[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #174: Suman Sharma Ma’am Board, Chemistry Optional, Uttar Pradesh Home State

Date of Interview: 5th March 2024
Board: Suman Sharma Ma’am
Optional: Chemistry
Home State: Uttar Pradesh
Session: Afternoon, first to go, ~30 minutes
Medium: English
DAF pointers: Civil Engineering, Mythology, Prayagraj

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Chairman

1. Recently, three criminal laws amendments were passed, what are their names?
2. One section was very jubilant, other went on strike. Which and why?
3. PSUs venturing into different arenas, justified or not? Give reasons.

Member 1

1. You’ve lived in Delhi, causes of air pollution in Delhi?
2. Why does the Delhi climate become as such during winters? (I had mentioned Delhi’s climate as one factor)
3. Why stubble burning issue was not prevalent a few years ago?
4. What does it mean by MSP legalisation?
5. Should the government not intervene and leave agriculture to the market completely?
6. Why there are calls for steel intensive buildings nowadays? What are benefits and disadvantages?
7. What are startups? What criteria? How is chaayos different from normal chaiwala?

Member 2

1. What is difference between alliance and collective security treaty?
2. What are other components of collective security treaty?
3. Are they relevant in today’s time?
4. Brexit reasons?
5. EU relevant post brexit?
6. Many right wing governments in EU, are their policies on immigration justified?
7. Despite moving out of Afghanistan, middle East, etc. USA still maintains presence in the east European and west asian nations, why? Do you think it would move out of these regions too?

There was one technical term asked which I didn’t know.

Member 3

1. Allahabad University produced so many bureaucrats, what went wrong?
2. You’re interested in mythology, do you agree with Amish Tripathi views of humanising Gods?
3. I answered wrt his right of his own interpretation, asked again about my views on the same of whether it is right to paint a different picture of the actual mythology?
4. What are smart cities? Criterias of smart cities?
5. Define AI? What are its challenges?

Member 4

1. Any recent civil engineering marvels of India?
2. New technologies in civil engineering like road construction, etc.?
3. As a DM and civil engineer in Uttarakhand, how will you ensure development along with environmental concerns?
4. Should dams be constructed in vulnerable areas?

Chairperson: thank you, your interview is over.

Overall experience: board was cordial, M1 was smiling continuously, M2 and M3 were supportive of my answers. The chairperson was smiling in between.

Mocks and O2Os: Vajirao, chahal (good feedback), Studyiq, samkalp (offline+online), Nextias (online), Vajiram and o2o with Ravindran sir helped.

Poor experience at Rau’s and Unacademy (online).

Only 1-2 questions were repeated. Good to gauge the preparation level, improve articulation, and gain confidence.