[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #295 : Manoj Soni Board, shayari, photography Hobby

Date of Interview: 24th April 2023
Board: Manoj Soni sir
Background: MBBS -indore, Ms (general surgery ) Safdarjung Hospital Delhi
Work experience-worked as senior resident at many institutions( govt +private )
Hobby: shayari, photography
Daf – Indore, Delhi, Lucknow Madhya pradesh , Bihar
Interview-Totally based on health
No IR,no C.A. No economy
Entered the room – round table ,much distance between chairman and candidate,
2members very near to candidate

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Chairman

You can remove mask ,
(Watching very care fully the procedure to remove the mask .)

Would you like to Introduce your self as shayar who became doctor or doctor who became shayar
(Don’t heard the question properly ,said both after some time ) he said you dint understand the nuance of the question ( sunayi dega tab to sochunga sir )
Same repeat questions –
1.Why leaving medical field
2.Wasted money, someone could have done better in medical field
3.Do you read books also -I said yes sir .
Did you read the book everyone loves drought . ( low pitch voice , was not able to hear clearly) but mind worked b/c of high sympathetic stimulus)
Later some how I understood , I have heard that line 4. who is the writer – I am unable to recall
Q.-What does it mean -more chances of corruption ..bank gets more money , politicians get more money etc
Q. What are the features of drought , how do you know it’s drought – slow process , level of water body , decreases etc
Q.Have you ever seen the drought – no sir
Q.Doctor pt ratio -1:1456
Q. Ideal ration as per Un then corrected himself as per WHO
– 1:1000 ok then it’s low
Yes sir but govt said in parliament that it’s now 1:856
Chairman – but now it’s lacking ( assertive voice)
Me – nodded yes .(jo aap bolo Wo sahi hai Aaj to ) but govt ne to yahi data diya hai recent )

Member 1

only 2 questions
Q.What is life style diseases -gave definition , eg .sedentary life style causes increase fat which caused DM and HTn
( he was also too fat ,got offended ,I think -no body shaming ,just medically obese )
Q . Jhallahat Bhari aawaj main –
How fat causes DM and HTn ,explained-looked satisfied ,no questions after that

Member 2

long monologue there is no health policy at present we don’t monitor the infection and out break , for someone doing pollution or infecting the water body that causes the spread of disease how will you make health policy for that
-I said there is already a system ,we have integrated disease surveillance programs that already monitor that emerging disease (1st I thought he is talking about , point source infection but he was asking something else ) then I said
one health policy and explained one health concept but he had no clue about that .
Expressionless face .
Then he gave example of disease out break how an Ias taken care diarrhoea outbreak in Gujarat(
Q.do you know that
No sir , but I know the way how to control it .
Mapping of the area,identify point source , pt detection ,early diagnosis and treatment , not much satisfied
Q. What is ethnomedicine?
Gave my concept of ethnic medicine then asked clarification what does he mean by it ?
It’s tribal and traditional medicine ,it’s said to cure cancer ?! What do you think about it ?
I said there is no randomised control trial at present but there are claim that it prevents and cure cancer ,

Member 3

Q. Country transitioning from infectious to NCD .
What diseases India facing the , how will you make policy for that .
Told the triple burden of disease India facing with data , told about my policy based on preventive and primitive health gave eg of Health and wellnEss Center
Q Southern Indian satiate performing the best in health indicator .
Should we have two health policy in India , one for north and one for south ( trap question)
Said no , should learn from South Indian states and implement it in north India .
Q. Right to health bill which state brought , is it right ? Your view , why protest , is it right step .
How to cut expension of health
Very satisfied with answers

Member 4

Interview Transcripts 2022: Q asked Some famous photography book – sorry sir
Q. Health expenditure very high, if we heard that someone staying In hospital for one month then we don’t believe , how to decrease health expenditure ( I already answered in previous questions, non attentive panel member )
Someone come to you after orthopaedics implant, after one year, many remove it many left it as it is , what will you do
( they would read DAF carefully,I am a general surgeon and not a orthopaedic surgeon )
I said would decide on case by case basis .
It get fibrosed usually

Q.some people said proper continuous use of water can cure all disease then corrected himself ,ionised water can cure all disease ,even cancers with help of ionised oxygen
I said I am not aware of that

Q.Do you know Tamil
I said no sir ,
Q. which language you know I said Hindi,English , he said English is not a language and smiled ,(l thought to remind him official languages of country but got the gist he wanted to say that everyone know the English it’s that common )
I said I also know the dialect like bhojpuri, Nimadi, Magahi .
Q .again but you don’t know Tamil !(bhai main South Indian nahi hu ,bas naam hai South Indian )( Soni sir laughed at this point  , I controlled thought bhai Kaha se aate hai ye log )
Q. how would you work if you are posted in hospital in Tamil Nadu , I said many go there after UG and learn the language within 4-5 months , I would take the help of colleagues in understanding the the language and learn the language .

I the last Soni sir said something ..again very low pitch voice ,like your interview is over, enjoy your day —was not able to hear it properly,
said thank you sir to all , have a good evening .

Experience – 2panel members were attentive , two were just finishing there job , chairmen was assessing. Or searching something on tablet all the time
Utility of mock –
Helped a lot in articulation ,structuring , and countering the fear of interview ,went fearless ,baki to number batayenge )