[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #102: Sanjay Verma Board, Anthropology Optional, Karnataka Home State

Date of Interview: 8th Jan Afternoon (1st to go)
Board: Sanjay Verma sir
Optional: Anthropology
Home State: Karnataka
Keywords: Creative upcycling, NITK Surathkal, Li-Fi tech, Anthropology, B. Tech ECE, Travel Vlog, Bangalore (rest not asked)

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Chairman

1. How Air BnB is shaping our society, say it’s sociological perspective. How is it changing indian society.

2. Compare Politicians of west vs India. Why do you think politicians of the west are so open and liberal.

3. How did music industry shaped by electronics? (I said EDM, Aucostics, etc) (Sanjay Verma sir added few things, I said thank you sir for the information)

Member 1

1. What is creative upcycling? Give an example. (chairman interrupted and asked other examples)
2. What is Lifi tech? How is it secure?
3. Why Anthro after engineering?
4. Qualities of an Civil servant? I said 4-5 qualities. He said these qualities are also there in doctor, engineer professions. Why do you think dedication to public service is an imp quality for an civil servant.

Member 2

1. Follow up on creative upcycling(he summarised it well, best from the waste)
2. Where are you from? You are hybrid being-Rajasthan, Karnataka. How come?
3. monolog on interstate water dispute between kar and TN. Apart from cauvery dispute, which other river do we see such disputes? Solutions for it. (In one of the points i had mentioned setting up of an expert independent body)Do india have any such independent body?
4. Why do delays happen in such dispute resolutions. Any technical reason for it?

Member 3

1. You stayed in Bangalore. Say some issues of Bangalore.
2. What do you like about Karnataka?
3. What are the famous blockbuster from Karanataka(I said kantara and KGF)
4. Anthropological perspective of Kantara and what do others learn from the movie, follow up questions.

Member 4

1. How do you see trump’s diplomacy?
2. How should India react to it?
3. Is India tilting towards russia? Followup on it
4. What technology will we see in coming 10 years(he was intrested to know about it)

Chairman- thank you for your interview.

Time- 29 mins.