[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #76: Bidyut Behari Swain Board, Uttar Pradesh Home State, Formula-one Hobby

Date of Interview: 29 January afternoon
Board: Bidyut Behari Swain
Daf pointers: Lucknow, Gwalior, BTech (IT), MBA, Formula-one, financial markets, police, philately

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Chairman

1. tell me the history of philately
2. where is the philately museum in Delhi (exact location)
3. Thn turned his chair away and started typing on the keyboard.

Member 2

1. I learnt to use computers after my graduation and now new technologies are coming up. How will you encourage the Indian people to become tech savy ?
2. how to promote tourism in UP ?
3. why do you want to join the services after such a great academic background?
4. what are the pros and cons of having only government run schools in the country ?

Member 3

1. how will you use technology in policing?
2. what are the pros and cons of social media?
3. how is technology mis-used in Taiwan elections?
4. what is the smallest pair of whole numbers used to form a right angle triangle? (Weird question in between opinion based questions)
5. what leadership style will you prefer in the services?
6. Chairman turned back towards me.

Member 4

1. how is cutting edge technology in formula-one used in day to day life ?
2. comment on the financial markets in India
3. asked me some random term

Member 5

1. if there is formula one then there must be formula two formula three formula four, what are these?
2. compare the economic condition of UP and MP ?
3. why Indian PSUs are not performing as great as those of Singapore and Dubai?
4. which PSUs of India are you bullish on and why?

Time – 30-32 mins

Assessment of the board: The lady was smiling whereas the other members were poker-faced so I don’t know how it went. The chairman turned away in the middle of the interview and started typing on the keyboard. The only mock I found closer to the actual exam in terms of seating was Samkalp. The mocks relevant to the board’s questions were – Testbook, Unacademy, Studyiq and Chahal. One to one with Khan sir and Ravindran sir was helpful.