{"id":182668,"date":"2022-05-05T20:32:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T15:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=182668"},"modified":"2022-05-05T16:53:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T11:23:55","slug":"upsc-interview-2021-transcript-123-m-sathyavathy-board-maharashtra-home-state-geography-optional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2021-transcript-123-m-sathyavathy-board-maharashtra-home-state-geography-optional\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview 2021] \u2013 Transcript #123 : M. Sathyavathy Board, Maharashtra Home State, Geography Optional"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date of Interview:<\/strong> 19th April, 3pm<br \/>\n<strong>Board:<\/strong> M. Sathyavathy Ma\u2019am<br \/>\n<strong>Home State:\u00a0<\/strong> Maharashtra<br \/>\n<strong>Background:<\/strong> BA honours, MA, and JRF all In Geography from Delhi University.<br \/>\n<strong>Optional:<\/strong> Geography<br \/>\n<strong>Hobbies:<\/strong> Aquascaping and backpacking (Most of my interview was focussed here)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2021,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview-transcript\/#int2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit this page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Etracurriculars- College Street Theatre and MUNs<\/p>\n<p>Mocks- Helped in some critical questions (that actually came in the final interview) and in getting used to the required body language and confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Experience in interview- Very conversational. All the questions were entirely from hobbies, extra curriculars and educational background\/ Optional. Chairperson was very charming, smiling all the time. Wonderful experience altogether.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chairperson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read my DAF aloud and asked me my first name.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What is this aquascaping? (My first hobby)<\/li>\n<li>Do you have your own aquariums?<\/li>\n<li>Do you do it commercially also?<\/li>\n<li>And what about backpacking? What is it?<\/li>\n<li>Where did you travel last? (I mentioned Chopta and explained its geographical position)<\/li>\n<li>Which other states did you cover?<\/li>\n<li>What were you doing since 2019?<\/li>\n<li>What is Interlinking of rivers? What is your opinion on it? (i mentioned EIA, rehabilitation and Ken Betwa Project) (another critical answer that led to quarter of my interview- River based questions)<\/li>\n<li>What are the issues involved in Ken Betwa Project? ( I supported it and mentioned about need for proper rehabilitation and wildlife relocation and minimum damage)<\/li>\n<li>Are you sure wildlife can be relocated at this scale?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Member 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What is Chopta? A hillstation?<\/li>\n<li>What makes Tungnath special? Tell me the story.<\/li>\n<li>Where is it? In Kumaon or Garhwal?<\/li>\n<li>Where are Garhwal and Kumaon in Uttarakhand?<\/li>\n<li>Distance of Chopta from Dehradoon. And of Kedarnath from Chopta.<\/li>\n<li>Where is Chardham? In Garhwal or Kumaon?<\/li>\n<li>What makes Chandrashila trek attractive to backpackers?<\/li>\n<li>What issues did you face in the trek? What happens in low oxygen at high altitude? What precautions?<\/li>\n<li>What is a floodplain of a river? What activities will you prevent in a North Indian river floodplain<\/li>\n<li>Why can\u2019t transmission lines be laid?<\/li>\n<li>What were the issues involved with artificial embankments on Kosi floodplains? ( and A few more followup questions)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Member 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You have studied Geography throughout your education, why? (Asked from my response to what I had been doing since 2019)<\/li>\n<li>Did you not fall in the engineering trap? Or get insecure that engineers are more successful these days? ( I mentioned about UPSC\u2019s report and the statistics that prove the opposite, they noded in approval)<\/li>\n<li>Does the lack of opportunities in Geography, if you dont qualify CSE, not frighten you?<\/li>\n<li>Why did you join Streetplay team in college? What did you learn?<\/li>\n<li>What issues do tourist places in India face (from my hobby)<\/li>\n<li>As a policymaker, tell me the policies you will make for promoting Indian tourism sector for foreign \u2018backpackers\u2019 ( specifically backpackers)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Member 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You mentioned about Environmental Impact Assessment. In that regard, what are IRR ( and some followup questions about very technical words that I had never heard about, so I said I have not read)<\/li>\n<li>How is silting of reservoirs harmful?<\/li>\n<li>How do we remove the silt? ( i mentioned dredging and was giving a general answer, he interrupted me and asked for specific technologies, so I apologised and said I dont know)<\/li>\n<li>You have many aquariums, open water leads to mosquito breeding. How do you prevent that?<\/li>\n<li>What things will you be most passionate about when you come into the services?<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t you think you could have done better if you went to those sectors directly?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Member 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Have you visited abroad? ( I said no)<\/li>\n<li>Which country would I like to visit the most (I said Egypt)<\/li>\n<li>Why? ( I said architecture, mythology, history) What type and phase of architecture ( I said tombs, temples, sarcophagi and pyramids of the Old kingdom)<\/li>\n<li>How were pyramids made? ( I mentioned a few theories)<\/li>\n<li>Name a few pyramids, their years of construction and their makers?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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 2022:\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>Date of Interview: 19th April, 3pm Board: M. Sathyavathy Ma\u2019am Home State:\u00a0 Maharashtra Background: BA honours, MA, and JRF all In Geography from Delhi University. Optional: Geography Hobbies: Aquascaping and backpacking (Most of my interview was focussed here) To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2021,\u00a0visit this page Etracurriculars- College Street Theatre and MUNs Mocks- Helped&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2021-transcript-123-m-sathyavathy-board-maharashtra-home-state-geography-optional\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">[UPSC Interview 2021] \u2013 Transcript #123 : M. 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