[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #36: Sanjay Verma Board, Cooking badminton Hobbies

Date of Interview: 11 Dec forenoon
Board: Sanjay Verma sir
Hobby: Cooking
DAF details: cooking, badminton, leisure walking, manipal institute of technology ( rest of the daf- questions not asked)

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Chairman

– are you working? Have you ever worked before?
– leisure walking. Are you walking towards something or away from something
– when was the last time you walked.
– which shoe do you prefer. Starting price. Gst on that?
– cooking. Compare carbon footprint related to hyderabad cuisine and Chennai cuisine.
Why the differences.

Member 1

– difference between MIT and MIT (Massachusetts institute of technology). What is common and differences between the two.
– what is out of box thinking.
– give examples.
– Are you competitive person. Explain.
– define and differentiate the terms in terms of corporate world : enemy, collaborator, rival, competitor. Arrange them in order.

Member 2

– comparison of Tamil Nadu and andhra pradesh in terms of growth.
– industries sector of Tamil Nadu and andhra pradesh.
– gdp of andhra
– what policies andhra govt is doing to increase.
– issues of agriculture.

Member 3

– studied Sanskrit in 12th. So asked me the Sanskrit term for ‘atom’
– difference between hamas, hezbollah and houthis and discussion on that.
– have you heard of sridhar vembu. Why is he in news.

Member 4

– what is watershed development and discussion.
– what are sustainable development goals. Difference between sustainable development and development. Give example of sustainable development application and the related goal.
– contribution of puttaparthi Sai baba

Might have missed 2-3 questions.
Overall Board was cordial and helping to make me feel comfortable.