[UPSC Interview 2020] – Transcript #21 : Smita Nagaraj Board, Political Science Optional, Gardening Hobby

Date of Interview: 20/08/2021
Board: Smita Nagaraj
Optional: Political Science
Hobby: Gardening

Chairman

1. How are you feeling today?
2. What makes you a suitable candidate for the services?
3. What is going on in Afghanistan?
4. Tell me about the leadership of Afghanistan?
5. What is the relationship between northern alliances and the Taliban?

Member 1

1. Why government is not accommodating the opposition?
2. Why Indian space missions are failing?
3. Don’t you think we are failing in our foreign policy?
4. Talk about yourself for 5 minutes.

Member 2

1. Why government is hiding numbers and manipulating the stats?
2. Why we don’t settle our disputes with Pakistan with war?
3. What is the future of pok after recent changes?

Member 3

1. What makes a person dishonest?
2. What do you mean by honesty?
3. Why people don’t accept reality?
4. How will you deal with dishonest people?

Member 4

1. What is the GDP of India in the first quarter of this financial year?
2. Why do we have different estimates for GDP growth?
3. Which vaccine will you advise your friends to take if you are the sp?
4. Why not phizer?
5. What is the difference between all major vaccines?
6. What would have been your course of action if you were in the place health secretory?

Chairman

1. Don’t you think that the government is anti-farmer?
2. What do farmers think about the government?
3. Why china is a threat to Indian agriculture?
4. You may leave now.