[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #260 : Smita Nagraj Board, PSIR Optional, Rajasthan Home State

Date of Interview: 29th March, forenoon session
Board: Smita Nagraj Mam
Optional: PSIR
Background: MA, Pol.Science
Home State:  Rajasthan
DAF keywords: Table tennis, waste to art, fiction, meditation, first aid.

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Chairman

What are you doing these days?
Why didn’t you pursue further specialization in your subject?

1. A monologue on how countries small in size, resources, population are prospering.
The question was related with naming few such countries and reasons for the same.
2.What is your opinion on progress of South korea and Israel.
3.How israel is convincing other countries of its significance? Follow up on same
4.How west asia would do if there is no israel? Is it going to be peaceful there?
5.India’s policy towards israel and Palestine.

Member 1

1. Does the comment by USA that it is watching proceedings in Rahul gandhi’s case closely, an interference in internal matter?
2. What is the philosophy behind continuation for russia-ukraine war?
Follow up question on USA’s role, particularly on its sales of arms.

Member 2

1.What is Delhi-Mumbai Expressway?How it would help Rajasthan.
2.If you are DM of any district in Rajasthan, what are the 3 initiatives you will take?
3.Reasons for inflation.
4.Why government promotes inflation? Basically why country don’t target zero inflation.

Member 3

1.How to deal with judicial pendency?
Follow up question on the role of lawyers in delays.
2.Does Supreme court represent the will of people?
3.Techniques and utilization of urban waste.
4.Is swaach bharat a success?
5.How does your city,Pali fares in cleanliness?

Member 4

1.Implications of ICC’s arrest warrant against Putin.
2.What if countries party to ICC arrest him when he goes there?
3.Which is the recent fiction you read?
(Shiva trilogy by Amish Tripathi)
4.Name other books of Amish.
5.Do you know about Saraswati civilization?
6.What is the significance of IVC.
7.Are there evidences of Shiva being worshipped during IVC period.
8.Define mythology.