[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #271 : Smita Nagraj Board, Anthropology Optional, Bihar Home State

Date of Interview: 5 April, Forenoon, 2nd to go
Board: Smt. Smitha Nagarajan mam
Optional: Anthropology
Home state: Bihar
Daf stuff: IITR mechanical, Bihar, anthro, nukkad natak in NSS, All terrain vehicle, No work experience

Attendant told me no need to wear mask.
In Smita mam room, mam was sitting with one male and one female member near her table & 2 other male member were sitting very close to me in LHS & RHS on individual table & chair. Aura was like normal office chamber, very different from mocks.

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Chairman

1. Are you working?
2. So you do not any industry exposure in your field? So tell me recent advancement in mechanical engineering?
3. What are the negative challenges wrt to use of AI in machines since we seeing advancement like driverless cars?
4. Who would be responsible for these? (On reply of Error done by algorithms)
5. What’s going on in west asia and north africa in last 10 years.
6. What are the recent ways of warfare?
7. Why do we still need large human force in army ?
8. Is there any convention on bio warfare?

Member 1

1. Asked about some clarification in DAF such as subjects and Jobs.
2. Who is benefitted for bihar jharkhand separation? (With a long monologue)
3. So do you think jharkhand is doing well?
4. Various research that people in india are immigrant from outside?  Whats your views?  What are classification about it in Anthropology?
5. Discussion on case burden on judiciary? Why? What are 2 unique solution?
6. What is Conciliation?

Member 2

1. So you organised nukkad natak? Where? On what?
2. How nukkad natak can be used in administration?
3. What is this all terrain vehicle? Where we can use it? Where in india?
4. Why you choose NSS over NCC?
5. What does NCC does? (he told more about NCC)
6. How can we use NCC cadets in policy implementations in district?

Member 3

1. Mam asked about fest in college?
2. What does Thomso means?
3. Recent issue during college fest in DU? Discussion over it related to how to tackle security in these fest? What steps should college and local administration should take ?
4. What is economic warfare ?
5. What are sanctions ?

Member 4

1. Sir told the meaning of my name. And asked what is faster than light ? (I told him human thoughts) Then sir told story of mahbharta and discussed about yudhisthira and Yaksha where Yudhisthira told that mind is fastest thing in the universe.
2. Do you think we are lossing unique tribal culture? And small discussion
3. Sir asked about recent ugc regulation which i was not aware of ?
4. Data is new gold. Why so?

Chairwoman again
9. Mam asked about what are some unique cultures of tribal which you told we need to protect?
10. Are assimilation and integration same? (I said both are same and realised the mistake without updating my answer )

Ma’am told me your interview is over. Thank you
I also thanked ma’m and other memebers for bearing with me for 25 minutes .

My experience: Mixed feeling. Mahadev k bharaso hi sab ho raha

Mocks & O2O – Sankalp, Vajirao, KSG, Chankya Mandal, Were good
O2O with Khan sir very good

Avoid: Sriram ias, Unacademy

I prepared a lot about current affairs because of mocks but it was not that worth. Here also case was similar to prelims.