[UPSC Interview 2020] – Transcript #08 : Manoj Soni Board, Kerala State, Football Hobby

Board:– Manoj Soni
Education: Electronics Engg.
State: Kerala
Hobby: football

Chairman

1. Meaning of my name
2. Have you heard of Azeem o shan Shahansha song?
3. Seen film jodha akbar?
4. You studied in Mahatma Gandhi University. Tell me why Mahatma Gandhi is great?
5. Is Gandhian Economic model practical? Why, why not?
6. Tell me three things that u can do practical with Gandhian economic model?
7. Define yourself
8. What qualities you have that take you to greatness?
9. Name 5 areas of your interest? ( most of the questions asked by board members revolved around these interests areas of mine)

Member 1

1. Medals for India in Olympics?
2. Why india weak in sports?
3. What’s the relation of sports with education?
4. You studied electronics and communication Engg. Is Social media good or bad?
5. What’s the issue going on now regarding privacy?
6. Explain pegasus controversy
7. If transparency is a necessity in public affairs, why issues?

Member 2

1. Why is Kerala good in education?
2. Why people moving to gulf if its that good?
3. Impact on tourism due to Covid
4. What shd be done to improve tourism sector
5. Kovalam resort condition
6. You studied in Jawahar Navodaya vidyalaya. What are it’s positives?

Member 3

1. Why ‘Bin Latheef’ in name!
2. Explain the social development indicators of Kerala.
3. Why then people moving to gulf?
4. How can kerala’s economy be made better?
5. What you will do as an ifs officer to make the situation of NRIs better?
6. Even small and poor countries like Ghana plays football? Why is football not getting momentum in India?

Member 4

1. Why your profile says that you are an educator? ( educator at kerala state civil service academy mentioned in DAF). What you have to do in Kerala State civil service academy?
2. Why you didnt work as engineer? Why turned into civil service?
3. What’s ur father and mother doing?
4. Favourite football club? (said FC Barcelona)
5. Why arsenal in decline? ( seems member is Arsenal fan)
6. Why keralites not joining army ?
7. Why spice trade from Malabar declining?