[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #50 : Preeti Sudan Board, Sociology Optional, Reading, Running Hobbies

Date of Interview: 6/2/23, Afternoon Session, First to go
Board:  Preeti Sudan
Optional: Sociology
Background: BITS Pilani, Goa Campus
Hobbies: Reading non-fiction books, running
Your experience in interview-Cordial board, very few counter questions
Utility of mocks or O2O (if any)- To gain confidence and increase the chance of practicing questions which might be asked (in my case about non-fiction books)

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Chairman

1. (telling me to get comfortable)
2. Right away asked about my hobby which was reading non-fiction books
3. Some brief discussion on that
4. Do you use Chatgpt?
5. How will it impact our future
6. AI and it’s potential

Member 1

1. Asked something about cloning (I said I’m not sure about it)
2. Discussion on AI
3. Two important initiatives in the Budget

Member 2

1. Again asked about non-fiction book and difference between traditional and behavioral economics (since I had mentioned I like to read books on economy)
2. How can India achieve net zero target and further discussion on that

Member 3

1. Need for police reforms and what do you suggest
2. Judicial reforms
3. Outcomes of CoP27

Member 4 

1. Asked about my dual degree (just the concept of dual degree)
2. Other economic activities in Goa besides tourism
3. These were the broad questions, a very abridged version of the actual “intervie” since I am not able to recall many questions