{"id":137444,"date":"2021-09-24T19:35:37","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T14:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=137444"},"modified":"2021-09-27T17:44:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T12:14:35","slug":"upsc-interview-2020-transcript-232-dr-monoj-soni-board-telangana-home-state-geography-optional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2020-transcript-232-dr-monoj-soni-board-telangana-home-state-geography-optional\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview 2020] \u2013 Transcript #232 : Dr. Monoj Soni Board, Telangana Home State, Geography Optional"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Date of Interview:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-09-2021<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Board:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Dr. Monoj Soni Sir<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Optional:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geography<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Background:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B-Pharmacy<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Home State:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telangana<\/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 style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pardon my ignorance. But your name must be having some meaning ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohhh&#8230;So do u know arabic ? ( I said my name is a Arabic word )<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which other Indian languages do u speak ?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of all the languages u know. Is any of it a classical language ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are criteria for identifying such classical language\u00a0 ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is this your first time in Delhi?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you been to any places ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any plan to go somewhere after this ?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also I see that you keep pet Birds. which birds do u have ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How did you develop this interest ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is it not against Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act ? ( I explained him about the legality of this interest under Wildlife Protection Act )<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">He Said Ok and gently signalled the other member by hand.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Member 1\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I see that u have done your graduation in Pharmacy. But then why geography optional ? ( One reason I gave was that Pharmacy subjects are not available in UPSC Optional Syllabus. They took it as a suggestion )<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Member<\/b><strong> 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have such a long list of optionals but not pharmacy. Something to look into at our end. ( Chairman notes down something on paper )<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But still Geography is a very famous optional though people do not study it seriously in their graduation. Why so ?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any recent Covid news regarding IPR in vaccine ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why is India looking for that IPR waiver ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why are those countries opposing the waiver ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should we provide such indemnity ?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was very nice knowing this from you. Thankyou.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Member 2\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have geography optional. Can you tell me the geographical difference between the Himalayas and the Alps ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any other difference wrt their age ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why are they called young mountains ? How young&#8230;100-200 years ??<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You mentioned indemnity. Is there any other sector in which indemnity is being demanded by foreign companies ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ok let me give u a situation&#8230;You are an IAS officer and there has been a cracker factory fire accident in your area. What SOP will you follow ?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Member 3\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have been very active in sports&#8230; I see Roller skating, Jogging, executive member of college fest. What is your first service preference&#8230;IAS or IPS ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What have u learned from all these activities ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Okay. From all these learnings&#8230;What good qualities should a leader have ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How important is freedom to you ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U are here with us with the door closed. Is your freedom not compromised ?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then how do u justify keeping birds in cages ? ( I explained to her politely the logic behind bird keeping )<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if we free them ? Can&#8217;t they survive ?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are from Telangana. What is this hype about She Team ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has any of your friends had an encounter\/ been saved by them ?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Member 4<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your state recently started a initiative to deliver medicine to remote areas . What is it ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do u think it is feasible. There have been reports about the medicines going missing midway ? ( I said I didn&#8217;t get the context of her question. She explained again )<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have a purple belt in Shotokan karate. What does the purple colour signifies ?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She said actually Purple signifies Royalty. Why do u think it is associated with Royalty ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is this problem of people taking medicine without prescription from medicine stores. Why do you think people do that ?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can we address this issue ? ( increase the role of Pharmacist in India )<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Chairman<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">( now looking at the clock before asking each question. Probably 30mins had crossed )<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is there anything more in life which you want to develop or change ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Empathy and How is it different from Sympathy ?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do u have both ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ok so&#8230;After all this discussion on Freedom, Empathy, etc. would you like to change your opinion about keeping Pet Birds ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I said I&#8217;ll keep the same stand and justified it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>He nodded and said Thank you.<\/li>\n<li>Your interview is over.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\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<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:13 -09-2021 Board: \u00a0Dr. Monoj Soni Sir Optional: Geography Background: B-Pharmacy Home State: Telangana To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2020,\u00a0visit this page Chairman Pardon my ignorance. But your name must be having some meaning ? Ohhh&#8230;So do u know arabic ? 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