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Interview Date: 11th Feb 2020
Board: Manoj Soni Sir
Background: B.Tech Biotechnology, Former Software engineer
Home state: Odisha
Hobbies: Gym, Jogging
Chairperson
- Tell us briefly about your journey since graduation
- Why software engineer after the biotechnology
- How agroforestry can help in doubling farmer income
- Problems related to agroforestry
Member 1
- Ex-situ and in situ conservation
- Application of biotechnology in forestry
- Features of national parks
- Benefits of Mangroves
Member 2
- Forest and wildlife resources of Odisha
- Olive Ridley turtles
- Why an officer of a biotechnology background should be selected instead of a forestry student
- How often do you go to the gym(hobby)
- Do you go jogging also?
Member 3
- Is timber smuggling happening in Odisha?
- How timbers are smuggled
- What does anglo-Vedic mean(DAV school)?
- How would you explain to a layman about the forest resources of Odisha?
- Tribal knowledge about forests
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