{"id":129398,"date":"2021-08-28T16:00:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T10:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=129398"},"modified":"2021-08-28T12:31:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T07:01:48","slug":"upsc-interview-2020-transcript-49-rn-choubey-sir-board-uttarakhand-home-state-sociology-optional-football-sketching-hobbies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2020-transcript-49-rn-choubey-sir-board-uttarakhand-home-state-sociology-optional-football-sketching-hobbies\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview 2020] \u2013 Transcript #49 : RN Choubey sir Board, Uttarakhand Home State, Sociology Optional, football, sketching Hobbies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date of Interview:<\/strong> 24 August, 21
\nBoard:<\/strong> RN Choubey sir
\nBackground:<\/strong> Computer Science Engg.
\nHome State:<\/strong> Uttarakhand
\nOptional:<\/strong> Sociology
\nHobby:<\/strong> played football at a decent level, beatbox music, and sketching manga art.<\/p>\n

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

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  1. I entered with good morning to all. CM said good afternoon. Tried to comfort me 1st, told me to remove my mask.<\/li>\n
  2. introduce yourself wrt educational and work experience.<\/li>\n
  3. if you have to choose between one – mahatma Gandhi and bhagat Singh, who it would be? – said Gandhi. (was not expecting this question right after he comforted me). He counter questioned 2-3 times then.<\/li>\n
  4. then what’s wrong in bhagat Singh’s approach. (To my reply)<\/li>\n
  5. why masses are needed to be included in a movement, why violence against British was not right?<\/li>\n
  6. then why is bhagat Singh is still an icon among us? (To my reply)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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

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    1. (perpetually dissatisfied)<\/li>\n
    2. democratic decentralisation is a success or failure in india?<\/li>\n
    3. what’s the problem in centre directly giving funds to the PRI?<\/li>\n
    4. why state government resist this direct funding?<\/li>\n
    5. What’s the difference between centre directly funding or routing it via states?<\/li>\n
    6. (Between this conversation, chairman sir 1st stood up, went behind his chair, and started stretching. When the conversation ended with M1, I noticed that chairman sir was near the window directly behind his chair. He was looking outside. Like watching the greenery and cloud stuff).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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

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      1. (poker-faced throughout)<\/li>\n
      2. Despite being from Army school throughout your life, You did your 12th as private candidate. I don’t understand why?<\/li>\n
      3. you’re from army background? (I said yes)<\/li>\n
      4. you never appeared for any army recruitment -NDA or CDS? (Said no sir).<\/li>\n
      5. so you were not impressed by your father at home and his work and laughed. (A little bit uncomfortable here. justified it).<\/li>\n
      6. so you’re interested in IR. Why India needs Afghanistan?<\/li>\n
      7. what do you mean by the war not going any side? (Elaborated that USA was locked in Afghanistan).<\/li>\n
      8. but I don’t think domestic pressure to withdraw was there? ( He asked this with highly dissatisfied face in response to my earlier statement)?<\/li>\n
      9. why USA has pulled out. Tell me a strategic reason?<\/li>\n
      10. why Russia is so keen this time to engage w Taliban?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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

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        1. (very low voice)<\/li>\n
        2. Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth. who said this? Ttold him politely, to repeat the quote. He repeated.<\/li>\n
        3. India has projects in all 34 provinces, still evacuated all. Isn’t this a completely irresponsible approach by India?<\/li>\n
        4. but Taliban said you can continue all projects, we will not harm. (Replied it’s a fundamentalist force, whose statements cannot be taken on face value). M3 looks at the face of chairman (who is still standing near window) and M2, puzzled, like I have said sun rises from the west. Felt nervous. Elaborated my statement. Still poker face.<\/li>\n
        5. you’re from Uttarakhand, can Uttarakhand ever replace j&k?
          \nchairman sir asked to elaborate- M3 said in context of tourism.<\/li>\n
        6. what steps you’ll take to make sure it replaces j&k?<\/li>\n
        7. During this conversation, M2 stood up & left the room. Came back when M3 ended. Chairman sir still at window, very calmly looking the greenery outside.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Member 4<\/strong> (lady, smiling)<\/p>\n

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          1. recently Gujrat HC did something that is unparalleled in this history. What was that? (Just when I was about to say about anti-conversion law, told me it’s Covid related. Thought for 5 sec and told her mam, I don’t know).<\/li>\n
          2. she said it was live streaming of proceedings about Covid. Do you support it, live streaming?<\/li>\n
          3. Is there anything legal\/constitutional provision that stops courts from live streaming?<\/li>\n
          4. but don’t you think live streaming in some cases can be beneficial?<\/li>\n
          5. chairman interrupted and asked me do you know difference between livestream and open courts?<\/li>\n
          6. (again chairman), then social pressure would be there in both? Why not Livestream.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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

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            1. do you know about cop26?<\/li>\n
            2. what is the crux of recent IPCC report?<\/li>\n
            3. what is cop full form?<\/li>\n
            4. who is the present president of cop? Hint- It’s an Indian origin person.<\/li>\n
            5. tell me one moment in you’re life where you felt very proud of yourself.
              \nTo my reply, Chairman sir asked to repeat one word that I said. After this, he said excellent and we compliment you for that.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Chairman sir-<\/strong> now tell me a sad moment, where you’re not happy with what you did.
              \nOkay, your interview is over. Best of luck for the plans. felt that interview went too short, only for 10-15. But it was around 30 mins or something.<\/p>\n

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