UPSC Interview Transcript 3: Sathiyavathy Mam Board/ Computer Engineering

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UPSC Interview Transcript 3: Sathiyavathy Mam Board/ Computer Engineering

#Sathiyavathy Mam Board / Sociology optional / Madhya Pradesh / Computer Engineering

Date and Session : Forenoon session, 30th January

Board: Sathiyavathy mam

Optional: Sociology

Graduation: Computer science engineering

Home State: Madhya Pradesh

Relevant keyword from DAF: Worked as software developer in fintech, reading fiction, mindfulness meditation, badminton

Chairperson	As I entered she started reading out details from the summary sheet/daf. You are from computer science graduate, please explain to me what is NFT (Non-Fungible Token). You have lived in x, y, and z places (places mentioned in DAF). Which is your favourite place and why? 1-2 follow-up questions on this. Since you are from an IT background, can you tell me about the recent performance of the IT industry and why declining?
Member 1	Explain what is Mindfulness Meditation. Are there different types of meditation? How do they differ from mindfulness meditation? She asked something along the lines of – there are many famous practitioners like Sadhguru ( she took other names which I can’t recall nor recognize). What do they do? Do you agree with their methodologies? Both Delhi and Bangalore are metro cities and incidents take place even in Bangalore that imply it is not that safe for women. So why you think Delhi is more unsafe? (This was a continuation of the question regarding the place that I liked- I had mentioned safe public space as one of the factors in my previous answer) Can you tell me a few shortcomings about Bangalore?
Member 2	Few people say computers should not be included as engineering discipline. What do you think? Why? We hear a lot about AI, do you think AI can cause the end of human civilisation? Are there any laws/treaties to regulate AI? What is the trend of sex ratio in India? Is it increasing or decreasing? Why? What can be done to improve the sex ratio?
Member 3	What kind of fiction do you like reading? Book you read recently. Long question which I can’t remember exactly, but the gist was –How female lead development can happen? If you are posted in a district, how to ensure that schemes for women are executed efficiently? This too was long question, but the gist was mostly this. If you are a female police official, how to ensure that women who are underprivileged and exploited are heard and get justice?
Member 4	When you entered, you were nervous but after some time you opened up, why did this happen? You have lived in Gujarat, can you talk or understand Gujarati? Can you speak a sentence in Gujarati? Districts that share borders with international territory, what additional challenges do such districts face? You would have read about the Russia – Ukraine war. What are the challenges that Russia is facing?