UPSC Interview 2024] – Transcript #89: Sanjay Verma Board, Delhi Home State, chess, kabaddi, reading Hobbies

Date of Interview: 8.4.25
Forenoon session
Board: Sanjay Verma sir
Home State: Delhi
Hobby: chess, kabaddi, reading
Second to go
DAF: delhi, iocl, mathematics, chess, kabaddi, reading biographies, history and philosophy
Greeted everyone

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Chairman

If you have to devise one IQ ranking tool to judge the intelligence of your age group, would beard be one of the factors( i said no then some counter questions)
So you read biographies and history – dont you read autobiographies, whats the difference
Any three historians that shaped your understanding of Indian history

Member 1

What is financial inclusion
What have we done about it
Dont you think insurance also ensures financial inclusion
What have done in that regard(some counterquestions)

Member 2

Long monologue that canada has stopped oil flow to USA – price increased in USA – but USA has reserves – then why they face shortages (some counter questions)
What comes to your mind when you hear – rambilli and lalmonirhat
Explain their significance
What would be security concerns about chinese base in north bangladesh
What can India do

Member 2

so you are from east delhi – name two problems and how to solve
Why ghazipur still so big and all
How kabaddi contributes to character development
Favourite philosopher
Relevance of chanakya theories in current world for India
Some more questions – she was very cooperative

Member 4(mam)
you play chess , have you watched queens gambit
Reasons for landslides
Reasons for fires in iocl

Back to chair
Suppose your pakistani she-friend is visiting delhi – prepare an itinerary dor entire day

It was cordial conversation kind throughout

Mocks – samkalp was close to real one

Special thanks to Shubham sir (vidyapeeth)
He rescued me when I was under so much self doubt after some mocks
He said to me – you are a guest of upsc , enter with smile and even if they treat you like zelensky – stay like ‘budhham sharnam gacchami’ and ‘om shanti shanti’
I kept telling myself that when I was waiting for my turn to come

Very Special thanks to my friends ( KD sir, CT sahab IES and mr AK from dehradun) with whom I used to have discussions daily on various themes – you guys are blessing.