[UPSC Interview 2024] – Transcript #5: lt.Gen Raj Shukla Board, PSIR Optional, planting trees

Quarterly-SFG-Jan-to-March
SFG FRC 2026

Date of Interview: 25/03/2025
Board: lt.Gen Raj Shukla sir
Optional: PSIR
Time: 31mins
Daf: visit to state election commission, Psir optional, planting trees( rest irrelevant)


Chairman

1. Come to middle east- iran stake
2. ⁠israel iran war
3. ⁠role of drones
4. ⁠why countries having problem with iran getting nuclear weapons
5. ⁠which is more easier to manage east or west
6. ⁠is it possible to manage east(bangladesh and myanmar crisis)
7. ⁠Pakistan getting drones from turkey
8. ⁠turkey setting new politics in west asia
( it was a bit difficult to manage these questions bcoz sir was looking very serious )

Member 1

1. Asked about visit to state election commission
2. ⁠evms and the issue on their sanctity
3. ⁠what india has done for same(2-3 more not able to recall)

Member 2

1. He asked some accord starting with ‘M’ related to panama canal
2. ⁠why trump talking about panama canal
3. ⁠why not focusing on suez canal
4. ⁠more discussion ( i feel he wasn’t convinced)

Member 3

1. Judiciary is getting corrupt
2. ⁠why not taking action on judges
3. ⁠process of appointment of judge( no. Of judges in collegium)
4. ⁠process of removal
5. ⁠should every officer be treated equally
6. ⁠being woman did u feel discriminated ever
7. ⁠what is the state of women in our country? Are they empowered fully?
8. ⁠five schemes related to women

Member 4

1. Planting tress(hobby)
2. Why didn’t u join club
3. ⁠what is monetary policy
4. ⁠tools of monetary policy
Two and three follow ups

Chairman – shaked head to go
I asked is it over.
Overall- very random and board was not letting know how they were feeling. Don’t know how it went.
Overall it’s a relief that it is over.



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