[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #269 : Manoj Soni Board, Sociology Optional, Andhra Pradesh Home State

Date of Interview: 31st March, Forenoon, 2nd to go, 25 minutes
Board: Mr. Manoj Soni
Home State: Andhra Pradesh
Background: Mechanical Engineering,
Optional: Sociology

Worked in a School, DIY, and Gadgets

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Chairman

1. We just celebrated Rama Navami yesterday. Tell me in which Indian month and on which day we celebrate Rama Navami
2. What about Krishnashtami
3. Do you know any Indian month names?
4. Is the month (I said) the first one?
5. What about Karthika and Mrugasira?
6. It’s been years since you finished graduation. Don’t you think you should have a backup plan now? I sincerely wish that you should clear this exam. If everything goes bad, what are you going to do?
7. Next, question is bit personal, if you wish not to answer you can avoid answering. You worked only for a period of 1 year and that too for small amount of compensation. How are you managing your expenses?
Signalled the next person to take over

Member 1

(On a single hobby)
1. What is your this Gadget enthusiasm hobby.
2. How is technology progressing these days and what is the future?
3. Many countries are placing restrictions on internet and what is the outcome of such firewalls?
4. What is this data sovereignty?
5. Who has more data US or China?
6. Is population a factor in measuring volume of data?
7. So China has largest amount of data?
8. How is India acting in data governance?

Member 2

(Name, Mechanical)
1. Tell me which Mahabharata character you relate with apart from Lord Krishna.
2. How a Chimney functions?
3. No no, just explain a conventional chimney?
4. Does this room have a chimney and dont you think the space at the top acts as Ventilator
5. As world is moving towards eVs, what advice you would give to the countries in Persian gulf region
6. You said, you have a backup plan, so, you are not serious about this preparation.

Member 3

(Andhra, Hobby/Current affairs)
1. Did your state get bifurcated?
2. Tell sociological reasons for the same?
3. In undivided AP, which was the most urbansied town?
4. What is all this fuss about ChatGPT. There’s also an article about the same in today’s newspaper, right?
5. So, what are the ethical issues in using ChatGPT?
6. Okay, what’s the exact issue mentioned in today’s article?

Member 4

(Hobby and International Relations)
1. What is this your DIY hobby and what did you do?
2. Let’s go to Israel. How are India’s relations with Israel?
3. Just stick to Israel, Palestine is not required here.
4. Tell specifics, not generic data about Israel relations.
5. Since India and Israel are moving closely, don’t you think we should distance ourselves from Palestine?
6. What is a Free Trade Agreement?
7. With which countries India signed FTA?
8. Do we have a FTA with the US?

Overall experience: Calm and Cordial

Utility of mocks or O2O (if any) – Gave mocks with VajiRao Reddy, Chahal, Chanakya MP and Samkalp. Samkalp’s panel was not good when I went. First 3 are good.

O2O with Ravindran Sir(Very Good) and Khan sir(Confidence booster)