[UPSC Interview 2020] – Transcript #40 : Smita Nagraj Board, Rajasthan Home State, PSIR Optional, Swimming Hobby

Date of Interview: 12/08/2021
Board: Smita Nagraj Ma’am
Graduation: Engineering – CS&E
Optional: PSIR
Home State: Rajasthan
Hobby: Swimming

Chairperson

1. You are from Udaipur? What are you doing there?
2. Okay. Talking about tourism, we see that tourism in Rajasthan is generally limited to forts, palaces, natural beauty etc, But what else would you recommend new in tourism?
3. But are tourists really interested in Health and Education?
4. Age-based marriage is always in news (something like this she said and something else). There has been debates on increasing the marriage age of girls, do you support it?
5. So tell me why would you support it and secondly what resistance will be faced by society?

Member 1

1. Difference bw the Indira Gandhi Canal and Indira Gandhi feeder canal?
2. Okay could you please tell me what is cryptocurrency?
3.  what is e RUPI and how is it different from cryptocurrency?
4. You have mentioned your hobby as swimming. Tell me why we are not able to win medals in swimming?
5. But it is said that genetic reasons are also there.

Member 2

1. So could you tell me which is the largest company in Rajasthan?
2. Do you think areas near Udaipur have good connectivity?
3. Okay but in which areas you are talking about improving connectivity?
4. Has division of Mewar led to better outcomes?
5. What h. as govt done to promote investments in startups?

Member 3

1. Having talked about Indira Gandhi Canal. Why sometimes the water is not allowed to flow?
2. Okay, lets talk about the Retrospective Taxation? Could you please tell me what is it?
3. Okay, but do the sovereign not have any power to tax?
4. Lets talk about startups, could you please tell me what is startup India scheme?
5. Okay, but now you are pursuing civil services, so what makes you chose this over startups?

Member 4

1. Why cement industries get greater competition while in marble the avenues are always green?
2. Okay, but don’t you think that reasons like Power availability, dry port facilities, (and some others which I don’t recall) etc are the main reasons?
3. In areas near Marwar and other cities the Pardah system of accounting is prominent, do you know what it is?
4. Are leaders born?
5. Let set aside whether leaders are born or not. Tell me 5 qualities of a good manager?

Chairperson

1. By what you have answered in the startup question it seems like you are easily convinced by your father?
2. You were mentioning about startup. If given the opportunity, in which field you would like to work?
3. Okay, and do you have any idea for this?
4. Okay, what specifically you will be doing?
5. Okay, tell me, among all which is the biggest reason for you to choose civil services?Thank you. You may go now.
   

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