DAF BASED QUESTIONS

NAME : GANESH
ROLL NO. :

AREA QUES NO QUESTIONS

1. Meaning of Ganesh?
2. What does the Elephant head of Ganesha signify?
Name
3. What is current state of man- animal relationship?
4. How can we manage/reduce man- animal conflicts?

5. Explain to us the origin of the name of your district.

6. What is your district famous for?
7. It is called as Cashew Capital of the world.Why?
8. Factors that enabled Industry to grow in the district?
9. Cashew industry is in crisis and several processing units shut.Tell us the reasons?
10. Impact of the crisis on women employed? What steps can be taken to solve the crisis?
11. Tell us about the inland lake in the district
District - kollam 12. What are the main crops grown in your district?
13. What is the main source of irrigation in the district?
14. What are the main rivers flowing in the district?
15. Tell us about the famous boat race event held in the district
16. Tourism is one of the major drivers of the districts economy.What are your views on the current state of it?
17. If you were the DC of your district,what new ideas will you bring int to promote sustainable tourism?
18. What is ecotourism? what are such initiatives in the district?
19. What has been the effect of recent kerala floods on your district?
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20. How effective are the rehabilitation works in the district?

21. If you were the DC of your district, what steps will you take before,during and after the floods?
22. Blessed with a long coastline,tell us about the Fishing industry in the district
23. The effects of Ockhi on fishing?
24. How effective is the early warning System for cyclones and other disasters in the district?How can it be improved?
25. What is monazite? How and where is it used?
26. Your views on the sand mining issue and its environmental impact in the district?
27. If you were posted as DC of the district , what steps would you take to tackle the issue?
28. Have you been to Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve? Tell us about it.

29. Your views on the kollam temple fire incident?

30. If you were posted as DC of the district , what steps would you take before , during and after the fire incident?
31. What is the state of Fishing industry in the state?What steps can be taken to promote it?
32. How has Ockhi effected the fishing Industry?How effective are the post-Cyclone measures takn in the state?
33. If you are posted as a District Collector of the district,What steps will take before,during and after the cyclone?
34. Kerala's growth story is also tied up to its high remittances.What are the figures for the year 2018?
35. In a rising protectionist world,Can its dependence on remittance remain high?
36. Reasons for Kerala Floods?
Kerala
37. Effects of Kerala Floods on the economy?
38. What are your views on the Sabarimala Issue?
If you were posted as DC of the Sabarimala district ,then what steps would you take to ensure the implementation
39. of SC Verdict?
40. Do you know why Kerala and southern states are facing chilling temperatures this winter?
41. Name the annual sporting event that happens in Kerala?
42. Have you heard of Civil Service Activism?
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43. Do you think it is especially on the rise in the districts of Kerala?

44. What are your views on Civil Service Activism?
45. Why do you think football has become a popular sport in Kerala and West Bengal?
46. What are your views on the racist comments that arose in Kerala Premiur League?
47. Kerala is also called as Gods Own Country.Do you think this potential has been utilised fully?
If you are the Chief Secretary of the state,what innovative measures would you take to promote Sustainable
48. Tourism?
49. Tell us about the Ayurvedic Tourism in the State?
50. How does the recent push to AYUSH facilitate Ayurvedic tourism?
51. What are your views on the agrarian crisis in the state and the country?
52. Do you think farm loan waiver is an effective solution to the crisis?
53. Do you know Kerala model of Farm loan waivers?What are your views on it?
54. What are your views on increasing number of youth joining terrorist organizations like ISIS ?
55. What steps have been taken in the state to arrest this trend ?
If you are posted as the DC of the district,What short term and long term measures will you take to arrest this
56. trend?
57. Kerala has High Human Development Index.Tell us about the Kerala Development Model.
58. Despite High Literacy rates in the state,How do you see the people's reaction to Sabarimala issue?
59. Plantation Industry and its contribution to states economy
60. What do you think are the issues plauging the Plantation industry?Steps that can be taken to improve ?

61. Learnings from father, Mother

Parents
62. What is your view on calls for including household work done by women into GDP calculation?

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63. What was NIT called earlier?

64. What is NIT Calicut famous for?
NIT Calicut 65. NITs are Institutes of National Importance(INI).What does INI stand for?
66. Issues with the administration of NITs
67. How active are the student organizations in your college?
68. Tell us about the techno management festival of your college
69. As Manager of media,What functions did you undertake?

70. Tell us the scientific mechanism behind rainfall and forest

71. What is Afforestration?

72. Tell us how afforestration is different from Reforestration

73. Tell us the afforestration projects you know

74. Tell us a specific place in which afforestration program was carried out in detail.

75. What is Ecology,Ecosystem

76. What is the relation between Geology and Forests

Optional Paper -
Forestry and 77. Why do elephants migrate? Give Reasons
Geology Why do they need to migrate from Kerala to TN
78.
79. How do you think the elephant corridors in the country are protected?

80. What are practical solutions for Man-Animal conflicts?

81. Suggest technological solutions for the same.

82. Tell us about Draft National Forest Policy,2018.
83. What is production forestry mentioned in the policy?

84. Why do forest fire occur? Give Reasons

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85. What can be solutions to tackle forest fires

86. Explain the reasons for recent Tsunami in Indonesia?

87. What can be done about the Tribal Resettlement Problem?

88. How does GPS work?

89. What are the applictions of GIS
90. Paris Summit of UNFCCC
91. Coral Reef Bleaching in Australia
92. Suggest technological solutions to arrest the problem of receding groundwater levels and groundwater pollution.D69
93. Watershed Management
94. What have you been doing after graduation from 2014?
95. What kind of unemployment you are facing?
96. Is it good to waste productive years of ones life into competitive exams?
97. You are a burden on the economy. What is your view?
98. Did you sit for placements in your college?
99. Corporate would have offered better salary package compared to government. Why dint you choose it?

100. What are the various forms of public speaking?

101. what are the differences between them?

Hobbies, Sports, 102. What is your proficiency level of public speaking?

Achievements 103. How important is language in public speaking?
etc (Part 16 in 104. What is an extempore?
DAF)
105. How does speaking get affected when done with and without preparation?
106. Ho do you give an extempore?
107. Based on which aspects do you rate as eminent public speakers?

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108. Who is your favorite public speaker and why?

109. How important is truthfulness in public speaking?
110. How has technology transformed public speaking?
111. Do you know about Ted Talks?What is a TedX talk?

112. Who is your favorite TedX speaker and why?

113. How can you put to use your public speaking skills in administration?

114. What purpose does public speaking serve?

115. What are challenges that need to be overcome during public speaking?

116. Tell us about Toast Masters .

117. What are the important attributes of debating?

118. What are the various forms of debating? How are they different from one another?

119. From when have you developed interest in debating?

120. Tell us about the earliest form of debate and discussion.

121. Debate forms the crux of democracy. Do you agree?

122. Has Parliament been an effective medium of debate and discussion in the recent times?

123. Did you know the importance our freedom fighters attached to debate and discussion?

124. How has Technology transformed debating?

125. What is online debating?

126. What are views on debate shows? Do they serve purpose?

127. The culture of debate is on the decline. D0o you agree?

128. What are your comfortable debate topics?

129. Do you know about the book Debating India?