UPSC Interview Tricky Questions 2025: UPSC CSE Mains Exam 2025 will include successful candidate interview rounds. In the interview, not only knowledge, smartness is also tested. Read here for better preparation, top 10 strange questions and their easy answers.
UPSC Interview Questions and Answers 2025: UPSC Civil Service Examination is considered one of the most difficult exams in the country. The UPSC CSE Mains Exam 2025 is scheduled to be held till 31 August. Successful candidates in this exam will also be included in the interview round, also known as Personality Test. Let us know that millions of candidates prepare for the Civil Services Exam every year, but to reach the final selection, not only the written test but also the personality test ie interview is also very important. It is often said about UPSC interview that here is not only your knowledge, but your presence of mind, logical thinking and positive attitude. The interview board many times asks such amazing and tricky questions, which require smartness and common sense, not bookish knowledge to answer. These questions are a way to test the presiding handling skills of the candidate. The interesting thing is that the answers to these questions are easy, just needed the right attitude and a little understanding. That is why we have brought for you the top 10 strange questions of UPSC interview and their easy answers. By reading these, you will be able to understand that in UPSC interview, not only knowledge but smartness is equally important.
Question: Why is water saline in the sea?
Answer: Because it contains high amount of salt (sodium and chloride ion).
Question: Tell me an animal that never sweats.
Answer: Camel.
Question: If you have three cats in front of you and you killed one, how much will you survive?
Answer: No one will survive, both of them will run away fearfully.
Question: What would I have done if I had been in your place?
Answer: Sir, if you were in my place, you would have been sitting on this chair and giving my interview.
Question: A room has just one match and three things are placed in front of you, a lamp, a lantern and a gas stove. Who will you burn first?
Answer: First of all I will burn matches.
Question: You have only a bucket, how will you fill half the water and half the air in it?
Answer: Sir, if I fill the bucket with half the water, then the remaining half will automatically fill with the air.
Question: Which state of India is known only in the name of women?
Answer: Sir, Meghalaya (the tribal system here is matriarchal).
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Question: What is it that is used only after breaking?
Answer: Egg.
Question: If you have a glass of half full of water, what would you say, is it half full or half empty?
Answer: Sir, this glass is half full and half empty. (It depends on your perspective).
Question: If someone tells you that you introduce yourself but do not use the name, how will you do?
Answer: Sir, I will tell about myself based on my education, family and achievements, without name.
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