[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #332 : M Sathiyavathy Board, Philosophy Optional, Kerala Home State,

Date of Interview: 03/05/2023
Board: M Sathiyavathy Ma’am
Home State: Kerala
Background: Physics
Optional: Philosophy
Keywords asked: Climate change, Coir, Planting trees, Law awarness, Telescope.

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Chairman

1. What have you done after graduation ?
2. Tell me about coir industry in Kerala.
Explain the process of coir making?
How many tonnes of coir you process?
3. Law is not effective always. Why? Is law futile?
4. Which is good – afforestation or no deforestation?
5. Famous philosopher from kerala?
Have you been to Kalady?

Member 1

1. Explain how a telescope works.
Which is the famous telescope that is in news.
2. Life is more in Mesozoic era. How this life is lost?
Explain the origin of earth?
3. US dollar is a global reserve currency. Why Indian rupee is not?
Which other currency can assume the post?
Why then Yuan is not assuming the post?
4. Do China has rule of law?
Is fairness of law is a part of rule of law?

Member 2

1. What is digital divide?
Which sections of India is a part of this divide? How to solve it?
2. How poverty can be eliminated in India?
3. Tell me about India’s position in global hunger index.
4. Recent scheme of government of India in covid times to reduce hunger?

Member 3

1. Coconut is a Kalpavriksha. How different parts of it can be used.
2. Schemes of government of Kerala for increasing agriculture.
Any schemes of central government?
3. What is art?
4. How temperature rise is an immediate threat?

Member 4

1. Law causing social change or social change influencing law. Which is the correct way?
2. What is philosophy?
Can you call all people who preaches their religious ideologies as philosophers?
If no, why? How can something be a philosophy?
3. Your service preference?
Why IAS?