[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #75: Suman Sharma Ma’am Board, Sociology Optional, Kerala Home State

Date of Interview: 19-01-2023 (afternoon second last to go)
Board: Suman Sharma Ma’am
Optional: Sociology
Home State: Kerala
DAF pointers – Sociology, Kerala, Naval Architecture, L&T

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Chairman

1. Do you know what kids of a ship is INS Imphal? What is it parent class? How many ships in that class? Other Classes of the same type?
2. 6 bills were passed recently in the parliament. What can you tell me about the bill related to spectrum allocation? What about the Posts and Periodicals Act? (I didn’t know either of them)
3. Diaspora is considered a soft power. How is Indian diaspora across the world helpful for India? Give me a few pros and cons.
4. Can you list a few Indian origin technocrats and entrepreneurs outside India?
5. Can you name an Indian origin woman who is in the fashion sector?

Member 1

1. Does social mobility give way to economic mobility or is it the other way around?
2. What is the speciality of Guruvayoor temple?
3. Do we need a governor? Because there seems to be a lot of friction between state govts and Govts (and examples of those)? What can be done?
4. Don’t you think that the Indian judiciary is getting involved unnecessarily in matters by taking up PILs, so should judicial activism be encouraged?
5. Judiciary again is not held properly accountable, wrt to its appointments. Whats your thoughts on that? (cross questions)

Member 2

1. Name a few Marine national parks in India? What do they do?
2. How to improve the operation of such parks, and how to augment tourism in such niche sectors?
3. Iran bombed Pakistan. Why?
4. We know China is playing host to militant organisations that are acting against Indian security. Shall we bomb them? (cross questions)
5. If you are posted in Rajasthan where the patriarchal situation is worse than from where you are from, what will you do to empower women?

Member 3

1. It must be difficult to weld ships together, especially the hulls. How is it done?
2. Isn’t underwater welding polluting?
3. What is blue economy?
4. It hence is essentially a part of capitalistic structure. How will the debate between environmental conservation and development play out when we are exploiting marine resources?

Member 4

1. What is the share price of L&T? Its market capitalisation, volume etc? (and some question about why L&T has been seeing rapid growth across years)
2. Should India have per hour wage?
3. Wouldn’t it be beneficial to have such a system because it is flexible and will help women homemakers?
4. What is your opinion about variable pay coming into the public sector?