{"id":333369,"date":"2025-04-19T11:36:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T06:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=333369"},"modified":"2025-04-19T11:36:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T06:06:35","slug":"upsc-interview-2024-transcript-89-sanjay-verma-board-delhi-home-state-chess-kabaddi-reading-hobbies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2024-transcript-89-sanjay-verma-board-delhi-home-state-chess-kabaddi-reading-hobbies\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Interview 2024] \u2013 Transcript #89: Sanjay Verma Board, Delhi Home State, chess, kabaddi, reading Hobbies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date of Interview:<\/strong> 8.4.25<br \/>\nForenoon session<br \/>\n<strong>Board:<\/strong> Sanjay Verma sir<br \/>\n<strong>Home State:<\/strong> Delhi<br \/>\n<strong>Hobby:<\/strong> chess, kabaddi, reading<br \/>\nSecond to go<br \/>\n<strong>DAF:<\/strong> delhi, iocl, mathematics, chess, kabaddi, reading biographies, history and philosophy<br \/>\nGreeted everyone<\/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>If you have to devise one IQ ranking tool to judge the intelligence of your age group, would beard be one of the factors( i said no then some counter questions)<br \/>\nSo you read biographies and history &#8211; dont you read autobiographies, whats the difference<br \/>\nAny three historians that shaped your understanding of Indian history<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>What is financial inclusion<br \/>\nWhat have we done about it<br \/>\nDont you think insurance also ensures financial inclusion<br \/>\nWhat have done in that regard(some counterquestions)<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Long monologue that canada has stopped oil flow to USA &#8211; price increased in USA &#8211; but USA has reserves &#8211; then why they face shortages (some counter questions)<br \/>\nWhat comes to your mind when you hear &#8211; rambilli and lalmonirhat<br \/>\nExplain their significance<br \/>\nWhat would be security concerns about chinese base in north bangladesh<br \/>\nWhat can India do<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>so you are from east delhi &#8211; name two problems and how to solve<br \/>\nWhy ghazipur still so big and all<br \/>\nHow kabaddi contributes to character development<br \/>\nFavourite philosopher<br \/>\nRelevance of chanakya theories in current world for India<br \/>\nSome more questions &#8211; she was very cooperative<\/p>\n<p>Member 4(mam)<br \/>\nyou play chess , have you watched queens gambit<br \/>\nReasons for landslides<br \/>\nReasons for fires in iocl<\/p>\n<p>Back to chair<br \/>\nSuppose your pakistani she-friend is visiting delhi &#8211; prepare an itinerary dor entire day<\/p>\n<p>It was cordial conversation kind throughout<\/p>\n<p>Mocks &#8211; samkalp was close to real one<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to Shubham sir (vidyapeeth)<br \/>\nHe rescued me when I was under so much self doubt after some mocks<br \/>\nHe said to me &#8211; you are a guest of upsc , enter with smile and even if they treat you like zelensky &#8211; stay like \u2018budhham sharnam gacchami\u2019 and \u2018om shanti shanti\u2019<br \/>\nI kept telling myself that when I was waiting for my turn to come<\/p>\n<p>Very Special thanks to my friends ( KD sir, CT sahab IES and mr AK from dehradun) with whom I used to have discussions daily on various themes &#8211; you guys are blessing.<\/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: 8.4.25 Forenoon session Board: Sanjay Verma sir Home State: Delhi Hobby: chess, kabaddi, reading Second to go DAF: delhi, iocl, mathematics, chess, kabaddi, reading biographies, history and philosophy Greeted everyone To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2024,\u00a0visit this page Chairman If you have to devise one IQ ranking tool to judge the&hellip; 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