[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #73: Bidyut Behari Swain Board, Geography Optional, volleyball Hobby

Date of Interview: 18 Jan
Board: Bidyut Behari Swain
Optional: Geography
Shift: Afternoon
Turn: 4th to enter

Keywords: Faizabad, Lucknow, University of Lucknow, Mobile photography, short stories and poems, mentoring, volleyball, GEOGRAPHY.

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Chairman

: confirmed my name since in photograph I wasn’t clean shaved

1. Asked about mobile photography
2. Why professional don’t use the mobile phone
3. His monologue on how the cameras of mobile change the feature
4. Do you publish it?

He said he’ll visit my insta page

Shifted to other members

Member 1

1. Short stories and have you read O. Henry (said no)
2. Asked about premchand
3. What makes premchand’s writing special ?
4. Lucknow speciality
5. Any other country with population comparable to up where you want to go
6. Why Norway?
7. How has geographical attractions of Norway
8. Cuisine of Lucknow and its special features
9. Do you know dam pukht?(knew it but refrained from guessing, she herself explained
10. Wajid Ali Shah who was he?
11. Why was awadh annexed ?

Passed on to m2

Member 2

1. You missed one thing about Lucknow speciality what was it?
2. (It was dialect and tone)
3. Why were imambaras built?
4. How is geography awadhi cuisine and imabara related.(Answer specific to these three aspect)
5. How is lucknow metro doing?
6. 1 to 2 more question don’t remember them

Passed on to M 3

Member 3

1. Why geography optional? Gives an edge in exam.
2. Climate issues what are they?
3. Global warming and what is it actually?
4. Is india doing enough ? Development and ecological conservation where should india lean?
5. What are problems faced during combating climate change
6. Defend india at global stage wrt to its emissions

Passed on to M 4.

Member 4

1. Tell me any short story you wrote?
2. Do you generally write comedy stories or any social message is there?
3. University of Lucknow has beautiful campus so no space issue why is it lagging in ranking?
4. What is underprivileged for you? What problems they face like any example?
5. Isn’t it more like helping?
6. how many have you mentored till now?
7. How has volleyball contributed to your life? What positions did you play?
8. Cpec what is it?
9. How is india countering it? Any recent effort
10. Imec full form and its stretch?

Time: 30 min (no clock in there so it’s a rough estimate )

Ch.person. : your interview is over.

Board was as said by many quite cordial.

Prepare daf you can use it multiple times.

Optional’s practical should be done properly as application based question were asked.