[UPSC Interview 2024] – Transcript #24: Lt Gen Raj Shukla sir Board, Economics Optional, Tamil Nadu Home State

Date of Interview: March-3, Afternoon session.
Board: Lt Gen Raj Shukla sir
Optional: Economics
Home State: Tamil Nadu
DAF: Economics, Coimbatore, Indian elections.

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Chairman

Are you working?
You have mentioned, you participated in Talent exam (Olympiad style exam mentioned in DAF), now tell me how talent is linked with emerging tech.?
Monologue on Deepseek.
Do you use it?
What is the difference that we find in its emergence?
What’s the status of AI in India? Said, it is in its infancy.
Why is it so?
Again stated, India’s forefront in softwares and IT Tech. Why didn’t these IT powerhouses step up?

Member 1

What’s your take on BRICS and its idea on bringing BRICS Currency?
How did BREXIT from EU affect UK?
What majorly causes inflation in India? Told both cost push and demand pull, influence of fiscal and monetary policy.

Member 2

Continuing with Chairman sir’s questions, Why India’s r&d is insufficient?
Why private sector not making enough contribution?

Member 3

Where are you staying currently for your preparation?
Tell me three main issues in Chennai?
How should we tackle floods in Chennai?

Member 4

You are from Coimbatore. Tell me about ISHA foundation? What they do there?
Have you visited it?
Since You were part of Electoral literacy club (DAF), began telling the Electoral funding issues and electoral bonds verdict by SC.
What’s your take on it? Told state funding an option.
What are the challenges to implement it? Told resource constraints.
Is resource constraints the only issue?
Told also how much to be given, whom to be given, formulae for it etc.
Now, tell me how much money was in circulation during demonetisation?
Do you know how much prevails right now?

Chairman interrupted and signalled time up.
Your interview is over. All the best.

Time-30 mins