[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #63: Suman Sharma Board, Uttarakhand Home State, Doctor

Date of Interview: 17/12/25(Forenoon-last to go)
Board: Suman Sharma ma’am
Home State: Uttarakhand

DAF keywords-Uttarkhand, Doctor,
Murder mystery, scavenger hunts, Child development

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Chairman

1)Welcome …. why did u leave your earlier job?Also why fascination with murder mystery -Follow up on indian adaptation of Sherlock holmes
2)Investor summit was held in your state and even taking into account other states ,what is your opinion about such summits?
3)Is this not wasted resources?
4)If u were the organiser then what all would u have showcased?
5)What about the recent UCC
6)Do you support live-in relationships?
7)Why does a smart young man like you not in support of live in?Dont u think u are too conservative ?
8)What is the point of live in if it as stringent as marriage in registration,I think the law is very bad but then that is my opinion

Member 1

1) Welcome doctor “conservative “did u see the room number when u were entering?
2)There is no free lunch what do u understand by this statement?
3) Give a real life event where u felt this?
4)People often die due to bad medication what will u prescribe as punishment for such individuals- 3 years ,life imprisonment,death penalty?
5)Why do u think life imprisonment and not death penalty?
6) As a DM 3 things to improve health of young children
7)What is your perception of NGOs?
8)Politicians are bad and wile creatures don’t u think?

Member 2

1) Doctor since child development is mentioned what is impact of social media on child health
2) Should it be banned and how to ban
3) Why some exemptions u want to give to certain players
4)So current child safety lock is failing?
5) U studied in Mumbai tell me about RBI what main functions does it do?
6)What is the issue of IPR and patent in phraa industry
7)How has recent FT with Australia and UK improved working conditions of doctors?

Member 3

(Grilled me just on border with CHINA)
1)Which LAC sectors in Uttarkhand are disputed
2) Why do we have a build up based on my answer said that u think we provoked the Chinese by building infra?
3)Which party is the aggressor and which is the peace loving power?
4)Can we expect chinese military intervention in Taiwan?
5)Why are the Chinese doing this renaming then?
6)What should be our policy?
7)In next 10 years which party do u think will be compelled for peace?

Member 4

1)Medicine is the best profession and u have exceptional scores from one of the best colleges of country u why waste it and become like us ?Do an MD or MS instead?
2)What is your take on Generic medication?-Why are u in favour give reasons
3)What challenges does healthcare face?
4)On followup asked don’t u think infra is the biggest challenge