[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #32: Suman Sharma Board, travelling Hobby

Date of Interview: 11 January
Board: Suman Sharma
Background: IIT
Keywords: IIT, travelling to rural areas, UP, MP, civil engineering

Entered and greeted with Namaste

• To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2023, visit this page

Chairman

1. Chandrayan 3- how is it different from other countries mission on Moon?
2. why countries targetting South Pole?
3. Aditya L1: what is L1 here?
4. why can’t we have sun observatory on earth?
5. Travelling to rural areas: potential of RE in rural areas?

Member 1

1. You have stayed in UP and
2. MP: which state has performed better in economic terms?
3. 7reason’s for MP’s success in agri?
4. Irrigation in MP: how they are doing?
5. Innovations in surveying methods?
6. reason for low grades in college?

Member 2

1. You were sitting outside for 4 hours : what was going on in your mind?
2. Indian diapora: has it helped?
3. negative of diaspora? (Khalistan)
4. Are we really net security provider in region?
5. books on india: I am giving a statement: india has underperformed since independence: name books that argue for and against this statement?
6. least important country for india in neighbourhood?

Member 3

1. where do you see yourself in 25 years : both scenarios that you get in and you don’t?
2. in my friend’s neighbourhood ,this building collapsed in Gurgaon , do you know the reason?
3. Are leaders born or made? (Counter questions on this)
4. Isnt providing MSP to farmers waste of govt resources ?
5. then why govt provide MSP?
6. Should we shift towards market based model ?
7. Is populism one factor for this?

Member 4

1. Objectives of gati shakti mission
2. Dedicated freight corridors : benefits for india
3. Interlinking of rivers : challenges?
4. Can we link brahmaputra and Narmada?
5. What will be challenges?
6. What is Fed?
7. is Fed part of govt or private org?
8. what does Fed do?
9. give an account of Fed’s actions in past few years?
10. three leadership qualities of a good bureaucrat?

Thank you.

Mocks: sharma academy, CMP
One on one: Anupam Jain sir @SmartworkLabs
Experience: coridal board, grilled a bit on civil engineering