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UPSC interview questions on Startups

Real questions UPSC interview boards asked on Startups, CSE 2021 to CSE 2025.

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Economy131 interviews, 5.1% of all

Real questions on Startups

296 questions in 131 interviews mention startup, unicorn.

  • Why civil services after a successful company?

    DAF: Work Experience (Entrepreneur)About you
    Chairperson · Suman Sharma board · CSE 2023

  • I was recently reading the book 'IITians', which talked of Chetan Bhagat and Arvind Kejriwal. These IITs were made for research; where did you people start selling pizzas?

    DAF: Education Background (IIT Kharagpur)Counter-questionFollow-up
    Chairperson · Raj Shukla board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Bihar

  • Why does Bengaluru have more startups compared to other cities?

    Static GS / OpinionWhy / reasons
    Member 4 · R N Choubey board · CSE 2023

  • Venture capitalists and angel investors can invest anywhere, but why do they prefer startups based in Bangalore?

    Static GS / OpinionCounter-questionFollow-up
    Member 4 · R N Choubey board · CSE 2023

  • Are you aware of any policies of the Karnataka government regarding startups?

    Static GS / OpinionHave you heard of ...Follow-up
    Member 4 · R N Choubey board · CSE 2023

  • If you were launching a startup, which area would you prefer?

    HR / MotivationOther HRRole-play (As DM ...)
    Member 1 · Suman Sharma board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Kerala

  • What is a unicorn and what is a decacorn?

    DAF: Work Experience (AI startup / fintech)Define a term
    Member 5 · B B Swain board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Tamil Nadu, Sociology optional

  • What are the unicorns in India?

    DAF: Work Experience (AI startup / fintech)Plain factFollow-up
    Member 5 · B B Swain board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Tamil Nadu, Sociology optional

  • Recently a unicorn is facing a crisis; what are the reasons, and what can other startups learn from it?

    DAF: Work Experience (AI startup / fintech)Why / reasonsRecent newsFollow-up
    Member 5 · B B Swain board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Tamil Nadu, Sociology optional

  • Consider me an investor and pitch me a startup idea in the 'travel vlog' domain.

    DAF: Hobbies & Interests (Watching travel vlogs)Role-play (As DM ...)
    Member 5 · B B Swain board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Tamil Nadu, Sociology optional

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How often it comes up

Share of each year's interviews with at least one question on it.

5.7%

CSE 2021

5.0%

CSE 2022

6.4%

CSE 2023

4.7%

CSE 2024

4.1%

CSE 2025

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