{"id":97325,"date":"2021-03-23T23:00:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T17:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=97325"},"modified":"2021-03-25T13:23:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T07:53:34","slug":"upsc-interview-transcript-by-bhonsle-asked-to-the-questions-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-transcript-by-bhonsle-asked-to-the-questions-5\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview Transcript #96]: ASR Bhonsle Board, Kerala Home State, Malayalam Literature Optional"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date of Interview:<\/strong> 28th Feb 2020
\nDuration:<\/strong> 20 to 25 minutes
\nBoard:<\/strong> ASR Bhonsle
\nBackground:<\/strong> MA in Political Science
\nHome State:<\/strong> Kerala
\nOptional:<\/strong> Malayalam Literature<\/p>\n

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Chairman<\/h3>\n
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  1. Reading out my profile and highlighted all the positives, made me comfortable.<\/li>\n
  2. Tell me why not go into politics after learning political science and why into civil services?<\/li>\n
  3. RTI is there for transparency and accountability – officers are not happy about it. What is your take?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Member 1<\/h3>\n
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    1. What is the coffee club?<\/li>\n
    2. Which all countries are there?<\/li>\n
    3. What is the name for countries standing for reform?<\/li>\n
    4. What are the qualifications based on which India asking for reform(told few, among them India’s largest democracy) Is Russia a democracy?<\/li>\n
    5. Then, is democracy an essential condition?<\/li>\n
    6. What we need to do then?<\/li>\n
    7. Aren’t we trying to build consensus for the last 20 years? What else we could do?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Member 2<\/h3>\n
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      1. Is the communist manifesto is a dead document? Why?<\/li>\n
      2. Repeated the question(the answer may not be satisfactory for him)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Member 3<\/h3>\n
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        1. You have a four-year gap after ur MA?<\/li>\n
        2. Is Ph.D. a good platform. for preparing for civil services?<\/li>\n
        3. Is that a problem with higher education?<\/li>\n
        4. What are others? (said about curriculum)<\/li>\n
        5. We have already had a choice-based credit system. So?<\/li>\n
        6. What are the 3 reforms you suggest?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Member 4<\/h3>\n
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          1. Who is your favourite Indian Political Thinker? (Said Gandhi) Why?<\/li>\n
          2. What is gram swaraj?<\/li>\n
          3. Is that practical at the time of globalisation to have self-sufficient village?<\/li>\n
          4. Do the countries have local self-governments have higher level of peace? (based on earlier answer)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Chairman:<\/strong> What are your plans for today?
            \nCounter questions made it a bit tough for me.<\/p>\n