[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #89: Lt. Gen Raj Shukla Sir Board, Philosophy Optional, Rajasthan Home State,

Date of Interview: 1/02/2024 afternoon 4th to go
Board: Lt. Gen Raj Shukla Sir
Optional: Philosophy
Home State: Rajasthan
Medium: Hindi

Approx time: 28-30 minutes

DAF keywords ( question asked):  senior Individuals, MNNIT, allahabad, Rajasthan, computer science, Philosophy, work experience

I entered in the room and greeted them.. chairman sir didn’t ask me to sit.. ma’am ne kaha ki baith jaiye..  tab main baith gaya.

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Chairman

1. aap senior individuals se kya baat karte ho
2. Kya milta hain unse baat karke
3. Kya social media ka foreign policy me role hona chahiye ya phir Delhi me baithe 5-6 logo ka
4. Jaishankar sir ne kaha ki foreign policy Delhi se nikal kar ab other cities me bhi ja rahi hain. Haal me G20 me dekha Gaya tha… Joki achha hain.. kya aap isase sahmat hain
5. Agniveer scheme ke bare me kya ray hain achhi scheme hain ya nhi. Agar hain to kaise achhi scheme hain
6. Achhi hain to protest kyun ho rahe the
7. Reservation to pahle se planned tha
8. Popular Control or critical control which one will you choose

Member 1 ( Asked questions in English only)

1. What are top problems for senior citizens.
2. Casteism, don’t you think it is not reducing
3. How it can be reduced ( chairman went outside and came in few minutes)
4. Singapore has a system where societies are place of intermingle for different background people. Can it done in India also like in DDA
5. What can reduce casteism
6. Don’t you think Directive principles should be pasted in govt offices. We aren’t doing enough for implementation of Directive principles, are we?
7. What can be done to implement directive principles more.

Not able to recall few questions.

Member 2

1. Bhartiya Darshan kaise mahan hain
2. Philosophy me vaad vivad matavpuran hain abhi Aisa nhi dikhai deta.. contemporary time me aapko kya lagta hain vad vivad Kam hua hain.
3. Ok main ek quote bolta hun aap uska aap batana aap usase sahmat ho ya nhi. ” Loyalty to the country but loyalty to the government only if it deserves”
4. Kal ko aap civil servant banoge to government ko support nhi karoge

Member 3

1. Aapne Bhartiya Darshan ko to mahan bana Diya chaliye ab bataiye ki
2. Aapki company smart meter banati hogi kya use hain smart meter ka
3. gender budgeting kya hain
4. Abhi to third gender bhi aa gaya hain iske liye kanun bhi bana hain isme kya kiya gaya hain
5. Aapke Rajasthan me purane time se makan wagerah is tarah Bane hain ki unme temprature control hain wo kaise hain ( maine traditional kachhe makan ka kaha )
6. Wo urban me possible nhi aur kya bana hua hain…. Hawamahal ke bare me jante ho usme kya hain
7. Kya ise mandatory kiya Jana chahiye… Assume aapko policy banani hain sustainable housing ke liye to kya kya karoge usme
8. Rajasthan me solar ka kya capacity hain
9. Installed capacity nhi potential capacity kitani hain ( I Said sorry ma’am )
10. Aapko nhi lagta aapne safe job chhodkar bilkul alag field me aa rahe hain.. aapne job kyun chhodi

Member 4

1. Aap allahabad me college karne ke liye gaye ya usase pahle bhi Gaye the
2. Allahabad me kya kya dekha aapne
3. Allahabad fort me kya hain
4. Mnnit allahabad to kaafi famous college hain waha ke kuch alumni jo abhi achhi posts par ho ( I said sorry sir kaafi lamba time ho gaya to abhi yaad nhi )
5. Aapke seniors jo abhi achhi post par ho koi ( said sorry )
6. Aapko passout kiya kaafi time ho gaya abhi to computer science me kuch new technologies aagayi jo aapko nhi padhai hogi aapko unki jankari kaise hogi
7. Mera question yeh tha ki new technologies ki jankari kaise di ja sakti hain.

Member 4 said Ok complete Hua

Chairman sir ne kuch nhi kaha same poker face and using phone… I waited few seconds then I said thank you to all individual members and the chairman sir they said welcome.

Mock utility: good for confidence-building

Attended 7 mocks. But none was at par with real interview. Interview was in very serious mode.