{"id":278486,"date":"2024-01-18T12:40:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T07:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=278486"},"modified":"2024-01-18T12:40:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T07:10:30","slug":"upsc-interview-2023-transcript-39-lt-gen-raj-shukla-board-geography-optional-fruit-gardening-hobby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2023-transcript-39-lt-gen-raj-shukla-board-geography-optional-fruit-gardening-hobby\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview 2023] \u2013 Transcript #39: Lt. Gen Raj Shukla Board, Geography Optional, fruit gardening Hobby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date of Interview:<\/strong> 12\/01\/2024<br \/>\n<strong>Board:<\/strong> Lt. Gen Raj Shukla<br \/>\n<strong>Optional:<\/strong> Geography<br \/>\n<strong>Background:<\/strong> MSc Physics<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAF pointers:<\/strong> Sannadha Sena(community volunteer corps), fruit gardening, Physics<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2023,\u00a0<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<ol>\n<li>You know who is Abraham Lincoln? He went on to give a monologue on a quote by Abraham Lincoln (a quote about integrity while aiming for achievements is what i comprehended, it was a difficult quote for me, I even requested him to repeat the quote again)<\/li>\n<li>What do you think of this quote? Is it practical or just a moral teaching?<\/li>\n<li>Why do we have rampant corruption despite such teachings?<\/li>\n<li>Do you think honest people have an edge over others in decision making?<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t you think honest people would be best placed to achiever more? (I opined that it not always the case, he went on to give me an example in politics, I acknowledged and added some points)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>Member 2\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Where did you study?<\/li>\n<li>Have you observed people suffering from poverty, any direct experience?<\/li>\n<li>If you are appointed as an IAS officer how will you address the stark poverty people face?<\/li>\n<li>What is Sannadha Sena?<\/li>\n<li>What all activities did you do during COVID, it was very infectious right?<\/li>\n<li>You have done crowdfunding, how will you address the transparency and accountability issues? I was elaborating, she asked me give to answer just in points<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>Member 3<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>You are from physics background, have you heard of alloy?<\/li>\n<li>How many phases are there in an alloy? I asked for a clarification but he retorted by saying that you are the one who studied physics not me\ud83d\ude05<\/li>\n<li>Have you heard of honeycomb structure? I said i am not very aware, he explained it to me<\/li>\n<li>So you have been mentoring, what do you do?<\/li>\n<li>Have you seen the logo of apple, is it a full apple or a bitten apple? Why so?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>Member 4<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>So your optional is geography right, have you heard of chicken neck? What is its importance?<\/li>\n<li>He gave a monologue on dismal state of Indian agriculture, why is it so? Since you are into fruit gardening, what do you think can be done in horticulture?<\/li>\n<li>In Kerala recently any exotic fruit crop has become popular?<\/li>\n<li>Avocado has been becoming popular recently, are you aware of the different varieties of it?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>Member 5\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Have you heard of Thomas Friedman?(I got confused with physicist Richard Feynman, asked for clarification )<\/li>\n<li>He is a famous journalist, has written a book, Earth is flat, but geography says otherwise, why so?<\/li>\n<li>Do you think monetisation was a good step?<\/li>\n<li>So it was not successfully implemented, it couldn&#8217;t achieve its purpose, you still support it?<\/li>\n<li>Recently, RBI withdrew \u20b9 2000, if there is a plan to withdraw \u20b9500 would you be supporting?<\/li>\n<li>How will the liquidity crisis could be resolved in such a case?<\/li>\n<li>If you are reintroducing a currency already withdrawn like \u20b91000, what is the entire point of demonetisation.<\/li>\n<li>How do you think by withdrawing \u20b9500 black money could be curbed, they can still change it for new currency right?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Chairman<\/strong> gave an indifferent face and said thank you, I felt a bit confused then I said thank you and came out.<\/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 2024:\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: 12\/01\/2024 Board: Lt. Gen Raj Shukla Optional: Geography Background: MSc Physics DAF pointers: Sannadha Sena(community volunteer corps), fruit gardening, Physics To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2023,\u00a0visit this page Chairman You know who is Abraham Lincoln? He went on to give a monologue on a quote by Abraham Lincoln (a quote about&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2023-transcript-39-lt-gen-raj-shukla-board-geography-optional-fruit-gardening-hobby\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">[UPSC Interview 2023] \u2013 Transcript #39: Lt. 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