[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #82 : Preeti Sudan Board, Sociology Optional, Madhya Pradesh Home Stste

Date of Interview: 07/02/2023 forenoon session
Board: Preeti Sudan
Optional: Sociology
Profession: Dentistry
Work ex: One year internship in a govt hospital
Home State: Madhya Pradesh, Indore
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Chairman

1. Chairperson ma’am made me comfortable first and then started with questions
2. You are a trained professional (dentist), why did you choose civil services ?
3. What was the protocol for dentists during COVID?
4. What is the reason behind Indore’s success in cleanliness? A few more questions on this….

Member 1

1. Tell me a few places in and around indore to visit
2. Why is jahaz mahal called so?
3. What is the one gender issue that you would like to work on? I mentioned women education
4. What steps would you like to take? A few questions on this….
5. What did you find the most innovative in this year’s budget?
6. What are the steps suggested for green growth in the budget? Few questions followed
7. Why is care economy still not accounted for in our GDP?
8. You solve sudoku, so do you also take interest in crosswords and other words based puzzles? She wanted to ask about wordle. I said I have tried it but do not play it regularly. So she did not ask anything else about it

Member 2

1. You solve sudoku, so how many squares are there in a sudoku?
2. At what level do you play and how much time do you take to solve it?
3. What is the history of sudoku?
4. What is green hydrogen mission?
5. Do you think green hydrogen can be a viable source of energy?
6. What is the difference between green and grey hydrogen?

Member 3

1. So tell me MP has the largest ___. I said tribes, she asked what else. I said tigers, she again asked anything else. I said forest area. This is what she wanted to hear.
2. What were the changes made to the forest conservation act?
3. What are the reasons for increased rate of divorces today?
4. In NEP, what is very innovative and stressed upon step for females? I told whatever I could remember. She wanted to hear easy entry easy exit which i could not tell so she herself told me.
5. Few questions on women health also followed

Member 4

1. During covid, there was a crisis of reverse migrants. What were the steps taken by the government? Few more questions on this.
2. Do you think our government could manage the pandemic well?
3. The board was very cordial. Everyone was smiling throughout and therefore could not make out much if they were convinced with my answers.

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