[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #112: Suman Sharma Board, PSIR Optional, Rajasthan Home State, Travelling

Date of Interview: 09/01/2026
Board: Suman Sharma
Optional: PSIR
Home State: Rajasthan
Hobby: Travelling
Key details: Rajasthan, reading non-fiction, Travelling, NABARD, PSIR optional
Afternoon session : last one to go

Entered the room, greeted everyone by saying namaskar
Question asked

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Chairman

Ready my DAF loudly
1. So you from Rajasthan, if you had opportunity to tell CM regarding three sectors which ones you will choose and what will be your suggestions in those sectors to get some useful output within 2-3 years . Long discussion on this. Ma wanted to know about specific inputs
2. If all the children born are raised by state and know one knows who is who’s child than tell me three benefits and three disadvantage of such system. Mam focused more on disadvantage.

Member 1 

1. Why you give more preference to non-fiction than fiction?
2. Why we are seeing protest against overflow of tourist at tourist sites
3. There is new trend of students disrespecting teachers.reasons behind it?

Member 2

1. Tell me areas where you will focus if you had to develop relations with developing countries
2. Same as above for developed countries
Others I am no able to recollect

Member 3

1. Positive and negative of one nation one election
2. How to implement this reform
3. Why farmers should take loan from NABARD than other banks in rural areas? ( question was not factually correct as NABARD does not offer direct financial assistance to farmers)

Member 4

1. What is maglev and hyperloop trains?
2. Which country is workings in both the technologies
3. What are the consideration which should be kept in mind while choosing location for projects like bullet train.
4. Is bullet train from Ahmadabad to Mumbai is right decision?

Board was cordial. No grilling. Counter questions were there but no grilling as such. They just want to listen to your thoughts.