{"id":137525,"date":"2021-09-24T20:10:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T14:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=137525"},"modified":"2021-09-27T18:31:32","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T13:01:32","slug":"upsc-interview-2020-transcript-239-manoj-soni-board-psir-optional-uttar-pradesh-home-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2020-transcript-239-manoj-soni-board-psir-optional-uttar-pradesh-home-state\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview 2020] \u2013 Transcript #239 :\u00a0Manoj\u00a0Soni Board, PSIR Optional, Uttar Pradesh Home State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Date of Interview:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-09-2021<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Board:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manoj Soni<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Optional:<\/b>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PSIR<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Background: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chemical engineering<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Home State: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uttar Pradesh\u00a0<\/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;\">please\u00a0 remove your mask for verification<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facesheild optional, mask compulsory\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How was you transition from chem Engg to psir?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some key geopolitical events in recent past ? ( I mentioned 3, he said if not paucity of time I would have mentioned some more )\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Counter questions ( AUKUS)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the high commendation award mentioned in your DAF?\u00a0 ( in the MUN )\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What was the literary society about ? Something to do with literature?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instruments used in Kathak?\u00a0 ( mentioned learning )\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basic taal in kathak?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you foresee a situation wherein you will let go of your ethics ? ( I said no, he came back to this in the end )\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Member 1<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What&#8217;s Saharanpur famous about ?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How should the wood industry rejuvenate, become more relevant ?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We talk of women empowerment, but we see women themselves defeating the purpose by demanding dowry and stuff.. how do you resolve that?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given a chance, devise a crowd managment policy in shakunbari Devi ( famous temple in saharanpur)\u00a0 in the event of a huge fair ?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0things in life you feel gratitude for today ?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Member 2<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You come from sarsawa( my town) , how do people like us know it ?( Answered most likely because of the air force station there)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why does India needs seat at UNSC ? ( Gave the conventional answer of PSIR, he again stressed on why India wants to join, corrected my answer and said, we want to be at global table of high diplomacy to play greater role in policy formulation in issues like cybersecurity etc )\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why contestation between developed and developing countries over climate change ?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow up &#8211; why developed countries emphasizing on net zero?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Member 3<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seemed very disinterested\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You mentioned Africa something ( I mentioned south africa ) , tell me what issues africa raising at UN ( Could recall the recent Vaccine IPR waiver proposal of India and South Africa , climate change , and SDG etc &#8211; not very well structured)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tell me about sub Saharan Africa , what issues they face ?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How are India&#8217;s realtion with sub Saharan Africa ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently conducted africa summit ( couldn&#8217;t recall speciifcs)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Member4\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0was writing something all the time\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Said will ask me one question but not framed properly\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently kejriwal banned crackers in delhi , why ?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tell me about air pollution of Delhi ?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does the polluted air do once it gets inside our body ( used alm the biology I could recall at that time :p)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Chairman<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wrt your ethics question, a situation rises where you have two options\u00a0 to follow your ethics or save a life what will you choose? (I answered I will choose life and be ready to face the consequences for my unethical actions)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again Now,\u00a0 you have choice between following your ethics or a grave National interest what will you choose? ( I answered I will ll stick to ethics because in the long term it will lead to protection of national interest) ( I think I messed up here)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Chairman\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0okay, thank you. All the best, stay safe, stay healthy. Your interview is over.<\/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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date of Interview:15 -09-2021 Board: Manoj Soni Optional:\u00a0PSIR Background: Chemical engineering Home State: Uttar Pradesh\u00a0 To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2020,\u00a0visit this page Chairman please\u00a0 remove your mask for verification Facesheild optional, mask compulsory\u00a0 How was you transition from chem Engg to psir?\u00a0 Some key geopolitical events in recent past ? 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