[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #276 : M. Sathiyavathy Board, Sociology Optional, guitar, Trekking Hobby

Date of Interview: 6th April, Afternoon Session,
Board: Smt. M. Sathiyavathy Mam
Optional: Sociology
College: IIT Roorkee (B.Tech Civil Engineering)
Profession: IPS
Hobbies: Playing Fingerstyle guitar, Trekking, and Camping

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Chairman

1. Mam read the whole DAF aloud.
2. What are you doing currently?
3. Why IAS after IPS?
4. Why are politicians more close to IPS Officers than IAS Officers?
5. So you agree with this view?
6. What is role of IAS if IPS Officers implement rule of law and schemes (based
7. on my previous answer)
8. 3 problems faced at Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (DAF)

Member 1

1. What are Sanctions?
2. What are the economic and humanitarian impact of sanctions?
3. Are they backed by the UN?
4. Why do countries follow these sanctions?
5. Should India follow them?
6. Have you heard about Locke? What is the “state of nature” concept given by him? (I didn’t know, he explained)
7. Would sanctions lead to state of nature?

Member 2

1. The population of India- boon or bane?
2. So many schemes for skilling, but no awareness on ground level. How to resolve this as an administrator?

Member 3

1. Why are there so many services? Why don’t we just merge them into a single
2. Civil Service? Advantages and disadvantages of doing so.
3. What is Soil stabilization? How is it done?
4. What is RERA? Under which act?
5. What is G20?
6. Who will hold the presidency next? Who held the presidency previously?
7. Difference between Dacoity and Robbery?

Member 4

1. How do you overcome failures and criticisms in life?
2. India-Nepal relations and India-Bhutan relations- current scenario?
3. What’s going on between India and Bhutan? What can India do in this?
4. A question to probably check my presence of mind- “A farmer has 17 Cattle’s, and all but 9 died. How many cattle are left?” (I replied 8, he said are you sure and smiled, i recalled the question and apologized and said 9 will be left)

Overall, the interview was a mix bag for me. Some questions were asked from DAf, some from current events, and some actual “personality judging questions”. The board was very cordial (except for one member), but the members were frequently looking at the clock. Sathiyawathy mam was quite expressive, which made the environment less tense. I didn’t know the answer to a few questions. could’ve answered a few questions in a better way. Hope my marks disagree 🙂