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UPSC Interview Transcript 32: Shukla Sir Board / Economics Optional

#Shukla Sir Board / Economics Optional / Masters in Economics

Board: Retd Gen Raj Shukla Sir

Date of Interview: 3rd Feb

Background: CA, MA in Eco, IDAS

Optional: Economics

Hobbies: Iyengar Yoga, Ghoomar Dance, Reading Books

Others: NSS, Blood Donation camp, Mock parliament (MHRD minister)

 

Chairperson
  • So you are CA and IDAS currently, till what time will your training go on?
  • So tell me broadly about the Finance of the world? 
    • How this is changing?
  • So you say with Russia Ukraine war, Germany & Japan are increasing defence expenditure. in which area do you see these changes? (Was a long monologue, could remember the gist)
    • So will it be more in platforms and weaponry or new-age tech like AI and drones? 
    • Ukraine drones are being used for something – I said yes sir, New-age technologies are also being focused.
  • Something on bureaucracy focused on traditional setups like going strictly by rules. What is ur view?
  • In government, L1 (low-cost model) model is followed, but sometimes it creates problems for the quality of defence procurement, what is ur view?
  • GFR (General Financial Rules) are there. But FM is easily able to use discretion under the rules but many are not. 
    • Why? (The question was long and since I didn’t have a detailed idea about GFR, I said I needed to look into it).
Member 1
  • So you were MHRD minister while participating in mock Parliament. If you are secretary to MHRD what 3 measures will you take? (Bridging learning gaps, teacher training, research and vocational training)
    • How is teacher training?
  • In PG, you might be having a developmental economy, I said No.
  • Then what was your favourite subject? And which theory you like the most ( Macroeconomics+ Keynesian model).
  • For inflation control, it is said that monetary policy is more effective in developed countries and fiscal policy in developing countries. Why?
Member 2
  • You did your class 10th in Village and then 12 in Udaipur. What difference could you see in village schools and Schools in Udaipur?
    • So you stayed in a hostel. Did your parents allow you that time?
  • Apart from Ghoomar which dance do you do? 
    • When is Ghoomar performed?
  • What do you mean by Human rights?
    • Where are they mentioned?
    • How HR are different from FRs?
  • Name FRs mentioned in constitution.
    • Why is there a need for separate FR to protect minorities?
  • Which is the last book you have read? 
    • What is it about?
    • What are the moral lessons in it? (I mention 3000 stitches by Sudha Murthy and said through various short stories she gives moral lessons)
    • Out of these 3 moral lessons which one do you reflect the most?
Member 3
  • If you have to convince a foreigner that India is the mother of democracy then how will you do it?
    • There was a sign of India being a democracy in past. Do you remember?
  • Discussion on One Nation One election.
  • Can you name some female governors?
Member 4
  • Why does Japan have a culture of discipline, sanitation etc but we lack it? (I said value-based education from my limited reading )
    • He said we also read about many values in books but what is lacking (I said application at ground level- like social works in schools)?

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