[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #149: Lt. Gen Raj Shukla Board, Geography Optional, Rajasthan Home State

Date of Interview: 19 Feb 2024
Board: Lt. Gen Raj Shukla
Optional: Geography
Home State: Rajasthan
Medium: English
Slot- Morning (2nd to Go)

Daf keywords –Rajasthan, Dausa, IIT, Civil Engineering, Water Conservation, Chennai, Sri City, Quality Control, Painting. Etc.

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Chairman

1. You are from Dausa (Home district),  ohh Rajesh Pilot shab’s  area. Is Sachin pilot also popular  like his father in your district?
2. Politicians who come from strong family background used to get success earlier, but not any more, your views?
3. Who are other politicians that didn’t do well compared to their father?
4. Long monologue on meritoracy  demand increasing in India .. your opinion on this ..( Some cross questions on this can’t recall)

Member 1

1. You lived in Chennai and worked in Sri City ..what are the good things which can be brought from these places to North and East Indian States.
2. Long monologue on population policy of China (bcuz I mentioned DTT in my previous answer). In our country, we also have National Family Planning policy, are they effective?
3. What according to you should be a better population policy for India?
4. What value of TFR is desirable?
5. What other states can learn from Rajasthan?
6. If you are asked to bring industrialization  in Rajasthan and Haryana, how will you do that?

Member 2

1. Did you work on ground for water conservation?
2. Why did you start this hobby?
3. As a DM if you want to do water conservation work in a rural village, how would you do that??
4. Do you know Rajendra Singh, tell me about his work?
5. You are a civil engineer also, tell me the technique behind his water conservation efforts?
6. There is lot of garbage on railway line, how would you solve the problem?
7. Tell me about Namami Gange Project?

Member 3

1. Shall we go for state funding of elections?
2. Tell me some mechanism, how can we implement state funding of election?
3. What is interim budget?
4. This Budget was comprehensive, but still we call it interim budget, why?
5. Difference between Fiscal and revenue deficit?
6. Since you were a quality engineer..I’ll give you one statement you have to explain its meaning to me, “QUALITY DOESN’T COME WITH EXTRA COST”?

Member 4

1. Long monologue on ongoing infrastructure development in India. From where we will get energy for these project? Can we go for more greener alternatives?
2. Problems in Nuclear energy growth?
3. Challenges in solar energy growth?
4. Import dependency on China for Solar modules,  we can make them here. Why we are importing from China?

Chairperson: Thank You, your interview is over. Best of Luck!!

I said thank you to all the members before leaving.

Overall – Good experience, they were giving me enough time to speak and did not interrupt when I gave long answers in 1 or 2 ocassion.

Mock utility: Good for developing confidence and frame more structured/ balanced opinion.

But One-on- One discussion and lot of mock practice with friends helped me a lot.