{"id":333101,"date":"2025-04-15T21:12:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T15:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=333101"},"modified":"2025-04-16T21:57:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:27:56","slug":"upsc-interview-2024-transcript-66-sheel-vardhan-singh-board-anthropology-optional-karnataka-home-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2024-transcript-66-sheel-vardhan-singh-board-anthropology-optional-karnataka-home-state\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Interview 2024] \u2013 Transcript #66: Sheel Vardhan Singh Board, Anthropology Optional, Karnataka Home State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date of Interview:<\/strong> 3\/04\/25, 5th to go in afternoon session<br \/>\n<strong>Board:<\/strong> Sheel Vardhan Singh<br \/>\n<strong>Optional:<\/strong> Anthropology<br \/>\n<strong>Background:<\/strong> Computer Science<br \/>\n<strong>Home State:<\/strong> Karnataka<br \/>\nLasted for:~25 mins<br \/>\n<strong>Keywords:<\/strong> Self-reflective journaling, Watching movies, Anthropology, Computer Science and Engineering, Karnataka<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2024,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview-transcript\/#it2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit this page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Chairman<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1. Any recent movie you watched?<br \/>\n2. Analyse the character of the police officer in *Laapataa Ladies*.<br \/>\n3. How should the police officer have behaved with the woman?<br \/>\n4. Do we need such police officers in the service?<br \/>\n5. Is it okay to be efficient while accepting bribes?<br \/>\n6. Do you journal?<br \/>\n7. Would you be okay with sharing your journal with your friend?<br \/>\n8. If not, then why do we write about a lot of things on social media while we are not ready to share our journal?<br \/>\n9. Does that mean everything written on social media is a lie?<br \/>\n10. Today, we generate a lot of data on social media. Should a person have the right to erase their data after their death? (Said YES)<br \/>\n11. But then, companies won\u2019t benefit. As a person planning to start a company, would you go for such a move?<br \/>\n12. Would it be profitable for companies?<br \/>\n13. In Indian customs, we have a concept called &#8216;fasting&#8217;. Do we need such fasting in digital spaces, such as &#8216;digital fasting&#8217;?<br \/>\n14. What is your social media use policy in your personal life?<br \/>\n15. What is net neutrality?<br \/>\n16. Do we have net neutrality today?<br \/>\n17. How do we promote it?<br \/>\n18. What about issues related to internet connectivity?<\/p>\n<h2><strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">Member 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1. What has been the status of Naxalism?<br \/>\n2. Can you name the states where it is prevalent today?<br \/>\n3. Do you think that we can see more progress in the coming days?<br \/>\n4. Why do we have the concept of an open-book exam?<br \/>\n5. Drugs \u2013 what measures have been taken, and why haven\u2019t they been successful?<br \/>\n6. What should we do about it?<br \/>\n7. What is fentanyl?<\/p>\n<h2><strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">Member 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1. Have you done NCC?<br \/>\n2. Why didn\u2019t you join the army?<br \/>\n3. You are from Karnataka. There are some irritants with respect to Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. What are they?<br \/>\n4. What is the status?<br \/>\n5. With respect to Naxalism, what developmental works has the government undertaken to deal with it?<\/p>\n<h2><strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">Member 3<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1. What is the utility of Computer Science and Engineering in administration?<br \/>\n2. What is the origin of Naxalism?<br \/>\n3. What is KAVACH?<br \/>\n4. Who built it?<br \/>\n5. Why is the government saying that we should teach humanities to science students?<\/p>\n<h2><strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">Member 4<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1. How does the composition of Northeastern states impact the foreign policy of India?<br \/>\n2. Why haven\u2019t we signed a global agreement on indigenous people?<br \/>\n3. There are many historical places in Karnataka \u2013 Aihole, Badami, Shravan Belagola, Beluru, Halebidu, Hampi, and Kittur Rani Chennamma. Can you arrange them chronologically?<br \/>\n4. What are we doing to create enough awareness about our history among our children?<br \/>\n5. Are we taking them to visit these places?<br \/>\n6. Tell me the difference between matriarchy and matrilineal systems.<br \/>\n7. Are there any tribes in Karnataka that follow this practice?<\/p>\n<p><strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">Chairman:<\/strong>\u00a0Your interview is over. It was nice talking to you.<\/p>\n<p>The board was cordial, and overall, I had a good experience. Sheelvardhan Sir was trying to have a very deep discussion on common yet open-ended questions, but I couldn\u2019t match up to his level or expectations!<\/p>\n<p><strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">Mocks:<\/strong>\u00a0SAMKALP(closest to actual interview ),Vajirao, Next, Vision, Shankar IAS, India4IAS, etc.<br \/>\n<strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">Utility:<\/strong>\u00a0Makes you more comfortable with difficult or uncomfortable questions. In no way similar to the actual interview, but needed for practice, though in a limited number.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-entity-type=\"MessageEntityBold\">O20:<\/strong>\u00a0Vinay Sir, Mahesh Bhagawat Sir<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to all the members who are posting transcripts!<br \/>\nAll the best to all.<\/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 2025:\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: 3\/04\/25, 5th to go in afternoon session Board: Sheel Vardhan Singh Optional: Anthropology Background: Computer Science Home State: Karnataka Lasted for:~25 mins Keywords: Self-reflective journaling, Watching movies, Anthropology, Computer Science and Engineering, Karnataka To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2024,\u00a0visit this page Chairman 1. 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