{"id":333103,"date":"2025-04-17T07:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T01:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=333103"},"modified":"2025-04-17T07:11:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T01:41:02","slug":"upsc-interview-2024-transcript-68-bidyut-behari-swain-board-reading-non-fiction-hobby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2024-transcript-68-bidyut-behari-swain-board-reading-non-fiction-hobby\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Interview 2024] \u2013 Transcript #68: Bidyut Behari Swain Board, Reading Non Fiction Hobby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date of Interview:<\/strong> 02\/04\/25 Forenoon<br \/>\n<strong>Board:<\/strong> Bidyut Behari Swain<br \/>\n<strong>Background:<\/strong> MA IR from JNU<br \/>\n<strong>Hobby:<\/strong> Reading Non Fiction<br \/>\n<strong>DAF-<\/strong> MA IR from JNU, Reading Non Fiction and military biographies [Rest of it is irrelevant]<\/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>1. USA is attacking Iran \u2014 do you know of any movement in that region?<\/p>\n<p>2. What&#8217;s your take on this US action?<\/p>\n<p>3. Don&#8217;t you think this will push Iran further into instability?<\/p>\n<p>4. What could be the implications of such an action?<\/p>\n<p>5. How much nuclear enrichment has Iran done so far?<\/p>\n<p>6. How much time will it take for Iran to create a bomb?<\/p>\n<p>7. Can the USA destroy Iran\u2019s bombs completely?<\/p>\n<p>8. So you mean to say they can delay but not destroy?<\/p>\n<p>9. What steps will Iran take in response?<\/p>\n<p>10. Do you think the USA can eliminate top commanders?<\/p>\n<p>11. Some more comments on Iran-China-USA triangle.<\/p>\n<p>12. Can you elaborate on your comment that USA is in relative decline?<\/p>\n<p>13. Don\u2019t you think Trump did the right thing by ending endless wars?<\/p>\n<p>14. So you think Trump is unwise?<\/p>\n<p>15. So you agree with his strategy, but not the means?<\/p>\n<p>16. [Later] You talked about Bangladesh. Talking with Jamaat? Won\u2019t that increase terror in the Northeast?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1. What do you think is the most important quality of a civil servant?<\/p>\n<p>2. Why innovation specifically?<\/p>\n<p>3. Suppose you&#8217;re an SDM and your junior is underperforming, what will you do?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 3<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1. Suppose you are an SDM and receive conflicting orders from seniors \u2014 what will you do?<\/p>\n<p>2. Suppose your senior gives you illegal orders \u2014 what will you do?<\/p>\n<p>3. Suppose your junior is going through a personal problem \u2014 how will you handle it?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 4<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1. What is your service preference?<\/p>\n<p>2. Do you agree \u2014 \u201cDisarming Hamas won\u2019t solve Israel\u2019s problem\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>3. Is there a way to solve the Israel-Palestine issue?<\/p>\n<p>4. Do you know about Mohammad Yunus\u2019s recent comments on India\u2019s Northeast?<\/p>\n<p>5. As Foreign Secretary, how would you respond to such statements?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1. You talked about Bangladesh \u2014 how would stopping the Brahmaputra\u2019s water work?<\/p>\n<p>2. Israelis don\u2019t care about law \u2014 shouldn\u2019t India also act like that?<\/p>\n<p>3. You read military biographies and nonfiction \u2014 why not fiction?<\/p>\n<p>4. Do you think literature and fiction should be taught in schools?<\/p>\n<p>At the end Chairman sir Said, I do agree with most of Bangladesh solutions given by you, but I think talking with Jamat may get counterproductive as they may involve themselves in terrorism in North East. But chaliye, is topic pe kabhi aur charcha karenge, aaj waqt ki thodi kami hai!<\/p>\n<p>Interview over.<\/p>\n<p>Remarks- Cordial environment, Shukla sirs format is a bit different. He rarely asks straight questions and instead gives a few statements and goes silent! [Which gets problematic at times as it creates uncertainty as to what he wants from us]<br \/>\nOverall It was fun!<br \/>\nDuration- God Knows!<\/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: 02\/04\/25 Forenoon Board: Bidyut Behari Swain Background: MA IR from JNU Hobby: Reading Non Fiction DAF- MA IR from JNU, Reading Non Fiction and military biographies [Rest of it is irrelevant] To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2024,\u00a0visit this page Chairman 1. 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