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A hobby is considered to be a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time. Hobbies include collecting themed items and objects, engaging in creative and artistic pursuits, playing sports, or pursuing other amusements.

For exam like civil services, you can mention any of the hobbies below.

Reading Books

Writing

Blogging

Photography

Painting & Sketching

Meditation & Yoga

Movies

Music

Dancing

Cooking

Gardening

Sports

Numismatics

Philately

Bird Watching

Solving Puzzles

Travelling

Quizzing

Mostly, in the final round of selection, i.e. the interview round, they ask certain questions based on your hobby. So, you can have a look on what hobby you are mentioning and it must be true to your actual hobby.

Hello Vineet,

Hope you are doing well.

The Civil Services Examination has three stages – Prelims, Mains and Interview (Personality Test.) The third stage which is the IAS Interview is a critical one where aspirants can be exposed to different questions from the UPSC panel.

So, while preparing your DAF ( Detailed application form) for your Interview round, you have to also fill details related to your extra-curricular activities and interests (hobbies) ,and it is very important for you to fill it honestly as the panel can ask you different questions on this.

You can surely mention Acting/ Theatre as your hobby and can expect questions as such from the board:

• What are the different forms of theatre?
• What do you know about the history of theatre in India?
• Which states in India have been traditional bastions of theatre?
• Know about NSD, Sangeet Natak Akademi, etc.
• Name a few eminent theatre personalities.
• What do you know about Bharata’s Natyashastra?
• What is the contribution of dramatics to the movie industry?

Hope this helps you. All the best!