{"id":241663,"date":"2023-05-11T18:03:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T12:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=241663"},"modified":"2023-05-10T15:32:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T10:02:05","slug":"upsc-interview-2022-transcript-298-rn-choubey-board-psir-optional-reading-tennis-hobby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2022-transcript-298-rn-choubey-board-psir-optional-reading-tennis-hobby\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview 2022] \u2013 Transcript #298 : RN Choubey Board, PSIR Optional, Reading, Tennis Hobby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date of Interview: <\/strong>19\/04\/23, Afternoon (Last candidate to go)<br \/>\n<strong>Board:<\/strong> RN Choubey<br \/>\n<strong>Background:<\/strong> B.Tech(EEE)<br \/>\n<strong>DAF:<\/strong> NSS, Bilaspur(CG), Chennai,<br \/>\n<strong>Optional:<\/strong> PSIR<br \/>\n<strong>Hobby:<\/strong> Reading, Playing Tennis, Watching F1<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview-transcript\/#it2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit this page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Chairman<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>(Usual disclaimer to raise the comfort level, asked me if i had any covid symptoms and told me to remove the mask and place it on the table)<\/p>\n<p>Q1. Tell us very briefly about your education.<br \/>\nQ2. What is rules based world order?<br \/>\nQ3. Is it serving the American interests?<br \/>\nQ4. Should there be any rule based order and why?<br \/>\n(Sir left the room right after i finished the last answer and asked the member sitting immediately to my left to take over)<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Q1. What is the ultimate goal of naxalites?<br \/>\nQ2. If you are the DM of a naxal affected district in your state, tell us what measures you can take to curb their activities and help the citizens of your district?<br \/>\n(No follow up questions, he waited for a few seconds and then asked the only lady member who was also sitting to my left to continue)<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Q1. Sex Ratio of Chhattisgarh is very poor(she gave wrong data), why is that?<br \/>\n&#8211;&gt; I politely told her about the NFHS5 data on sex ratio in Chhattisgarh.<br \/>\nQ2. Okay, assume that the sex ration is poor. Now, what measures can you take as a DM to improve the situation?<br \/>\nQ3. We are looking at the 4th wave of COVID now. You are a DM and you&#8217;re given 15 days to control the spread in your district. Suggest measures?<br \/>\nQ4. Police in Delhi is under LG. Do you think police should come under the CM instead?<br \/>\nQ5. Can you tell me any other connection between Dholpur and Delhi apart from this building?<br \/>\n(She passed it on to the member sitting on my right, she remained hostile throughout)<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 3<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Q1. Everyone has something bad to say about Pakistan. Can you tell me good things about Pakistan?<br \/>\nQ2. Do you think India and Pakistan should merge?<br \/>\nQ3. Do you believe such merger will be beneficial for India?<br \/>\n(No follow up questions, passed onto the last member)<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 4<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Q1. Explain the Indian stand in Ukraine-Russia war?<br \/>\nQ2. Do you think Indian stand is good for our economy?<br \/>\nQ3. How can we reduce our gas and oil import bill?<br \/>\nQ4. What is methanol economy?<br \/>\nQ5. What should be the Indian response if US and China engage in an all out nuclear war?<br \/>\n(No follow up questions)<\/p>\n<p>RNC:<\/p>\n<p>Q1. You play tennis. Who is your favorite tennis player?(Federer)<br \/>\nQ2. Why?(One-handed backhand)<br \/>\nQ3. Who is your favorite F1 driver?(Verstappen)<br \/>\nQ4. Any relation between Netherland and what is currently being discussed in SC?(same sex marriage)<\/p>\n<p>RNC : Is there any area where you&#8217;d like us to engage further with you?(No sir)<br \/>\nAre you satisfied?<br \/>\n(Yes sir)<br \/>\nYou can leave, Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>Your experience in interview:<\/p>\n<p>Was nervous at the beginning but the panel was really supportive and made me comfortable. Felt like a regular conversation with elders in the family.<\/p>\n<p>Utility of mocks or O2O (if any):<\/p>\n<p>Prepared me for the worst. Mock grilling helped me in keeping my composure during difficult questions and whenever i felt cornered.<\/p>\n<p>Questions in the real interview were very different from what i was used to in mock interviews. My only take is expect the unexpected and always be ready for surprises.<\/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 2023: <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: 19\/04\/23, Afternoon (Last candidate to go) Board: RN Choubey Background: B.Tech(EEE) DAF: NSS, Bilaspur(CG), Chennai, Optional: PSIR Hobby: Reading, Playing Tennis, Watching F1 To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2022, visit this page Chairman (Usual disclaimer to raise the comfort level, asked me if i had any covid symptoms and told me&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2022-transcript-298-rn-choubey-board-psir-optional-reading-tennis-hobby\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">[UPSC Interview 2022] \u2013 Transcript #298 : RN Choubey Board, PSIR Optional, Reading, Tennis Hobby<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[11255,11254,1679,10757,11256,1677],"class_list":["post-241663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-public","tag-11255","tag-interview_transcript2022","tag-psir","tag-reading","tag-rn_choubey2022","tag-sports_hobby","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241663","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\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241663\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}