Indian Express 25th June 2018

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

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

Member 1

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

Member 2

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

Member 3

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

Chairman: Thank you, all the best.

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[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

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

Member 1

Ex-situ and in situ conservation
Application of biotechnology in forestry
Features of national parks
Benefits of Mangroves

Member 2

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

Member 3

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

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

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

Chairman

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

Member 2

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

Member 3

Do you eat grass
Is tiger eat grass
human eat both your tiger not
What is Iran us tension
Role of Saudi
The objective of Namami Ganga project

Member 4

Growing potted plants abt hobby
What pots prefer
How long you do
What plants you take care
As do what you will do
Are plants need affection
what is the flagship species

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[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…

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

Member 1

What is clean energy?
What is the solar potential of India?
Why India has large solar energy potential?
Is India tropical or subtropical?
What is India’s Geothermal potential?
What is biodiversity?
What is species diversity?
What is ecosystem diversity?
What are the areas having large ecosystem diversity- globally and in India?
What is habitat diversity?
Which types of the forest does Maharashtra have??
What are the types of deciduous forest?
Where they are present?
what is the dominant species of dry deciduous?
Which is the dominant species in dry deciduous?

Member 2

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

Member 3

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

Chairman: Thank you, our interview is over.

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

15th June 2018

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

Chairman

What inspired you to follow bodybuilding?
Tell me about Anna Hazare
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

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

Member 2

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

Member 3

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

Member 4

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

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

15th June 2018

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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

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

Member 1

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

Member 2

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

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

Member 4

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

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