[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #129: Suman Sharma ma’am Board, PSIR Optional,

Date of Interview: 12/02/2024
Board: Suman Sharma ma’am
Optional: PSIR
Session: Afternoon, 4th to go
DAF key term: PSIR, Electrical (1 member)
Time: around 25-30 mins
Medium – Hindi

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Chairman

1. example of soft power and hard power
2. what is smart power
3. India diaspora positive and negative ( I mentioned khalistani issue – ma’am said good)
4. work form home impact – social, economical
5. PSU ko dushre domain me kaam krne ke liye allow krna chiye ya nhi?

Member 1

1. disruptive technology and it’s example – I also mentioned use of block chain technology to reduce corruption
2. then he asked me to use of DBT in corruption leakage – then I quoted Budget 2024 data – he smiled.
3. how can India become developed by 2047
4. Indian constitution is colonial or not?
5. What is the purpose of white paper in general? Then I said sorry.
6. then he again asked for recent white paper presented by govt.
7. recent poverty data is absolute or relative?

Member 2

1. – kya civil servant ko stand lena chiye?
2. – tell me unique feature of Indian constitution jo kisi aur country se na liya gya? Then I said positive secularism and gender equality
3. – then he asked for women related articles?

Member 3

1. what is LED?
2. why it is more efficient?
3. how bureaucracy of energy efficiency give rating to appliances?
4. have you heard about superconductor ? I said yes and tell him property.
5. then he asked me about recent news related to it. I said sorry.
6. then he asked about establishment year of IIT Roorkee (DAF)
7. then history of it.
8. then why it was established as civil engineering initially?
9. what subjects you studied in Electrical engineering.
10. then he asked my favourite subject? Maine kha ki power system.
11. then he asked application of power system.

Member 4

1. he emphasized that you are from PSIR optional then asked about a term that I never heard and forgot to recall even after coming from interview room😅. I said sorry.
2. again he asked about a conference related to PSIR ( never heard). I said sorry.
3. he asked me the most complex issue according to me in international relations? I said West Asia problem.
4. then he made me UN representative to resolve this issue. I used dialogue and diplomacy is the way forward. Then he said yeh to sb log bolte hain , aap specifically kya kroge?

Chairman: Thank you, your interview is over.

Experience: mostly in question answer format.

Serious faces with rare moments of smile.