[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #261 : Smita Nagaraj Board, Sociology Optional, Uttarakhand Home state

Board: Smita Nagaraj Mam
Optional:  Sociology
Home state: Uttarakhand
Background:  Mechanical Engg, M. Tech-Energy Systems
Work ex- No
Hobby: Religious Tourism

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Chairman

1. What do you like about your Hometown?
2. Which is your biggest achievement so far?
3. Government promoting mass transport to control pollution and at same time automobile manufacturing together. Why?
4. Why Should mass transport for women be free?
5. If you have to frame a policy for providing free transport to women, what factors would you consider?

Member 1

1. How will you use religious tourism to promote livelihood of local people, considering situation in Joshimath?
2. Swami Vivekanand meditated in Uttarakhand, which place?

Member 1

1. What are various energy systems?
2. Why are we promoting nuclear energy?
3. What are concerns with nuclear energy?
4. Isnt it costly because the fuel has to be imported?
5. Recent nuclear disaster?
6. Can we ever replace fossil fuels?

Member 1

1. Issue with battery technology?
2. How can we manage e-waste generated through electro chemical batteries?
3. Why India not going for e-voting?
4. What are measures taken in this year’s budget for infrastructure?

Member 1

1. Issues with renewable energy systems
2. What are problems with electricity distribution and transmission?
3. Protest against hydropower project in uttarakhand?

Chairperson-
Drawbacks of religious tourism.
Why Religious Tourism?

Thank you your interview is over.

Cordial Board. Smiling and attentive