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any help. My father is a strict disciplinarian. In the house, I do most of the outside work like repairs,
purchase of any items, payment of electricity bills/telephone etc. (shows your sense of
responsibility). For my monetary needs, I get pocket money of 1000/- every month. I use this for
petrol/ bus/travel etc and purchase of stationery and an occasional movie etc. I have a number of

friends in the neighborhood and earlier when I was in the school we used to play cricket together
every evening but in college, I could not do much as the academic load was more. Every year we
celebrate Ganesh Pooja and all of us organize it together.

Sequence 4 FOR MORE JOIN ~ MISSION SSC / BANKING / UPSC

This sequence is about spare time, interests, hobbies and games. The question will be somewhat
similar to the following:-

“Now please tell me how do you spend your spare time? What are your interests and hobbies,
sports and games you have taken part both in your daily routine both on a working day and on a

holiday? What are your reading habits and TV watching habits”?

Remember the sequence

(a) How do you spend your spare time?

(b) Prominent interests, hobbies and level of proficiency

(c) Preference for team games or individual games and level of proficiency

(d) Routine on both normal days and holidays

(e) Reading habits – newspaper, books, magazines,

(f) TV programs and movies

Remember a good candidate is the one who spends his spare time constructively and has creative
hobbies and interests which he pursues whenever he gets time. Plays team games with friends (team
games are better than individual games) and spends his normal days and holidays wisely, reads good

magazines and newspapers and watches good TV programs etc. If you do not do this then you must
start this practice sooner than later and make it your normal habit.

A typical answer to this could be

Sir, on week days my schedule is very tight as I get up at 6 in the morning, go for a jog, and leave
for college/office by 8.30. I come back home at 6 in the evening, and after a little break I settle for my
studies. By 9 I have my dinner with my family, watch TV news and study once again till about 11 in
the night. On Sundays and holidays, I spend some time with family members, go out with friends,
watch some good TV programs etc. My interests and hobbies are photography and painting. I have

won awards at local levels. One of my photographs was selected for a national level competition