[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #37: Dr Dinesh Dasa Board, Anthropology Optional, Kerala Home State

Date of Interview: 10 January, Forenoon – 5th to go
Board: Dr. Dinesh Dasa
Optional: Anthropology
Home state: Kerala
Background: Mtech Environmental Engineering and Btech Civil
Keywords: star gazing, spending time with cats, flood relief activity, cooking

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Chairman

1. Did not pronounce my name correctly and asked about its meaning.
2. Asked to introduce myself
3. Why Kerala is called God’s own country?
4. What is your opinion regarding court sidelining social and cultural beliefs? ( He told me it was regarding Sabarimala issue, some cross questioning came in )

Member 1

1. Can you explain what is anthropology in layman terms in one minute?
2. Do you know about Iravati Karve? What about the works that she did in socio cultural anthropology?( He explained the works too)
3. Do you know about Alaska Boeing issue on January 6?
4. Coming to civil aviation, there are many companies closing down its operations. What do you think are the reasons ?

Member 2

1. Being an environmental engineer, what environmental related decisions were taken in G20?
2. Kerala msme policy and especially regarding Ernakulam.
3. Asked how much is the remittance of India and later on that of Kerala.

Member 3

1. You told about equality in the question that chairman asked, tell me can fundamental rights be amended? How it can be amended?
2. What is your opinion on mercy killing ?

Member 4

1. Tell me about the radicalisation of youth in Kerala and what can be done regarding the same?
2. Asked me why I love time spending with cats and how do I take care of them?(he said he have 20 cats in his house )

Chairperson: Your interview is over.

1. While I was leaving a member asked me whether I was feeling cold and when I replied yes, rest of the members laughed saying ,” don’t ask this to a person coming all the way from Kerala”.
2. Board was very cordial and nodding to everything.
3. One on one mocks were really helpful.