{"id":135485,"date":"2021-09-20T19:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T13:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=135485"},"modified":"2021-09-20T16:20:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T10:50:53","slug":"upsc-interview-2020-transcript-175-sujata-mehta-board-andhra-pradesh-home-state-anthropology-optional-travelling-badminton-hobbies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2020-transcript-175-sujata-mehta-board-andhra-pradesh-home-state-anthropology-optional-travelling-badminton-hobbies\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview 2020] \u2013 Transcript #175 : Sujata Mehta Board, Andhra Pradesh Home State, Anthropology Optional, Travelling, Badminton Hobbies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Board:<\/strong> Sujata Mehta Ma&#8217;am<br \/>\n<strong>Background:<\/strong> BTech (ECE) -Nit Warangal<br \/>\n<strong>Working<\/strong> in Micron<br \/>\n<strong>Optional:<\/strong> Anthropology<br \/>\n<strong>Home State:<\/strong> Andhra Pradesh<br \/>\n<strong>Hobbies:<\/strong> Travelling, Badminton<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2020,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview-transcript\/#note3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit this page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chairman<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What can India do in short term(next 3 years) to become manufacturing hub in semi-conductors<\/li>\n<li>What was your best travelling experience. (Told about a trek)<\/li>\n<li>What is your least enjoyed traveling experience ( told visiting temples)<\/li>\n<li>Do you think trekking and other activities are confines to only rich, while piligrimage is a mass based tourism?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Member 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tell me about different existing inter state border disputes . What can he done about it.<\/li>\n<li>Tell me about reason why inter state water disputes are persisting.<\/li>\n<li>Tell about recent Karnataka &#8211; TamilNadu water dispute.<\/li>\n<li>Tell me about Andhra Telangana water disputes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Member 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Why did you take anthropology?<\/li>\n<li>How anthropology can be used in administration.<\/li>\n<li>What is your take on Socio economic caste census ( chairman asked member to skip this question very firmly and go for next question )<\/li>\n<li>What is sanskritisation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Member 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What is the role of USA in current Afghanistan crisis.<\/li>\n<li>Do you think education system has failed as suicides are increasing in higher education institutions<\/li>\n<li>What is smart city mission.<\/li>\n<li>What are works taken up in Hyderabad under smart city mission.<\/li>\n<li>Tell me about aspects of recent IPCC report related to India in 5-6 points.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Member 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>you know national health mission (and he explained that center shares money to states to improve health system)<\/li>\n<li>Why people blame center for covid when health is clearly state subject.<\/li>\n<li>Do you think center should interfere in state subject like health<\/li>\n<li>If center manages covid by itself, why some states performed well and some couldn&#8217;t do well.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Chairman<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Do you want us to ask from anything, it&#8217;s okay even if you say no (I said badminton or Andhra Pradesh)<\/li>\n<li>Do you think bifurcation was necessary or beneficial?<\/li>\n<li>That demand existed from 30 years back. The Center could have let the demand continue as it is. Why did it yield now?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Thank you, you may leave now<\/li>\n<li>Board is very cordial.<\/li>\n<li>They let me express my views and didn&#8217;t interrupt unnecessarily.<\/li>\n<li>All the best to all.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To view all IAS Interview Transcripts,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit this page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>For full Interview Preparation Guide:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Current Affairs For UPSC Exam 2021:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/current-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>(This transcript has been posted by a community member of ForumIAS)<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Board: Sujata Mehta Ma&#8217;am Background: BTech (ECE) -Nit Warangal Working in Micron Optional: Anthropology Home State: Andhra Pradesh Hobbies: Travelling, Badminton To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2020,\u00a0visit this page Chairman What can India do in short term(next 3 years) to become manufacturing hub in semi-conductors What was your best travelling experience. 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