UPSC Interview 2024] – Transcript #74: Sanjay Verma sir Board, Odisha Home State, Travel vlogs Hobby

Date of Interview: 07/04/2025
Board: Hon’ Sanjay Verma sir
Home State: Odisha
Hobby: Travel vlogs
Keywords: Travel vlogs, Odisha, NGO, NDA

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Chairman

1. Give me names of 2 countries each from Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa( one having best governance and 2nd worst in governance)
2. In WW2 aircrafts which came back safely were observed to have bullets marks on wings and under carriage, does that signify that those parts were the strongest and how it was tackled in later versions.

Member 1

1. Have you heard about Visakha Guidelines, tell me its provisions?
2. What is the composition of the internal committee?
3. What can be done to tackle the non verbal non physical harassment that women face at workplace?
4. How can we do gender sensitization?
5. You worked in Cyclone Fani Relief work, tell me what all you did?
6. What can we do to avoid the problems that underprivileged people face during such calamities?

Member 2

1. Give me the names of 4 backward districts in Odisha and point out 1 major issue of that district.
2. Tell me one place that we should surely visit and why?
3. We are seeing that women officers are increasingly joining the armed forces of India, should we allow them in combat roles on the frontline?
4. Is our society ready for it? I gave example of IDF, so she said that our society is different than that of Israel, will it he possible?

Member 3

1. What happened at the NDA?
2. Tell me about the 2.5 front war?
3. Can we have deterrence with China in near future?
Follow up questions, thej chairperson told to stop and told next member to ask

Member 4

1. You talked about tariffs, what should be the best possible stance for any country and India in view of US Tariffs?
2. How US benefits from having the reserve currency as its currency?
3. How can a country maintain its fiscal stability? I answer gold is the solution
4. Can US keep on printing dollars? What are the consequences?

Sanjay Verma Sir said thank you your interview is over

Messed up in initial ques on best countries in governance, he didn’t looked satisfied, some answers to M2 were generic, rest was fine

Mocks given: Akriti Ias( Aradhana Johri Ma’am feedback was great, Prateek Bhatt sir was a wonderful mentor throughout), Apti Plus, OnlyIas, Vajirao and Reddy, Samkalp, Next Ias, Sleepy classes