[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #67: Anuradha Prasad Board, Rajasthan Home State, Production Engineering

Date of Interview: 18/12/2025
Board: Anuradha Prasad Madam
Home State: Rajasthan
Afternoon (5th Candidate) i was second last to go
Time: 17:10 – 17:40 hrs
Telegram – Uno
DAF – Spirituality, Rajasthan, Industrial & Production Engineering, Hindi Essay Award

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Chairman

1) Are you comfortable in English or shall we go in “Hindi”. i replied “English” madam.
2) Have you heard about the Word ‘Spectrum’ ? (I replied that I have heard the spectrum but do not have the clarity)
3) You have heard ‘Spectrum’ in Which thing ( I said 2G, 4G)
4) Why recently it was controversial ( i replied I am not aware)
5) 2G Spectrum issue
6) You are an engineer but in many branches students are very less shall we close them. (i replied it is true that some branches has less but closing is not an option rather we can rationalize the resources, right now can’t think which branch can be closed)

Member 1

1) Who was Guru Ghasidas?
2) What is Dholpur House?
3) Who was Maharaja of Dholpur? (I said can’t recall)
4) One school believe in ‘predetermination’ and other is ‘free will’ which do you support.
5) Here onwards Job Related questions…………

Member 2

All related to Job profile…….
2) What is ‘Narco Analysis’. Don’t you think it violates principle of ‘protection against self incrimination’

Member 3

1) what is the meaning of your name and what inspiration do you draw from it ?
2) Gave a big monologue about Freight Equalization Policy 1952. ( I said I am not aware of this Policy). He letter on explain me in this policy and ask me was it right or wrong (I said sir that in aspir my estimation at that time it was good because India needed and equitable resource all location).
3) some states are paying more taxes but the money is being transferred to legging states are we not penalising them. ( Penalising rather it is responsibility to make sure that we can tap the potential of each and every State)
4) Indian population is a challenge don’t you think ? (Reply sir that today we are young Nation and we can read the benefit but if you are not able to read the demographic dividend then can be a challenge)
5)What is CAA ( i explained)
6) why people were against CAA ( i mentioned that biggest minority was against it)
7) Minorities had nothing to do with ( i said NPR NRC)
8) What is the current status ( I said NPR NRC are in abeyance and citizenship rights beig give under CAA)

Member 4

Slow voice (i said that madam pardon i was not able to understand first line of you)
1) Why India is focusing on the big Industries rather than we should focus on the msme’s don’t you think that by focusing on big Industries we are trying to promote the inquality of income. (I said it is duty to promote equality but both are important, as for future we need to create Chip Industry, Semiconductor but should also promote MSMEs as they provide Jobs)
2) She insisted on that we should promote Big Industries.

Anuradha Madam Said “Thank You”
I said thank you to Madam (Forgot to say thank you to other members, I stood up very quickly)