[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #183: Lt Gen Raj Shukla Board, Anthropology Optional, Madhya Pradesh Home State,

Date of Interview: 07/03/2024 & Afternoon session last to go time 25-30 minutes
Board: Lt Gen Raj Shukla
Home state and places mentioned in DAF – Madhya Pradesh Gwalior
Optional: Anthropology
College (UG/PG) – MITS Gwalior
Educational background – Electrical Engineer

Profession/Work Profile/Projects mentioned(if any) – Capgemini , SBI PO , Minority

Hobbies – Playing Congo and Dholak, Exploring New places

Other key words – Nasha Mukti Abhiyaan under NSS

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Chairman

Not strict questions but like a conversation

1. Where did u studied?
2. Okay India is facing a strategic challenge in terms of terrorism so how India is facing a challenge of terrorism now?
3. (replied convential cross border terrorism to now cyber & narco terrorism).
4. How India has designed its terrorism doctrine now because previously we were use to be a soft state in terms of handling terrorism in case of parliament attack etc
5. What about drone as terrorist activity which we witness in Israel hamas war why India is in a vulnerable situation wrt large numbers of drone activities in the border?
6. Why such large numbers of drone activities in border areas
7. Can we say drone as number one threat of India now?
8. What India is doing to mitigate such challenge?
9. What is the range of Inderjaal made by drdo? (mentioned inderjaal as one of the technology which India is working upon

Member 1

1. What is Plasma?
2. What is blood group?
3. Why in India there is more Rh- but less Rh+ while we are descendents of monkey. Are we descendent of monkey?
4. Name some famous explorers from around the world?
5. How many minorities are there in India?
6. What are steps Government is doing for minority in India?
7. What is hamari dharohar scheme?
8. What India is doing for increasing numbers of parsi?

Member 2 

1. Where is opium factory in India located?
2. Which agency undersee the opium farming in Neemuch mandsaur?
3. How black marketing can happen in opium cultivation?
4. Is bhang legal in India and how it is sold then?
5. Should we legalise marijuana in India or not?
6. Recently consignment was seized near India coast what was the size of the seizure and where was it seized and what is it repercussion?
7. Why India is not now just a transit hub of drugs but also coming up as it bigger consumer too (why more youngsters have started consuming drugs)?
8. What is market share of SBI?
9. Why SBI was in news recently?

Discussion about SBI recent request for extension of date for providing details about electoral bonds issuerer

Why SBI is asking for such long time today is the period of digitalisation?

This question extended with interuptions and grilling

Chairman intervened in between –

Are you aware Ex Finance secretery today said that if SBI wanted these details to be public this can be made public within 5 minutes.

Member 3

1. As a citizen of India I am very concerned that few corporates run with my safe money in the banks and how would you convince me that my money in Bank is safe?
2. What is status of Naxalism in MP?
3. How would you eliminate naxalism in these remaining districts firstly as a police officer and second as a District Magistrate of these districts?
4. MP and Chattisgarh divided few years back as a resident of MP and then as a resident of Chattisgarh comment how it affected overall development of both states?

Member 4

1. U  are interested in Music, Okay tell why Grammy awards was in news?
2. Tell us about recent Bharat Ratna awardees?
3. Tell us about MS Swaminathan what was his contribution?
4. What should India do to achieve status of Viksit Bharat by 2047?
5. What steps should we take in immediate term?

Chairman – Okay your interview is over. All the best