[UPSC Interview 2020] – Transcript #209 : Smita Nagraj  Board, Madhya Pradesh  Home State, Geography Optional

Date of interview: 16 September 2021
Board: Smita Nagraj
Home State: Madhya Pradesh
Background:  BSC Physics MA Geog
Optional: Geography

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Chairperson

1. Would you like to introduce yourself (education/job)
2. Are you currently doing any of these?
3. Why civil services?
4. Why jump from science to arts?
5. Climate change- predict 3 things about India.
6. Climate proofing and how can be Climate proof our Agriculture?

Member 1  

1. Technologies which can be used for climate smart Agriculture.
2. We are a federal state…ques regarding financial health of state and what’s wrong?
3. Does it have something to do with tax administration?
4. Free bees and subsidies by state..your take
5. How to balance public welfare and state revenue?

Member 2

1. Role of PM as a leader of house ( DAF)
2. Agroforestry and benefits
3. New technologies create more jobs than they take away. Substantiate.
4. Skill India and related questions
5. Polar vortex

Member 3

1. You studied geography… make a urban plan for Gwalior based geography of Gwalior
2. Odisha govt Sponsoring national women hockey team…should not they focus on their own state team?
3. Food fortification

Member 4

1. US governance
2. Puducherry and Delhi both UTs but why so much tussle in Delhi between LG and CM
3. Isn’t it unfair for elected govt?
4. Healthcare scenario in India and why so much focus on IMR MMR as parameters

Chairman

1. Do you want to talk about something else
   I said NCC and Gwalior
2. Should NCC/MILITARY TRAINING/any other mechanism be made compulsory?