[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #56: RN Chaubey Sir Board,

Date of Interview: 17/01/2024 (first to go)
Board: RN Chaubey Sir
Duration: 24 minutes

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Chairman

1. Tell us about your academic background and work experience
2. What services did your organization provide?
3. Is it doing well?
4. Are cooperatives successful in India? tell us overall success and not just any regional success
5. In long term, I think cooperatives will not be a success for two reasons that is collective leadership not possible in India and voting pattern of members. convince me I’m wrong

Member 1

1. What is neighborhood first policy?
2. Nepal, Srilanka and Maldives are examples of failed NFP. What is your opinion?
3. Have you heard of SAGAR doctrine?
4. What is India’s role in IOR?
5. What is China doing to counter India in IOR?
6. China launched Regional forum of IOR countries but excluded India from its membership. Would you suggest any counter measures by India in this regard?
7. Do we need to have strong navy to be a major power in IOR?

Member 2

1. Name some PSUs in Defense production?
2. Should we engage private sector in Defense production?
3. Name some major projects/Products of HAL

Member 3

1. 1) Do you think EVMs can be hacked?
2. 2) Your opinion on simultaneous elections?
3. 3) Don’t you think it will subvert regional issues?
4. 4) What is SVEEP?
5. 5) Have you heard of NOTA? do you think it is democratic?

Member 4

1. Why Bengaluru has more startups compared to other cities?
2. Venture capitalist and Angel investors can invest anywhere but why they prefer startups based in Bangalore?
3. Are you aware of any policies by local government of Karnataka regarding startups?
4. Why there is wage gap between male and female employees in IT sector?

Mock utility: Chankya Mandal, Vajirao, Samkalp, Ravindran Sir

Special thanks to Utkarsh Sir for all the support and guidance during interview process