[UPSC Interview 2024] – Transcript #4: Suman Sharma Board, Electrical Engineering

Date of Interview: 25-03-2025
Board: Hon Suman Sharma
Session: Afternoon
DAF keywords: Electrical Engineering, Deloitte consulting ( Nothing from DAF/ Hobbies)

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Chairman

– Reason for recent farmers protest?
– Any other reasons why farmers protesting in some states?
– Agriculture is under which subject?
– The why people are asking centre to give MSP?
– Do we need multiple Discoms?
– Why states don’t want multiple discoms?
– Privatisation of Discoms?
– Any example of private Discoms?
– What is the name Russia gave to the ongoing conflict?
– Why they are calling so?
– Any private millitary in Russia?
– Is it ok to use private military in wars?
– who will win the war?

Member 1

– what are Transmission losses?
– How they are calculated?
– While sending the power should we send high voltage or high current?
– Why high voltage?
– How can you convert high to low voltage at the end
– Should we go for underground cables in transmission?
– Why we should not and why it is not feasible?
– Reasons for using 220v in India?

Member 2

-Global Organisations which include Bay of Bengal ?
-Role of BIMSTEC
-why no FTA under this?
-What is India’s role in Bay of Bengal?
-Who is leading the Bangladesh now?
-How do you see Younis leadership?
-Is Bangladesh our friend or enemy?
-Long discussion on sheikh Hasina deportation?

Member 3

-Major challenge of CEO’s?
-What about uncertainty ?
-Is you are CEO how will you handle uncertainity?
– What is environmental sustainability?
– To what extent we should exploit resources?
– What is more important to you: your comforts or your future generation comforts?
– Trump unilaterally withdrawal from Paris agreement ?
– Can we force US to rejoin?
– Then what is the way forward?
– Why do we call earth Mother Earth?
– Are you feminine or masculine?
– What is the most masculine thing you have?

Member 4

-Russia Ukraine war and role of Indians in war?
-Any other country men who helped Russia?
-How do you see the role of North Korea in the war?
-As a CEO you want male PA or female PA?
-Any other private armies in the world?
-Where they are deployed?
-I think males should choose male PA and females should choose female PA…what do you think and why do you think that I am choosing that way?
-Top qualities of a leader in corporate?
-What about ethics and integrity?
-Why to be ethical as top leadership?
-is it ethical to spend so much money on defence when there are so many problems ?
-I can see the future defence minister in you, will you be ready to handle that effectively?

Experience: Felt good after interview
Mocks: Attended 11-12 panel mocks. One to one with Farees sir and interview discussions with friends helped a lot…