SSC CGL Exam Interview Experience and Questions Asked
It helps interviewers to draw a conclusion about aspirant within
minutes. They test somewhat knowledge, attitude towards other people and
society, behaviour and responsiveness towards a situation you faced.
Staff Selection Commission has conducted interviews for those who got
shortlisted in CGL 2014 Tier II Exam from 1st to 20th July. Here is the
experience of a candidate and questions asked while interviewing.
Conversation I
Education:B.Sc.
Interview Duration: 20 minutes
Chairman: So
Ms. Lekha, (Name changed) you are from Kadapa District.
Lekha: Yes
sir!
Chairman: Now,
are you in Kadapa or in any other place?
Lekha: Sir,
actually my parents are in Kadapa. I and my brothers are in Hyderabad for the
past two years for preparation.
Chairman: Are
you taking any coaching there?
Lekha: Coaching
was completed last year sir. Now we are just preparing.
Chairman: What
differences have you observed as you have resided in two states Andhra Pradesh
and Telangana?
Lekha: Sir,
I didn’t find any difference.
Chairman: No
difference!
Lekha: Sir,
actually the place where we live in Hyderabad, we didn’t find much difference.
Because many people from all over Andhra Pradesh and Telangana come there for
preparation. But if we go far from that area the main difference we can see is
the language accent.
Chairman: Then
why all these? Why have they asked for a separate state?
Lekha: Sir,
the people of Telangana felt that injustice was done to them, that’s why they
asked for a separate state.
Chairman: What
injustice did they feel?
Lekha: Sir,
they felt that injustice was done in Govt. jobs, recruitments, govt. colleges
etc.
Chairman: Why
they felt like that?
Lekha: Sir,
according to article 371D there is a provision that some percentage of jobs in
each region should be allocated to them. But Telangana people felt that it was
not done correctly.
Chairman: Article
371D, where is it? In Indian Penal Code?
Lekha: No
sir, it is in Indian Constitution.
Chairman: When
was the Constitution adopted?
Lekha: Sir,
it is on November 26, 1949.
Chairman: Are
you sure?
Lekha: (I
am sure and I wanted to tell the same. But chairman asked other question before
I answered.)
Chairman: Do
you know when we celebrate Republic Day?
Lekha: (I
got confused. So I answered in the following manner in order to cover it.)
Sir, I am in confusion, there are two dates - November 26, 1949, and January
26, 1950. On one day it was adopted and on the other it came into force. If I
am correct it is November 26 sir.
Chairman: Gave
a smile.
Member 3: What
are the salient features of Indian Constitution?
Lekha: (Though
I know the answer I didn’t get it quickly. So I managed with what I got.)
Sir, Indian constitution says that it is Republic. Indian Constitution is
semi-federal in nature that is quasi-federal. Though we have a federal
constitution, we have single citizenship. Fundamental Rights, Directive
Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Duties are some important features of
Indian Constitution.
Chairman: You
said republic, can’t we say it democratic?
Lekha: Sir,
It is democratic also. Indian Constitution Preamble says that it is Socialist,
Secular, Democratic and Republic. While I was saying, the lady Member said the
4 words along with me.
(Chairman said Member 2 to continue.)
Member 2: You
have done graduation in B.Sc.!
Lekha: Yes
sir.
Member 2: I
will ask you questions from Physics. Which is your favourite topic?
Lekha: (Actually
my graduation subjects are botany, zoology, chemistry. I wanted to tell it but
kept quiet as I was told by my brother that we should not ask excuses. He said
that if I say like that they may ask that anyway you have it in your +2 and
your score is good in +2. I have 97% in my +2, so I decided not to tell.
However, if I don’t know I can say I don’t know sir. But the chairman said
member 2 that she studied physics in her intermediate long ago, her subjects
are botany, zoology, chemistry. Member 2 said ok. I felt happy, but it was
shocking that he asked me nearly 10 questions from physics. So be prepared for
shocks.)
Member 2: What
is displacement?
Lekha: Sorry
sir, I don’t know. (As he said ok for chairman I didn’t get that it is physics
and thought that it is from my subjects. I haven’t heard it in my subjects so I
said that I don’t know.)
Member 2: What
is acceleration?
Lekha: (Now
I got it that he is asking physics only) the change of speed of an object from
time to time is called acceleration, sir.
Member 2: What
is Newton’s law of gravitation?
Lekha: Sir,
Newton’s law of gravitation says that every object in the universe attracts
another object with some force and he gave it a value of 9.8 meter square per
second. (Actually it is 9.8 meter per Second Square)
Member 2: What
is ultrasonics?
Lekha: The
sound waves which have higher speed than the speed of sound in air, sir.
Member 2: No.
(Member 2 and Chairman both said that ultrasonic are the sounds which we can’t
here)
Lekha: Ok
sir, thank you.
Member 2: What
are isotopes?
Lekha: Sir,
the molecules which have same atomic number but different mass number are
called isotopes.
Member 2: What
is carbon dating?
Lekha: Sir,
carbon dating method is used to tell about the object to which time it belongs
to. It is done using carbon isotope sir.
Member 2: What
is nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?
Lekha: Sir,
in nuclear fission…
Member 2: Fission
or fusion? (I think my pronunciation was not clear)
Lekha: Fission
sir
Member 2: Ok.
In nuclear fission a heavier molecule ---
Lekha: In
nuclear fission a heavier molecule divides into 2 small molecules whereas in
nuclear fusion two smaller molecules combine to form a heavier molecule.
Member 2: Can
you give an example for fission?
Lekha: Yes
sir. Uranium divides into Thorium and another molecule.
Member 2: Can
you give the atomic number and mass number of Uranium?
Lekha: Yes
sir, atomic number is 92. Mass number is 238 and 235. But the fissile material
is 235.
Member 2: What
are the types of lenses?
Lekha: Sir,
there are 2 types of lenses. One is convex lens, the other one is……. (I am not
getting the word in English, I know it in Telugu.)
Chairman: Concave
lens.
Lekha: Thank
you sir.
Member 2: What
is the refraction formula for lenses?
Lekha: Sorry
sir, I don’t know.
(Member 2 said some formula Sin pi (I don’t remember it now also, while Member
2 was saying the formula, the chairman laughed and looked at me. I don’t know
why he laughed, but it may be for the reason that he is going deep in physics.)
Member 2: You
have studied Botany; can you name a plant from Malvaceae Family?
Lekha: Sir,
Abelmoschus esculentus that is ladies finger sir.
Member 2: What
about Hibiscus? Is it not from Malvaceae?
Lekha: Sir,
it also comes under Malvaceae.
Member 2: Examples
for Fabaceae family?
Lekha: (I
heard it as Babaceae. I don’t know about it. So I said) Sorry sir, I don’t
know.
Chairman: Is
it Fabaceae? (Pronounced clearly)
Member 2: Yes
sir, and looked at me.
Lekha: Sir,
Kajanus kajana, cotton, ground nut (I didn’t get them quickly, so I said
slowly. But I remembered that cotton comes under Malvaceae.)
Member 2: Any
other?
Lekha: Sorry
sir, now I remember these only.
(Chairman: Smiled
and with a low voice said Arachis Hypogia, while Member 2 said the lady member
to continue the interview)
Female Member: I
will ask you from Botany.
Lekha: Ok
madam.
Female Member: Can
you name any two medicinal plants and which disease they cure?
Lekha: ……………..
(I was getting Neem and Amla. But I forgot the diseases they cure. Then I
remembered Rauwolfia serpentine) Madam Rauwolfia serpentine.
Female Member: To
cure?
Lekha: Heart
diseases madam.
Female Member: Are
you sure?
Lekha: Got
nervous and said sorry madam, I am not sure.
Female Member: Ok.
You have Indian Heritage and Culture as one of the subjects in your degree,
what is meant by Heritage? (In first year we have a paper on that subject)
Lekha: The
traditions which we acquire from our ancestors are called Heritage madam.
Female Member: What
are the salient features in Indian Heritage and Culture?
Lekha: (Don’t
know what to say) Madam, India is a diverse country.
FM: In
what sense?
Lekha: Our
heritage is very diverse like we have different languages, different food
habits and different dressing styles. Like that we have many diversities madam.
Female Member: Ok.
You have mentioned Fundamental Rights. What do you mean by Human Rights?
Lekha: The
basic rights which we need to live are Human Rights madam.
Female Member: Those
are not Fundamental Rights?
Lekha: No
madam. If the Fundamental Rights are …, (didn’t get the word violated quickly)
violated we can approach Supreme Court directly. But……,
Female Member: Interrupted
and said - ok, we can’t directly go to Supreme Court if human rights are
violated.
(Female Member looked at Member 3 to continue further)
Member 3: You
said that there are different languages in India. There are about 3000
languages in the world of which only some have dialects and some don’t have
script. Only some have been recognized. Among all the languages, one language
is said to be sweetest and it is called as Italian of the East. Which is that
sweet language?
Lekha: Sir,
it is Telugu. (All of them laughed once.)
Member 3: I
wanted to confuse by asking in a different way, but she said. (Madam told Sir
it is called Sundara Telugu)
Member 3: You
told what is Carbon Dating? What is Paleo Botany?
Lekha: Sir,
Paleo Botany is the branch of science which studies about plant remains. (Plant
fossils is the correct word, chairman told the word fossils with a low voice.)
Member 3: What
is the scientific name of Rice?
Lekha: Sir,
it is Oryza sativa.
Member 3: What
is Periplaneta americana?
Lekha: It
is Cockroach sir.
Member 3: Smiled
and said you studied zoology. Do you have evolution topic?
Lekha: Yes
sir.
Member 3: What
is the theory of Darwin regarding evolution?
Lekha: Sorry
sir, I am unable to get it. I forgot it. (Though I know the answer I didn’t get
it at that time)
Member 3: He
proposed the theory Origin of Species. What is meant by survival of the
fittest?
Lekha: Sir
Darwin made an experiment on Finch birds.
Member 3: I
want the definition.
Lekha: (I
was unable to tell it in English, I know it in Telugu) Sorry sir, I am unable
to express it.
Member 3: You
can tell it from the name itself.
Lekha: The
organisms which can survive all the difficulties of an area are survival of the
fittest, sir.
Member 3: No,
no. It is different.
(Member 3 looked at chairman and said ok, enough.)
Chairman: Ok
Lekha, you can go.
Lekha: Stood
and said thank you sir.
Chairman: Are
you doing Rock Climbing also?
(I have done a Rock Climbing Training Camp when I was in NCC in Graduation)
Lekha: No
sir. I have done only in that camp.
Chairman: Only
in the NCC… Ok, you can leave…
Lekha: Thank
you, sirs, Thank you madam
They all gave a smile
and I came out calmly.
