[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #24: Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla sir Board, anthropology Optional, Sports Hobby

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Date of Interview: January 8 afternoon
Board: Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla sir
Optional: anthropology
Background: B.com
Hobbies: kho-kho, ngo, visually challenged


Chairman

  1. What are you doing these days
  2. Why civil services, a boring 9-5 job when there are many exiting opportunities
  3. Dont you think such talented pool is paid less? Why so?
  4. In japan young civil servants are leaving job and shifting towards start ups. What is your call on that.
  5. In Stanford there are parking reserved for noble laureates, y india is producing less noble laureates. Is it a far fetched dream?
  6. What should be dont to improve research culture in india

Member 1

  1. How are research mentored in india and who approves them?
  2. What is difference between economics and managerial economics ( daf based)
  3. Tell us something about russia- ukrain war. Could the war have been avoided
  4. What is industry 4.0. Give an example

Member 2

  1. Case study on budget allocation(statistics based)
  2. Feasibility of teaching multiple languages to children
  3. Few similarities and differences between Andhra pradesh and tamilnadu
  4. Debt, fiscal deficit and primary deficit

Member 3

  1. What are recent problems faced by banks
  2. What is govt doing to reduce NPAs
  3. Twin balance sheet problem
  4. Does equity form part of liabilities or assets?( Daf accountancy as subject)
  5. What are return on equity, return on capital investment, return on assets
  6. Which should be higher and which lower
  7. Solar energy- advantages and disadvantages

Member 4

  1. River water disputes in South India and what could be done for common man to benefit
  2. Don’t you think Indians are self- centered? They only react when crises occur and are concerned only about themselves.
  3. Should values be inculcated from beginning?


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