[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #318 : Manoj Soni Board, PSIR Optional, PUNJAB Home State

Date of Interview: 26/04/23 – Forenoon
Board: Manoj Soni sir
Optional: PSIR
Home State: PUNJAB
Background: CS/IT

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Chairman

⁃ Picked up my photo and started comparing
⁃ how are you?
⁃ Feeling nervous?
⁃ You worked in XYZ? Are you still working? Why you left job?
⁃ India has been talking about Energy independence. What is it?
⁃ How will india achieve it? Any strategy?

Member 1

⁃ What is patiala famous for ? ( hometown)
⁃ Whats unique in punjabi names ? ( punjab state)
⁃ He was referring to names being gender neutral
⁃ Can you tell G20 complete moto
⁃ Something related to India’s focus on sustainable economic dev
⁃ What changes you want to suggest in upsc pattern

Member 2

⁃ How did Bhangra origin and why it is performed ( hobby )
⁃ is india model nation in conducting relations with neighbouring nations (PSIR)
⁃ What is software engineering ( Graduation Subject )
⁃ How medical translation works ( couldn’t comprehend)
⁃ Tools used in big data analysis ( CS background )
⁃ What are Drought resistant crops ,how they are produced (in context of Punjab)
⁃ Sir ,asked the panel member to wind up

Member 3

⁃ appreciated my suggestion of adding CS as optional subject
⁃ Client server vs real time systems ( CS graduation )
⁃ e- gadgets – nintendo vs playstation ? Which you think is better ( interests DAF)
⁃ How sodium carbide helps in Fruit ripening ( bouncer question )
⁃ How to tackle e waste ( continue from e – gadgets)

Member 4

⁃ When ever there is police action ,protesters cry about HR ,what are human rights ?
⁃ What is Ucc ?
⁃ Do you think Indian agri is gambling with monsoon ? Explain?
⁃ Which monsoon affects india ( couldn’t understand what he wanted to ask, I said SW monsoon and discussed factors affecting monsoon )

Utility of mocks – Next , ksg , chahal , vajirao
Helped in covering Daf and practice
Peer group under (M^2 IAS ) very helpful