[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #60: RN Choubey Sir Board, Telangana Home State,

Date of Interview: January 18, 2024
Board: RN Choubey Sir
Home State: Telangana
Keywords: RBI, Commerce, Vedas

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Chairman

1. Please feel comfortable. We just want to talk to you and know about you.
2. -Tell us about your academic and professional background.
3. -Are you sure you want to join Civil services? (Given that I am already working)
4. -Lets talk about SEBI… Tell me an area where SEBI has failed?
5. -Do you think SEBI is a robust regulator?
6. – How will you explain the Hidenburg business model to a layman? Let me give you a hint… About short selling?
7. – Do you think short selling must be permitted in India?
8. – How do you explain to a layman as to why stock prices that are normal today shoot through the roof suddenly tomorrow?

Member 1

1. – What is letter of credit?
2. – What are tariff and non tariff barriers?
3. – What is Anti dumping duty and who levies it?
4. – What are the 4Ps of marketing?

Member 2

1. – You said you worked on a education project? What was that about?
2. – I will tell you a statement: “Machines can think but the question is whether men will do.” What is the context of this statement and what does it mean according to you?
3. – What is quishing, phishing, smishing?
4. – What is misinformation, disinformation and malinformation?
5. – Situation based question on law and order issue. What would you do?

Member 3

1. – How many Vedas are there? Which is the oldest veda? (My interest)
2. – What is the origin of the Vedas and which is the oldest Veda?
3. – When was rig veda documented?
4. – Tell me what is bhadrachalam famous for? Whom did Rama meet in that region?
5. – Lord Krishna in the Gita says among the vedas, he is one particular veda. What is that veda?
6. – What is revenue? What are the various ways sources? What is the share between direct and indirect taxes? What are the various taxes collected by govt? For what is it used?

Member 4

1. – It seems like everyone is bombing everyone… What is happening with Iran and Pakistan?
2. – Was it a Sunni group or Salafist Sunni group?
3. – Where do you think this entire crisis is headed?
4. – Who do you think are actually benefitting from these multiple crises across the globe?
5. – What are the other hanging swords where conflict can break out?
6. – So with this Korea, Taiwan and Pakistan issue, who is ultimately the target? I told India and Indian Ocean region, he said it’s China and Russia
7. – Given that stock markets crashed yesterday, financial instability is there. Do you think we are staring at a repeat of Global Financial Crisis?

Chairman

1. We have asked you what we wanted to. Do you want us to ask anything more which we might not have covered?
2. I told Sir that you have covered all aspects of my education, professional background and my interests. I am very satisfied.
3. Nice interacting with you.

Thank you.