[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #221 : Lt. Gen Raj Shukla Board, Civil Engineering Optional, Rajasthan Home State, Tennis Hobby

Date of Interview: 20.03.23
Board: Lt. Gen Raj Shukla
Optional: Civil Engineering
Home State: Rajasthan
Hobby: Tennis
ONGC, Railways, South Africa

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Chairman

1. Have you read about the Millet Conference going on?
2. Why are we promoting millets so much?
3. Why have they been named ‘Shri Anna’? Is the name out of respect for farmer who cultivate it?
4. The yields are less, how can we improve?
5. Agriculture to Industry transition of economy – should we promote industry or there are avenues within agriculture?

Member 1

1. Being a Civil Engineer, what will be your first priority if selected?
2. What did India do different than other countries while managing COVID?
3. Views on IRMS restructuring.
4. Private Partners in Railways.

Member 2

1. Plan a 7 day tour of Rajasthan for me. Asked about a few places I mentioned.
2. Construction Sector has been largely informal, what steps have we taken to formalise it?
3. Migrant issues in Tamil Nadu, your views on it?

Member 3

1. Meaning of your name?
2. Seems like you play a lot of sports, what is the importance of sports in life?
3. Your views on Work from Home, should it be continued?
4. Internship in South Africa – What did you do there? Friend circle there, difference you found in life there and in India.

Member 4

1. Why you left your job so early at ONGC?
2. What did you learn there?
3. What’s NBP in the name of your Office Address?
4. Features of green building (Office was a green building)
5. Russia Ukraine War and its implications on Global Energy Security.
6. Lessons for India from this.

Overall Experience: Very cordial board, no grilling.

Utility of Mocks: Good for confidence building and finding shortcomings in DAF preparation.