[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #230 : Lt.Gen Raj Shukla Sir Board

Date of Interview: 21/03/2023
Board: Lt.Gen Raj Shukla Sir
Keywords: BDS, IR, Mumbai.

Your experience in interview: Board was cordial and patient.

Utility of mocks or O2O (if any): Good for practice, review should be taken with a pinch of salt.

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Chairman

1. Where are you from? (Mah/ Guj)
2. Why IAS after Dentistry?
3. Why not work for 30 Years and then become a politician?
4. Are you choosing Civil services cz they are safe? Do you think Politics would be too risky for you??
5. We need good politicians also, why not join politics?
6. Is Globalisation coming to an end?
7. Why then trade is being conducted in small grouping? Why South Asia is lagging in it?
8. Why can’t south Asia be an example for the world to solve it’s problem? Why India not taking lead? Look at Asean?
9. Was not joining Rcep a mistake?
   So If manufacturing is not equipped enough we should take protectionist Stance or open to competition?
10. If Singapore can deal with China why can’t we?
11. Why rise in trade when incidents like Galwan are happening?
12. How to deal with China when they have such huge trade surplus with us?

Member 1

1. Shortcomings in Ayushman bharat.
2. How to make PDS more efficient.
3. ( Wasn’t very satisfied with my answer)
   2-3 follow up questions

Tell me about some innovative ways of financing infrastructure projects.

Member 2

1. ( Based on my ans of PDS Qs)
   Food ( Distribution) is under which list.
2. How will then the Centre implement  ONOR??
3. Air pollution in Delhi- Reasons
4. Why not in Mumbai
   ( 3 Follow up questions on the mechanism of Sea breeze)
5. Why Dentistry is a 5 year course, is there enough content to study for 5 years?
6. Why earlier only 4 years?
   ( 3 Follow up Questions)

Member 3

1. ( I had mentioned tobacco in 1ans)
2. Why IAS, work as a dentist and tackle addiction?
   ( 2 follow up Qs)
3. Problems of Mumbai? (.. Slums..)
4. So should we demolish all the slums??
5. There is no space for pedestrians in Mumbai? ( 1 follow up)

Member 4

1. Why Anthropology??
2. Difference between digital money and cryptocurrency.
3. Are crypto currencies dangerous??
4. Is it good to have backing of central banks??
5. What is blockchain?

Chair :Your interview is over.