[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #44: Dr. Dinesh Dasa Board, Anthropology Optional, Madhya Pradesh Home State

Date of Interview: 08 January, afternoon session, 3rd to go
Board: Dr. Dinesh Dasa
Optional: Anthropology
Home State: Madhya Pradesh
Duration: 20-25 mins
Keywords: Anthropology, MP, Cubism painting, reading short stories, engineers without borders, the Bharat scouts and guides, computer engineering

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Chairman

1. Introduce yourself
2. Stephen hawkings said AI is the worst thing to happen to humanity. What are your thoughts?
3. Applications of AI, IOT technology
4. Difference between sociology and social anthropology
5. #metoo in sociological and anthropological context
6. What is cubism painting?
7. Recent short story that you read?
8. ART act 2021. Intentions behind it

Member 1

1. Birsa Munda is a celebrated tribal leader. Who wrote a very famous book on him?
2. KS Singh was a member of IAS only. He made a collection of research about tribes. What was the objective behind it?

Can’t remember more qn

Member 2

1. Do you know about Margaret mead? In what context?
2. You’re a computer engineer. Why did you choose anthropology?
3. What is famous about your district?
4. In agriculture?
5. How many members are there in Bharat scouts and guides? x% of students are member of NCC, y% are part of NSS
6. Why is scouts and guides declining
7. What did you do in engineers without borders?

Member 3

1. Between EV and hydrogen fuel what is better?
2. Is nuclear clean energy?
3. Chairman- some famous nuclear disasters?
4. What fuel is used in nuclear fusion?
5. What efforts are being made for nuclear fusion?
6. Is China part of ITER?

Member 4

1. Who famously said “Europe has to grow out of the mindset that its problems are the world’s problems but the world’s problems are not Europe’s problems.”
2. Chairman- Nelson Mandela also has a famous quote similar to this.
3. Some initiatives by the government for women

Chairman- in today’s hindu there was news that MP’s GST collection increased by 18%. What are the reasons behind it?

The board tried to make me very comfortable. They even try to complete your answers. Except one, all members asked from DAF

Mocks help in opening up and gaining confidence. Discussion with Anupam Jain sir helped in building the thought process and handling the questions in a structured and coherent manner.