UPSC Interview 2024] – Transcript #98: Suman Sharma ma’am Board, Rajasthan Home state, Travelling Hobby

Date of Interview: 07/04/2025 forenoon session
Board: Suman Sharma ma’am
Home state: Rajasthan
Hobby: Travelling
Keywords- Law, Economics, Kabaddi, Travelling, Bharatpur

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Chairman

1) What has changed in new criminal laws w.r.t. handcuffing provisions
2) Name 2 recent supreme court judgements which changed the political landscape in India
3) What are electoral bonds? Why were they made unconstitutional? Was it a good decision in your view? What are some interesting observations that can be seen from data released after supreme court directions?

Member 1

1) US is imposing high tariff on Vietnam but if Vietnam decides to impose zero tariff on US, how will it impact economy of US and Vietnam?
2) how will it impact economy of some third country
3) what are rules of origin
4) Why was India-ASEAN FTA bad for India
5) What was not included in it that should have included and what was included in it that should have been not included
6) why we have been unable to achieve our potential w.r.t. foreign tourist arrivals
7) what are some opportunities in medical and religious tourism

Member 2

1) Why did you take particular optional despite no background in it
2) How much is the necessity of physical fitness and daily exercises. How to manage time for exercises and sports with regular work?
3) what is difference between lawyer and advocate?
4) how is designation of senior advocates given?
5) What will be future of IMEC in light of Israel-hamas war?

Member 3

1) Is AI affecting creativity? Is it decreasing it?
2) if you are so pessimistic about it, should we not allow it in India?
3) what can be the future of creativity with the emergence of AI. Give some examples. (Could not give any example)
4) Does Bharatpur follow mainstream rajasthan culture
5) Name 2 poets who wrote in Braj Basha
6) tell me some places to visit in Bharatpur apart from lohagarh fort and keoladeo.
7) what was special about walls of lohagarh? It is called mud fort but walls in photos look that of stone.

Member 4

1) how many players are there in kabaddi
2) at which position did you use to play
3) how chain formation takes place in kabaddi
4) what is name given to 3 players who are in the centre.
5) If you are selected in this interview, where will you go?
6) why is mussoorie called mussoorie? And why did the government set up LBSNAA in mussoorie and not somewhere else?

-Chairman ma’am- Your interview is over. You can go now.
-Time- Around 35 minutes

Overall experience- Tone was quite grilling in the beginning. My confidence was shaken after initial few punches. Barring member-4, all others kept serious faces during the whole interview.

Mocks- Vision, forum, unacademy, sankalp, onlyias, blisspoint and vajiram. One2one with vinay sir (insights) and raveendran sir (vajiram)

Time- Around 35 minutes