{"id":127683,"date":"2021-08-21T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T03:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=127683"},"modified":"2021-08-23T14:28:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T08:58:31","slug":"upsc-interview-2020-transcript-13-manoj-soni-board-psir-optional-utter-pradesh-state-reading-book-hobby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2020-transcript-13-manoj-soni-board-psir-optional-utter-pradesh-state-reading-book-hobby\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview 2020] \u2013 Transcript #13 : Manoj Soni Board, PSIR Optional, Utter Pradesh State, Reading Book Hobby"},"content":{"rendered":"

Board:<\/strong> Manoj Soni Sir
\nGraduation:<\/strong> BTech, Material Science, and Engineering IIT Kanpur
\nOptional:<\/strong> PSIR
\nHobbies:<\/strong> Listening Talks on Advaita Vedanta and Reading Non-Fiction Books
\nState:<\/strong> Uttar Pradesh<\/p>\n

\n

Chairman<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. What’s going on in life?<\/li>\n
  2. Advaita Vedanta – Philosophy of Shankara, Right! Very unusual for a young person!<\/li>\n
  3. Your graduation subject is a very specialised subject with high demand, why do you want to join services?<\/li>\n
  4. Which of the following subject are you most comfortable with – PSIR, Agriculture, Forestry etc. – follow up on IR!<\/li>\n
  5. So, there is a concept called Thucydides trap in IR, have you heard of it? What is it?<\/li>\n
  6. Do you think this was applicable to India-China Relationship in recent times?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Member 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. After IIT, Why IAS? Don’t you think it’s a waste of a seat!<\/li>\n
    2. You are a sports person, volleyball! You Run Marathon too! What is the best timing? Do you run regularly!<\/li>\n
    3. What do you think of Odd even scheme, do you think it worked well!<\/li>\n
    4. Why is zomato IPO getting oversubscribed! Don’t you think it’s a risky thing?<\/li>\n
    5. Why did you change your school after 10th ( JNV Ballia to JNV Pondicherry).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Wanted to ask few more, I guess! But Soni Sir reminded him of time!<\/p>\n

      Member 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Have you heard of Max Muller? Translated Upanishads!<\/li>\n
      2. What do you think of disinvestment by government? Some areas where we shouldn’t disinvest?<\/li>\n
      3. Does genetics have to play some role in sports? Why do you think we aren’t doing well? Offer some solutions.<\/li>\n
      4. Are you following olympics! What happend in today’s match!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Member 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Have you heard of Badrayana? What does shankara has to do with him?<\/li>\n
        2. Have you heard the name of Plato! What’s the name of his book? What is he talking about?<\/li>\n
        3. Brahma Satyam, Jagat Mithya! Tell your interpretation of it!<\/li>\n
        4. Russia, France and Isreal – Indian Relationship[1]A follow-up question on – Economic Dimension of the relationship!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Member 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

            \n
          1. Why IAS, IPS over IFS when you have good knowledge of IR?<\/li>\n
          2. You didn’t work after graduation, didn’t you ever think of it!<\/li>\n
          3. What are the similarities between Machiavelli and Chankya?<\/li>\n
          4. Why do people put Machiavelli ahead of Kautilya?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Chairman:<\/strong> Best wishes, your interview is over.<\/p>\n

            \n
            \n