[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #113: Lt. Gen Raj Shukla Sir Board, Geography Optional, Uttar Pradesh Home State

Date of Interview: 7 feb 2024
Board: Lt. Gen Raj Shukla Sir
Optional: Geography
Home State: Uttar Pradesh
Hobby: Non fiction book reading

Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh

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Chairman

1. What is the relation between geography and IR
2. How geography plays a role in defining relationship between nations
3. why small nations are aligned with USA
4. Why USA is more active after 2nd world war
5. Why japan attacked on USA
6. Is war possible between USA and China
7. Will USA attack on Iran…and so on

Member 2

1. Does the size of government is big
2. what are the issues with big government
3. What should be done
4. Explain Himalayan and coastal disasters and how to  check it
5. Suggest 3 budget initiatives if you are finance minister
6. What can be done for labour intensive sector

Member 3

1. What development is taking place in Siddharth Nagar
2. What is your experience regarding these developments
3. What can be done ahead for development
4. process of appointment of DGP
5. Why states are not following this process
6. What can be done
7. is this affecting federalism

Member 4

1. What is resilient development
2. how to promote this
3. What can be done in Himalayas for resilient development
4. If you are DM of Shimla what will you check before giving approval for any infrastructure project
5. What do you mean by carrying capacity of Himalayas
6. What can done more after study of this capacity
7. Give example of resilient developments in different sectors like agriculture, manufacturing etc
8. If you are a DM of Siddharth Nagar,how will you promote resilient agriculture
9. You said mixed forming, what is it?
10. How is it possible if difficult crops have different harvesting period
11. do you have experience regarding this

Member 5

1. Why do you read non fiction
2. What is the benefits of non fiction
3. Did you read self help books
4. Indian youths are obsessed with self help book why did you left this genre
5. benefits of self help books
6. tell me one book that you read recently
7. What are you doing after your graduation
8. What is GLOF
9. why are they increasing
10. Give recent example of disastrous GLOF
11. What was the impact of GLOF in Sikkim
12. What was the reason responsible for this.

Chairman –Thank you G.K. ,your interview is over.You can go now .

Board was very friendly and cordial…It was like an interactive talk rather than interview.