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UPSC Interview Transcript 34: Shukla Sir Board / PSIR Optional

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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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