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UPSC Interview Transcript 34: Shukla Sir Board / PSIR Optional

#Shukla Sir Board / PSIR optional / Tamil Nadu / Civil Engineering

Board- Lt. Gen Raj Shukla sir

Optional: PSIR (Political Science and International Relations)

Graduation: Civil Engineering

Home State: Tamil Nadu

 

Chairperson
  • Which place are you from?
  • Why PSIR after graduation in Engineering?
  • Have you gained interest in IR?
  • There’s a diplomat called George Schultz. He has famously said that ‘Negotiations are a euphemism for capitulation if the shadow of power is not cast across the bargaining table’. What do you understand about this?
    • Should we apply this in the context of India’s foreign policy in general and the neighbourhood in particular?
  • What is hybrid war?
    • Weaponization of energy by Russia. Can we call it a hybrid war?
    • Does India practise hybrid war?
  • On Education: There are 2 views- One is mother tongue-based primary education and the other is the purest form of Hindi which is close to Sanskrit and to many other Indian languages. Which one would you go for?
    • Mother tongue – English – Hindi or Mother tongue – Hindi – English. Which order should we go for?
Member 1
  • Benefits of Mother tongue-based education at the primary level.
    • Which language did you learn in the primary level and were you able to grasp the subjects well?
    • If we are going to promote Hindi and English to everyone, should we teach these languages from the primary school level along with the mother tongue?
  • What’s the scheme for skill development brought by your state and any scheme by the central government for skill development?
    • Did ITIs fail? If not, why was the Kaushal Vikas Yojana brought in?
  • Ayushmann Bharat scheme, Its components. Is health insurance important?
Member 2
  • Ethanol blending: What is it? Why was it brought? Was it successful?
    • Does it affect food security?
    • We have a shortage of sugarcane. How are we going to produce ethanol?
  • Bollywood: Does it affect national integration or does it promote?
    • What are the recent controversies surrounding Bollywood? What do you think about it?
  • National flag: It’s important. Why are we seeing big flags in different places nowadays? ( DAF )
    • Any law or code related to the flag? It’s provisions? ( DAF )
    • What does the Ashoka chakra represent? ( DAF )
Member 3
  • Philanthropy: Difference between West and India. (DAF)
    • Why don’t corporate entities other than Tata have a social welfare foundation? ( DAF)
  • The debate about end of socialism in the early 90s. Victory of liberalism. What is neoliberalism?
    • Is India going towards neoliberalism?
    • What is India’s approach towards development?
Member 4
  • Why is March past not allowed on the bridges?
  • Where do you place the reinforcements in the slabs/ceilings? And why?
  • How to maintain verticality in high-rise buildings?

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