[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #81: Lt. Gen Raj Shukla Sir Board, PSIR Optional, Uttarakhand Home State, Trekking Hobby

Date of Interview: 29th Jan afternoon
Board: Lt. Gen Raj Shukla Sir
Optional: PSIR
Home State: Uttarakhand
Hobby: Trekking

DAF keywords: Uttarakhand, Tehri, Air pistol Shooting, Trekking, Intrusion Detection System, Cognizant Technology Solution

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Chairman

1. Many countries are going for elections this year. Can you name some countries where election took place.
2. Linked elections in Bangladesh, Taiwan and Pakistan with democracy.
3. What about democratic status of US as Trump is most likely to return as President and that capitol hill incident.
4. Other follow up questions on Taiwan – China, etc.

Member 1

1. impact of climate change in Uttarakhand.
2. What steps uttarakhand has taken to mitigate these impacts?
3. What pleasure you get when you for trekking?
4. Height of Nag Tibba.
5. What is the approx weight of Air-pistol?
6. Duration of any match in 10m Air Pistol shooting.

Member 2

1. What is GLOF? (Picked from my answer to impact of Climate change in Uttarakhand)
2. Any recent disaster due to GLOF?
3. Asked unique features of Tehri Dam?
4. Have you ever visited Tehri Dam and what you observed there?
5. When and why thought of shifting from IT sector to Civil Services?

Member 3

1. What is intrusion Detection System?
2. Can it be used for VIP security?
3. What is cyber security?

Member 4

1. What are your views on UK’s Rwanda Bill?
2. Is it democratic to send stateless people to 3rd nation Rwanda?
3. Do you think environment consciousness is on decline in Uttarakhand?

Some questions I am not able to recollect.

Apart from M1, board was cordial.

Duration – 25-30 min

Utility of mocks- confidence building