[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #211 : M. Sathiyavathy Board, Sociology Optional, Karnataka Home State

Date of Interview: 17/03/2023
Board: M. Sathiyavathy ma’am.
Optional: Sociology
Background: Mechanical Engineering
Home State: Karnataka

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Chairman

Read DAF loudly and asked what I was doing since graduation

1) When are you joining “commercial tax officer “?
2) Why it is still called as “ Commercial Tax” even after GST in place ?
3) What did you do in “Namma Team”? ( Volunteered in Namma Team during covid second wave)
4) How many cases you handled per day?
5) Who is CNR Rao? His role in ISRO?
6) Who is UR Rao?

Member 1

1) components of any society which helps to analyse it?
2) what is caste? Its role in politics and society?
3) LGBTQs ? SC judgement?
4) SC and Women- deprivation and various scheme to uplift?
5) Make in India scheme
6) what is Smart city?
7) Is Bengaluru covered under Smart city mission?
8)is Bengaluru really smart city? Any developments in this regard?

Member 2

1) Economic reforms or LPG Reforms ,1991– social devide and social cohesion?
2)Problems of Nuclear Family in cities?
3) Feminist movement- main Objectives
4) How you got interest in Volunteering for Campaign on “combating plastic waste”?
5) Regional Imbalance in Karnataka
6) sir M Visheshwarayya contributions?
7) sir M Vishweshwayya contribution outside Karnataka?

Member 3

1) How will you motivate youths for “Volunteering”?
2) How Mechanical Engineering will help you in Daily Life and In Administration
3) In Which Ministry mechanical engineers are more suitable? Name any 3?
4) Why Russia-Ukrain war? India’s stand?
5) Bengaluru-Mysore Expressway (recently inaugurated)- its Advantages and Concerns?
6) Have you travalled to Mysore? Travelling time between Bengaluru and Mysore? Which one is better- road or railway?
7) How much time now it may take to reach mysore through experessway ?

Member 4

1) What is Electrical and Hybrid Vehicles?
2) Any Vehicle , which uses only compressed Air and no fuels?
3) which one is best for “Mass transportation “?
4) Pitch for Inbestment in Karnataka (apart from IT)?
5)Pitch fir Investments in Belagavi?
6) Belagavi border dispute- what is the current status
7) Which mode is more “cost effective “? Air, Train or Roadway?

Chairman:
All the best
Forgot some Questions
Board was very cordial (smiling faces)