[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #109: Sujata Chaturvedi Board, Rajasthan Home State

Date of Interview: 8 Jan, afternoon, last to go
Board: Sujata Chaturvedi ma’am
Home State: Rajasthan
Keywords: phd in russian & central asian studies, JNU, sign language, global south, kumher, Rajasthan

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Chairman

so you are a computer scientist and all expert in IR.
1. What is your PhD topic?
2. Why this topic? Why russia?
3. Many russians have blonde hair, blue eyes, look like western people. Why don’t they consider themselves western?
4. What are their values?
5. What sources you are referring to for phd?
6. But they are western sources? How is it from russian perspective?
7. Do you know about 1st world, 2nd world?
8. Then what is 3rd world called now?
9. Why did we stop using the third world word? What exactly is global south?

Member 1

1. which country is doing good in agriculture?
2. Why?
3. Any scheme for agriculture?
4. What is organic farming? Which organisation certifies that?
5. Something new happening on republic day. Are you aware of that?
6. What is Cryptocurrency?
7. Are all crypto Blockchain?
8. Usa came up with coin. Do you know?

Member 2

1. Rajasthan is known for vibrant colours. Where are colours coming from for a saree?
2. Anything famous in kumher?
3. If somebody is about to get arrest what right do they have?

Member 3

1. Jnu is known for politics? Why does politics happen there too much?
2. Have you participated in politics?
3. Why left wins in jnu?
4. Do you support left ideology?
5. Which ideology you belong to? ( Very weird question, I just kept smiling, chairperson intervened that she is only interested in civil services, then I added that yes to serve any government)
6. Japan is giving loans to India without interest. Why?
7. Earlier children used to listen to their parents. What about this generation? Do they?

Member 4

1. What was your project (sign language btech project)
2. Will AI not solve ? ( When mentioned challenges)
3. How older generation and young generation read IR? Are they really interested? And how perspective is different? ( I answered, again chairperson asked russia or ukraine)
4. Will russia usa ever fight? As recently ship seized. What is your assessment?
5. Something related to impact on nato ( I don’t remember)

Board was okay. I will not say much cordial, no grilling.