{"id":331424,"date":"2025-04-03T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T04:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=331424"},"modified":"2025-04-03T05:36:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T00:06:00","slug":"upsc-interview-2024-transcript-40-lt-gen-raj-shukla-board-history-optional-silambam-hobby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2024-transcript-40-lt-gen-raj-shukla-board-history-optional-silambam-hobby\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview 2024] \u2013 Transcript #40: Lt. Gen Raj Shukla Board, History Optional, SILAMBAM Hobby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date of Interview:<\/strong> 25th March af<br \/>\n<strong>Board:<\/strong> Lt. Gen Raj Shukla<br \/>\n<strong>Optional:<\/strong> History<br \/>\n<strong>Hobby:<\/strong> SILAMBAM<br \/>\nDAF : HISTORY, ANIMAL RESCUE, SILAMBAM, MANAGER<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2024,\u00a0<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>Sir started the discussion by asking whether i play cricket or not. Though i said that i dont play cricket professionally but rarely in turf and have very limited knowledge about it , The entire convo with him went about cricket, its familiarity, why the 80&#8217;s squad is more spcl than current one, why kohli is weak at outside the off stump, how bumrah can bowl so fast.. etc for 8 mins ( there was not a single word in my daf which mentioned cricket, but a famous cricketer shares my name <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"open emoji emoji-small\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/web.telegram.org\/a\/img-apple-64\/1f972.png?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd72\" data-path=\".\/img-apple-64\/1f972.png\" \/>)<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 1\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1. Questions from aryan invasion theory, its controversy and recent excavation<br \/>\n2. About my animal rescue program and experience<br \/>\n3. Asked me to tell 3 recent development in defence<br \/>\n4. Asked about the indias 5th gen fighter program<br \/>\n5. Issue with tejas program<br \/>\n6. Asked me about some type of jet engine which i haven&#8217;t heard anywhere.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 2\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1. Why my 12th stream, college degree, current job and the aim of becoming an IAS is totally unconnected.<br \/>\n2. Asked whether i am fickle minded for jumping different goals&#8230;<br \/>\n3. Asked about the criticism of x and y theory of management<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 3<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>(only female member)<\/p>\n<p>1. What is silambam?<br \/>\n2. Why did I choose to practise it instead of reading or other hobbies?<br \/>\n3. Despite of china&#8217;s achievement in r&amp;d, it has very less noble prizes? Why?<br \/>\n4. How many developed countries in the world?<br \/>\n5. Which line Separates the global North and south?<br \/>\n6. Why India has high rate of corruption? What is our rank in cpi? 3 solutions for it?<br \/>\n7. When can we call ourself as a developed country?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 4\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1. Give 3 issues and opportunities in Indian health environment.<br \/>\n2. 3 solutions for it<br \/>\n3. Can private be allowed for entire medical administration instead of govt?<\/p>\n<p>Cm said my Interview is over&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>My observation : most unconventional round of discussion i have ever faced due to chairman&#8217;s off the DAF questions and his expression through out the interview(started to read a health magazine amidst the interview &#8211; may be he had his own reasons and way of evaluation ) .<\/p>\n<p>Tip &#8211; The mindset of Expecting totally unexpected questions in the PT helped me to glide over the interview with a smile ( though at times i felt disappointed with the questions and my responses. )<\/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:\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: 25th March af Board: Lt. Gen Raj Shukla Optional: History Hobby: SILAMBAM DAF : HISTORY, ANIMAL RESCUE, SILAMBAM, MANAGER To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2024,\u00a0visit this page Chairman Sir started the discussion by asking whether i play cricket or not. Though i said that i dont play cricket professionally but rarely&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2024-transcript-40-lt-gen-raj-shukla-board-history-optional-silambam-hobby\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">[UPSC Interview 2024] \u2013 Transcript #40: Lt. 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