[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #146: Sanjay Verma Board, Geography Optional, Cricket, Vipassana Hobby

Date of Interview: 21/02/2024
Board: Sanjay Verma Sir
Optional: Geography
Home state: Maharashtra

DAF: Thane, Mumbai  Cricket, Vipassana, Long walk

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Chairman

1. How many year have you remain out from your home?
2. What is difference you experience in Thane and Delhi
3. Monolog on competitiveness of UPSC exam, Will you share your notes with others?
4. Few counter questions
5. What was importance of Thane for British during colonial regime
6. When is first railline developed and it’s significance for British?

Member 1

1. What is Vipassana (I gave 2 min answer)
2. Then who is your real friend (he means breath and sensation)
3. Why British developed first railway from Mumbai to Thane

Member 3

1. Have you read news papers?What two news you remember from Maharashtra?
2. What two chages you want to brought to society if you become officer or leader?
3. Too many counter questions?(4 to 5)
4. Again questions on sharing your notes with friends despite toughest exam ( Mam said hope you will keep this attitude after becoming officer)

Member 4

1. Technical difference between walking and running?
2. Why so many people in walking competative get disqualified?
3. Tell me about places which are geographically unfavorable where human have overcome those disadvantage

Member 4

1. What is Brexit? Why it happened? What are its advantages for India?
2. How Brexit impacted Great Britain?
3. Tell me three problems which will result in extinction of human civilization? And what is their probability?

Chairperson:

1. You are from Mumbai metropolitan region, Mumbai was dominant team in Ranji earlier but now they are not performing well, what are reasons

Chairperson said your interview is over thank you

My experience: Board was very cordial, most of questions from DAF, most of questions were logical and very few factual questions, initially I was shivering but become comfortable and answer most of  questions.