{"id":136955,"date":"2021-09-24T18:10:18","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T12:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=136955"},"modified":"2021-09-27T13:08:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T07:38:14","slug":"upsc-interview-2020-transcript-214-manoj-soni-sir-board-political-science-and-international-relations-optional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2020-transcript-214-manoj-soni-sir-board-political-science-and-international-relations-optional\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview 2020] \u2013 Transcript #215 : Manoj Soni Sir Board, PSIR Optional"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Date of interview:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 14\u00a0 September 2021<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Board:<\/b> <b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manoj Soni Sir<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Hobbies:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Reading Fiction and traveling<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Optional:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Political science and International relations<\/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;\"> India is a diverse country in terms of culture, cuisine, dress, etc. Tell me something unique about Amroha&#8217;s culture (my hometown)?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Do you know how to play Dholak? (Amroha is famous for its Dholak industry)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Do you know about Kamal Amrohi? Which all movies did he produce?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What was your work profile? What all did your organization do?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Why did you prefer data analytics over chemical engineering?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tell me any two memorable events from your tenure as the head of literary society in the college? (I told him about the Model UN that we organised, and the monthly book club meets that we started)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Is UN still relevant? Would we ever be able to move towards a World government system?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Meaning of your name?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Member 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Taking the cue from book club)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently I went to a mall and found children&#8217;s book being sold by kg. How did we reach such a low point in terms of reading?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Socio cultural similarities that you observed between UP and Punjab?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Differences, if any?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Celebrities endorsing products that they themselves don&#8217;t use. Is it ethical on their part?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Have you ever heard of the term &#8220;Famous for being famous&#8221;? (I linked it to social media influencers, but she clarified that it meant someone being famous because they were linked to famous families\/persons)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What is more important: intensity of punishment or certainty of punishment?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Member 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> How is political science and international relations related?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> With globalization on wane, do you think international relations as a discipline is still relevant?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In terms of Afghanistan crisis, what should both India and Afghanistan do to mutually allay each other&#8217;s concerns?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Do you really think India has a leverage upon Afghanistan or Taliban particularly?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> SAARC has become defunct or is it just inactive as of now? Should India revive it?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Member 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Why do you like to travel?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Where all have you traveled?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Do you travel in a group or solo?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Safety concerns for female travelers?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What can we do to improve in this domain?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> How do you manage your food?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Have you ever faced difficulties in terms of infrastructure, especially the washrooms for female travelers?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If you&#8217;ve to encourage a batch of 6-8 standard students to take up chemical engineering, how would you do it? Tell me any specific experiment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Member 4:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Started by saying that he really liked my confidence, and how I&#8217;ve been speaking with my experiences)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tell me about your work experience? What was your job role?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> How did you navigate the cultural shift while working for a US based bank?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What difference did you notice between Indian banks and US banks?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What did you learn on the job that might help you become a good diplomat? (Told me that he was trying to gauge if I&#8217;ll be a good fit for the IFS, since it was my first preference)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Jalandhar is a beautiful city. What did you like the most about it?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Do you know about Nooran sisters? Ever attended their concerts?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(A bit of discussion upon their songs)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Chairman<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The board had a really good time interacting with you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We wish you all the best for your future.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take care of yourself and your family well.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may go now.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\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: 14\u00a0 September 2021 Board: \u00a0Manoj Soni Sir Hobbies: Reading Fiction and traveling Optional: Political science and International relations To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2020,\u00a0visit this page Chairman: India is a diverse country in terms of culture, cuisine, dress, etc. Tell me something unique about Amroha&#8217;s culture (my hometown)? Do you know&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2020-transcript-214-manoj-soni-sir-board-political-science-and-international-relations-optional\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">[UPSC Interview 2020] \u2013 Transcript #215 : Manoj Soni Sir Board, PSIR Optional<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":124734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[8784,8810,9248,1679,1686,7989],"class_list":["post-136955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-public","tag-8784","tag-interview_transcript2020","tag-manoj_soni2020","tag-psir","tag-reading_books","tag-travelling","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Copy-of-Interview-Transcript.png?fit=600%2C500&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}