UPSC Interview 2024] – Transcript #61: Sheel Vardhan Sir Board, Public Administration Optional, Reading Hobby

Date of Interview: April 04 (Afternoon)
Board:  Hon’ble Sheel Vardhan Sir
Optional: Public Administration
Hobby: Reading
Relevant details- BHU, Reading Fiction and Non Fiction, Spycraft, Optional- Public Administration

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Chairman

(Keenly observing throughout the interview)

1) So you love reading spycraft novels, do you know about Eli Cohen?
2) Tell me about his life.
3) What happened to him?
4) Why was Vienna ‘the spy capital of the world’ during the cold war?
5) I am telling you that New Delhi is the new spy capital of the world. Now tell me the factors which can make New Delhi the new spy capital.

Member 1

1) Why incidents related to L&O are increasing.
2) So much of expenditure on vehicles and technology by Police but still so many incidents.

Member 2

1) Problems in land acquisition
2) Solutions
3) People will always be dissatisfied with compensation, what can be done?
4) Issues of urban areas
5) 1st National Commission on Urbanisation came in which year

Member 3

1) Continuing on the topic of urbanisation- difference between Urbanisation and Urban Development
2) Are you sure that most cities do not have a master plan or development vision. What are the real issues?

Member 4

1) Our hill stations are over crowded. What can be done?
2) How to deal with development vs environment conflict?
3) Last book you have read. What did you learn from it.
4) Favourite Book

Chairman Sir

1) Tell me how land was acquired for BHU. Any famous story.

Sir said thank you. We had a good discussion with you.

Board members were cordial. Overall a good experience.

Mocks- 02 at NextIAS and one at Chahal Academy
One to one- BS Bassi Sir (IPS Retd)

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