[UPSC Interview 2020] – Transcript #61 : Air Marshal A. S. Bhonsle Board, Bihar Home State, PSIR Optional, IRS

Interview Date: 26 .08.2021
Board:  Air Marshal A. S. Bhonsle
Optional: PSIR
Graduation: Computer science & Engineering, SASTRA University
Home State: East Champaran (Bihar ) college: Thanjavur
Previous work ex: RINL, ONGC
Current: IRS

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Chairman

1. Tell me a unique thing about Bridheshwar temple
2. What is unique about its Nandi bull
3. what is unique about its Gopuram
4. Thanjavur sambhar is also very famous & what is the reason? [did not know] => later he said you are not expected to know this.
5.  National education policy has 3C: critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration What is collaboration in the context of NEP? [ talked about collaboration between Higher institutes of India with International institutes ]
6. Can you think about another type of collaboration which is possible [ Talked about an interdisciplinary collaboration among different branches and streams, also about collaboration institute of national importance with private institutes, etc
7. NEP is focusing on teaching the trainers: What are the steps taken by GOI to train the teachers?
8. Follow up 1-2 questions on that

Member 1

1. Let’s come back to Thanjavur again .. why it is famous [ talked about rice bowl of TN, Thanjavur painting, Saint Thagyaraja & Grand anicut Dam ]
2. Why Thanjavur painting is famous?
3. Why is there less startup in IIT?
4. 1/2 follow-up question on IIT?
5. Why engineers are coming to the administrative job? is it right?
6. What are the issues with ONGC?
7. How Information technology can help in improving ONGC performance?
8. You were earning good in ONGC .. then why civil services?

Member 2

1. What is unique about EAST Champaran?
2. Can you tell me about Champaran satyagraha movement?
3. why the steel prices were going up in pandemic?
4. 1/2 follow-up question on that steel pricing and china supply chain disruption?
5. You are from PSIR .. why there is a visible shift from India -Russia Bohemia to India – USA relation even we consider USA is not a trusted, partner?
6. follow up question on that
7. You are in IRS. Can you tell me what one thing we can do to improve the tax collection?
8. Anyone thing which can improve the tax collection immediately?
9. Should agriculture be taxed?

Member 3

1. What is the recent development in the field of computer science?
2. is technology is good?
3. how can be we ensure that it remains good?
4. what is the story behind name of mother? [ gave 2 stories ]
5. which do you believe?
6. What is the NIRF rank and Times rank of IIT D ? [ sir I don’t know… oh you don’t know this about your alma matter .. he thought i am from IITD .. clarified that I am from SASTRA university ]
7. Discussion back from IITD to ONGC .. what is production capacity of Bombay high and how much we able to recover?
8. Recent incident about ONGC in Arabian sea
9. What went wrong there?
10. Suppose you are made of incharge of such situation? How will you ensure such incident did not happen?
11. 1 follow up question on that

Member 4

1. 1 question on Tamilnadu [ not able to recall]
2. You went from Bihar to TN for your graduation .. How did you manage your food .. [everybody laughed in that answer when I mention biryani being the true friend ]
3. why idli is nutritious?
4. Blue revolution and its significance
5. You are from PSIR .. Can you tell how does the political map of india is chaining since last 10 years? [ Misunderstood this questions .. first talked about India map issues on external front on Nepal, PAK and china ==> she said no no I am asking with respect to Centre – state : I talked about federals issues ] ==> she was expecting me to talk changes with respect to damn diu, UT of Jammu and Ladakh, etc //

chairman

1. What will you do after going from here?
   [ Interview ends … could not answer last 2 questions on expected line ]