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Name- Silver
Board- Sheelvardhan Sir, 2 lady members, 2 gentlemen
Date- 17th March, 2025- Afternoon Session, Last one to go
Duration- 25 minutes
Almost all of the Interview was from DAF-
Hobbies (Aquascaping, Backpacking),
Work (Mentor and Guest Faculty at Vision IAS),
Education (Fergusson College Pune, Shivaji College Delhi, Delhi School of Economics),
Extracurriculars (Street Play team leader, Gathering Secretary),
Bachelors-Masters-JRF-Optional (Geography)
President of the Board-
1. Do your friends call you by the same name as this? Should we call you the same?
2. What is Aquascaping?
3. What are the most important things in Aquascaping?
4. How many aquariums do you have and what are their sizes?
5. Why do my fish keep dying after I bring them home?
6. Do you talk to your pets? Have you kept names for your fishes?
7. Now coming to the world's biggest aquarium- world's oceans, what are the biggest challenges it faces?
8. Can it recover on its own?
9. You are also into backpacking, is it the same as trekking?
10. What is the difference between a Pilgrim, a Traveller and a tourist? I stumbled. He asked me to think patiently and answer on the basis of the experiences of these three. I answered again.
President sir nodded in agreement and he explained the philosophical difference himself.
Member 1 to the right- Lady Member
11. You were leading a streetplay society in your college in Delhi University. What was your experience?
12. On what topics did you perform and where all?
13. Coming back to oceans- the biggest threat today is Littering and plastic pollution. Explain. I mentioned the data, causes, London Convention, MARPOL, etc.
14. In this regard, the government had banned single use plastic in the country. What has been its impact?
15. You currently work as a Guest Faculty in Vision IAS, what work do you do and what do you teach?
16. Do you have some success stories of your students to share?
Member 2 to the right- Lady member
13. You were the gathering Secretary in your school. What gathering did you organize?
14. What did you learn out of it?
15. Lets come back to aquariums. How did you start the hobby and why do you do it?
16. What is the life of the fish in an aquarium? Which are the oldest fish you have?
17. Don't you think fish should live in the oceans and not in a glass box?
18. You have studied in Fergusson College in Pune and then came to Delhi University in Shivaji College and then DSE. What is the history of these colleges? Who are some alumni of Fergusson College?
19. Do you think we should change this name- Fergusson? Why or why not?
18. You also do backpacking. Where did you travel? I mentioned of a 15 day staycation in Old Manali and a trek to Chopta in the last 1 year-
President sir interrupted-
@When you were in Manali, did you also visit Malana?
I said- I have been to Kasol and Chalal, not Malana.
@President sir- Did you try the most famous thing of Kasol?
I said- no sir I think I am not aware.
@President sir- what is the most famous thing from Kasol?
I said- Sir, I think Camping by the river side
@President sir- Started laughing, no it's not that, it's something else that's crazy. Nevermind. Laughed again.
*Sheelvardhan Sir is a retired IPS officer. This felt like a trick question*
Member 2 again-
20. Now, you have very interesting life choices and the past. From aquascaping to backpacking to streetplays and gathering secretary, how will you use this knowledge in your next career?
Member 3 to the left- Male member
21. You have so many aquariums. How do you take care of them? What is the routine?
22. You mentioned several machines you have. What is the role of oxygenation?
23. Why do you have to use a machine for it, can't the fish naturally mix oxygen in the water from the air?
24. What is BOD? How does it impact the organisms?
25. What is the smallest size of aquarium that you can have below which the fish will die?