[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #78: Bidyut Behari Swain Board, Haryana Home State, Indian Trade Service 

Date of Interview: 30 Jan 2024
Board: Bidyut Behari Swain
Home State: Haryana
Service: Indian Trade Service

KEYWORDS: AGRICULTURE, HARYANA, INDIAN TRADE SERVICE, WHITTLING, SHOOTING BALL, RAWE

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Chairman

1. WHAT IS WHITTLING
2. WHAT DO YOU MAKE
3. WHICH TYPE OF KNIFE
4. WHERE DID YOU LEARN THIS

Member 1

1. HOW TO MAKE AGRITOURISM POPULAR IN HARYANA
2. WHAT IS STATUS OF IT
3. WHAT IS THIS RAWE
4. WHAT DID YOU LEARN
5. WHAT DID YOU DO AND PLACE OF RAWE
6. MONOLOGUE ON POLLUTION AND WHAT IS YOUR STAND IF SAY HARYANA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS
7. CAN WE TACKLE THIS
8. WHY WE ARE NOT BEING ABLE TO TACKLE THIS

Member 2

1. WHY PRODUCTIVITY IN AGRI LOW
2. HOW TO RAISE
3. FARMER SUICIDE REASONS AND SOLUTION
4. US NOT HAVING INTENSIVE SELECTION PROCESS LIKE OURS WHAT IS SELECTION PROCEDURE THERE FOR HIGHER ADMINISTRATIVE POSTS
5. WHY WE DON’T HAVE THIS
6. SHOULD WE FOLLOW THAT
7. HOW CAN WE PROVIDE LOANS TO ALL THE FARMERS AND IS THERE ANY OTHER SOLUTION.

Member 3

1. SHOULD RETIREMENT AGE BE INCREASED LIKE IN USA
2. WTO ISSUES IN AGRICULTURE
3. ARE WESTERN COUNTRIES ACCUSING US WRONGLY
4. WHAT IS WAY FORWARD

Member 4

1. how do you see domestic manufacturing of items rather than importing
2. stand on ministry of commerce and industry having department to handle trade
3. domestic manufacturing before atamnirbhar Bharat
4. than what is different in this
5. CHANDIGARH BEING COMMON CAPITAL GOOD OR NOT
6. ANY RECENT ISSUE
7. WHAT IS STAND OF GOVT
8. WHATS YOUR STAND AS COMMON CITIZEN

Experience

All questions opinion based nothing factual

Apart from 3-4 questions all DAF related

Cordial and members laughed a couple of times except 1 member

Mocks utility–

Gave 2 mocks —Vajirao Reddy and PW/ONLYIAS—- VAJIRAO AND REDDY WAS HELPFUL IN TACKLING AGRI RELATED QUESTIONS AND AMBIENCE was similar as well