[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #4: Ms. Anuradha Prasad Board, PSIR Optional, Jharkhand Home State, Hindi poetry Hobby

Date of Interview: 08/12/2025
Board: Ms. Anuradha Prasad
Optional: PSIR
Home State: Jharkhand
Hobby: Hindi poetry

Key DAF Details: Jharkhand, PSIR, Slums survey, Hindi poetry, JNU

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Chairman

1. Why did you changed school from JNV, Garhwa to CHBS, Varanasi? Lack of quality educational institutions in Jharkhand?
2. Findings of socio-economic survey you did in Varanasi slum area? Follow up by objectives, data, challenges? How did you resolved the issues?
3. Suppose you are appointed as an administrator in that area, what steps would you take for their betterment? Follow up again. (Pros and Cons)

Member 1

1. Views on Dowry? Why is it still practiced? As an administrator suggest practical solutions. Follow up questions
2. As an administrator would you rather be “Giver of favours” or “enabler of public policy?
3. What about making administration accessible to people? Steps, measures, initiatives.
4. Any statutory provisions currently going on in this regard.

Member 2

1.Private sector role in Slum rehabilitation and redevelopment?
2. Multipolarity and it’s different manifestations. (Why not call it unipolar or bipolar)
3. Can we call the 21st century world – Multipolar?
4. India’s strategy and role in the same. Your recommendations as an IR student.

Member 3

1.Recite any poem you have written. (Hobby)
2. Purpose of poetry?
3. Chhayawad and role of poems in Freedom movement?
4. Give examples of poems as in different purpose it serves.

Member 4

1. IMR and MMR
2. Reasons for states lagging behind and regional variations
3. Why is Kerala excelling and Jharkhand lagging behind?
4. What purpose would a national law serve in this domain?
5. Why China is ahead of India in the field of emerging and critical tech?
6. Comparative analysis of progress in field of AI (India vs China)
7. What’s India doing in this regard?

Back to Chairperson, she said “Thank you, have a good day”.

P.S. – 1st phase people, they’re not getting into much trickier questions right away, are cordial (although chairperson ma’am did a poker face the whole time, smiled in the beginning and last). Rest of the members were smiling and nodding while lady member was proactively attentive.

Cover your DAF throughly, specially hobbies and leadership part (may get into follow up questions on this) and current affairs of atleast this month on priority basis.

Rest assured, everything will take care of itself, All the best to everyone. You’ve got this.