[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #14: Lt Gen Raj Shukla Board, Rajasthan Home State, Swimming, Dancing Kathak, Cooking Hobbies

Date of Interview: 03.01.2024
Board: Lt Gen Raj Shukla Sir
Home State: Rajasthan
Hobbies: NCC, Swimming, Dancing Kathak, Cooking

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Chairman

1. You seem to be a student of political science, should I consider this as your passion?
2. Why a bias in favour of sciences as compared to humanities?
3. Don’t we need arts and sciences both for holistic development?
4. Comment on the notion of decline of American hegemony and subsequent rise of China.
5. Tell us how America manages to outshine even in those areas where it is not the pioneer?
6. Explain how technological might of China is giving it an advantage.
7. We are living in a unipolar or bipolar world?
8. Don’t you feel global south leaning towards China gives it an advantage in being the rising power? 9. Can we have two Asian tigers cohabitating or one will rise over the other?
9. What makes you think India will be the resistant and sturdy tiger? Tell us what India has to offer?

Member 1

1. Do you like Chinese food?
2. Have you watched 12th fail?
3. What do you think we need generalist or specialist for governance? Counter questions on my response.
4. Comment on the need of delimitation of constituencies.

Member 2

1. Rajasthan increased the districts. Was there a delimitation exercise? If it would have happened, tell us the advantages of it.
2. What do you think, delimitation is done for administrative convenience or there are any other reasons?
3. Do you think role of governor is essential? What is the extent of his constitutional immunity?
4. Have you heard of Henry Kissinger? What was his role in Indo- Pak war?

Member 3

1. Have you heard of the GNCTD Act? Tell us about the controversial provision? And, is it a good move of the central government? Share your opinion.
2. Cooperative versus competitive federalism is the debate in Indian politics. Tell me a few instances of both. And, where is India leaning to?
3. A brief discussion about G-20, member picked up this topic from my response.

Member 4

1. There are many rape cases happening in India, NCRB report also talks about it. What is your take? Is government not taking enough measures on this issue?
2. NCW is also a toothless body, so what is the government doing?
3. There is a fund called as Nirbhaya Fund, please tell us the schemes and projects under it.

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