{"id":356546,"date":"2026-02-21T16:36:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=356546"},"modified":"2026-02-21T16:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:06:36","slug":"upsc-interview-2025-transcript-137-anuradha-prasad-board-psir-optional-punjab-home-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2025-transcript-137-anuradha-prasad-board-psir-optional-punjab-home-state\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview 2025] \u2013 Transcript #137: Anuradha Prasad Board, PSIR Optional, Punjab Home State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date of Interview:<\/strong> 20 Jan, 2026 (Forenoon)<br \/>\n<strong>Board:<\/strong> Anuradha Prasad Mam<br \/>\n<strong>Optional:<\/strong> PSIR<br \/>\n<strong>Home State:<\/strong> Punjab<br \/>\n<strong>Hobbies:<\/strong> Kickboxing, Cooking<br \/>\n<strong>DAF Keywords:<\/strong> Punjab, Badminton, Kickboxing, Cooking, NGO elderly, PSIR, Mechanica Engg., Energy Saving Project<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2025,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview-transcript\/#it2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit this page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Chairman<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>So you are a sportsperson and play badminton, are you aware about recent issue in the India Open ? What was the issue ?<\/li>\n<li>Although you don&#8217;t\u00a0 play cricket, how are we able to manage an international cricket tournament but face issues in conducting a badminton tournament ? (Some discussion on it and then discussion\u00a0 on Delhi\u00a0 Air Quality? ) . Then, i mentioned india bidding for 2036 olympics and how these incidents impact the credibility of India as a hosting nation ?<br \/>\nMam nodded and smiled and passed on to the next member.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>Member 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Jovial and Smiling<br \/>\n1. Tell me that i have been observing since this morning that everyone enters the room with their coat buttons closed and opens it before sitting ? Any specific reason for that (Witty reply and everyone burst into laughter)<br \/>\n2. Mechanical device for storing energy ( Mentioned battery first, then sir clarified that mechanical device something used in IC engines, then i corrected and said flywheel) ?<br \/>\n3. You worked in\u00a0 XYZ company and you mentioned about energy savings project (Some discussion around that) ? Asked about energy savings schemes of govt ?<br \/>\n4. Which bird feathers are used in badminton shuttle ? No. Of feathers in shuttle ? Any issue of animal rights there because of feathers ?<br \/>\n5. Why still feather shuttle more preferred in international tournaments ?<br \/>\n6.Then asked about cooking ? Why does food take less time in pressure cookers ?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Also very helpful and attentive<br \/>\n1. Started with some questions on Punjab being border state and its challenges<br \/>\n2. Some monologue on martial races and contribution in army and sikh army generals?Then randomly asked about Gen Zorawar Singh\u00a0 (No idea)<br \/>\n3. Difference between National Security and National Defence ?<br \/>\n4. Have you read about Pakistan and Saudi Defence Pact and similarly there is development of axis consisting of Turkey, saudi and pak ? Do you think it can be termed as Islamic NATO ? Is it a significant challenge for India ?<br \/>\n5. India&#8217;s Foreign Policy options in West Asia considering such developments ? (Sir, gave hint about India- UAE relationship)<br \/>\n6. Strengths for each of Pak, Saudi and Turkey ?<br \/>\n7. Pakistan internal problems wrt to various provinces ? Mentioned Baluchistan, Pok protests. Then sir asked about reasons for the protest in Pok?<br \/>\n8. Heard about Sindhustan ? Factors for separate Sindh state ?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 3<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Skeptical and poker faced<br \/>\n1. Difference between kickboxing and boxing ?<br \/>\n2. Status of Kickboxing internationally ? How is India doing ?<br \/>\n3. Any famous Indian origin kickboxer in news last year ?<br \/>\n4. Difference between listed and unlisted companies ? Pros and cons of being a listed company ?<br \/>\n5. Geriatric problems faced by elderly in India ? Health problems faced by old age people ?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Member 4<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Lady member , also happy soul<br \/>\n1. Difference between Militancy and Terrorism<br \/>\n2. Your district being an agricultural district. Asked about how MSP is computed ? Who does it and approval process ?<br \/>\n3. What are schedules and lists in Indian constitution ? Most imp schedule according to you ?<br \/>\n4. Subjects transferred from state list to concurrent list ? One subject which has resulted a tussle between centre and states ?\u00a0 (Said Labour but mam said no).<br \/>\n5. Some other factual ques on constitution, not able to recall.<br \/>\nAnuradha mam said thank you and wished all the best. Overall, a great experience and very different from mocks. All members were cordial and patiently listening.<\/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 2026:\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: 20 Jan, 2026 (Forenoon) Board: Anuradha Prasad Mam Optional: PSIR Home State: Punjab Hobbies: Kickboxing, Cooking DAF Keywords: Punjab, Badminton, Kickboxing, Cooking, NGO elderly, PSIR, Mechanica Engg., Energy Saving Project To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2025,\u00a0visit this page Chairman So you are a sportsperson and play badminton, are you aware about&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2025-transcript-137-anuradha-prasad-board-psir-optional-punjab-home-state\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">[UPSC Interview 2025] \u2013 Transcript #137: Anuradha Prasad Board, PSIR Optional, Punjab Home State<\/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":[12147],"tags":[12150,12153,9355,7990,12148,1679,6633],"class_list":["post-356546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interview-transcripts-2025","tag-12150","tag-anuradha-prasad2025","tag-badminton","tag-cooking","tag-interview_transcript2025","tag-psir","tag-punjab","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356546","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=356546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356546\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}