{"id":136935,"date":"2021-09-24T17:50:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T12:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=136935"},"modified":"2021-09-27T12:24:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T06:54:51","slug":"upsc-interview-2020-transcript-211-manoj-soni-sir-board-anthropology-optional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2020-transcript-211-manoj-soni-sir-board-anthropology-optional\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview 2020] \u2013 Transcript #211 : Manoj Soni Sir Board, Anthropology Optional"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Date of interview:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 15 September 2021<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Board:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manoj Soni Sir<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Background:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0BA Psychology, MA Political Science, MA Anthropology, LLB.<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Optional: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anthropology<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2020,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview-transcript\/#note3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit this page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Chairman<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> So, you come from Pune. I&#8217;ve been there. What do you say about &#8220;Pune Misal&#8221;?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Have you ever prepared it?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Since you&#8217;ve completed your graduation, you&#8217;ve been learning one or the other thing, there&#8217;s just learning everywhere, can you tell me something about this?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You come from a prestigious institute. Tell me after whom is Fergusson college named and why?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Is his contribution more important or the national leaders&#8217;?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Zumba and Bharatnatyam. Diverse. Have you completed your course in Bharatnatyam?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Can you do Arangetram without being a Visharad?(Follow up on me having done my Arangetram.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Does Maharashtra have a Classical dance of it&#8217;s own?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What do you think is the socio anthropological reason behind having many classical dances from South India?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Member 1<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: var(--list--font-family); background-color: var(--global--color-background); color: var(--global--color-primary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">So taking the cue from your answer (Temple traditions in South India), is Kathakali having it&#8217;s origin in temple tradition?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(I answered it does have religious connotations with it, but I&#8217;m not precisely sure about it&#8217;s origin in the temple. This was going to spiral down rapidly!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Okay, so does Kuchipudi have it&#8217;s roots in Temple tradition?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">( I apologized, I said I&#8217;ll have to read on it further.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> He one by one asked all the classical dances in the same format. It started getting uncomfortable but I humbly took a step back and apologized.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What is the relationship between Psychology and Anthropology?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What is the difference between Psychology and Anthropology?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What is this SARTHI scholarship?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Member 2<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pandemic has affected lives of many. From the perspective of mental well being, tell me how are children affected?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> How is home schooling impacting them?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tell me three reasons why farmers are facing hurdles in your state?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> As a bureaucrat, how will you tackle their issue of misinformation?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I see you&#8217;re an ordinary resident of Delhi since 2016. (She got confused with my university being IGNOU which is based in Delhi.) Why did you evacuate yourself during the pandemic then?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(I explained that I had come to Delhi only in 2019 and then the pandemic struck. With some more lines I convinced her that I was taking a distance course from an open University in my hometown.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Member 3<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Do you know about the history of Aga Khan Palace? (I informed about Mahatma Gandhiji&#8217;s house arrest.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Not the recent one, but how and why it was built?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Maharashtra has a peculiar way of wearing sarees that has amused me, can you elaborate on the type?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Why don&#8217;t young girls wear it then as it&#8217;s the part of their culture?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Is it difficult to put on? How long will you take to drape a saree?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You see gender discrimination is on the rise and psychology of advertisement has proved to be a success in many areas. If you&#8217;re to show an innovative method of changing people&#8217;s perception through advertisement, how will you do it?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pandemic has changed the events at coastal environment. Tell me how the Mammals have been impacted?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What is the Invisible Fencing?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Member 4<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I&#8217;m going to ask you very general questions. You&#8217;ve been born and brought up in Pune. Have you seen Pune changing in the course of years?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tell me 4 changes that seem prominent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Do you think the urbanization has also led some companies move out of Pune and find an alternative place?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Urbanization is inevitable, what two areas will you suggest that have to be worked upon in the coming years?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> So, something that you answered about traditional Indian dresses, will you be comfortable in accepting the western dresses in day to day life?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Chairman<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your interview is over.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may go.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To view all IAS Interview Transcripts,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit this page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>For full Interview Preparation Guide:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Current Affairs For UPSC Exam 2021:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/current-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>(This transcript has been posted by a community member of ForumIAS)<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date of interview: 15 September 2021 Board: Manoj Soni Sir Background: \u00a0BA Psychology, MA Political Science, MA Anthropology, LLB. Optional: Anthropology To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2020,\u00a0visit this page Chairman So, you come from Pune. I&#8217;ve been there. What do you say about &#8220;Pune Misal&#8221;? Have you ever prepared it? 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