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[UPSC Interview Transcript #113]: PK Joshi Board, Telangana Home State, Cricket, Badminton, Traveling Hobbies

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Board: PK Joshi
Background: B. Tech (ECE)
Employee: NABARD
Home State: Telangana
Hobbies: cricket, badminton, traveling

Chairman

  1. Gave a reading of DAF
  2. What are you doing currently
  3. What’s ur role in NABARD
  4. When did coins come into usage
  5. What is money
  6. If ur the dm of ur district which two problems you will solve?

Member 1

  1. (grilled) -( questions on my grad degree)
  2. What is fiscal deficit and how to bring it down?
  3. What is frbm act?
  4. What is the current budget target of fiscal deficit reduction?
  5. What are India’s major exports
  6. With growing protectionism do you think india is losing on electronics manufacturing?
  7. In the last 4 yrs did India’s exports increase or decrease?

Member 2

  1. (questions on my optional)
  2. Why was India invaded from Northwest?
  3. Why do South India has so many lofty temples? Why not in North India
  4. Why do we read more about Magadha and North indian history during ancient phase? (Cross questions followed) Greatness of Ashoka

Member 3

  1. (random questions)pk
  2. Data privacy
  3. Difference between personal data and sensitive data?
  4. Is data protection justified?

Member 4

  1. (on hobbies)
  2. Indian badminton players who won Olympic medals
  3. What resulted after their victories in Olympics
  4. Govt initiatives to promote sports
  5. How will you develop lepakshi Village?
  6. Ur favorite historical figures and why?

Source: Telegram

[UPSC Interview Transcript #120]: PK Joshi Board, Andhra Pradesh Home State, PSIR Optional

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Date of Interview: 19th Feb 2020
Board: Prof. PK Joshi
Optional: PSIR
Home State: Andhra Pradesh
Employee: SBI
Hobby: Hackathon

Chairman

  1. You passed out in 2016, what did you do from then?
  2. Tell me about your work experience at SBI
  3. Why did you shift from engineering to banking to civil services?
  4. It is said, farmers are born in poverty, live in poverty, and die in poverty. How can we change this?
  5. Farm loan waiver – good or bad?
  6. Should agriculture be taxed?
  7. What did you do in hackathons? (Hobby based)

Member 1

  1. Tell me the significance of 21st Feb and why. ( She told me, it was international mother tongue day. I didn’t know this)
  2. Banks often resort to harsh measures while dealing with loan defaulters. They even misbehave with farmers. What do you think?
  3. Industrial workers are also losing their jobs. But why are only farmers doing suicides? Are they faint-hearted?
  4. What’s your opinion on 3 capitals at AP
  5. Polavaram project is leading to flooding in some villages in Orissa. What do people of your state think? Are they concerned? (I messed this up a bit, and thus came the following question)
  6. What is nationalism? ( Some discussion around this )

Member 2

  1. Do SWOT analysis of India
  2. Is Indian youth contributing to industrial development
  3. Chinese model vs Indian model of growth

Member 3

  1. Tell me the love story of Urvashi and Pururav
  2. Do you know the reason for the insurgency in Burundi?
  3. Tell me about the difference between Asha worker and community health worker in Uganda
  4. Difference in approach of India and Israel in tackling the issue of flight hijack.
  5. Tell me about agricultural distress in Guntur.

Member 4

  1. Why is the Middle East always in a crisis situation?
  2. Should there be more private medical colleges? Problems?
  3. Is social media marketing ethical?

Thank You. Your interview is over.

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview Transcript #121]: PK Joshi Board, Andhra Pradesh Home State, Sociology Optional, Tennis Hobby

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Date of Interview: 9 AM 20th Feb, 1st one to go
Board: PK Joshi
Background:  M.Sc Physics (IIT Roorkee)
Optional: Sociology
Home State: Andhra Pradesh
Hobby: Tennis
6th attempt, 2nd interview

Chairman

  1. Roorkee college, who established, timelines of  university of Roorkee.
  2. About 7-8 years of gap, is it not wastage of national resources?
  3. Indian sociologists? MN Srinivas contribution?

Member 1

  1. Any teacher that inspired you in school? Any books he recommended to you?
  2. March 8 significance? How did it become women’s Day? Is it okay to have ONE day for women?
  3. Do women have equality in India? Historically?
  4. Ramachandra Guha’s 50-50 comment on Indian democracy? Democracy status in India? Success? Penetrated enough?

Member 2

  1. About my work (in vision IAS), what did you learn? How do implement that in administration?
  2. Differences you observed between North and South India?
  3. One thing you liked in North India that you would like to implement in South India?
  4. Balance of payment? BoP in domestic? (I was clueless)

Member 3

  1. About violence in Rayalaseema in 1970’s? Bellary iron mafia? (I’m from Kadapa district)
  2. About godmen in Andhra and India? Are they conmen? Why do they exist? Do you believe it?
  3. How did communists in Telengana lose influence post-independence?

Member 4

  1. About Roorkee place? Canals?
  2. About Nadal’s performance at Wimbledon? (Tennis hobby)
  3. Politicians are outcomes of society. What shall we do to transform society so that we can have clean politics?
  4. If two 50ml liquids with pH of 5 and 7 are mixed, what’s the resultant liquids pH?

Overall, there were several disappointing moments, exciting moments, fumbling, conviction, etc

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview Transcript #137]: PK. Joshi Board, Rajasthan Home State, PSIR Optional

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Date of Interview: 06 march
Board: PK JOSHI sir
Forenoon 5th to go
Optional: PSIR
Hobbies: Football, lawn tennis
Background: BE in mechanical
Home State: Rajasthan

Chairman

  1. Read my daf
  2. why do you want to join already in services
  3. you are from dausa (place of birth) tell me specific things about dausa
  4. strengths and weaknesses of RAJASTHAN
  5. abc analysis
  6. SWAT analysis

Member 1

  1. how it will affect us…in connectivity
  2. brexit how it will impact india
  3. importanceof bangladesh geostrategically
  4. any disputes with bangladesh

Member 2

  1. As a sports secretary of india what would you do
  2. Asked about recent news in indian football regarding reliance.
  3. lawn tennis….. recent news of sharapova
  4. hobbes locke and Rousseau’s theory

Member 3

  1. diff between PVTG and normal tribes
  2. should we do away with the benefits of tribes other than PVTG
  3. recent internal decisions of india taken to international bodies
  4. you talked about mob lynching…but that is only recent …how can you generalise it and say it is a weakness
  5. NAM ….its relevance today
  6. what is the criteria of giving study leave in railways

Member 4

  1. before donald trump we saw pakistan coming close to US …how it affects us
  2. how is pakistan able to take the issues to the UN
  3. indian PM going abroad and addressing indian diaspora….your views on it
  4. who founded BIT …his fathers name
CHAIRMAN
  1. OK Thank you.
  2. more questions were asked specially by M4 … can’t remember now

Source: Forum IAS

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[UPSC Interview Transcript #4] Manoj Soni Board, Kerala Home State, Watching satirical shows, Opera music, Football, online chess hobbies

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Interview Date: 11/02/2020 [IFoS]
Board: Manoj Soni Sir
Background: Mechanical Engg. from IIT Bombay
Home state: Kerala
hobbies: Watching American satirical shows, listening to opera music, following
football, online chess

Chairman

  1. You have had a long wait, (I was 5th in the session) would you like some tea? What were you during the waiting time?
  2. What did you read in the newspaper? What caught your attention?
  3. You like watching American Satirical shows, which shows do you watch?
  4. Is ‘Friends’ satire?
  5. Why is IIT Mumbai, still named Bombay?
  6. How do forests help in improving the quality of water?
  7. You have good forest cover in your state. Is it the highest?

Member 1

  1. What is an ecosystem?
  2. If I write with my pen, biotic and abiotic factors are interacting, is it an ecosystem?
  3. What happens in an ecosystem?
  4. What are the ecosystem services in agricultural land?
  5. .What are the dominant crops in Kerala?
  6. What do you know about silent valley?
  7. What are the different types of forests in Kerala?
  8. Where else do you see Tropical evergreen forests?

Member 2

  1. Place of Birth Thrissur, why is the festival famous?
  2. What about the environmental impact of firecrackers?
  3. What is CRZ?
  4. Have the restrictions been eased? Why do you think so?
  5. What happened in the Kerala floods?
  6. Kerala is a high literacy, tech-savvy state. Why does mining, deforestation, quarrying take place? Is it a governance deficit?
  7. Can’t we use technology to stop this quarrying? How can we do so?
  8.  What are the concerns with respect to Mullaperiyar Dam?

Member 3

  1. Where do you find the best forests in India?
  2. I say climate change is a hoax. What do you think?
  3. Don’t you think it’s a natural process?
  4. What changes have you observed with regard to climate change?
  5. What is your analysis of the Kerala floods? Don’t you think dam mismanagement is the main cause?
  6. Recently a few buildings were demolished in Kerala. What is your opinion?
  7.  What is your opinion about the parading of elephants in Thrissur Pooram?

Chairman: Thank you, all the best

Source: Telegram

[UPSC Interview Transcript #9] Manoj Soni Sir Board, Odisha Home State, Gym, Jogging hobbies [IFoS]

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Interview Date: 11th Feb 2020
Board: Manoj Soni Sir
Background: B.Tech Biotechnology, Former Software engineer
Home state: Odisha
Hobbies: Gym, Jogging

Chairperson

  1. Tell us briefly about your journey since graduation
  2. Why software engineer after the biotechnology
  3. How agroforestry can help in doubling farmer income
  4. Problems related to agroforestry

Member 1

  1. Ex-situ and in situ conservation
  2. Application of biotechnology in forestry
  3. Features of national parks
  4. Benefits of Mangroves

Member 2

  1. Forest and wildlife resources of Odisha
  2. Olive Ridley turtles
  3. Why an officer of a biotechnology background should be selected instead of a forestry student
  4. How often do you go to the gym(hobby)
  5. Do you go jogging also?

Member 3

  1. Is timber smuggling happening in Odisha?
  2. How timbers are smuggled
  3. What does anglo-Vedic mean(DAV school)?
  4. How would you explain to a layman about the forest resources of Odisha?
  5. Tribal knowledge about forests

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview Transcript #20] :Manoj Soni Board, Tamil Nadu Home State, Growing potted plants Hobby

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IFS Interview 2019
Duration:  25-30 mins
Board: Manoj Soni
Home State: Tamil Nadu
Hobby: Growing potted plants

Chairman

  1. Is your native village or town
  2. You didn’t get any placement
  3. Tell me thirukural on forest
  4. Novel wat your reading last

Member 2

  1. Tell me something about the Chola dynasty
  2. Climate change impact in Southern plateau
  3. Govt efforts to tackle climate change
  4. Tamil Nadu efforts to tackle climate change
  5. Role of women in forest management
  6. You have to need to protect wildlife
  7. Step to mitigate drought
  8. Is this the first interview

Member 3

  1. Do you eat grass
  2. Is tiger eat grass
  3. human eat both your tiger not
  4. What is Iran us tension
  5. Role of Saudi
  6. The objective of Namami Ganga project

Member 4

  1. Growing potted plants abt hobby
  2. What pots prefer
  3. How long you do
  4. What plants you take care
  5. As do what you will do
  6. Are plants need affection
  7. what is the flagship species

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview Transcript #21] :Manoj Soni Sir Board, Maharashtra Home State, Agriculture and geology Optional, Diary Writing Hobby

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IFoS 2019
Interview Date: 13th Feb
Duration: 30 mins (Forenoon Session)
Board: Soni Sir
Background: Mechanical engineer
Home State: Maharashtra
Hobby: Diary Writing
Optional: Agriculture and geology

Chairman

While reading DAF, XYZ is meaning of your name, here is you who write a diary at a time when even writing is disappearing…

  1. When you started writing?
  2. What was the trigger to start?
  3. Tell me by introspecting, if you have a second chance which thing you will do in a different way than you did earlier.?
  4. How was the rainfall in Maharashtra this year?
  5. How was it in your village, district?

Member 1

  1. What is clean energy?
  2. What is the solar potential of India?
  3. Why India has large solar energy potential?
  4. Is India tropical or subtropical?
  5. What is India’s Geothermal potential?
  6. What is biodiversity?
  7. What is species diversity?
  8. What is ecosystem diversity?
  9. What are the areas having large ecosystem diversity- globally and in India?
  10. What is habitat diversity?
  11. Which types of the forest does Maharashtra have??
  12. What are the types of deciduous forest?
  13. Where they are present?
  14. what is the dominant species of dry deciduous?
  15. Which is the dominant species in dry deciduous?

Member 2

  1. What promote you to donate blood?
  2. Isn’t it harmful?
  3. What are the benefits of donating blood?
  4. Suppose there is a mutilated animal, how will you know whether it was an attempt of poaching or conflict between animals?
  5. What will you do?

Member 3

  1. What is the meaning of the name of your father?
  2. Whether he was a god?
  3. Was it from your region?
  4. What do you know about Buddhist culture?
  5. By observing Ajanta caves can you tell that how was that society?
  6. Suppose you are going with your driver, and you saw there is an accident that has taken place, what will you do?
  7. When you were at home last time?
  8. Does an ambulance come to your village?
  9. What are the challenges of the health sector in your locality?
  10. As an engineer how will you help SDM to ensure attendance of doctors and stock of essential medicine?
  11. Have you sawed a Municipal sewage treatment plant?
  12. In which company did you work?
  13. How effluent treatment plant in the company is different from Municipal STP?
  14. How the company was disposing of sludge and treated water?
  15. How they were reducing the toxicity of sludge?

Chairman: Thank you, our interview is over.

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview Transcript #64]: Manoj Soni Board, Maharashtra Home State, Bodybuilding, Cycling Hobbies

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Board: Dr. Manoj Soni
Optional: Maths
Home State: Maharashtra
Hobbies: Bodybuilding, Cycling

Chairman

  1. What inspired you to follow bodybuilding?
  2. Tell me about Anna Hazare
  3. Then questions on has bureaucracy failed in Maharashtra ? should we promote more people like Anna Hazare to do work? or bureaucracy should be reformed ?-Followed discussion on it

Member 1

  1. Explain about Sugarcane cultivation and problems in Maharashtra
  2. Explain about PMFBY and issues
  3. Gst and its issues has it been successful?

Member 2

  1. Rose valley and Sharda act –(i said I am not able to recall )
  2. If your DM of an earthquake-prone region and there is an earthquake, what would you do?
  3. Judicial activism and issues

Member 3

  1. Brief intro about Bhima-Koregaon and then asekd botcentercentre and the state are fighting
  2. Over its investigation What should be done?

Member 4

  1. Explain Dpsp and literally, she asked me to name a few
  2. Then same about Fundamental duties
  3. If your Dm of a village on which areas you would work, if you have 1 crore budget?
  4. Your interview is over Thank you.

Source: Telegram

[UPSC Interview Transcript #68]: Manoj Soni Board, Maharashtra Home State, Watching Movies Hobby

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Interview Date: 25 Feb 2020
Last to go, around 5.10 pm
Board: Manoj Soni sir
Home State: Maharashtra
Hobby: Watching Movies

Chairman

  1. You daf is happening, why u didn’t join capf?
  2. what are u doing now
  3. what is the role of icls officer
  4. where was your training
  5. How to boost economy,steps by government.

Member 1

  1. Civil service rules
  2. Protection for civil servants
  3. Disciplinary action against civil servants, provisions, acts for same
  4. Penalties for civil servants
  5. Which movies u watch( hobby)
  6. Parasite, learnings
  7. Why Bollywood movies don’t win oscar.

Member 2

  1. j n k sp,2 inspectors with you and 15 civilian staff.2000 people crowd waiting to lynch you all. 2 options a) wait for help, follow rules B) tie one local to jeep and go through the crowd

Member 3

  1. public life index( didn’t know)
  2. parameters to count standard of living
  3. Melania trump dress designer for yesterday s event( no idea)
  4. what type of dress and colors, uniqueness
  5. which old western movies u saw

Member 4

  1. Which Marathi movies went to oscar
  2. Why they didn’t win oscar
  3. 3 problems of Maharashtra
  4. If u are the chief secretary, how u will solve it, targets for them and whether you will achieve it, surety to achieve, etc.

Source: Telegram

[UPSC Interview Transcript #75]: Manoj Soni Board, Jharkhand Home State, Philosophy Optional

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Interview Date: 28th Feb, morning session
Board: Manoj Soni
Optional: Philosophy
Background: Mechanical Engineering
Home State: Jharkhand
Already in service: CSE 2018 _135_IPS

Chairman

  1. Hello Alok, so are you in training or leave?
  2. So, are you not satisfied with IPS?
  3. Career progression, dynamism, groundwork, scope, are bookish terms, tell me something that is real?
  4. And power and prestige? That isnt the case ?
  5. You know that ias has greater prestige and power, so why dont you accept that?
  6. You are saying to your interview board that you have not experienced it ?Are you sure?
  7. You are already an IPS. You must have read about power differences. Why cant you accept it that ias is more powerful and prestigious?
  8. A person should learn from his mistakes as well as from mistakes of others. Do you agree?
  9. Some more questions related to police.

Member 1

  1. What is the difference between gi and patent?
  2. So the concept is same or different?
  3. How is it different?
  4. Why wages of women are less compared to men in a district. Does equal pay for equal work not apply to this? Have you seen a wage list?
  5. What would you do to empower women and ensure they get the same wage?
  6. Why philosophy after Mechanical engineering?
  7. Who is J Krishnamurthy?
  8. Do you know Gandhi’s favourite bhajan?

Member 2

  1. Asked about 3 unheard names of philosophers. What have you read in philosophy?
  2. These are all part of the syllabus? Anything else.
  3. What are three threats to the security of India? Arrange them in order.
  4. Why Lwe exists there in Jharkhand?
  5. What is an aspirational district programme? What is the benefit? What does govt do?
  6. Is police corrupt?
  7. Have you ever gone to a police station to file a complaint?
  8. What is people perception of police?
  9. How will you improve as sp?
  10. What is community policing? How is it effective?

Member 3

  1. What is moral dilemma?
  2. Explain it with an example .
  3. Don’t you think when you leave ips for ias you face such a dilemma ?
  4. Justify your action of leaving IPS for iaIAS.
  5. Which cadre did you get? Which choice it was?
  6. Why Gujarat?
  7. What did your seniors say?
  8. But you want to become an IAS? So why think of commiserate system. How is it better? Will, it solves the issue of the tussle of power?
  9. Any negatives about Gujarat cadre?
  10. Tell me at least one. Kept on insisting
  11. Is our patent regime good?

Member 4

  1. What is provisional patenting?
  2. Are provisional applications allowed?
  3. Is there a legal provision to that?
  4. What sort of applications did you work on?
  5. Your hobby is watching ted-ed. What was the latest video you watched?
  6. Questions on the video 3-4 questions on vaccination of smallpox(video)

Chairman Thank you. Your interview is over.

Source: Telegram

[UPSC Interview Transcript #77]: Manoj Soni Board, Telangana Home State, Anthropology Optional, listening and singing Telugu folk songs Hobbies

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Board: Mr. Manoj Soni
Background: Electrical and electronics engineering
Optional: Anthropology
Home State: Telangana
Sports: Kabaddi
Extra activities: Conducted blood
Hobbies: listening and singing Telugu folk songs

Chairman

  1. What is the most interesting thing happened in your life recently.
  2. What has driven you to take up blood donation camps?
  3. why do u like to listen to folk songs? Is it for entertainment or as a source to know about the folk culture
  4. Have u heard of Pathalgadi movement?
  5. What is the reason that suddenly led to the movement?

Member 1

  1. . What do u know about harappan civilisation?
  2. Any other important site belonging to this civilization and it’s uniqueness?
  3. There is lot of talk on crimes against women.. What will be your priority if have given authority… She means to ask whether it is ur first priority or so and why??
  4. U r SDM and wife of DM complained to you of dowry harassment and domestic violence.. What will u do, keeping in mind ur reputation, ACR report is with DM…

Member 2

  1. What is uday and how far it is effective in achieving its targets??
  2. What is one important reform in power sector to tackle discom crisis
  3. Why are some states like Gujarat have least AT and C losses, but states like TN has high losses

Member 3

  1. Any other contemporary civilization of Harappa in Mexico ?
  2. What is the language they used?
  3. In shopping malls and so, lot of data like phone numbers are collected?? What are the legal provisions for data protection
  4. What should be done for data privacy and security

Member 4

  1. What is the status of India in international kabaddi
  2. Why is the criteria for kabaddi to become part of Olympics
  3. Difference between judicial activism and overreach….
  4. Examples of both..
  5. There is lot of talk on aspirational districts… How many and which districts from your state are nominated..
  6. What outcomes are witnessed in aspirational district

Source: Telegram

[UPSC Interview Transcript #78]: Manoj Soni Board, Kerala Home State, Sociology Optional, Watching Movies Having Conversations Hobbies

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Board: Manoj Soni
Optional: sociology
Hobbies: mentoring in civil services, watching movies especially thrillers, having
conversations
Home State: Kerala

Chairman

  1. Why is Kerala called God’s own country?
  2. What were u doing till now
  3. ur a teacher,so tell me what advice would u give students
  4. 5 social problems faced by the world
  5. Biggest social problem faced by India
  6. Counter questions on that

Member 1

  1. Ur a mechanical engineer tell me what do u know about Tesla
  2. What sports do u play
  3. Tell me the skills needed for a cricket player
  4. Do u think cricket is a game of chance or skill?
  5. Do u think there is no element of chance in that?
  6. Have u heard of games called flush, poker?
  7. Which is the latest movie u watched
  8. What award did parasite won?
  9. What’s the specialty that u felt that it won the Oscars

Member 2

  1. Have u heard of Bharatiya vidhya Bhavan?
  2. Who was it’s founder
  3. What is the contributions of km munshi?
  4. Do u think the phones we have is a threat to privacy and should be done away with?
  5. Do u think there are issues in orphanages in Kerala?
  6. There has been incidents of child trafficking to Kerala .what do u have to say about it ?

Member 3

  1. What is afspa?
  2. Where all it is primarily enforced?
  3. Do u think there is a military excess taking place in Northeast?
  4. Suppose ur a DM of Andaman Nicobar islands and there is virus spreading among the centinlaeese.
  5. but the government policy is not to go and government is not responding. they are dying and ur on
  6. the ground zero with the cure .what will u do?
  7. So what do u think about the human shield being used in Kashmir to save lives .it was the same thing there as well?

Member 4

  1. Tell me what are the ethics of a teacher?
  2. Don’t u think ur imposing ur philosophy when u tell the students to never back down from their dreams?
  3. So what do u think about the Hyderabad incident and there u saw nirbhaya case where one guy was left scot-free .what do u think we should do.?
  4. They are using the loopholes in the law and delaying justice .still u think we should allow them?
    Chairman: Thank you
    Your interview is over

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview Transcript #79] Manoj Soni Board, Public Administration Optional, Watching Movies Hobby

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Interview Date: 26/02/2020
Board: Manoj Soni sir
Optional: Public Administration
Employee: Bank and Audit
Hobby: Watching Movies

Chairman

  1. What is the nature of your work?
  2. What are the problems of administration?
  3. How to tacle them?
  4. What is the root cause for all of these problems?
  5. Do you think Family as institution failed in India?
  6. what we can do to improve the position?

Member 1

  1. As a DM how will you tackle those issues?
  2. Tell me about India and Nepal relations?
  3. Have u watched recent ayushman khurana movie?
  4. which movie u watched and what is the essence of the story?

Member 2

  1. In your team one person works well but takes bribe at home and there is no evidence but u received a complaint.
  2.  Another person does not work at all. What will you do in both the cases?

Member 3

  1. What are the guidelines for audits in CAG?
  2. What is a performance audit?
  3. What performance do u measure in social welfare department?
  4. Why Banks merger?
  5. Large banks with pan India presence or small banks with technology which is better?

Member 4

  1. What are the provisions for civil services disciplinary actions?
  2. What are the articles under constitution with respect to civil services?
  3. Explain 311?
  4. Why Micro financial institutions are now not performing well?
  5. Why they are charging High-interest rates?
  6. How to make them viable?
  7. How govt procurement process can be made more efficient?
  8. Some GeM provisions?

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview Transcript #82]: Manoj Soni Board, Telangana Home State, PSIR Optional

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Interview Date: 26-02-2020
Optional: PSIR
Interests: world war 2 museums visit and movies related to it
Board: MANOJ SONI SIR
Home State: Telangana

Chairman

  1. It seems like you stayed about 5.5 years with cognizant. It is too long for a person to stay and
  2. seems you are happy .. then why change
  3. What is your vision for 2047 as india is going to celebrate 100 years of independence ( I brought
  4. in international great power in answer)
  5. so ,asked to reach great power for india, pak and China are dragging us . So which one is your priority ?
  6. With respect to india policy towards China , one are where you want change ?

Member 1

  1. Do you think UN is working as envisaged ?
  2. What do you think of Jamal khasoggi episode ?
  3. what do you think of common man perspective of telangana formation and it really benefitted
  4. If you become secretary and got room , would you place gandhis portrait ( I said without any doubt)
  5. Then he asked why and it seems Gandhi is not relevant today ( I countered that he is more
  6. relevant today then that time and it is we how don’t much about Gandhi rather than question of his relevance )
  7. Then what should be done to make Gandhism more popular ?

Member 2

  1. Let’s assume you are head of department and 10 people under you . 1000s of people surrounded and about to kill
  2. 3 options

a. Take one as hostage and use him to make a passage
b. Do nothing and pray to god by remaining inside
c. Fire at people . What will you choose ?

  1. There is bullying happening to you . How will you respond ??
  2. If there is prejudiced boss on you .

options

  1. do nothing and carry on with work
  2. Don’t do work as anyway not being recognised
  3. Make it public issue .
  4. Have your ever been angry before ?? What did you do

Member 3

  1. Now if you are angry because your subordinates are not working . How will you respond ?
  2. If you are in ifs ,and all people around you are speaking Chinese and keeping you aside , how will you respond ?

Member 4

  1. Now let’s see if you become ias , what are your priorities for Warangal ?
  2. Why this different interest of wars .What you learned from ww2 museums visit ?
  3. What is INA AND CONTRIBUTION
  4. Told me to visit battle of Imphal, Kohima and said I will love it
  5. How ww-2 affected Indian society ?
  6. That is it, it’s been pleasure taking to you . Have a pleasant evening
  7. They took about 35-40 mins in total

Source: Telegram

[UPSC Interview Transcript #88]: Manoj Soni Board, Mechanical Engineering Optional, Rubik’s cube, Sudoku, Jogging Hobbies

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Interview Date: 28-02-2020 (Afternoon)
Board: Manoj Soni Sir
Hobbies: Rubik’s cube, Sudoku, Jogging
Background: B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering
Optional: Mechanical Engineering

Chairman

  1. Write the figure of 5 trillion.
  2. What is gdp.
  3. What is this 5 trillion dollar economy.
  4. How to achieve it.
  5. What can an individual do to make it happen.
  6. How to give boost to Manufacturing
  7. What will infrastructure do if no goods are to be transferred.

Member 1

  1. What is LOC and international border
  2. Why is the present status like this?
  3. Why haven’t our army got it back?
  4. Security issues in north east?
  5. Should NCC be made compulsory to inculcate feelings of pride, love for the country?

Member 2

  1. Demonetisation–adv, disadv
  2. Why banks being merged
  3. Job losses in banks
  4. HACCP

Member 3

  1. Sir creek
  2. Why privatisation in BPCL
  3. Provisions of Bodo accord and its impact
  4. HDI dimensions and parameters
  5. Difference between nationalism and patriotism
  6. Extreme form of which is bad?
  7. Technology harms humanity too. Iran shot down Ukraine bound plane.

Member 4

  1. Man animal conflict. How to manage it?
  2. Wildlife corridors.
    No questions from hobby, birth place, jobs, Mechanical engineering, etc

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview Transcript #99]: Manoj Soni Board, Uttar Pradesh Home State, Watching Contemporary Movies, Playing Cricket Hobbies

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Date of Interview: -24 Feb afternoon
Home State: UP (Azamgarh).
Background: BSc. (maths, computer science, psychology)
PG: MSC(Computer science)
Hobbies: Watching Contemporary Movies, Playing Cricket
Medium: Hindi
Board: Manoj Soni sir.

Chairman

  1. are you still live in village?
  2. name 3 innovation in computer science in past 10 years?
  3. use of Artificial intelligence in administration?
  4. name any example where gov has used AI?

Member 1

  1. what are the progress made in solar energy in india? what are the goals in solar energy?
  2. What are the disadvantaged of solar energy?
  3. what is the unit of irradiandiance(solar power) ?
  4. regionalism impacts nationalism in negative way and nationalism imapcts global world negatively. Comment?
  5. Do you think nationalism is bad because pm Modi had travelled somewhere and there people criticised him for stressing on nationalism.

Member 2

  1. Tell me about contemporary movies, give example. which movie you have recently watched.
  2. Coaching Institutes are money-making institutions and they exploit civil service students.
  3. (I had earlier said that I work part-time in a coaching Institute) two more questions(not remember).

Member 3

  1. do you watch Hollywood movies too? tell me which movie you have recently watch in
  2. Why indian movies don’t get Oscar?
  3. being very big state and due to administration Inaccessibility, UP should be divided. What do you Think? is e-governance reachable to all? despite this,UP is still backward in almost all indicators.
  4. Have you heard about one nation, one platform. (you are computer science student, what should it be, you can guess.)

Member 4

  1. Do you remember psychology still, tell me the name of some psychologist you have study. tell me about sigmond Freud.
  2. The salvation of India lies in its village. (Quote of Gandhi ji) comment?
  3. Have you study any development models, Do you know the development model of Switzerland?
  4. Why Bollywood movies have too many songs?
  5. Tell me the name of a famous lyricist from Allahabad who recently died.

Chairman okay, your interview is over, dhanyavaad, shubhkamnaayein, namaste.

Source: Forum IAS

[UPSC Interview Transcript #100]: Manoj Soni Board, Bihar Home State, PSIR Optional, Diary writing & Trekking Hobbies

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Duration: 30-35 mins
Board: Manoj Soni sir
Background: B.TECH in CSE
Optional: PSIR
Employee: 1.5 years in Vizag steel plant,6 years in ONGC
Home State: Bihar
First interview
Hobbies: diary writing and trekking

Chairman

Greeted and explained the process
Chairman – Started Reading DAF details like native place , company name .. said that it’s good that you are here .. I have seen many students who either leave their job for CSE preparation or change their job always .. you did none of them .. you prepared along with your job and also stuck to ONGC .. That’s good
CM – Tell me how did you manage
A: explained about my schedule and how I managed 2-3 hours on weekdays and utilised weekends in effective way also told them that I managed my leave well and took leave on Monday if necessary and clubbed it with weekends .. also said that my seniors are very supportive and I took 20 days leave before Mains and 5 days before interview
CM – ok that’s nice .. I see that you are from IT and you are working in IT department of ONGC .. that’s a good symphony .. I like it .. now why u want to break this
CM – Lets address the elephant in the room – does power excite you ?
CM – you are from champaran and Gandhi ji was associated with champaran .. let’s discuss about him and then he asked is it practical to follow Gandhi ji ideas .. discussion on poverty , his economic ideas and materialism followed up .. 3-4 minutes discussion on this topic Now he told other members to ask

Member 1

I see you are from PSIR .. tell me your view on general sulameani killing (no cross question ) – tell me about the Jamal karogi killing
– Ok I see you like trekking.. let’s move to that area .. how frequently you trek
– Most difficult trek and details about its terrain
– I want you to send you to a 7 days Himalayan expedition and you won’t get any Porter to carry any luggage .. take your time and plan your bag .. remember you have to carry this bag
– Discussion on the items followed
– Next question on hyderabad killing instant justice — (discussion became little bit uncomfortable )
– Suppose Nirbhaya is ur sister .. how will you react
– Cross question on that
– Chairman also asked follow up question on this
– there are many leather factories which are facing non tariff barrier .. how to approach this problem .. cross question on this

Member 2

– how do you rate ONGC .
– tell me one major problem ongc is facing
– Ok it seems you have prepared ONGC well let’s move on from it
– what is ur view on sick psu .. I want your assessment .. where are we going wrong .. I don’t want bookish answer .. I want ur observation and she specifically mentioned that I have to give 4 observation – questions and answer followed on this
– Next discussion on champaran
– I have visited champaran some time back and I am sorry to say I am disappointed with this .. what do you think is it because of political failure or bureaucratic apathy ?
– Question of development model of champaran and it’s challenges

Member 3

– What is nudge theory
– Is it successful in changing behaviours of people
– Ur assessment of Swach BHARAT mission and role of nudge theory in this
– Name and Shane policy and is it right
– How to use it in other scheme
– Is champaran ODF free
– can you use IT knowledge and improve ODF status in champaran .. tell me ur plan of action
– Follow up question on this

Member 4

– she asked about cooperatives (no idea why she asked — no link to daf )
– Problems of cooperatives specially PACS
– Any successful model of PACS and learning
– Problem of district cooperatives
– Use ur IT knowledge to make it right
– No follow up question
– In the end she said very good
Finally chairman
Thank you .. your interview is over .. have a nice day.
Duration – 30-35 mins
5th one to go in second half (around 4:40)

Source: Forum IAS

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