[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #76: Sujata Chaturvedi Board, PSIR Optional, Jharkhand Home State

Date of Interview: 11th Dec , Forenoon; 2nd to go
Board: Sujata Chaturvedi Mam
Optional: PSIR
Home State: Jharkhand
DAF Keywords: Jharkhand, Giridih, PSIR, and nothing else was asked

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Chairman

1. Giridih used to be better and suddenly city lost its charm….what was that factor…are you aware …I said no mam…..she said mica mining is stopped and less demand due to synthetic mica
2. So you are from Jharkhand( I said yes). So you know tribal people follow some very bad* practices. Could you tell me some.
I started with witchbranding and witchhunting…and we have long discussion on the same issue

Member 1

1. Asked about judicial activism and examples
2. Asked about delegated legislation and examples
3. As a administrator, how would you balance people’s right to protest and right to way/non damage
4. Asked which place in Delhi is designated as protest site.
5. Some ideals written in preamble which we have not yet achieved or have long way to achieve
6. Have you read today newspaper… I said I have gone briefly through it…..he asked which country is contemplating on banning citizenship by birth…

I Said …not gone through that exact section of paper but going by the news it could be USA ….he smiled

Member 2

1. Operation sindoor and learnings.
2. Media management and misinformation that they spread during Op Sindoor
3. If appointed as DM of Ranchi, how would you promote tourism therein

Member 3

1. Why illegal abortion (sex selected) despite having a law in place.
How would you stop it.(I didn’t mention Civil Society)
He asked is there any role of Civil society

Member 4

1. Follow up question from op sindoor. She asked I forgot to mention one domain (that was diplomacy she quickly mentioned and little talk on that).
2. Is socialism and capitalism can coexist. And discussion on same
…followup….discussion on inequality in india
Asked which Indian state has lowest inequality..i said I don’t know but if allowed can take a guess……she said go ahead.(Guessing isn’t prohibited in our board)…I said maybe Karnataka…she smiled…
Back to chairman…she said your interview is over you can go now
(I might have missed 1-2 questions but they were mostly follow ups)
Time:- 26 mins