[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #161: Suman Sharma Board, Zoology Optional, Haryana Home State,
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Date of Interview: 27/02/2024
Board: Suman Sharma Maam
Optional: Zoology
Home State: Haryana
Time: Forenoon, 2nd one to go
Duration: 32 minutes
DAF Keywords – Haryana, Zoology (Nothing asked from Hobby and other key words in DAF)


Chairman

  1. What you were doing after your Post graduation?
  2. Since you are from Haryana tell me about positive role of Khap Panchayats?
  3. Then why Khap Panchayats are criticised?
  4. Tell me if you are posted under such area where Khap Panchayat is infringing on right of a couple to marry by their choice what you will do?
  5. Do you think it will be easy to persuade Khap members?
  6. Recently there was a tunnel mishap in Uttarakhand, how the workers were rescued?
  7. What was the name of machine used in the incidence?
  8. Is rat hole mining illegal or legal?
  9. What are some other revolutions than green or white revolution?
  10. What is purple revolution?

Member 1

  1. What are the consequences of unplanned urbanisation?
  2. Tell about the presence of Politicians -Bureaucrats – Private contractors nexus which is leading to sub-optimal infrastructure creation?
  3. Haryana has culture of Khaps and low child sex ration and low women LFPR, then why so many women in sports from Haryana, Tell us the reason of this dichotomy in Haryana society?

Member 2

  1. Tell us about the methods by which elections could be rigged ?
  2. There operates certain mechanisms during elections eg. distributing liquor bottles which could be availed even water casting vote ….and he was continuing …
  3. Chairman interruped…Please dont ask such questions
  4. What is neoteny?
  5. What is blastula and gastrula ?
  6. How many cells are there in blastula?
  7. Which one is diploblastic and triploblastic?

Member 3

  1. Tell why Cricket is doing so well and not other sports?
  2. Which is our national sport?
  3. There was a time when Hockey used to do so well, but now our is not even getting bronze ?
  4. Do you see Russia Ukraine war ending in next one year ?
  5. What miscalculations Putin made regarding winning war over Ukraine ?
  6. What support Ukraine got from NATO Countries ?
  7. Do you see R-U war leading towards a Israel-Palestine kind of situation ?

Member 4

  1. What is the issue at present in India Maldives relation ?
  2. Do you think it is a good move by Maldives for telling Indian troops to evacuate from Maldives ?
  3. Recently some NATO countries are thinking of placing their troops in Ukraine, What impact it could have ?
  4. There is some talks going in US regarding funding of NATO, what is it ?
  5. What impact the present Red sea crisis is having on India ?
  6. How India could handle it and secure its interests?

Thank you by Chairman

Overall the experience was enriching, board was cordial, no grilling, no tense situation created,Chairman was having a pleasant smile throughout the interview.

Mocks given at – vision ias(2 mocks), Vajirao and Reddy, Only IAS, Rau’s IAS, UPSCprepp.

At all the mocks the panel members asked questions about my hobby (Related to lifestyle), and gave me a feedback that your interview will certainly involve good amount of questions from your hobby, But in real interview not even a single question from hobby.

All the best to all



(This transcript has been posted by a community member of ForumIAS)

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