are an aspiring civil servant. Who is your idol from the civil services? Do you even have one? Think about it.
What in your opinion should an ideal civil servant be like. Can you picture the image?
Why in your opinion civil servants become corrupt in due course of their career? Have you wondered that this might happen to you as well.
….
Which incident has inspired you the most in your life? (It can be personal or professional both) Why?
Have you ever inspired someone? What was the event?
Who inspires you more, common people or famous personalities?
….
What frustrates you as an Indian? Why?
Do you have a plan to change that? How will you do it?
Aren’t you a part of the problems that frustrate you? Think about it.
….
What does success mean to you?
Are you successful today? Or does qualifying UPSC mean success to you?
Does your notion of success and happiness augur well with your conscience? Think about it.क्या आपकी सफलता और खुशी की धारणा आपके विवेक के साथ अच्छी तरह से उभरती है
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Given a chance to change one thing in your surroundings, what will you change?
What inspires your inclination to change something?
Do you need to change something about yourself too? What would that be? Think about it.
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Do you regret any of your past actions?
What could have been done to avoid that mistake?
What lessons have you derived from that action?
….
Which profession is the noblest of all in your opinion?
What makes a profession noble?
Can a civil servant be noble? How?
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Do you believe in God?
What makes you believe or not believe in God?
Can faith and logic coexist? What would you choose? क्या विश्वास और तर्क सह-अस्तित्व में हो सकते हैं? तुम क्या चुनोगे ?
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What is your idea of an ideal life partner? What qualities should she/he possess?
Do you have those qualities in you first?
What is your opinion about live-in relationship?
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What does ‘choice’ mean to you? Do you have control over the choices that you make?
Who influences your choices the most? Why?
Do you have influence over the choices made by others? Don’t you curtail one’s freedom because of this?
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Which family member of yours has influenced your personality the most? Is it your father, mother or sibling?
In what ways your personality reflect his/her influence?
Do we often underplay the role of family in our lives? Do you care enough for your family? Think about it.
What is your idea of religion?
Should a person be religious? Why?
Are you religious? If yes, why? If not, why not?
What concerns you about the society today?
Does it affect you?
Have you done anything to address that or bring about a change?
Can a person afford to be honest in the present system?
What according to you are the factors hat force one to indulge in corrupt practices?
Would you be able to practice integrity? How?
Who is your favourite sportsperson?
What qualities of that sportsperson fascinate you?
Ha you tried to inculcate those qualities within yourself? What would you gain out of it.
What does greatness mean to you?
How can can a person become great? What makes someone great- ideas or deeds?
Have you done anything great in your life? Don’t you aspire to become a great person?