[UPSC Interview 2020] – Transcript #53 : Bharat Bhushan Vyas Board, PSIR Optional, Uttarakhand Home State

Date of Interview:  24/08/21
Board: Bharat Bhushan Vyas sir
Background: E&Tc Engg,
Optional: PSIR
Home State: Uttarakhand, Lucknow(Birthplace)

Chairman

1. asked to keep mask down & Faceshield on
2. convince me as your friend to visit Lucknow: started formally but sir insisted to convince as a friend
3. new emigration bill(had no idea about it:he said no issues we’ll take something else)
4. INS vikrant & how do you see it: tried to nudge towards maritime security, UN, China but they did not take the bait(showing who’s the boss!)
5. diff types of inflation, d.a. uses which one, why cpi & not wpi in d.a.
6. trajectory of inflation & growth vs inflation debate
7. Gavi
8. PPP model
9. APEC
10. juvenile justice meaning

Member 1

1. (Lady member with a very pleasing personality)
2. issues in prisons
3. what do you expect from civil services
4. generalist vs specialist? Whom do you support? Why?
5. (Did not ask many ques but showed quite an interest in answers which is really a morale booster)

Member 2

1. (even Lady Gaga would be intrigued by sir’s poker face)
2. whom to approach if there is complaint against any hospital?
3. again on grievance redressal from hospitals
4. Biosafety level 4

Member 3

1. components of GST, compensation cess, what is the issue, how to bridge shortfall
2. public accounts committee
3. named 2 technical terms related to audit & asked to differentiate b/w the two(said don’t know faster than the speed of light)
4. what did govt do for migrant labourers during covid
5. issues in transportation for labourers
6. schemes to provide them jobs in their home state if any

Member 4

1. as an administrator what did you learn from covid
2. what healthcare issues covid highlighted
3. how many goals did messi score(daf)
4. why messi left barca
5. if you are DC of border district in UK with nepal, how would you control migration

Not much cross questioning, gave good amount of time to answer
*only 2 ques from daf, rest all random