ISRO Interview Tips

Personal Questions Tell us about yourself! "I am an outgoing person who interacts well with people, listen and understand to develop a deeper level of understanding. I like to prioritize my works and focus on its completion and I’m very diligence”. "I completed DCom in Sectorial practice and B.Com. I started to my career at ISRO as commercial Apprentice during 2009, immediately after completion of DCom, through campus recruitment, for tenure of one year and had a chance to work with the recruitment team.” “After the successful completion of the training in 2010, I was appointed as Stenographer on contract and had chance to work with various other departments in the ISAC namely in the recruitment, technical and in IT as a personnel secretary” “Currently I’m working in the IT department as personnel secretary for Group Director Mr Rajvee Chethan, CCND and Mr Ramathan CND, with work scope of stenographer, transcribing notes into legal formats, letters and mails, answering and forwarding calls, assisting in fixing up meetings” Also I had chance to work with few renounced pupil in ISRO namely Mr. Malik ex-Deputy Director, CMA. Mr. Mayavan, Ex Senior Admin officer.

Why do you wish to join ISRO? “Next after the availability of science and technology I think the employees are the reason behind successful journey ISRO, and if this organization has a reputation or name in the field of science & space is because of them and I wanna be a part of those people by which I will definitely groom my personality, knowledge and lifestyle and tomorrow when people appreciate this company I will feel proud to be the part of this organisation.” Where do you see yourself in five years? Five year down the line I would like to see myself as an important part of ISRO. I would like to see myself as a more knowledgeable, well talented, experienced person, scaling to new heights. An efficient employee who will be more competent in skills and whom a company would not want to lose in any circumstances. How do you relate your previous work experience will suit this job? In my previous position, I used many of the same skills that are needed to do this job well. And been working as a part of ISAC I feel that it will be easy for me to adopt towards the organization culture and use my skills effectively. I feel my experience and contacts have prepared me for this step in my career."

ISRO QUESTIONS What you know about ISRO? “ISRO is the primary space agency of the Indian government. It is also one amongst the six largest government space agencies in the world” “ISRO was established in 1969, under the administrative control of the Department of Space, Government of India, headquartered in Bangalore”. With current budget of Rs 66 billion (US$1.25 billion) “The objective of ISRO is to develop space technology and its application to various national tasks.” What are the various launch vehicles and satellites used in ISRO? There are two major satellite systems namely Indian National Satellites (INSAT) for communication services and Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites for management of natural resources. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is used for launching IRS type of satellites and Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) for launching INSAT type of satellites. What are the various organizations or groups under ISRO? 1.

Antrix Corporation Limited

Bangalore

2.

Applications Centre

(SAC)

Ahmedabad

3.

Indian Deep Space Network

(IDSN)

Bangalore

4.

Indian Institute of Remote Sensing

(IIRS)

Dehradun

5.

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology

(IIST)

Thiruvananthapuram

6.

Development and Educational Communication Unit

(DECU)

Ahmedabad

7.

ISRO Satellite Centre

(ISAC)

Bangalore

8.

ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network

(ISTRAC)

Bangalore

9.

Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems

(LEOS)

Bangalore

10. Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre

(LPSC)

Bangalore,

11. Master Control Facility

(MCF)

Hassan;

12. National Atmospheric Research Laboratory

(NARL)

Chittoor Space

13. National Remote Sensing Centre

(NRSC)

Hyderabad

14. North Eastern-Space Applications Center

(NE-SAC)

Shillong

15. Physical Research Laboratory

(PRL)

Ahmedabad

16. Satish Dhawan Space Centre

(SDSC)

Sriharikota

17. Semi-Conductor Laboratory

(SCL)

Chandigarh

18. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

(VSSC)

Thiruvananthapuram

Who is the present chairman of ISRO? 1.

Dr. Vikram Sarabhai

(1963-1972)

2.

Prof. M G K Menon

(1972)

3.

Prof. Satish Dhawan

(1972-1984)

4.

Prof. U R Rao

(1984-1994)

5.

Dr. K Kasturirangan

(1994-2003)

6.

Shri. G Madhavan Nair

(2003-2009)

7.

Dr. K. Radhakrishnan from

2010 to date -Present

What are the recent milestones of ISRO? 2012 Successful launch of GSAT-10 by Ariane-5 VA-209 from Kourou French Guiana (September 29, 2012). ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C21 successfully launches SPOT 6 and PROITERES from Sriharikota (September 09, 2012). PSLV-C19 successfully launches RISAT-1 from Sriharikota (April 26, 2012). 2011 PSLV-C18 successfully launches Megha-Tropiques, Jugnu, SRMSat and VesselSat-1 from Sriharikota (October 12, 2011). PSLV-C17 successfully launches GSAT-12 from Sriharikota (July 15, 2011). Successful launch of GSAT-8 by Ariane-5 VA-202 from Kourou French Guiana, (May 21, 2011). PSLV-C16 successfully launches Three Satellites - RESOURCESAT-2, YOUTHSAT, X-SAT from Sriharikota (April 20, 2011).

What is the first satellite launched by ISRO? ISRO First Indian Satellite, Aryabhata, launched (April 19, 1975).

General Questions Current affairs- India 1.

FDI Issue- India allowed FDI; in aviation upto 49%, in Broadcast sector upto 74%, in multi-brand

retail upto 51% in single-brand retail upto 100% 2.

Mamtha rift from UPA- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has pulled out of the UPA

coalition, in which her party was the second-largest member. All her central ministers resigned against FDI on retail sector. 3.

Pension & Insurance- Government approved the proposals allowing foreign investors to own up

to 49% in insurancefirms and pension funds. 4.

Robert Vadodra & DLF- Arvind Kejriwal alleges DLF of giving Rs. 300 crore property

to Robert Vadodra in exchange to lands from Haryana Govt, that was allocated to public projects 5.

Coal Gate Scam- It is a political scandal concerning the Indian government's allocation of the

nation's coal deposits to public sector entities (PSEs) and private companies with losses officially pegged at Rs 1.86 lakh crore 6.

Irrigation scam: Costs of 38 irrigation projects in Vidarbha were increased from Rs 6,672 crore to

Rs 26,722 crore by the Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation.; This mind-numbing 300% cost escalation of over Rs 20,000 crore was approved in a short span of three months between June and August 2009. Under pressure, Maha Deputy CM Ajit Pawar resigns and probe is been ordered 7.

Kejirvals New political Party: Arvind Kejriwal on declared that he along with his team, is ready

to plunge into politics and started a new political party that is yet to be named 8.

Pranab Mukerji as president: Shri Pranab Mukherjee assumed office as the 13th President of

India on July 25, 2012, 9.

Kingfisher Airlines: The Kingfisher Airlines financial crisis refers to a series of events that led to

severe disruptions within Kingfisher Airlines. Ever since the airline commenced operations in 2005, it has been reporting losses. After acquiring Air Deccan, Kingfisher suffered a loss of over 1,000 crore (US$189 million) for three consecutive years. By early 2012, the airline accumulated losses of over 7,000 crore (US$1.32 billion) with half of its fleet grounded and several members of its staff going on strike. Kingfisher's position in top Indian airlines on the basis of market share had slipped to last from 2 because of the crisis.

10.

Telengana Issue: The Telangana movement refers to a group of related political activities

organised to support the creation of a new state of Telangana, from the existing state of Andhra Pradesh in South India. The proposed new state corresponds to the Telugu-speaking portions of the erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad. Recently on September 30 Telengana March was held at Hyderabad demanding a separate state.

11.

India at Olympics: This was India's most successful Olympics based on the medal standings,

winning a total of 6 medals (2 silver and 4 bronze), and doubling the nation's overall record in Beijing. Two medals were awarded to the athletes in shooting and wrestling. India also set a historical milestone for the female athletes who won two Olympic medals. Badminton player and world junior champion Saina Nehwal became the first Indian athlete to win an Olympic bronze medal in the women's singles. Boxer Mary Kom, on the other hand, lost to Great Britain's Nicola Adams in the semi-final match, but settled for the bronze in the first ever women's flyweight event. Silver

Vijay Kumar

Shooting

Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol

Silver

Sushil Kumar

Wrestling

Men's 66 kg freestyle

Bronze

Gagan Narang

Shooting

Men's 10 m air rifle

Bronze

Saina Nehwal

Badminton

Women's singles

Bronze

Mary Kom

Boxing

Women's flyweight

Bronze

Yogeshwar Dutt

Wrestling

Men's 60kg Freestyle

12.

Assam Violence: In July 2012 the Indian state of Assam saw outbreaks of riots between

indigenous Bodos and migrants of Bangladeshi origin. The first incident was reported to have taken place on 20 July 2012As of 8 August 2012, 77 people had died and over 400,000 people were taking shelter in 270 relief camps, after being displaced from almost 400 villages. Eleven people have been reported missing. 30,000 people from North East India have fled Bangalore after attacksand threats of more attacks to come after Ramzan. Cities of Pune, Chennai and Hyderabad also witnessed an exodus of people from the North East. In the national capital Delhi, rumours that people from the North-East will be targeted, particularly after Ramzan, have started circulating sms. Union Home Ministry has banned bulk SMS and MMS for 15 days to quell rumours and threats.

13.

Fuel Price, Gas cylinder limitations: Govt raises diesel price, puts limit on LPG subsidy Rs.5 a

litre in diesel price and limits the number of subsidized gas cylinders to six per year. Current Petrol Price = 75.17 Rs/Ltr, Diesel Price = 51.24 Rs/Ltr, subsidised LPG= 399 Rs/ Cylinder &Non subsidised LPG= 899 Rs/ Cylinder

14.

Lokpal Bill: The Jan Lokpal Bill, also referred to as the Citizen's Ombudsman Bill, is an anti-

corruption bill drafted and drawn up by a few self appointed civil society activists in India seeking the appointment of a Jan Lokpal, an independent body to investigate corruption cases. This bill also proposes improvements to the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill 2011, which is supposed to be passed by Lok Sabha in December 2011. 15.

Cauvery Issue: The sharing of waters of the river Cauvery has been the source of a serious

conflict between the Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. On 19th Sep 2012, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh , who is also the Chairman of Cauvery River Authority (CRA), directed Karnataka to release 9,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu at Biligundlu (the border) daily from September 21 till October 15. But Karnataka felt that this was impractical due to the drought conditions prevailing because of the failed monsoon. Karnataka then walked out of the high level meeting as a sign of protest. Several Kannada organisations, under the banner of “Kannada Okkoota”, called a Karnataka bandh (close down) on October 6 in protest against the Cauveri water release. Supreme Court of India has announced the release of 9000 cusecs has to be continued 16.

Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election: Election commission of India on 3 October

2012 announced the election dates in New Delhi to the assemblies of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. The date for Himachal Pradesh election is 4 November 2012 and for Gujarat it is 13 December and 17 December 2012. 17.

Mines suspension Bellary: A report published by the LokAyukta uncovered major violations and

systemic corruption in mining in Bellary, including in the allowed geography, encroachment of forest land, massive underpayment of state mining royalties relative to the market price of iron ore and systematic starvation of government mining entities. There is a huge difference in the market price of the ore and the royalty specified by the government as well as faulty measurement mechanisms of amount of ore extracted. It was found that 35 lakh (3.5 Million) tonnes of ore were illegally exported without paying a rupee of royalty to the exchequer, resulting in a loss of about Rs 16085 crores 18.

Mines suspension Goa: Illegal mining in Goa cost the government Rs 35000 crore according to a

report recently presented in Parliament. Govt suspends all operations temporarily in 93 mines

19.

Kudankulam Nuclear plant crisis: Thousands of protesters, belonging to the vicinity of the plant,

have used various means to protest against the plant fearing a Fukushima like disaster.[17] The protesters base their objection on the "more than 1 million people live within the 30 km radius of the KKNPP which far exceeds the AERB (Atomic Energy Regulatory Board) stipulations. At least Rs 14,000 crore has been spent so far over the project. And the Supreme Court ordered the Plant to function and fuel was loaded in the reactors successfully.

20.

Northern power grid failure: The July 2012 India blackout was the largest power outage in

history, occurring as two separate events on 30 and 31 July 2012. The outage affected over 620 million people, about 9% of the world population, or half of India's population, spread across 22 statesin Northern, Eastern, and Northeast India. An estimated 32 gigawatts of generating capacity was taken offline in the outage. An article in The Wall Street Journal stated that of the affected population, 320 million initially had power, while the rest of the affected population lacked direct access. Electrical power was restored in the affected locations between 31 July and 1 August 2012

21.

Telecom 2G Scam: The 2G spectrum scam involved politicians and government officials in India

illegally undercharging mobile telephony companies for frequency allocation licenses, which they would then use to create 2G subscriptions for cell phones. The shortfall between the money collected and the money which the law mandated to be collected is estimated to be Template: INR Convert 45, as valued by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India based on 3G and BWA spectrum auction prices in 2010. However, the exact loss is disputed. In a chargesheet filed on 2 April 2011 by the investigating agency, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the loss was pegged at 30,984.55 crore (US$5.86 billion)

About India: Motto

"Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit) "Truth Alone Triumphs

National Anthem

Jana Gana Mana

National song

Vande Mataram

Capital

New Delh

Official language(s)

Hindi, English

Legislature

Parliament of India, Upper house- Rajya Sabha, Lower house-Lok Sabha

Areal

3,287,263 km2

Population

1,210,193,422, Density -370.5/km2

GDP Total

$4.457 trillion,

Per capita

$3,693

Time zone

IST (UTC+05:30)

No of States

28

No of Unioin Teritory

7

Current Affairs- World

1.

US Presidential Election 2012: The next United States presidential election is to be held on

Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will be the 57th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will officially elect the president and the vice president of the United States on December 17, 2012, will be chosen. Incumbent President Barack Obama is running for a second and final term during this election.[1] His major challenger is former Massachusetts Governor, Republican Mitt Romney. Two other candidates have attained ballot access sufficient enough to mathematically win the election by a majority of the Electoral College: former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party nominee, and Jill Stein, the Green Party nominee

2.

Syria crisis: The Syrian civil war, also referred to as the Syrian uprising, is an ongoing armed

conflict in Syria between forces loyal to the Ba'ath Party government and those seeking to oust it. The conflict began on 15 March 2011 with public demonstrations as part of the wider Arab Spring. Protesters demanded the end to nearly five decades of Ba'ath Party rule, as well as the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad. According to various sources, between 28,000 and 42,520 people have been killed, of which about half were civilians, but also including 15,865–17,365 armed combatants consisting of both the Syrian army and rebel forces and up to 2,050 opposition protesters. According to the UN, about 1.2 million Syrians have been internally displaced within the country. 3.

Egypt crisis: The Egyptian revolution (Revolution of 25 January) took place following a popular

uprising that began on Tuesday, 25 January 2011. The uprising was mainly a campaign of non-violent civil resistance, which featured a series of demonstrations, marches, acts of civil disobedience, and labour strikes. Millions of protesters from a variety of socio-economic and religious backgrounds demanded the overthrow of the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Despite being predominantly peaceful in nature, the revolution was not without violent clashes between security forces and protesters, with at least 846 people killed and 6,000 injured. The uprising took place in Cairo, Alexandria, and in other cities in Egypt, following the Tunisian revolution that resulted in the overthrow of the long-time Tunisian president. On 11 February, following weeks of determined popular protest and pressure, Mubarak resigned from office.

4.

ICC T20 world cup 2012: Held in Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium, West Indies won by 36 runs

against Srilanka. India was out at the Super 8 Stage of the game although it defeated South Africa. The Win for West Indies was coming after 33years at world cup level.

5.

Nobel Prize 2012: John B Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka have won the 2012 Nobel prize in

physiology or medicine. Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland in Physics "for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems"

6.

Libya crisis: The Libyan Civil War also referred to as the Libyan revolution was an armed conflict

in the North African state of Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Benghazi beginning on Tuesday, 15 February 2011, which led to clashes with security forces that fired on the crowd. The protests escalated into a rebellion that spread across the country, with the forces opposing Gaddafi establishing an interim governing body, the National Transitional Council. On 16 September 2011, the National Transitional Council was recognised by the United Nations as the legal representative of Libya, replacing the Gaddafi government. Muammar Gaddafi remained at large until 20 October 2011, when he was captured and killed attempting to escape from Sirte.

7.

Olympics 2012: The 2012 Summer Olympics, more generally known as London 2012, was a major

international multi-sport event, celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), that took place in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012.

Rank

8.

Country

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

1

United States (USA)

46

29

29

104

2

China (CHN)

38

27

23

88

3

Great Britain (GBR)*

29

17

19

65

55

India

0

2

4

6

Oscar Nominations: Barfi movie has been the Indian nominee for the Oscars.

Indian Ministers List President

Shri Pranab Mukherjee

Vice President

Shri M. Hamid Ansari

Prime Minister,

Dr. Manmohan Singh

Chief Justice

Shri Altamas Kabir

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Dr. Manmohan Singh

Ministry of Planning

Dr. Manmohan Singh

Department of Atomic Energy

Dr. Manmohan Singh

Department of Space

Dr. Manmohan Singh

Minister of Finance

Shri P. Chidambaram

Minister of Agriculture

Shri Sharad Pawar

Minister of Defence

Shri A.K. Antony

Minister of Home Affairs

Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde

Minister of External Affairs

Shri S.M. Krishna

Minister of Science and Technology

Shri Vayalar Ravi

Minister of Power

Shri M. Veerappa Moily

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Shri Jaipal Reddy

Minister of Urban Development

Shri Kamal Nath

Minister of Civil Aviation

Shri Ajit Singh

Minister of Environment

Smt.Jayanthy Natrajan

Minister of Information and Broadcasting

Smt. Ambika Soni

Minister of Labour and Employment

Shri Mallikarjun Kharge

Minister of Human Resource Development

Shri Kapil Sibal

Minister of Communications and Information Technology

Shri Kapil Sibal

Karnataka Ministers list Governor

Shri Hansraj Bhardwaj

Chief Minister

Shri Jagadish Shivappa Shettar

Deputy Chief Minister

R Ashoka

Home Minster

R Ashoka

Chief Secretary

Shri SV Ranganath

Chief Justice

Shri Vikramajit Sen