[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #47: Suman Sharma Ma’am Board, Karnataka Home State, Chess Hobby

Date of Interview: 16 Jan, morning, first one
Board: Suman Sharma Ma’am
Home State: Karnataka
Background: civil engineering
Hobby: Chess
DAF keywords: green concrete, chess, sugarcane, belagavi, Karnataka, civil engineering

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Chairman

1. India is performing well in chess nowadays. Can you tell me about significant events in the last one year?
2. Who are all qualified for the Candidates tournament?
3. Awards recently: R Vaishali and G B Ramesh. What is his nickname?
4. WEF? It’s role?
5. Environment vs development?
6. Doing nothing is better than doing something.

Member 1

1. Issues of Bengaluru?
2. Traffic issues? Flooding issues?
3. How do you solve these as a commissioner as they are already built-up areas?
4. Is GST anti-federal because states have lost their power?
5. What role does the GST Council play?

Member 2

1. Sugarcane growing regions in your state?
2. By-products of sugarcane?
3. Geographical divisions of the district?
4. We will give Belagavi to Maharashtra. What is your opinion?
5. Difference between the eastern coast and the western coast?
6. He was explaining a lot rather than directly asking questions.

Member 3

1. Largest forest in the world?
2. Which are the countries to have this forest?
3. Climate change: why it is a concern?
4. Again debate on forests vs industries.
5. Why you build tunnels and roads in fragile areas?
6. Measures to ensure environmental conservation?
7. Is the government doing well?

Member 4

1. Inequality is growing in your district. How do you solve the issue as a commissioner?
2. What are the schemes undertaken to reduce inequality?

Board: cordial, but felt uneasy sometimes. ‘Green’ in my DAF opened many dimensions.

Time: 20-25 minutes