[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #44 : Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla Board, Economics Optional, Yoga, Dance, Reading Books Hobbies

Date of Interview: 3rd Feb
Board: Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla (Retd.)
Background: CA, MA in Eco, IDAS
Optional: Economics
Hobbies: Iyengar Yoga, Ghoomar Dance, Reading Books
Others: NSS, Blood Donation camp, Mock parliament (MHRD minister)
Mostly Interview: went for 30-35 MN

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Chairman

1. So you are CA and IDAS currently, till what time your training will go on?
2. So tell me broadly about Finance of the world? How this is changing?
3. So you say with Russia Ukraine war, Germany & Japan are increasing defence expenditure. in which area see you this changes? (Was a long monologue, could remember gist)
4. So will it be more in platforms and weaponry or new age tech like AI, Drones ? – I said recently countries have started focusing on platforms ammunition
5. He intervened and said that in Ukraine drones are being used for something – I said yes sir, New age technologies are also being focused
6. Something on bureaucracy focused on traditional set ups like going strictly by rules. What is ur view?
7. In government, L1 (low cost model) model is followed, but sometimes it creates problems for quality of defence procurement, what is ur view? (I mentioned about Quality cum cost model—-He said it is rarely followed. Why?
8. GFR (General Financial Rules) are there. But FM is easily able to use discretion under the rules but many are not. Why? (Question was long and since I didn’t have Detailed idea about GFR, I said I need to look into it)

Member 1

1. So you were MHRD minister while participating in mock Parliament. If you are secretary to MHRD what 3 measures will you take? (Bridging learning gaps, teacher training, reaserch and vocational training)
2. How teacher training?
3. In PG, you might be having developmental eco, I said No
4. Then what was your favourite subject. And which theory you like the most ( Macroeconomics+ Keynesian model)
5. For inflation controlling, it is said that monetary policy is more effective in developed countries and fiscal in developing. Why?

Member 2

1. You did your class 10th In village and then 12 in Udaipur. What difference could you see in village schools and Schools in Udaipur?
2. So you stayed in hostel. Did your parents allow you that time?
3. Apart from Ghoomar which dance you do? When is Ghoomar performed?
4. What you mean by Human rights?
5. Where are they mentioned?
6. How HR are different from FRs?
7. Name FRs mentioned in constitution.
8. Why there is need for separate FR to protect minorities?
9. Which is the last book you have read? And what is it about?
10. What are the moral lessons in it? (I mention 3000 stitches by Sudha Murthy and said through various short stories she gives moral lessons)
11. Out of these 3 moral lessons which one do you reflect the most?

Member 3

1. If you have to convince a foreigner that India is mother of democracy then how will you do it?
2. There was sign of India being democracy in past. Do you remember?
3. Discussion on one nation one election
4. Can you name some female governors ?

Member 4

1. Why Japan have culture of discipline, sanitation etc buy we lacked? (I said value based education from my limited reading )
2. He said we also read about many values in books but what is lacking (I said application at ground level- like social works in schools)

(I am mostly forgetting questions from last 2 members)

All the best to all aspirants.