UPSC Interview Transcript 41: Preeti Sudan Mam Board / Psychology Optional

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UPSC Interview Transcript 41: Preeti Sudan Mam Board / Psychology Optional

#Preeti Sudan Board / Psychology Optional / Computer Engineering

Date and session: 6th Feb, Afternoon, 3rd to go

Board: Preeti Sudan Ma’am

College: CSE, IIT Guwahati

Work Experience: Goldman Sachs, Ola

Optional: Psychology

Hobbies: Chess, Speedcubing, Watching psychological crime thrillers

Chairperson	Remove your mask and make yourself fully comfortable and let me know when you’re good to go. So, you’ve worked in GS and are working at Ola. Is that correct? What do you think about these cab aggregators like Uber and Ola? They don’t own any cars & still make a profit. What do you have to say to that? Tell me some psychological impacts of Covid-19.
Member 1	Name the left bank tributaries of the river Ganges. What is the impact of these rivers on Bihar? So, if you’ve mentioned Kosi or Saptakosi, tell me why it is called the sorrow of Bihar. What are the methods you’ll take to control flooding in Bihar that have yet not been taken? What if I say that the water from floods can also be used as assets? What would be your take on that?
Member 2	What have you been doing for the past 3 years? Tell me, what accountability does Uber/Ola have towards customers when drivers cancel the confirmed ride from their end? What if the driver does not want to go to a specific location? What is the concept of surge pricing? How did you implement that at Ola? And is there any limit on how much you can surge? What is a narcissist personality? Since you watch psychological thrillers, you must be familiar with it. Tell me something more about it.
Member 3	What is Shang-a-Lang? (No clue there, no clue here, I told her to repeat the question but I still don’t know what word was that – the only question I straightaway rejected) You seem to be very good at Psychology, tell me why you didn’t pursue becoming a counsellor and why you opted for Civil services. Tell me about the drug addiction in India, why is it increasing with time? Elaborate a few solutions from your end. You’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? But DTC buses carry more passengers on a daily basis as compared to the Delhi metro, what’s your take on that?
Member 4	You were in Guwahati. What all the places you visited in the Northeast during that period? Why didn’t you visit Arunachal Pradesh? Tell me your experience of Kaziranga National Park – first as a tourist then as an administrator. What would happen if Kaziranga NP is open for the whole year instead of just 6 months? Positive and Negative. You studied Sanskrit till class 10th, so why did you all of a sudden choose Painting in class 12th. What did you study during those 2 years? Do you still paint? You seem to be a very focused person. Is that so? 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? You explained the whole ecosystem, and told me about a particular thing related to money, how would the government get money?