[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #209 : Preeti Sudan Board, PSIR Optional, Telangana Home State

Board: Preeti Sudan mam
Home State: Warangal Telangana
Optional: PSIR
Background: Electrical
DAF Keywords – startup, research paper, blockchain, health records, movies, agriculture related projects, Oxford Union debates.

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Chairman

1. You co-founded a startup. Can you explain me what was it about?
2. Is it still running?
3. What was the business model
4. Health records management using blockchain (DAF)
5. Ayushman Bharat Digital health mission

Member 1

1. Movies – south movies gaining popularity. Why?
2. Why did Naxalism emerge in Warangal
3. How to tackle it in long run (I referred to SHG in the reply)
4. Why is it that only women organise into SHG, why can’t men work together

Member 2

1. Was your research paper peer reviewed?
2. Do we publish enough peer reviewed papers in reputed journals
3. Why aren’t we leading in innovation
4. Some questions w.r.t brain drain
5. Have multiplexes with their high ticket costs cut off access to movies to common man?

Member 3

1. Is Hyderabad really an international city
2. What problems does Hyderabad face?
3. Why are we promoting slum tourism? (Asked in context of Dharawi slum)
4. Why Oxford Union debates?
5. Should we take Pakistan crisis into opportunity to build relationship?

Member 4

1. Plato’s scheme of education – what can we learn?
2. Telangana governor controversy
3. If you are a district collector, how will you help horticulture farmers realize more income?

Experience – Very cordial and cheerful board it was.
Utility of mocks – the less the better!