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Date of Interview:10 September 2021
Board: Dr. Manoj Soni
Background: Doctor, Mbbs, Safdarjung Hospital
Home State: Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana
Home State: Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana
Hobbies: Bhangra, Badminton
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Chairman
- Can you remove your facemask and shield to match your picture?
- You can wear mask again. Can you tell what is the importance of masks even when there is social distancing?
- So After doing internship in 2020, what all you did?
- What was your experience in COVID duty and during 2nd covid wave?
- We need funds for health, for education. Seeing limited resources what do u think is the least important ministry from which funds could be cut? (I said every ministry is important and we should cut on corruption, leakages and rationalise subsidies)
- How will you prevent leakages? ( i told DBT, digitisation)
- How to prevent misuse of funds in DBT? ( talked about E-RUPI – voucher-based system)
Member 1
- Seeing such a shortage of doctors, didn’t u rethink your decision to stay a doctor?
- Regarding Pegasus, how can state do snooping on public?
- Earlier it was paperwork but no issues like this, why?
- How to balance Rt to privacy n Rt to public security?
Member 2
- What is the need of UT? Shouldn’t this idea be scrapped?
- What about Chandigarh? What has centre done in it?
- What are the issues regarding Organ transplant and donation?
- What is this Euthanasia, Active, Passive, what are the provisions in India?
- Shouldn’t Rt to die with dignity involve anyone whoever wants to die, why only vegetative state?
- Who was really Safdarjung?
Member 3
- If you are given power to allocate budget, u think that is sufficient?
- What other things are required?
- Have you heard about Ajmer?
- It has always remained outside of federal powers. What is analogous nowadays? (Can’t remember exact question)(Answered UT directly administered by Center, they wanted to hear this)
- What are the recent Singapore developments?
Member 4
- You have been ahead girl of your school. What were your takeaways?
- How you dealt with crisis with a positive attitude? example?
- What are India’s relations with Pakistan
- How to improve them?
- Tell me anything about Indian ocean region
- You also do Bhangra. Do women also perform it? Or is it a male dance?
Chairman
- So how was your overall experience in UPSC Bhavan?
- Any suggestions as a doctor?
- Your interview is over. Stay safe and healthy!
- Cordial and comfortable board.
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