{"id":82040,"date":"2021-02-11T15:25:47","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T09:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=82040"},"modified":"2021-02-19T16:27:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T10:57:58","slug":"upsc-interview-transcript-4-manoj-soni-board-kerala-home-state-watching-satirical-shows-opera-music-football-online-chess-hobbies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-transcript-4-manoj-soni-board-kerala-home-state-watching-satirical-shows-opera-music-football-online-chess-hobbies\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview Transcript #4] Manoj Soni Board, Kerala Home State, Watching satirical shows, Opera music, Football, online chess hobbies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Interview Date: <\/strong>11\/02\/2020 [IFoS]
\n<\/strong>Board:<\/strong> Manoj Soni Sir
\nBackground:<\/strong> Mechanical Engg. from IIT Bombay
\nHome state:<\/strong> Kerala
\nhobbies:<\/strong> Watching American satirical shows, listening to opera music, following
\nfootball, online chess<\/p>\n

Chairman<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. You have had a long wait, (I was 5th in the session) would you like some tea? What were you during the waiting time?<\/li>\n
  2. What did you read in the newspaper? What caught your attention?<\/li>\n
  3. You like watching American Satirical shows, which shows do you watch?<\/li>\n
  4. Is \u2018Friends\u2019 satire?<\/li>\n
  5. Why is IIT Mumbai, still named Bombay?<\/li>\n
  6. How do forests help in improving the quality of water?<\/li>\n
  7. You have good forest cover in your state. Is it the highest?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Member 1<\/h3>\n
      \n
    1. What is an ecosystem?<\/li>\n
    2. If I write with my pen, biotic and abiotic factors are interacting, is it an ecosystem?<\/li>\n
    3. What happens in an ecosystem?<\/li>\n
    4. What are the ecosystem services in agricultural land?<\/li>\n
    5. .What are the dominant crops in Kerala?<\/li>\n
    6. What do you know about silent valley?<\/li>\n
    7. What are the different types of forests in Kerala?<\/li>\n
    8. Where else do you see Tropical evergreen forests?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Member 2<\/h3>\n
        \n
      1. Place of Birth Thrissur, why is the festival famous?<\/li>\n
      2. What about the environmental impact of firecrackers?<\/li>\n
      3. What is CRZ?<\/li>\n
      4. Have the restrictions been eased? Why do you think so?<\/li>\n
      5. What happened in the Kerala floods?<\/li>\n
      6. Kerala is a high literacy, tech-savvy state. Why does mining, deforestation, quarrying take place? Is it a governance deficit?<\/li>\n
      7. Can\u2019t we use technology to stop this quarrying? How can we do so?<\/li>\n
      8. \u00a0What are the concerns with respect to Mullaperiyar Dam?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Member 3<\/h3>\n
          \n
        1. Where do you find the best forests in India?<\/li>\n
        2. I say climate change is a hoax. What do you think?<\/li>\n
        3. Don\u2019t you think it\u2019s a natural process?<\/li>\n
        4. What changes have you observed with regard to climate change?<\/li>\n
        5. What is your analysis of the Kerala floods? Don\u2019t you think dam mismanagement is the main cause?<\/li>\n
        6. Recently a few buildings were demolished in Kerala. What is your opinion?<\/li>\n
        7. \u00a0What is your opinion about the parading of elephants in Thrissur Pooram?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Chairman: Thank you, all the best.<\/p>\n

          For more interview transcript, visit the Complete IAS Interview Preparation Guide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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