[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #258 : Smita Nagraj Board, PSIR Optional, Maharashtra Home State,

Date of Interview: 23rd February
Board: Smita Nagraj Madam
Home State: Maharashtra
Optional: PSIR
Hobbies: Watching Travelogues

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Chairman

Remove the mask and get comfortable

1. Why Maharashtra govt promoting Zunka Bhakar stalls (part of Maharashtra Cuisine)?
2. Why only Zunka Bhakar?
3. Which Part of PSIR you like the most?
4. Thinkers have given thought on a particular time, why we need to study it? Are they relevant in practice?
5. Your favourite thinker? Why?
6. Greatest happiness of greater number and it’s relevance.

Member 1

1. What is Maharashtra government doing to promote development?
2. Why LWE is still there in Gadchiroli, MH, if Maharashtra is a developed state
3. Urban Naxals
4. Issue of opposition to Migrant labours in Maharashtra?
5. Mumbai and repeated flood? What the govt is doing for this?

Member 2

1. Human life linked to stragetic policy. Agree/How?
2 . Weaponization of water? It’s example
3. how are India Bangladesh relationship
4. Is good relationship because of the political party in Bangladesh which favers good relationship with India
5. Humans has unlimited greed, do you agree?

Member 3

1. Fundamental rights promote social justice? Give examples
2. development leads to Individualism. Do you agree?

Member 4

1. Weaponization of water any other example?
2. Difference between strategic and tactical?
3. which travelogue you watched recently?
4. Involvement of money in the famous drug case in Mumbai and defection in parties in Maharashtra ?
5. What was the issue of money there?

Chairman Thank you

The board was cordial. Most questions were from state and optional.