{"id":184425,"date":"2022-05-16T08:44:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T03:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=184425"},"modified":"2022-05-16T08:44:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T03:14:18","slug":"upsc-interview-2021-transcript-172-m-sathiyavathy-board-tamilnadu-home-state-psir-optional-sports-hobby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2021-transcript-172-m-sathiyavathy-board-tamilnadu-home-state-psir-optional-sports-hobby\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview 2021] \u2013 Transcript #172 : M Sathiyavathy Board, Tamilnadu Home State, PSIR Optional, Sports Hobby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date of Interview:<\/strong> FN 29th April 2022<br \/>\n<strong>Board:<\/strong> M Sathiyavathy<br \/>\n<strong>Home State:<\/strong> Tamil Nadu<br \/>\n<strong>Optional:<\/strong> PSIR<br \/>\n<strong>Service:<\/strong> CRPF AC (T)<br \/>\n<strong>Background:<\/strong> BE Civil<br \/>\n<strong>Hobby:<\/strong> Basketball, Volunteering<\/p>\n<p>(5th person to go &#8211; 25 to 30 mins)<\/p>\n<p>Prior work experiences: Freelance CE consultant with specialization in RWH, Faculty at an IAS Academy.<\/p>\n<p>Smt.Satyavati Madam board + 3 male members + 1 lady member<\/p>\n<p>Greeted me the moment I entered the room. I wished her as well as other members. Went to sit immediately but then told sorry and unfastened my coat button , sat in the chair.<\/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><strong>Chairman<\/strong> remove your mask.<\/p>\n<p>Me: (After removing)Madam do I have the permission to place my mask on the table in front of me?<\/p>\n<p>Ch: No wear the mask. I wanted to see your face.<\/p>\n<p>Chairperson read my DAF to other members but didnt know that I am under training in CRPF so had to declare it. She asked why I didnt mention it in DAF , then She verified\u00a0 other files regarding my profile and said OK<\/p>\n<p>Ch: What is volunteering? (my hobby) why did you take it up? What all have you done in volunteering?<\/p>\n<p>Ch: After training you are likely to be posted in LWE areas , is knowing the local language important?<\/p>\n<p>Ch: If language is important,\u00a0 why is that people of TN oppose learning Hindi?<\/p>\n<p>Ch: You are in training , Do you know Hindi ?<\/p>\n<p>(I said &#8221; I am learning now and before coming to Haryana for training\u00a0 I learnt only 1 sentence in Hindi &#8220;. I though she will ask me what that sentence is but she didnot. She just laughed for me\u00a0 knowing only 1 sentence)<\/p>\n<p>Ch: Why is that 3 language policy not accepted in TN ?<\/p>\n<p>(I said schools in TN teach Hindi on voluntary basis. The 3 language policy is slowly being accepted. Even the recent approval to establish JNV in TN , will help to learn Hindi on voluntary basis.)<\/p>\n<p>Ch: So you mean to say TN government has accepted the 3 language formula ?<\/p>\n<p>(Sorry Madam , I didnt mean it that way. If my words had given such conclusion I apologize for that. I meant in TN hindi is taught and learnt voluntarily.)<\/p>\n<p>Ch: Let&#8217;s leave it , why there is fall in no. of people from TN qualifying CSE AND CAPF exams, is language an issue ?<\/p>\n<p>Ch: How did you know about CAPF exams?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Member 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>M1: You know army is also used for internal security like CRPF but why there is high operational failure in CRPF , why is CRPF inefficient ?<\/p>\n<p>M1: Though I appreciate your loyalty towards your organization , what is the difference between army working in JK and CRPF working in LWE ?<\/p>\n<p>M1: Have you heard about weaponization of water ? How is it possible ? Will India use it ?<\/p>\n<p>M1: How can China use it against India ?<\/p>\n<p>(Made a blunder by mentioning about 3 gorges dam for which he replied that the dam has no relation with weaponization. Then I apologized for my misinformation)<\/p>\n<p>M1: If China uses it , where will it divert the water?<\/p>\n<p>(I said I have to look into it )<\/p>\n<p>M1: Take a guess.<\/p>\n<p>(I was thinking , immediately he said the answer is not important)<\/p>\n<p>M1: what are the latest developments in the field of civil engineering?<\/p>\n<p>M1: Can you recollect the recent development done by IIT Madras?<\/p>\n<p>( I said about glass fibre reinforced panel building done in the year 2017 \ud83d\ude02recent)<\/p>\n<p>M1: That&#8217;s right. Thank you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Member 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>M2: You are from chennai. What problem you faced in Chennai recently?<\/p>\n<p>M2: what&#8217;s the reason and solution for water scarcity?<\/p>\n<p>M2: can we go for desalination of seawater since India is surrounded by sea in all three directions ?<\/p>\n<p>M2: What is the problem in desalination?<\/p>\n<p>M2: Have you heard about river interlinking project , can that be done ?<\/p>\n<p>M2: Name one process used in desalination?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Member 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>M3: 1 country has launched Gross National Happiness , do you know ?<\/p>\n<p>M3: What is GNH ?<\/p>\n<p>(I said I need to look into it detailly)<\/p>\n<p>M3: What is GNP , difference between GNP and GDP ?<\/p>\n<p>M3: What is the current rate of Inflation ?<\/p>\n<p>M3: Why Inflation is a important indicator?<\/p>\n<p>M3: Does India need Inflation?<\/p>\n<p>M3: Last question How to control Inflation?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Member 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>M4: Like Black gold , what is digital gold ?<\/p>\n<p>M4: Gov has huge amount of this gold. Can we monetize it ?<\/p>\n<p>M4: What are your suggestions for data security ?<\/p>\n<p>M4: Why cant the gov monetize it like google , facebook ?<\/p>\n<p>M4:\u00a0 Can the data be shared among other government departments ?<\/p>\n<p>M4: You being a sportsperson, how can we popularize basketball , kabbadi in India ?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chairman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thank you<\/p>\n<p>I wished the chairperson alone , fastened my coat button and walked out.<\/p>\n<p>Review : Entire interview can be reduced to 7 themes: Hindi language , Internal security , Civil engineering , Water crisis , Inflation , Data governance , Basketball.<\/p>\n<p>There were only follow up questions and felt could have done better in few questions.<\/p>\n<p>I expected the chairperson to say atleast Interview is over and ask me if I to share anything. Then came to know from others that such things does not happen in this board.<\/p>\n<p>All the best \ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\ude00\u270c\ufe0f<\/p>\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: FN 29th April 2022 Board: M Sathiyavathy Home State: Tamil Nadu Optional: PSIR Service: CRPF AC (T) Background: BE Civil Hobby: Basketball, Volunteering (5th person to go &#8211; 25 to 30 mins) Prior work experiences: Freelance CE consultant with specialization in RWH, Faculty at an IAS Academy. 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