[UPSC Interview 2024] – Transcript #26: Suman Sharma Board, watching hollywood movies Hobby

Date of Interview: 28/03/2025 FN 2nd to go
Board: Suman Sharma
Background: ECE
Hobby: watching hollywood movies

DAF details: ECE, Content developer, TN, watching hollywood movies (others irrelevant)

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Chairman

1. You are a content developer..you will develop content in which subject?
2. Tell me about the recently passed telecom bill (but 2023 passed)..and important provisions? (I didn’t know)
3. Regarding spectrum allocation?
3. Elon Musk’s star link …why initially opposed in India but later signed?
4. Recently in one PSU…CMD was appointed from private sector..who is it? (I didn’t know)
5. Is it good…employing private /lateral entry in PSU?
6. Recently a year or more ago..there was a strike in Hollywood…what is it? (2024 happened) (I didn’t know)

Member 1

7. Trump tariff on auto parts…how much?
8. How India will be affected?
9. Apart from companies, are the any other impacts on people?
10. How?
11. What about AI?
12. Impacts of AI regarding job market?
13. What can be done?

Member 2

14. BRICS – objective and need…
15. Do you think BRICS is a rival of G7?
16. If any problem comes in future…should India come out of BRICS?
17. Should India come out of BRICS if problem?
18. Our PM is going to inaugurate which bridge in India? 19. Also talks about Ramar Setu for so long…and there is an apprehension in SL regarding this bridge…how will it impact India-SL relations?
India Srilanka relations
20. What are the issues for Tamils of Sri Lanka?
21. Should India interfere?

Member 3

22. Situational question..long monologue (probably 3 mins)

City and nearby village …but no road connectivity.. because there is a religious site in between….and people from there not allowing to build bridge…also people from village due to pregnancy issues due to lack of road connectivity…you have full discretion and funds…what will be your solution?

He asked only question

Member 4

23. Regarding SL relations…you told that India should not interfere in Sri Lanka but India did in Bangladesh…why?
24. Territorial integrity and sovereignty is must for internal security of India…address territorial integrity of India…Borders issue between neighbouring countries.
25. How many forces we have in borders?
26. What are they and where are they?
27. Other countries have one force for their borders …Why different forces we have?

The board was liberal and cordial…wanted me to know about my views and opinions. No drilling but also no DAF based questions that we will prepare conventionally.1,1K05:46 PM