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[UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #131 : RN Choubey Board, Kerala Home State, Anthropology Optional, Bharatanatyam, Reading classics, Backpacking Hobbies

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Date of Interview: 22nd April 2022, Third one to go.
Board: RN Choubey Sir
Optional: Anthropology
Home state: Kerala
Background: B.tech: Computer Science Engineering
Work Ex: Tata Elxsi
Hobbies: Bharatanatyam, Reading classics, Backpacking

Asked me if I have any COVID symptoms and asked me to relax and enjoy the conversation.

Chairman

  1. Introduce yourself, academic background and work experience.
  2. Is Nam relevant? Is it irrelevant for India?
  3. Technology for Green Revolution 2.0 that I would suggest.

Member 1

  1. One city in Tamil Nadu with maximum textile exports ( He quoted the exact figure )
  2. I said Tirur-Coimbatore.
  3. Nehru Gandhi what kind of relation?
  4. 2 instances of ideological difference between them.

Member 2

  1. How to improve women empowerment in Kerala further?
  2. Why Kerala performing poorly in Industrialisation, regarding recent shut downs of industries?
  3. Hindi as official language what is your opinion.
  4. What are MSMEs and what is their contribution to India?

Member 3

  1. You are from the land of Shankaracharya, what is the difference between advaitha, vishista advaita and dvaita philosophy?
  2. Bharatanatyam needs 3 elements, can a dancer do well wirh 2 of these alone?
  3. Proponents of Bharatanatyam
  4. Mental health issues and how to solve them in my opinion.

Member 4 

  1. When was Brexit?
  2. Can Britain form a trade union with any other countries now that it was out of EU?
  3. Any books on Partition that you have read or you know, and what is your insights on partition from the book?
  4. I replied Train to pakistan but I hadnt read the book.
  5. Recently a female SC judge gave a verdict on women empowerment, what was it about?
  6. I said I dont recollect the news. She tried to get the answer she wanted from me by asking how to solve women empowerment. I said few points and she said thats exactly what the judge had talked about.
  7. There were few more questions, I am unable to recollect them.
  8. In the end chairman asked if I want to talk about any thing.
  9. I said No, Nothing Sir.

Overall it was a wonderful experience.

Source: Telegram

[UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #135 : RN Choubey Board, Maharashtra Home State, Marathi literature Optional

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Date of Interview: 20th April 2022
Board: RN Choubey Sir
Optional: Marathi literature
Background: E&Tc Engineering SPPU
Home State: Maharashtra
Hobbies: Reading Marathi fiction, Keeping a gratitude journal(Nothing was asked from here)
Interests: Being ascribed to Differently abled persons
Service: IDAS

Chairperson: Similar sentences that he uses to make candidate comfortable

  1. What do you do as a scribe?
  2. Do you only tell the question or help in reaching to the answer?
  3. Parliamentary form of govt v Presidential form( Which country has presidential form of govt)
  4. Should India shift to Presidential form of govt?

Member 1

  1. Your name reminds me of a famous personality in Singing competition. Who was she? Do you like her songs?
  2. Utility of IPTAFS going forward(was there in DAF)
  3. What is the duty of your service
  4. Merger of the services? Your opinion?

Member 2

  1. Why Africa called as Dark continent?(Did not know)
  2. Why France has 12 time zones but India only has one? Why so?
  3. Varkari Sampradaya and its work in Maharashtra

Member 3

  1. Efficiency of SLA is going down drastically. Should we mandate minimum number of days that SLA should meet?
  2. Should we adopt Right to recall in case of candidates who change the parties post election?
  3. Do you watch sports? ( I said cricket ocassionally)
  4. What is the mechanism in Tennis while doing service or something related to that which I did not know

Member 4

  1. Usage of Smartphones increased a lot. How we can control BigTech?
  2. Govt also use FB to get opinion about the people..so who will be the impartial controller in such cases?

May be missing some questions here..

Chairperson: we are done with the discussion and is there anything that you want to tell? ( I told that my service is IDAS and related discussion).

Wished all the members thanks for such an enriching experience which I will be grateful for.

I felt that it was very smooth experience and no grilling. But have to wait for the marks to know whether the board really appreciated the conversation the same way as I think.

I want to thank Mahesh Bhagwat Sir and all the mentors for their constant support. Preparation for DAF helped me to be confident at that moment. Therefore I think that though it may happen that not many questions asked from DAF but strong preparation on DAF helps to maintain the confidence throughout the conversation.

All the Best to all the candidates:)

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #139 : RN Choubey Board, Sociology Optional

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Date of Interview: 22/04/2022
Board: RN Choubey Sir
Background: civil engineering
Optional: Sociology

Chairman

  1. Started with usual Chaubey sir greeting, asked If I had any symptoms of covid and to remove mask and gloves if comfortable
  2. He asked the member on his left to start the proceedings

Member 1

  1. What is spectrum auction and what issues do tsp have
  2. Sociological view on youth and their sleeping cycles
  3. Changes in institute of Indian marriage in last two centuries

Member 2

  1. Are india china relations thawing ?
  2. What is AYUSH and why WHO chief was in India
  3. What do u mean by data is the new oil

Member 3

  1. Will china take control of POK via CPEC?
  2. What does secularism mean to you?
  3. If I am conducting an iftar party by withdrawing money out of consolidated fund of India what will be your view on that ?

Member 4

  1. Why Punjab and (Ludhiana) facing agriculture stagnation and what should be done to revive industry.
  2. Why Indian football is not growing as expected
  3. Who is your favourite cricketer and favourite football player.

Chairman 

Now we have asked the questions, if you wish to ask us anything.

Source: Forum IAS

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[UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #150 : RN Choubey Board, Maithili literature Optional, web series, short film Hobbies

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Date of Interview: 27 April,
Board: RN Choubey
Background: Geography honours
Optional: Maithili literature
Hobbies: web series, short film , kitchen gardening, kabaddi
Mock utility – just for practice
Experience – board was supporting but not a single question from daf.

Chairman

  1. Tell me three judicial reform
  2. impact of digitalisation in judiciary
  3. constitutional provisions of higher judiciary judge recruitment
  4. collegium system is against the constitutional principal
  5. can judiciary amend the constitution?
  6. isn’t it against natural justice?

Member 1 ( his question were not clear )

  1. sedition and freedom of expression
  2. data of Indian diaspora ( sorry )
  3. how foreign ministry evacuate Indian diaspora
  4. is there any law rule regulation related it ( again sorry)
  5. indias stand on israiel and pleistein and change in it
  6. does relation with pleistein impact our relation with israiel

Member 2

  1. use of technology in governance
  2. what is e governance and how can you use it in administration
  3. government e market place and issue related with it
  4. why we are doing research in Antarctica
  5. isn’t it a wastage of resource, we can take research data from other country
  6. privatisation of air india

Member 3

  1. No one will win the war. What is the meaning of s  jaishankar statement ?
  2. jaishankar statement on indo Pacific meaning and context ( today newspaper)
  3. during earthquake which agency will work
  4. head of ddma and ndma
  5. Digital divide
  6. should we use less digital technology in governance to make more equitable for poor class

Member 4

  1. Gender neutrality
  2. How can we make schooling gender neutral
  3. value chain and supply chain meaning
  4. now we have DBT , so should we stop pds system

Forgotten few questions
Interview was not on expected line at all. Not a single question from daf.

Source: Telegram

[UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #159 : RN Choubey Board, Jharkhand Home State, PSIR Optional

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Date of Interview: 27th April, afternoon session 2nd to go on 
Board: RN Choubey
Optional: PSIR
Medium: Hindi
Background: JNU
Home State: Jharkhand
Experience- chaubey sir started and ended the interview with smile on his face . Board was very cordial. Board asked all questions in english because i wrote mains in english but they said that i can ask them to frame the questions in hindi if i dont understand them.

Sir asked me to remove masks . I put on my lap. He asked me to put it on table.

Chairman

  1. Is there any prospect of green revolution 2.0 in india
  2. There were cross questions.
  3. He started walking in the room but was listening carefully. He intervened thrice.

Member 1

  1. Why outmigration from jharkhand despite having so much resources?
  2. Why naxalism in jharkhand?
  3. Bihar banned alcohol. What jharkhand should as it has similar problems?
  4. How much money jharkhand get from centre ( both gst and FC)?

Member 2

  1. How will you use IoT in health sector?
  2. Some more question from him i cant remember now

Member 3

  1. you come to delhi from jharkhand because there are weaknesses in unversities there. Tell me three weakness?
  2. Question on kashmiri pandits.
  3. Terrorist orgs in kashmir.
  4. Number of killings in kashmir since abrogation of article 370
  5. Is there decline in terrorist attack in j&k?
  6. Highest org to deal with cyber attack in india
  7. Taliban came in power. Is there any effect on kashmir?

Member 4

  1. Is judiciary independent?
  2. Constitutional provision to make judiciary independent?
  3. What is collegium system
  4. Is judiciary really independent?
  5. What is ppp? Sectors where being applied?
  6. What is gift city?

Choubey sir ended with his calssic style -you did excellent. Do you want us to ask anything else?

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #160 : RN Choubey Board, Sociology Optional, Madhya Pradesh Home State, Cricket Hobby

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Date of interview: 26 April forenoon
Board: RN Choubey Sir
Optional: Sociology
Background: Law
Hobbies: Cricket
Home State: Madhya Pradesh

Your experience in interview:  As usual Chaubey sir very cordial and always smiling
Utility of mocks (if any)– I recommend Samkalp and vajirao, SOMP sessions and specially one to one guidance by Punit Yadav sir had direct questions.
Medium of Interview- Hindi

Chairman 

  1. You can remove mask if not having COVID symptoms and you can refuse any question you don’t know.
  2. Introduce yourself in one minute about your academics and work experience.
  3. What are Priciples of natural justice and from where it has its origin.

Member 1

  1. Tell us something about Devi Ahilya Bai Holker (daf)
  2. What is the process to nominate any tribe into Schedule Tribe ?
  3. PESA act – what and why ?
  4. Why kabirpanth is famous in malwa region ?

Member 2

  1. Why NITI Aayog formed ?
  2. Isn’t our ministries have expertise?
  3. What provisions we have for rural banking ?
  4. What is NABARD ? What it does ?
  5. What about Post office ?
  6. Choose any one institutions from bank, NABARD and post office which is best suited for rural banking.
  7. Should we dismantle other institutions then ?
  8. Any best international practice for pollution control and solid waste management?

Member 3

  1. What is swing bowling?
  2. What is difference between act and statute ?
  3. Malnutrition and follow up led to mid day meal and it’s issues etc.
  4. UCC and views on it.

Member 4

  1. 3 provisions you want to include in UCC ?
  2. On what provision do we need consensus ?

Some questions I cannot recall

Chairman – we have asked what we wanted to ask. Anything that you want us to ask you ?
I said Indore is cleanest city so want to talk on this.
Duration: 28-30 min

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #163 : RN Choubey Board, Hindi literature Optional, Playing Piano, Nature traveling Hobbies

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Date of Interview: 2nd to go on 28th april, Forenoon session
Board: RN Choubey
Optional: Hindi literature
Hobbies: Playing Piano, Nature traveling
Medium: Hindi
Working Experience: Home Ministry
Interview experience: Board was cordial but questions were random.
Mock utility:  remember Meme( Expectations v/s Reality)

chaubey sir started and ended the interview.
Sir asked me to remove masks.

Chairman

  1. What is your job profile
  2. Give me some examples related to Minimum government maximum governance.
  3. Which chemicals in Sanitizer ( bcs samne sanitizer rakha tha.) – I answered – Alcohol based … Wo meko bole aur batao aur chemicals – I was like
  4. Abhi maine kya factory khol rakhi hai kya sanitizer ki)
  5. There were many cross questions.
  6. How many layers in your mask.

Member 1

(Wo khi chal diye, 1-2 min wapas aae)

  1. Have u heard about Malnutrition – ( I was – ab ise kaun nahi janta)
  2. Why we need balanced diet– we can use suppliments, tablets, steroids ( tumko kisne roka hai use Karo aur abhi labour aur farmer log kidhar se layega ye sb….)
  3. Mid – day mil scheme & what are provisions in UP, Bihar, Maharashtra
  4. Food fortification?
  5. How much edible oil do we export?

Member 2

  1. What’s the difference between piano & harmonium ( my hobby was playing piano)
  2. Which harmones released when u playing piano ( I was thinking – Ye kuch jyada andar ki baat nh ho rahi??)
  3. Which physical changes you feel after piano( मदहोशी )
  4. Cooperative federalism?
  5. Delhi legislation handicapped?
  6. Constitutional provisions for Delhi ? ( I was only able to recall 69th amendment)
  7. Recent Supreme court verdict regarding Delhi legislative.
  8. We should handover all power to central government ( तो केजरी जॉब छोड़ दे फिर)

Member 3

  1. Vally of Flower kidhar hai ??
  2. Suddenly shifted to Forest fire ( Flower, fire – I was thinking about Pushpa😅)
  3. Recent case of forest fire and reasons?
  4. Why CAG?
  5. Why FC
  6. Why SFC
  7. Digital devide
  8. Steps for digital inclusion

Member 4

  1. Again Piano par sawal( ab ye hobby kabhi nahi fill karunga)
  2. Tell me about सुर?
  3. How many सुर?
  4. Difference between Bollywood & classical music सुर?
  5. Okay Tell me high pitch Bollywood songs( Simple hai bedu Apna A R Rahmaan bhai h na – Maa tujhe salam…..etc)
  6. Your UP govt changing Name for example Prayagraj ( हां तो करने दो ना अपने को क्या?)
  7. Changing Name is solution?
  8. Historical importance of Bithoor.
  9. Kerala Saint – Social reforms, recently modi ji speech .

Chairman

Mera ho gya – tere ko kuch bolna hai hamse.

I shared my view points about physical fitness (Fit India movement) and Influence of Westernization on Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Bola tum sanghars Karo ham tumhare sath hai…..

Aur Alvida….

Source: Telegram

[UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #165 : RN Choubey Board, Maharashtra Home State, Anthropology Optional,

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Date of Interview: 25 April 2022 Afternoon 2nd last to go
Board: RN Choubey sir
Background: B.A Economics
Optional: Anthropology
Home State: Maharashtra
Experience: worked in Public sector Bank
Hobby: 1 Teaching @ school level
2 Councelling

Board was cordial,
No face shield
Asked if no covid symptoms then can remove the mask ,
intro by sir on the same lines, to stay calm and accept anything you dont know honestly
Nothing specifically from DAF
– Utility of mocks (if any)- benefits in managing nerves, greetings, staying calm….
questions quite different in original interview

Chairman

  1. introduce yourself in 1 minute
  2. You left the job …did your friends or anyone else stopped you from resigning ?
  3. How you convinced them ?
  4. What is DBT ? What is it’s utility and benefits?
  5. Why we should give food through PDS , can’t we directly transfer money as per market rate to people’s account? Why so much efforts and cost to govt. and FCI?

Member 1 

  1. You are from Maharashtra? How Bhakti movement influenced society ?
  2. Two saints you like?( Tukaram & Dyneshwar)
  3. Tell about the Tukaram Maharaj’s contribution.
  4. Guru Nanak vs sant tukaram vs sant kabir comparison ?
  5. Two women Social Reformers from Maharashtra who worked for women ? ( I answered Savitribai Phule and Ramabai Ranade)
  6. Savatribai Phule and Ramabai Ranade difference in their work
  7. Guru Nanak was fond of Tukaram Maharaj’s work. What do you think?

Member 2

  1. you told some qualities of saints. in which mordern indian leader you find those qualities ( I said Mahatma Gandhiji)
  2. Can Gandhiji be called ‘Kabir Of Modern Time’
  3. Which is the southern most point of India and its strategic importance?
  4. What is Niti aayog’s EV policy ?
  5. What is battery swapping ?
  6. What are the problems in EV expansion?
  7. Why EVs are catching fire?
  8. What is debt trap in general and in current context?
  9. Why is China is upset with QUAD ?

Member 3 

  1. Which are investigating agencies for financial crimes?
  2. Difference between ED & CBI
  3. Why two diffnt agencies? CBI can investigate the cases which ED investigates then why shouldn’t we merge them ?

(I answered but not seemed to be satisfied hence asking again and again)

  1. Diffnce between competition commission of india and consumer forum
  2. if ultimate aim of both is to protect end consumer then why two seperate agencies ?
  3. Should we merge them ?

Member 4

  1. What is the difference between gender equality and gender equity ?
  2. What are the provisions of New education policy regarding education in vernacular language?
  3. What are the difficulties in implementing those provisions ?
  4. What should we do to bring parity in vernacular education? and related cross questions
  5. What are different economic regulators in country?
  6. What are their functions?
  7. Why so many multiple agencies , shall we merge them in one umbrella agency?

Chairman told me that it’s over from their end if you want to share something you can.

I told about my district – as it is an aspirational district and it’s progress under Delta ranking and recently PM mentioned it in his man ki baat

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #171 : RN CHOUBEY Board, Uttarakhand Home State, Badminton Hobbies

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Date of Interview: 27/04/2022 & noon
Board: RN CHOUBEY
Home State: Uttarakhand
Background: B.sc, M.A in economics (Questions asked from economics )
Hobbies: playing table tennis -playing badminton {no question from here )
Experience: Good
Utility of mocks – exploring DaF dimension.
mains in English, Interview in Hindi
2nd interview

Chairperson

COVID ke symptoms nhi h to ap mask utaar skte . ( mask Uttar Diya tha )
We are friendly . You have to be relax here .

  1. Tell us about yourself in 1 minute about your education , work experience etc.
  2. He asked about school where I was a table tennis coach during my college days (I mentioned in daf & intro )
  3. What were the two challenges you faced in giving table tennis coaching to children as a coach . (I replied Ki table tennis Ki technicality ko explain krna , craze km h table tennis ka school children me , practice k like parents se negotiate krna )
  4. Fiscal deficit revenue deficit trade deficit
  5. Current account convertibility.( me – sorry sir )
  6. Foreign exchange reserve- kitna h .
  7. RBI kha rkhta h foreign exchange reserves ko etc ( sorry sir )

Member 1

  1. Cooperative societies – its acT,: further discussion on it .
  2. Quad is like NATO ( I replied Quad is not like a military alliance & mentioned  China in indo pacific )
  3. Countries sharing resources chahte h , (I said China sharing nhi Chatha h – 9 dash line claim)
  4. China ka Indian Ocean pe influence ( replied ports development etc)
  5. RBI governor ko kon appoint Krte h . ( sorry sir not able recall committee )
  6. Rbi governor ko independent authority bana dena chahiye .

(I replied ki power ek me concentrate nhi kr skte h , accountability ensure Krne k liye distribute krni chahiye members me . )

7  retirement age ko 60 se 65 krne ki baat hoti h aajkl . Kya krna chahiye ?

I replied – life expectancy increase Ho rahi h aur medical infrastructure me improvement bhi ho raha . Retirement Age increase kr skte h

Then chairman interrupted & asked – jo youth h unke liye jobs & opportunities ki kmi bhi ho jygi or vo Iskaa virod bhi krnge

I replied , sir ye transition phase tk hoga or fr normal Ho Jayaga .

Member 2

  1. NGT act
  2. Green economy
  3. RBI kya cooperatives banks ko regulate krtaa h ?

I replied ki after defaulting of some cooperative banks  rbi ne guidelines Banayi h regulate k liye .

  1. Cooperative ministry ka kaam kya hoga .
  2. Cooperative me kamiya (negatives)
  3. What is public sector undertaking( PSU)

I replied about 50% presence & managerial task  in govt .
To PSU ko govt. hi kyu own kre
I again said others  shareholder ke are in share km hote h .
I mentioned about privatization by govt .

Member 3

  1. Supreme curt ka judgment jo uttarakhand & himanchal pr dharm sansad ( today’s newspaper se tha)
  2. Uttarkhand me haridwar district me DM h or dharm sansad pe hate speech hoti h or ap vhi h to ap us vkt kya krnge ( I replied jab extreme hate speech hogi to speaker ko shut down kr denge  )
  3. Public gusa Ho jygi vhaa pe isse , Ho skta h pattar Baji kre ( I replied hate speech ko rokna jaruri h varna chain of hate speech bnne lgti h )
  4. Haal me ese chain of hate crimes/ violence hue h ?

( I replied – sir India me stability h lkin ese Ho rhe h  Kuch hate crimes/violence  ko control Karne Ki jarurat h )

5 . Scientific temper nowadays reducing ?   Long some lines said by him .

I replied phle ke comparison me scientific temper Bada h education & all .

Apne gain (village) ka example Diya Ki vha pe lkin Abhi bhi log jhadbhuk pe viswas rakhte h Bismar hone me ; education  se youth me jhadbhuk pe viswas km hua ; scientific temper develop aur hoga education & health infrastructure Me improvement hone se )

  1. Uttarakhand me police ka investigation system sbse alg h purée India se or world se .

Pardon sir ,

Then member explained Ki PatwAri investigation krte h etc

I replied sir  Han phle PatwAri Krte honge lkin  ab mere gaon pe thana h or investigation ka Kaam vohi  Krte h .

Member 4

  1. LIC ipo , government kyu offer kr rahi h

( I replied insurance market m govt ka interference km Ho , competitive market Bne , strategic sector & non strategic sector etc,,,,…

  1. LIC to bs 3.7 % hi h market me isse kya hi hoga .

Replied – govt regulation ache se kr paaygi , or private sector  bdega .

( I think mene question got interpret kr Diya yaha pe .)

  1. Rural stress Sunne me Aata h ye kya h (Without my reply) he continued and asked about agricultural stress & mentioned about farmer suicide .

I replied – farmers suicide low income & agriculture me loan lete h moneylenders & banks se ; income achi nhi Ho Pati to debt hota h & virtuous cycle bnta

  1. Asked about solution of above problem

I replied – post harvest facilities , insurance Ho crops ka , bank credit , cold storages

5 post harvest se kya Meaning h .

I replied – grading kr paye farmers or market available Ho Jesse ki local traders se bache farmers .

6 . Farmers ke paas to jgh hi nhi h grading k liye

I replied – ki infrastructure develop & govt. 22000 rural market develop kr rahi h .

Member asked that ki tumne farming ki h ?

I replied sir ki phle or Bachpn me ki thi .

  1. Farmers producer organization ( FPO) Kese alg h cooperative societies se .

I replied – alg to h , lkin me isme ache se aware nhi hu . Sorry sir !

6 .National education policy 2020 – vocational training  ko school me kese include kr skte h

I replied – ITI & poly technique ki thrh

Member – ye to phle se h

I replied – sorry sir , muje ispe pdhne ki jarurat h .

Chairperson –  We have asked you most of the questions . If you want to ask anything etc….

Me -taken a pause & said that thank you for giving me opportunity .

Kbhi Uttarakhand aaye  to Uttarakhand ki dishes or cuisines try kijiyga   . Jesé Gahad , kalabatt , Mandua etc ab export bhi hone laga h ..

Suddenly member-3 interrupted & said that ki haldwani ki vo Mithai bhi to popular h , knsi h .

I replied with smile – Baal methaai .

Member 3  said – haan with different energy  & smiled .

Chairman – Baal mithai achi dish h .( in a lower tone)

✓ Chairman – you are free now . Your interview is over

Thanks to each member & came  out of the room

Overall experience – chairman was so cordial even interrupted in other member questions to explain question .

Mocks utility – Vajirao & reddy’s mock is good .

I have given less mocks this year .

Drishti is no value addition .

Chahal is average .

Ksg is also good .

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #180 : RN Choubey Board, Bihar Home State, geography Optional, Hindi Song Hobby

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Date of Interview: 25 April, Afternoon
Board: RN Choubey
Home State: Bihar
Background: BA hons from DU in geography
Optional: geography
Hobby: hindi gane sunna

Chairperson

  1.  if u don’t have any covid symptoms you can remove mask..
  2. We are friendly people we are nice people and want some conversation with u.. Don’t panic… If u want you can give interview in English.. I have written main in english.. Interview was in hindi..
  3. I opted hindi..
  4. Why india is promoting electric vehicle? ?   I said to reduce carbon emissions and oil import bill
  5. Don’t u thank we are transferring pollution from vehicle to thermal power plant as electricity is produced from coal in India??
  6. I said yes sir… But govt is promoting solar and wind for electricity. . And in future we run EV with that energy and then emission will decrese
  7. Vo to future ki bat hai Aaj to nhi ho raha Aaj EV ku???
  8. Me- india me EV technology new hai.. It will take time to develop.. We need infrastructure… So govt is promoting from today…

Member 1

  1. Criminal laws in India??
  2. Why crimes are rising despite laws??
  3. Difference between songs of 1980s and 2020s??
  4. New technology in music industry??
  5. Measure to control crimes??

Member 2

  1. India share longest border with which country???
  2. Difference between mixed agriculture and composite agriculture??
  3. What is agriculture diversificaton??
  4. Why we need it??
  5. Why diversification did not happen in India??
  6. Why rice and wheat only??

Member 3

  1. Why not retirement age for politicians as it is for bureaucrats??
  2. Electoral reform needed in India??
  3. Centre should have absolute power of law and order… Your opinion??
  4. Some counter question??
  5. States are dependent on centre for revenue.. Your opinion??

Member 4

  1. Why crude oil prices are rising in India??
  2. Why not rising in neighborhood country??
  3. How to dispose lithium battery??
  4. Could not recall other questions..

Chairman

We have asked all from outside.. Do u want to say something.. We will not ask questions from that

I tell about Bihar and it’s recent economic growth..

Your interview is over.. Aapse bat karke achha lga.. U may go now…

I thanked all and left the room..

Time- 35-36 minutes.

Utility of mocks… Helped in confidence building and acquire communication skills.. Best of luck to all

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #184 : RN Choubey Board, Gujarat Home State

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Date of Interview: 02.05.2022, 4th to go
Board: Rajiv Nayan Chaubey
Background: ICLS(OT) , GST –STO, BOB officer, Software Engg job.
Home State: Gujarat

Majority of questions were DAF based

Chairman 

  1. Asked me to remove my mask if no covid symptoms
  2. Introduce yourself in 1 minute.
  3. are Naxalites Terrorists?
  4. Should there be bifurcation of states?
  5. Views on bifurcation of Vidarbha from Maha., Bundelkhand from UP-MP and J&k

Member 1

  1. Recent changes in the Corporate governance in 2-3 years and are they successful?
  2. Evaluate the tax rate reduction in Corporate Tax.
  3. What problems are the small traders facing in terms of GST return filings?
  4. Issues with card data stored when making online payment.

Member 2

  1. Asked about 5 year gap in my profile. What were you doing in that period?
  2. Divide Gujarat in different zones and tell me something about it.
  3. Are Cooperatives in Gujarat successful? if so why ?
  4. What can other states learn from this?
  5. Wont it lead to monopolization if too much successful?
  6. Have water issues in Gujarat been solved?
  7. Status of desalination in Gujarat?

Member 3

  1. What is IndAS ? why introduced?
  2. GST collections low in states and their power to tax has been taken away. If you are the finance minister of the state then what will you do to generate more revenue?
  3. How does RBI control inflation? Does it have an inflation target?
  4. What is the current stance of RBI and why ?

Member 4

  1. There is GPS, Google earth of USA. Should all countries have their own system for their interest ?
  2. Chairman interrupted and asked what is the name of India’s navigation system and its range?
  3. Continues – Too many people are making FPO under section 8 of companies act compared to the Society registration act. How will it affect the Society act?
  4. What is the status of Data servers in India? Do we have less resource or less servers?

Chairman, Would you like to share anything, regarding the interview or in general?

I said thank you and left the room.

Source: Telegram

[UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #192 : RN Choubey Board, Chemistry Optional, Maharashtra Home State

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Date of Interview: 02/05/2022, Afternoon Session
Board: RN Choubey Sir
Optional: Chemistry
Background: Materials & Metallurgy Btech, Masters
Home State: Maharashtra
Work: JSPL, Tata Designs

Chairperson

  1. Introduce urself in a minute
  2. Love Jihad
  3. –  Against parents wish, should be stopped?
  4. – Religious conversion in it?
  5. Livein relationship, your views?
  6. – issues like rights, treatment in comparison to marriage?
  7. – isnt livin destabilising Marriage as social institution?
  8. – Child born out of livein?

Member 1

  1. Carbon footprint reduction in steel new technologies?
  2. Hydrogen mission limitations?
  3. Song where whistling is used?

Member 2

  1. God particle
  2. Application for Higss Boson
  3. Govt measures led to increase in drinking water and Electricity supply at home? Schemes of state government?
  4. Electricity distribution, source wise in india?
  5. Is Nuclear Energy Green Energy?

Member 3

  1. So many govt adds in Newspaper, isn’t it wastage of money?
  2. 2 walls, 1 demolition United world other’s construction dividing nations? Which are they
  3. Migrants, shall we restrict them?

Member 4

  1. What are transducers?
  2. What are piezoelectric?
  3. Tell ur project? Applications?
  4. Green steel
  5. Methods to reduce carbon emissions from steel sector
  6. Biochar
  7. Pyrolysis

Chairman:

Your interview is over,
Do you want to say something?

Choubey Sir extremely cordial, as usual intro. (we are good people n will b having interaction), but don’t get trapped, he will test on multiple occassion.

1-2 didn’t answer… said don’t know

1-2 didn’t have idea they guided or I asked for Guess…

Utility of mock:

– removes fear
– enables balance in answering analytical questions
– helps to keep up the tempo even after not answering 1-2
– questions will be different from mock n others transcript especially for work exp. people

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #198 : RN Choubey Board, PSIR Optional, Guitar Hobby

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Date of Interview: May 04th, 22
Board:  RN Choubey
Optional: PSIR
Background: IITB Electrical
Hobbies: Guitar, IoT

Your experience in interview- 90% DAF based, smiling but poker faces, some answers and eye contact could have had been better from my side. Got out feeling nice but no clue how i performed.

Chairman asked to take off mask if no COVID symptoms, i was experiencing sore throat so kept mask on

Utility of mocks (if any)-

Vajirao – formal setting, closest to real interview, fixing mannerisms and boosting confidence

KSG – average mock but can be done as morale booster

Samkalp – my experience was not great but other people have had good experience

Chairman

Asked to sit, told this is not a police interview, if you don’t know something it’s fine tell us and we will move on

  1. Introduce yourself with your education and professional background
  2. Mainstream of tribals and some followup questions

Member 1

  1. What are EM waves
  2. What is dual nature of partical
  3. Who gave this concept (didn’t know)
  4. Which equation describes dual nature of partical (couldn’t recall)
  5. Chairman asked here have you heard quote ‘god does not play dice’

Member 2

  1. India’s stance in Ukraine Russia war
  2. Why IMF and RBI give different projections
  3. Fuel as part of GST and counter
  4. Inflation target, has MPC failed in its objective to reign in inflation
  5. IoT and privacy concerns as IOT is about collecting almost all data

Member 3 questions on entrepreneurship and electrical (DAF)

  1. How to find which students are entrepreneurial
  2. Govt steps to promot entrepreneurship
  3. Every student is an entrepreneur and every entrepreneur is a student, what is wrong with this statement
  4. If family wants you to take up a job and you want to do a start up, what will you choose?
  5. What is bioelectricity
  6. What is tree charger (didn’t know)

Member 4 guitar and drones (DAF)

  1. Resonance in guitar and follow up questions
  2. Security and administrative dimensions of drones
  3. Can we detect drones
  4. Can you tell any recent events where drone attacks happened

Chairman: all right, this is all we wanted to ask, is there anything you would like to say

Mentioned how music helped me in personal growth and more appreciation of our culture.

Chairman said indeed music can lead to catharsis, your interview is over, all the best.

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #206 : RN Choubey Board, Telangana Home State

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Date of Interview: 5 May 2022
Board: RN Chaubey
Home State: Telangana
Background: (IIT Roorkee,  Geophysics)
Optional: Nothing
Hobbies: Nothing at all (was very hopeful here)
Utility of Mocks: Helpful in framing answer quickly,  and for experience of a formal setup

Interview- Mostly Graduation based (Felt too technical to my liking)

Chairman

  1. Introduce yourself
  2. What 2 things you can think of from PPP
  3. What is Purchasing Power Parity
  4. What is Dollar to INR in PPP
  5. What are the issues faced by Private sector in PPP
  6. Is changing to Revenue Sharing model bad ?

Member 1

  1. What are the issues Telangana facing after Separation?
  2. Was SRC wrong in clubbing Telangana and AP on language basis? (Some more Qs about TS. Don’t remember)
  3. What is Zero gravity?
  4. Which place has Zero gravity on earth?

Member 2

  1. National Institute of Hydrology in IIT Roorkee came up with a new model for ground water rejuvenation. Tell me the specifics of it.
  2. What is Namami Gange?
  3. What are the 12 parameters in Namami Gange Program?
  4. Some other IIT Roorkee initiative
  5. What is the most sophisticated equipment we use in Earthquake analysis now?

Member 3

  1. Can we use Geology and Geophysics in identifying Net crop sown, Cropping patterns etc
  2. How do you do it?
  3. Which softwares do we use?
  4. How much time does the processing and analysis take ?
  5. How to expedite that?
  6. Which country is using mining data to good use? What is the status of India in it?
  7. What are the differences between NBFC and SFB, who regulates them?

Member 4

  1. How does gravity change when we go deep into the earth?
  2. What happens when we go to high altitude?
  3. Does mass change with place?
  4. What is the Inflation today?
  5. What are the measures to control inflation?
  6. How does increasing repo rate control inflation?

Chairman- Thank you. Would you like to share anything?

Best Wishes to everyone 👍

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #209 : RN CHOUBEY Board, Mathematics Optional, Andhra Pradesh Home State

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Date of Interview: 5th May afternoon
Board: RN CHOUBEY
Optional: Mathematics
Home State: Andhra Pradesh
Background: State University college in Andhra (JNTUK) Electrical background
Profession: Working in PSU ONGC
Hobbies: Not asked

Your experience in interview- Felt like one of the mock interview
Utility of mocks- Few questions asked in mocks

Chairman: Explained the process only, no questions from chairman

Member 1

  1. Disaster management in offshore (Job related)
  2. KG basin present and future prospects (company related)
  3. What is new oil
  4. Why data is called new oil
  5. Issue between ONGC and RIL in KG basin

Member 2rn_

  1. Electrode used in ECG and EEG device (Electrical background)
  2. Future of Electrical and electronics field
  3. Percentage of bio-methane/bio gas blending in Natural gas

Member 3

  1. Transformers importing from foreign countries why domestically not producing (Electrical)
  2. AP bifurcation –Did Andhra people go back to AP from Telangana after bifurcation
  3. Why GOI prevented ONGC in acquiring PawanHans shares?

Member 4

  1. Favourite subject in optional (optional maths)
  2. Application of ODE
  3. Asked about Work experience
  4. How graduation knowledge helps in discharging duties
  5. Internal security issues of INDIA
  6. LWE in Andhra Pradesh and measures taken by state govt

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #212 : RN Choubey Board, Anthropology Optional, Jammu and Kashmir Home State

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Date of Interview: 06 May (Afternoon session)
Board: RN Choubey Sir
Optional: Anthropology
Home State: Jammu and Kashmir
Background: Delhi Technological University (DTU)
Hobbies: Budget travelling and trekking, watching documentaries on himalayas, Reading thrillers

Chairman

  1. Introduce yourself to the board members
  2. There has been no revolution in agriculture after Green Revolution. Suppose there is Green Revolution 2.0 , which one technology would be used .. (rambled something about Drones, since I was stumped by the question)
  3. What is a Smart City? (I mentioned that about my city being a smart city)
  4. What are my observations about my city as a smart city

Member 1

  1. Industry-academia linkage- what is the scenario in India
  2. Types of drones
  3. Who gives licence to drones
  4. Size of drones used in Agri (Didn’t know)
  5. Asked about Digital Manufacturing
  6. One more question was asked which I was unable to understand and didnt answer (At this point Chaubey sir said, it’s okay, we are not testing your knowledge, you are not supposed to know everything)

Member 2

  1. Tributaries of Indus
  2. Which tributaries flows to Pakistan
  3. What is the arrangement of water sharing ? Can India use all the water for itself
  4. PM Modi said blood and Water can not flow together, so will India stop supply of water to pakistan in likelihood of a war?
  5. Is there any water sharing dispute between India and Bangladesh? How is India tackling that?
  6. Rohingya Issues- what is the policy of myanmar, Bangladesh and India
  7. Why did rohingys flee from the country
  8. Role of myanmar military
  9. Nobel laureaute from myanmar? What was her response towards this?
  10. What should prevail- Essential religious practices or Social reforms
  11. Sabarimala Case- what is your opinion

Member 3

  1. So you are into trekking, what route have to trkked to? (Basically wanted to know the areas where I have trekked)
  2. Which pass is there in Manali?
  3. Name of the tunnel there
  4. What are Electromagnetic waves
  5. Do they need a medium to pass
  6. Sequence of Elctromagnetic spectrum(arrange in increasing order of frequency or wavelength)
  7. Which wave has lowest frequency
  8. Which wave has more frequency- X ray or Gamma
  9. What are meteorites

Member 4

  1. So you like reading thrillers, name some authors
  2. What do you like the most about thrillers
  3. You organised industrial tour, which plant did you visit?
  4. Was it a thermal or a hydro power plant?
  5. Did you go through the details of how the plant works or just walked around?
  6. Finance minister said that after making a UT, J&K ‘s financial status has improved. Do you agree? (I said yes)
  7. How has the situation improved ?
  8. Fiscal policy purpose (I began answering and mid way realised that i began talking about inflation rather than fiscal targets, all the members including me laughed at that time, so I continued from the start and rectified my answer)
  9. During Covid-19, govt was unable to pay GST compensation on time, did the govt agree to NITI ayog’s suggestions regarding GST compensation to the states?
  10. What changes did you see in education in Jammu and education in Delhi?
  11. So you have done Electronics, why do you think India missed the bus?

I might have missed a few questions.

Your experience in interview- Very Cordial board which helped me in relaxing.

I was a scared candidate in all the mocks, my second last mock (at KSG) scared the S**t out of me.. But today I was calm and confident. Smiled throughout.

Utility of mocks (if any)- Helped in pointing out flaws in body language, which I rectified today. I tried to implement all the feedback that I had received .

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #215 : RN Choubey Board, Physics Optional, Trekking Hobby

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Date of Interview: May 6, Morning session.
Board: RN Choubey Sir
Optional: Physics
Background: IISER
Hobby: Trekking

Your experience in Interview – Pleasant and calm interaction, seemed they were eager to hear my thoughts!

Utility of mocks (if any) –  thinking on your feet, daf coverage and formal setup interaction.

Chairperson

  1. Made comfortable and said not everyone can answer all questions so it’s ok to not know answers to some questions.
  2. Tell me about yourself.
  3. Your weaknesses?
  4. Few years back, few SC judges complained against CJI.. Are you aware about it?
  5. What do you think about live-in relationship?
  6. Is it diluting family structure?
  7. What about the child between them? Is it unfavorable for the child?

Member 1

  1. Why not enough IISERs?
  2. Faculty-student ratio at iiser?
  3. Did you publish research paper in thesis? Why not?
  4. Why not enough nobel prize winners in India?

Member 2

  1. Is research as career option neglected in India? Is it necessary?
  2. Why more focus on technology than science?
  3. Who is only Indian in physics to win nobel in physics, excluding indian origin
  4. What is role of poland in Russia-ukraine crisis? (poland in daf)
  5. Has Ukraine announced it not joining nato before this crisis?
  6. Name the European countries who have shown eagerness to join nato recently.

Member 3

  1. What treks have you undertaken?
  2. What is electromagnetic induction?
  3. Who discovered it?
  4. Who formulated the whole theory?
  5. What it tells and represents?
  6. What act provides for lokpal and its functions?

Member 4

  1. What factors influence budgetary allocation to various sectors?
  2. Does manifestos of political parties influence it?
  3. How wine is made and processes involved? (district based)
  4. Electric steel in india? (district based)
  5. Your views on world as global village?

Chairman – We’ve asked everything we had to ask, would you like to talk/tell us about something?

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #224 : RN Choubey Board, Rajasthan Home State,

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Date of Interview: 09-05-22 afternoon, 3rd to go
Board: RN Choubey
Background: MBBS, Chhattisgarh
Home state: Rajasthan
Hobbies: no question asked from this section

Chairman 

  1. basics -you can remove mask, friendly people, say no if you don’t know
  2. -Asked me to introduce myself, tell us about your education, work experience
  3. Begin with case study
  4. -you are joint secretory in pwd and  A 100cr tender has been passed through bidding after one month the bidder who got tender came to you and asked you to sign the tender,it’s been 1 month… you if want I can offer you something,I gave 5 crores to your senior
  5. Follow up questions
  6. -consider that you know that your senior is very corrupt person but you didn’t find any evidences against him, investigation came clean
  7. Again follow up from answer
  8. – you got two advices from your seniors, one that pass the tender as you didn’t found any evidence 2nd investigate again and find out corruption and also the bidder is saying that madam it’s your department which is delaying project from last one month that’s why I am offering you something
  9. – ok unfortunately if you don’t get selected in civil services what will you do ( I said sir next attempt)
  10. -ok if you don’t selected in next attempt then what will you do

Member 1

  1. spoke very slowly…had difficulty in even understanding what she was saying..
  2. – What EU countries are doing in Russia In Ukraine war
  3. – what  America did in Russia Ukraine conflict
  4. – Don’t you thin America is supplying bombs on one hand and on other hand talking about climate change…It is democracy…isn’t it
  5. -asked one more question..couldn’t understand… wanted to ask her to repeat..but next member started asking in meantime

Member 2

  1. stay healthy, stay fit what does it mean
  2. -case study – if I am a prisoner in Tigar jail and I came to you opd with fake complaint of bodyache and asking for you to transfer me outside in some higher hospital what will you do… these kind of situations are very common there ( my work experience- Tihar jail hospital-junior resident)
  3. Asked 2-3 questions can not recall

Member 3

  1. -what is famous in churu (my home district)
  2. -asked about condition of undertrails in tihar jail and solutions about it

Member 4

  1. – case study -if you are DM in chhattisgarh’s any  naxalite affected district…what will you do
  2. – Ok unfortunately I you don’t get selected in civil services and you get posting as medical officer in chhattisgarh… will you go there
  3. Few more question… I can not recall
  4. In last chairperson asked if you want to share something
  5. I said thank you

Chairperson...God bless you…you are free now

Mock experience- good for confidence boosting and experience of talking with senior people,1-2 questions directly from mock… compared to mocks… the board was very cordial…

Source: Telegram

[UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #225 : RN Choubey Board, Geography Optional, yoga, meditation, books Hobbies

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Date of Interview: 9 May 2022 forenoon
Board: RN Choubey
Optional: Geography
Hobbies: yoga, meditation, books
Background: B.Tech ECE
NCC, Project related to CAD

As soon as you enter UPSC office, you will be required to submit electronic gadjets. Then digital signature will be taken and you will be sent to allotted group. There u will need to fill up some forms and wait for your turn. Plenty of newspapers and snacks available.

I was the last one to go in my group.

Entered at around 12:45 pm.

Chairman

  1. Feel free to remove your mask and gloves if u hv no covid symptoms. we are friendly people and don’t expect you to know everything. Just say no if you don’t know.
  2. -Introduce yourself to the board.
  3. -I will tell u a statement. Throw light on it. ‘We should abolish rajya sabha and legislative councils’.
  4. (couple of follow up ques. as I used the term revisionary chamber)

Member 1

  1. name of recent cyclone
  2. process of naming cyclones
  3. why did u enter this field? What future do you see for yourself?
  4. 3 changes if u r made in-charge of district.
  5. – What have been steps taken to reduce dependence on foss fuels?
  6. – (since I said cbm, methane hydrates also in unconventional sources) why not increase focus on solar itself? since India has huge potential for it. ( I said we need a balance as solar also needs land availability)
  7. – What have been steps taken to reduce dependence on foss fuels?
  8. – (since I said cbm, methane hydrates also in unconventional sources) why not increase focus on solar itself? since India has huge potential for it. ( I said we need a balance as solar also needs land availability)

Member 2

  1. u mentioned pranayaam in ur hobby… tell me name of recent doctor who spoke about benefits of pranayaam.
  2. what is the immediate and long term benefit of pranayaam.
  3. what is the actual physiological function which takes place inside body while doing pranayaam?
  4. 1-2 more ques. which I don’t remember.

Member 3

  1. which books did u read recently. Why?
  2. To which wing of NCC u belonged.
  3. U mentioned quizzing…tell me names of 2 American states which r perfectly rectangular.
  4. Why was NCC established?
  5. Is it still fulfilling its aim?
  6. what is the difference between 5G, 4G, 3G?
  7. Is it only about the speed?
  8. U r Electronics engineer. Why this recent thrust on chips and not before?

Member 4

  1. good afternoon…
  2. are you nervous?
  3. (based on my project) What is coronary artery disease?
  4. ques. related to hardware device of project…(I said my project was based on software)
  5. Compared to world average, has India got more or less CAD patients.
  6. (based on my ans) too high or higher than the world.
  7. what is meant by packaging of semiconductors and why it is so important?

Chairperson- we have whatever we wanted…now it’s your turn. you may speak about anything you like.

overall- 25 min(I am somewhat scared since it was short🙁) but extremely pleasant experience. really boosted confidence level.👍👍

utility of mocks- none was like actual. Vajirao and Reddy was close though. KSG, Rau’s..my personal experience wasn’t so good though opinions may differ. Don’t take any advice very seriously. UPSC people know what they want.

Thank you to channel UPSC interview updates. you guys are working really hard and for a good cause.👏👏

Source: Telegram

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