UPSC: CSE 2019: Interview Transcripts

Shashank Sudhir

06/03/2020 (5th to go Afternoon session)

Sujata Mehta Madam Board

Graduation : B.Tech CSE

Currently in IRS IT

 Chairman –

Introduce yourself.

  • There was one news 10 days back regarding billionaires in India are increasing… What conclusions would you draw from this?
  • But don’t you think it is also sign of increasing prosperity in India?
  • Philanthropic activities are increasing…as a taxman how you see this trend? Do you know how tax department monitor these activities?
  • Who should control big tech MNCs like Facebook, Google etc?
  • What types of regulations?
  • Currently is there any mechanism to regulate them?

Member 1

  • Have you heard about FCRA? Explain it.
  • Why foreign contributions to some NGOs is under scanner?
  • Define vested interests.
  • But don’t you think some genuine NGOs are being harassed in this process?(Many counter questions on this)
  • As a taxman how you control these foreign contributions?
  • How you trace origin of money?
  • Don’t we contradict by allowing investments from tax havens, p notes and on other hand restricting foreign contributions to NGOs?
  • Don’t you think we should ban investments from tax haven countries? Then what need to be done?

Member 2(Lady member)

  • What is this Social awareness group of engineers?(DAF)…Why you founded this group?…Why should engineers need to be socially aware?…What concrete results you achieved by founding this group?
  • Don’t you think crime thriller movies promote criminals as heros in society? (Hobby…Long discussion)

Member 3

  • He explained about how low tax base in india put burden on few honest salarised tax payers…as a taxman how you see this?
  • Many people like who owns hotel business, dairy business, even some panawala…chaiwalas earn enough income but why still they are out of tax net?…How to bring them in tax net?(Explained him about role of GST)…bt don’t you think composition scheme under GST helps them to stay outside tax net?

Member 4

  • Don’t you think any technology which looks promising at start become dangerous as time passes?…
  • What should be done?…As an administrator what you would do to avoid harmful effects of any technology?…
  • Don’t you think ban at early stage is good option?…
  • Why not?… Elaborate on how technology played important role in progress of human species.

Chairman – Do you want to discuss anything which we have not discussed?

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