{"id":226045,"date":"2023-02-11T10:04:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T04:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=226045"},"modified":"2023-02-11T06:52:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T01:22:22","slug":"upsc-interview-2022-transcript-52-preeti-sudan-board-bihar-home-state-psychology-optional-chess-speedcubing-hobbies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2022-transcript-52-preeti-sudan-board-bihar-home-state-psychology-optional-chess-speedcubing-hobbies\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview 2022] \u2013 Transcript #52 : Preeti Sudan Board, Bihar Home State, Psychology Optional, Chess, Speedcubing, Hobbies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">Date and session of Interview &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a06th Feb, Afternoon, 3rd to go<br \/>\n<strong>Board:<\/strong>\u00a0 Preeti Sudan<br \/>\n<strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">Background:<\/strong>\u00a0CSE, IIT Guwahati<br \/>\n<strong>Home State:<\/strong> Bihar<br \/>\n<strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">Work Ex &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0GS, Ola<br \/>\n<strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">Optional:<\/strong>\u00a0Psychology<br \/>\n<strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">Hobbies:<\/strong>\u00a0Chess, Speedcubing, Watching psychological crime thrillers<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview-transcript\/#it2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit this page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Chairman<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Remove your mask and make yourself fully comfortable and let me know when you&#8217;re good to go.<\/li>\n<li>So, you&#8217;ve worked in GS and are working at Ola. Is that correct?<\/li>\n<li>What do you think about these cab aggregators like Uber and Ola?<\/li>\n<li>They don&#8217;t own any cars &amp; still make profit. What do you have to say to that?<\/li>\n<li>Tell me some psychological impacts of Covid-19.<\/li>\n<li><em style=\"background-color: var(--global--color-background); color: var(--global--color-primary); font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\" data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityItalic\">missing one question<\/em><span style=\"background-color: var(--global--color-background); color: var(--global--color-primary); font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">\u00a0* (I guess)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">Member 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Name the left bank tributaries of the river Ganges.<\/li>\n<li>What is the impact of these rivers on Bihar?<\/li>\n<li>So, you&#8217;ve mentioned Kosi or Saptakosi, tell me why is it called the sorrow of Bihar?<\/li>\n<li>What are the methods you&#8217;ll take to control flooding in Bihar that have yet not been taken?<\/li>\n<li>What if I say that the water from floods can also be used as assets? What would be your take on that?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">Member 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>So, what have you been doing since past 3 years?<\/li>\n<li>Tell me, what accountability does Uber\/Ola have towards customers when drivers cancel the confirmed ride from their end?<\/li>\n<li>What if the driver does not want to go to a specific location?<\/li>\n<li>What is the concept of surge pricing?<\/li>\n<li>How did you implement that at Ola? And is there any limit on how much you can surge?<\/li>\n<li>What is a narcissist personality? Since you watch psychological thrillers, you must be familiar with it.<\/li>\n<li>Tell me something more about it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">Member 3<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>What is Shang-a-Lang? (No clue there, no clue here, I told her to repeat the question but I still don&#8217;t know what word was that &#8211; the only question I straightaway rejected)<\/li>\n<li>Achha leave it, you seem to be very good at Psychology, tell me why didn&#8217;t you pursue to become a counsellor and why have you opted for Civil services?<\/li>\n<li>Tell me about the drug addiction in India, why is it increasing with time?<\/li>\n<li>Elaborate a few solutions from your end?<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ve been in Ola, so you might be knowing a bit about transport. Are metros a viable public transport option and are they a feasible option in Indian cities right now?<\/li>\n<li>But DTC buses carry more passengers on a daily basis as compared to the Delhi metro, what&#8217;s your take on that?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">Member 4<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>You were in Guwahati. What all places you visited in North-East during that period?<\/li>\n<li>Why didn&#8217;t you visit Arunachal Pradesh?<\/li>\n<li>Tell me your experience of Kaziranga National Park &#8211; first as a tourist then as an administrator.<\/li>\n<li>What would happen if Kaziranga NP is open for the whole year instead of just 6 months? Positive and Negative both.<\/li>\n<li>You have studied Sanskrit till class 10th, then why did you all of a sudden choose Painting in class 12th. What all you studied during those 2 years?<\/li>\n<li>Do you still paint?<\/li>\n<li>You seem to be a very focussed person. Is that so?<\/li>\n<li>Last question from my side, how would you design something using your knowledge of Computer Science so that when tourists want to visit a particular place in India, they can easily purchase tickets for it online.<\/li>\n<li>You explained me the whole ecosystem, tell me about the particular thing related to money, how would the government get money?<br \/>\nPayment Gateway it is !<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">Chairperson &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0Your interview is over, you may leave now.<\/p>\n<p>Thanked them all and left<br \/>\n<em data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityItalic\">\u2014 Transcript end \u2014<br \/>\n<\/em><strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">Comments \u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The room was big with Chairperson, M4 and M5 at the table (too far) while M1 and M2 at a distance of 2-3 feet away from me.<\/li>\n<li>The help came around 4-5 times during the 35-37 minutes of interview, sometimes with samosas, sometimes with chai.<\/li>\n<li>The board was <strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">TOO<\/strong>\u00a0cordial. I enjoyed the experience to the core, cause why not!\n<p><em data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityItalic\">O2O mocks<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Shankar IAS (very decent)<\/li>\n<li>Ravindran Sir (boosted a lot of confidence)<\/li>\n<li>NextIAS (called me today to have an O2O with Bassi sir, I chose my UPSC interview over it)\n<p><em data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityItalic\">Panel mocks<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>UPSCPrep (got butchered)<\/li>\n<li>Vajirao (okayish)\n<p><strong>Utility of mocks &#8211;<\/strong> Apne apne hisaab se dekh lo!<\/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 2023: <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 and session of Interview &#8211;\u00a06th Feb, Afternoon, 3rd to go Board:\u00a0 Preeti Sudan Background:\u00a0CSE, IIT Guwahati Home State: Bihar Work Ex &#8211;\u00a0GS, Ola Optional:\u00a0Psychology Hobbies:\u00a0Chess, Speedcubing, Watching psychological crime thrillers To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2022, visit this page Chairman &nbsp; Remove your mask and make yourself fully comfortable and let me know&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2022-transcript-52-preeti-sudan-board-bihar-home-state-psychology-optional-chess-speedcubing-hobbies\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">[UPSC Interview 2022] \u2013 Transcript #52 : Preeti Sudan Board, Bihar Home State, Psychology Optional, Chess, Speedcubing, Hobbies<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[11255,2970,11254,11272,9452],"class_list":["post-226045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-public","tag-11255","tag-bihar","tag-interview_transcript2022","tag-preeti_sudan2022","tag-psychology_optional","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":9,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1698339585},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226045\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}