[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #85: Sujata Chaturvedi Board, PSIR Optional, Maharashtra Home State,

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Date of Interview: 6 Jan
Board: Sujata Chaturvedi
Optional: PSIR
Home State: Maharashtra

Key DAF Details: Nagpur, civil engineering, PSIR, autobiography.


Chairman

1. ARE YOU NERVOUS ? What were you thinking outside
What have you read in the recent days ?
2. Why PSIR
3. Some infrastructural and social problems of nagpur
4. Do you think infrastructural and social problems are interlinked

Member 1

1. So you read , What is ISBN number for ?
2. Technological advancements especially for women

Member 2

a lot of questions , technical questions , not satisfied in the beginning , happy later .
1. Why gold and silver prices are rising
2. Why copper prices are rising
3. What is narco terrorism
4. What legislations we have for narco terrorism
5. Were you able to ride the silver wave ?
6. Difference in silver paper prices and physical silver , explain  ( I won here )

Member 3

1. Why India is eyeing the UN security council ( followed by long discussion on UNSC )
2. Other countries for security council
3. Why is it unfair
4. Are we ideologically unique
5. Discussion on Non aligned and multi aligned
6. Were we not following our interest before ?

Member 4

1. Student of PSIR , tell me about democracy
2. Pillars of democracy
3. Media as 4th pillar
4. Is media free ? Is Indian media good enough ?
5. Is US a true democracy
6. Is the real will of the people reflected, since we have a fixed voting share ?



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