{"id":179870,"date":"2022-04-17T15:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T09:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=179870"},"modified":"2022-04-16T23:28:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T17:58:44","slug":"upsc-interview-2021-transcript-28-bharat-bhushan-vyas-board-kerala-home-state-psir-optional-sudoku-hobby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2021-transcript-28-bharat-bhushan-vyas-board-kerala-home-state-psir-optional-sudoku-hobby\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview 2021] \u2013 Transcript #28 : Bharat Bhushan Vyas Board, Kerala Home State, PSIR Optional, sudoku Hobby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date of Interview:<\/strong> 8th April<br \/>\n<strong>Board:<\/strong> Bharat Bhushan Vyas<br \/>\n<strong>Optional:<\/strong> PSIR<br \/>\n<strong>Home state:<\/strong> Kerala<br \/>\n<strong>Background:<\/strong> English Literature<br \/>\n<strong>Hobbies:<\/strong> sudoku, food history<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2021,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview-transcript\/#int2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit this page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chairman:<\/strong> please pull down your mask and be comfortable (was asked to keep on face shield and gloves)<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Is the novel a moral fable?<\/li>\n<li>Can you tell us how the form of novel changed?<\/li>\n<li>What is innovation?<\/li>\n<li>What is India\u2019s rank in Global Innovation Index?<\/li>\n<li>What is blue economy?<\/li>\n<li>What are blue flag beaches?<\/li>\n<li>Have you heard of Passage to India? How does Forster describe India?<\/li>\n<li>What are biosphere reserves? Can you name some?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Member 1:<\/strong> if we compare women of Kerala, women of Sri Lanka, women of Pakistan and women of R K Lakshman\u2019s novel, can you draw some similarities and differences? (Wasn\u2019t able to answer well and got a bit flustered so I said \u201csorry sir I don\u2019t think I have been able to do justice to your question at the moment. Chairman sir very cordially replied that don\u2019t give up try and say whatever you know we are just trying to have a conversation. So I answered somewhat, was even prompted to think along certain lines in this question)<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Should stray cows be allowed to roam around freely on roads?<\/li>\n<li>Think of the counter view to this argument.<\/li>\n<li>Is every woman in Kerala empowered?<\/li>\n<li>Can you say why despite education all women in Kerala are not empowered?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Member 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>why is LSR such a good institution?<\/li>\n<li>What can we do to improve tourism in India?<\/li>\n<li>Is social media the best way to improve tourism in India?<\/li>\n<li>Why is sustainable development so important these days? What is being done? What is India\u2019s stand?<\/li>\n<li>Why do you say India is at the forefront of climate change?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Member 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tell us a little about why panchayati raj is effective in Kerala?<\/li>\n<li>What is the exact model of panchayat in Kerala called?<\/li>\n<li>When is the next presidential election in India?<\/li>\n<li>What kind of person would you like to see elected as a president?<\/li>\n<li>What are your views on disinvestment?<\/li>\n<li>What are the features of pm awas Yojana?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Added that women are main beneficiaries.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>Have you heard about recent UNHRC news. When it was formed and why?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Member 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>can you tell about India France relations?<\/li>\n<li>Asked about exact statement issued by India Pak in Sharm-al-Sheik in 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Have you heard of NCLT, NCLAT, and some other organisation can\u2019t remember the name of it. What is their function?<\/li>\n<li>Explain dark web.<\/li>\n<li>What is tor?<\/li>\n<li>Have you heard about dabbawalas? What do they do?<\/li>\n<li>Have you heard about padmanabhaswamy temple. Why an IAS is in charge of the temple?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Overall experience:<\/strong> extremely cordial board. But very factual based questions. Barely any DAF coverage. Nothing about hobbies, achievements etc<\/p>\n<p><strong>Utility of mocks:<\/strong> learnt how to handle unexpected questions, etiquette of facing a board.<\/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 2022:\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: 8th April Board: Bharat Bhushan Vyas Optional: PSIR Home state: Kerala Background: English Literature Hobbies: sudoku, food history To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2021,\u00a0visit this page Chairman: please pull down your mask and be comfortable (was asked to keep on face shield and gloves) Is the novel a moral fable? 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