{"id":330845,"date":"2025-03-26T12:30:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T07:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=330845"},"modified":"2025-03-26T09:36:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T04:06:56","slug":"upsc-interview-2024-transcript-7-lt-gen-raj-shukla-board-psir-optional-madhya-pradesh-home-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2024-transcript-7-lt-gen-raj-shukla-board-psir-optional-madhya-pradesh-home-state\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview 2024] \u2013 Transcript #7: lt.Gen Raj Shukla Board, PSIR Optional, Madhya Pradesh Home State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date of Interview:<\/strong> 4th March<br \/>\n<strong>Board:<\/strong>\u00a0lt.Gen Raj Shukla sir<br \/>\n<strong>Optional:<\/strong> PSIR<br \/>\n<strong>Home State:<\/strong> Madhya Pradesh<br \/>\nForenoon session, 4th to go<br \/>\n<strong>keywords:<\/strong> MP, PSIR, Indore (rest nothing was asked)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview-transcript\/#it2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit this page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Chairman<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1. Saam dam bhed dand,(long monologue) : its origin?<br \/>\n2. how its relevant.. monologue abt its relevance in common life, tell me its relevance in IR, explaining the meaning and usage by India.<br \/>\n3. which is correct order S D B D or S D D B? reasoning for it.<br \/>\n4. Why traditionally india focused on the initial S,D,B and not on Dand.(explained me later)<br \/>\n5. India should sign treaty or form alliances.<br \/>\n6. chn threat rising, long monologue and some intel he jokingly shared about trump. whom to choose RUS or US<br \/>\n7. sir underlined a famous quote of Swami vivekanand on realism and security. How to boost our defence and hard power. give 3 unique ways.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1.U r from Indore. What Indore , Bhopal doing right, other cant replicate in cleanliness.(gave Indore model and growth story)<br \/>\n2. be more precise. what others are lacking and inhibiting them to emulate.<br \/>\n3. why in our books local leaders like Raja bhoj, Ahilya bai not much celebrated.<br \/>\n4. should we promote more regional leaders and their role in textbooks.<br \/>\n5. Don&#8217;t you think it would lead to more regional bias and dilute idea of India.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1. (read my hobbies and achivmnts) You have intrest in democracy. Do you know Fareed Zakaria? He defines liberal democracy as 1. per capita GDP more than 14,000 $ and 2. rule of law. Do you think still India is a democracy.<br \/>\n2 more questions. and following discussion on same. can&#8217;t recall.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 3<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1. You talk abt rule of law, free legal aid. Have you seen them going on ground. prisons, courts, To whom is it available?<br \/>\n2. few more qns and grilling about sorry state of affairs.<br \/>\n3. what is rt to equality<br \/>\n4.inequality in India<br \/>\n5. schemes<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 4<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1. 3 things MP is doing great and where is it lacking? in perspective of last 15 years<br \/>\n2. why not industrialised?<br \/>\n3. regional inequality<br \/>\n4. what done for Bundelkhand so far<br \/>\n5. status of Ken betwa and it&#8217;s critique by member that it&#8217;s going on since decades, no tangible results<br \/>\n6. role of agriculture in MPs growth story<br \/>\n7. what you are doing since 2019.<br \/>\n8. How much attempts a candidate should be given. Do we need a relook. when to stop.<br \/>\n9. whats ur backup option.<br \/>\n10. How will you go back to technical background. It has advanced much, times of AI and GPT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chairperson:<\/strong> 2 more qns<br \/>\n1. who should be brought in civil service : ABC or XYZ or best brains and talent (I can&#8217;t recall options)<br \/>\n2. Then why only few ones qualify in 1st attempt, why this best talents are languishing till 3\/4th attempt. some even 10-11 th.<br \/>\n3.\u00a0 coachings leading to rote learning civil servants and role of educational institutions and curriculum.<br \/>\n(interview lasted 20-25 mins)<\/p>\n<p>Mocks I found useful were Samkalp, Vajirao&amp;Reddy, Vajiram&amp;Ravi, Chanakya Mandal.<br \/>\nspecial thanks to MPOA group for their support and regular sessions.<br \/>\nAll the best to fellow aspirants.<\/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 2025: <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: 4th March Board:\u00a0lt.Gen Raj Shukla sir Optional: PSIR Home State: Madhya Pradesh Forenoon session, 4th to go keywords: MP, PSIR, Indore (rest nothing was asked) To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2024, visit this page Chairman 1. 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