[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #43: Lt. Gen Raj Shukla Sir Board, Geography Optional, Maharashtra Home State, Sports Hobby

Date of Interview: 10th January, afternoon
Board: Lt Gen Raj Shukla Sir
Optional: Geography
Home State: Maharashtra
DAF – Mechanical engineering, Banking, Volleyball, Acrylic painting

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Chairman

1. Where did you graduate from?
2. What are you currently doing?
3. Do you think media is reporting fairly these days?
4. Tell me specifically about print media and TV media
5. I said print media is not reporting fairly. Then he said but Indian express and the Hindu has articles from all spectrums
6. I talked about regional newspapers
7. Talked about TV media
8. Asked about why there is more focus on getting more viewership and not on quality of news
9. what about social media? Is it fair?
10. I said there are concerns regarding misuse of social media.so need more regulation.
11. He talked about channel called 4pm in which they give anti government views. So should government ban such channels and spread their propoganda through channels like doordarshan? Why and why not?
12. What can be done to improve quality of journalism?

Member 1

1. AI in social media
2. What can be done to prevent biased algorithms
3. Do you think there is need to revise union, state and concurrent list?
4. Which subjects should be transferred (from where to where)
5. Whether subsidies should be prohibited
6. Talked about free passes for women in buses
7. Asked if it is necessary and how that can be better targeted

Member 2

1. Asked about some lake( I said I have not heard of it)
2. Sikkim floods
3. what can be hurdles in implementing river interlinking project
4. Why so many Saints from Maharashtra?

Member 3

1. Saints- Who in music industry has tried to popularise abhangs?
2. Can you sing one of the abhangs?
3. So you worked with bank in rural area, what were your observations regarding malnutrition and other parameters in that village?
4. If a PSU is not performing well what will be best course- Government providing support in form of grant or taking loan from bank and providing interest subvention on it?
5. Justify your views
6. so did you get inspiration to do civil services while working in bank or was it previously decided?
7. wasn’t there enough public interaction at grassroots in bank? Then why you left your job and opted for civil services?

Member 4

1. so you are mechanical engineer. Are there any mechanical components in bank?
2. I said mostly devices used are combination of mechanical+ electronics
3. Asked about ATM machine
4. What is 6 Sigma?
5. Tell me about few positives and negatives about Farm laws that are now withdrawn

Chairman

Your interview is over