[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #52: Dinesh Dasa Board, Haryana Home State, Economics Optional, Formula 1 Hobby

Date of Interview: 11-12-2025
Board: Dr. Dinesh Dasa Sir (Afternoon – 5th to go)
Home State: Haryana
Optional: Economics
Hobby: Formula 1
Key DAF Details: Economics, Gurugram, Haryana, Delhi, US China Cold War, Air Pollution, Athletics, MUN, Menstrual Health, Sports Psychology, Formula 1

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Chairman

You look like you’ve come straight from the Supreme Court. Who helped you choose your attire?
Is your mother a working professional? What does she teach?
1. What made you choose Economics, in this digital age? Was it a choice or a compulsion?
2. What is the age range of Gen Z? What were the preceding generations called? List all the major generations along with their time periods.
3. Which one is Gen M? (MTV Generation)
4. Three things that elders can learn from Gen Z & three things they should not.
5. Which 4 revolutions took place in Europe that impacted India and in what manner.
6. Arrange these 4 revolutions in order of most to least impact on India.

Member 1

1. Can you name three achievements in India’s space sector that make you feel proud as an Indian?
2. What do these achievements portray about India to the world?
3. Who were the pioneers of India’s space programme? Can you name three?
4. If you had to take 3 mandatory steps for preventive healthcare of women (not curative), what would they be?

Member 2

1. What do you understand by a high-performance mindset in sports?
2. Is this mindset hereditary or is it cultivated? How.
3. Does the coach play a more important role than the athlete herself?
4. China consistently wins a large number of medals, unlike India. Why is this so, and what role do coaches play in this difference?

Member 3

1. As an economist, why do you think the rupee is depreciating and approaching the level of 90? Should the RBI intervene, and if so, how?
2. Export competitiveness may improve, but what about the rising cost of imports?
3. What is your assessment of India’s current account deficit?
4. So, do you agree with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman that the rupee should be allowed to find its own level?
5. Why does India still follow cash-based accounting instead of accrual accounting?
6. What is Neo-feminism?

Member 4

1. What activities were you involved in as part of menstrual health awareness volunteering?
2. Why do you think girls today are attaining menarche at much younger ages, sometimes as early as 7–8, compared to earlier ages of 12–14? What concerns does this trend raise?