[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #247 : Smitha Nagraj Mam Board, History Optional, mentoring Hobby

Date of Interview: 27/03/2023, afternoon session, 2nd to go.
Board: Smitha Nagaraj Mam.
Optional: History
College: PGDAV college, DU
Profession (if any): No
Hobbies: Composing songs, mentoring underprivileged aspirants for CSE.
Your experience in interview- Cordial board. Helped me answer wherever I couldn’t think of a point. It was opinion based and only a few questions were asked from DAF or current affairs. Felt like a purposive conversation, enjoyed it.
Utility of mocks or O2O (if any)- Helps cover DAF, build confidence and practice speaking. But as many have already suggested, actual interview is quite conversational unlike mocks.

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Chairman

1. You have studied from Delhi University, why have we seen an increase in cases of eve teasing, hooliganism in DU?
2. Is it because of youth being bold in groups?
3. Would an individual do it if there were no consequences attached?
4. Is this an issue of family and their role in such incidents?
Delhi related points of women security.

Member 1

1. You do Mentoring, where do you do it and how?
2. Name of 2 mentees?
3. Have they achieved anything yet?
4. Comment on India’s Soft power?
5. But do you think soft power is enough to tackle China?
6. India’s soft power and hard power, are we overemphasising on soft power?

Member 2

1. Is this the golden age of Indian history?

Member 3

1. What would have happened had Britishers not conquered India?
2. Who would have been Constitutional monarch? (Related to my previous answer)
3. Who are Gangu teli? (Related to DAF entry of Raja Bhoj)

Member 4

1. What is the wall of steel? (I said cannot recall)
2. Explained its related to China,  Xi Jingping elected as president for 3rd time and now China has claimed it will become impenetrable (wall of steel). Your opinion on it. What would be the impact on India?
3. How can India be useful to China, what do we offer them?
4. China- Russia coming close, what would be the impact on India?

Thanks for this initiative. It has been very helpful for many aspirants like me