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What are the Officer-like qualities?

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Most Important Situation Reaction Tests (SRT) | Preparation Tips for SSB Interview - CDS

Tips for Clearing SRT / Approach for SRT

  • Prepare thoroughly at home with a timer and try to attempt as much as you can.
  • Use shorter sentences and practice them beforehand.
  • Make a good reading habit prior to the SSB, that will help you understand the situations faster.

Most Important SRTs


To get an idea about what types of Situation reaction Test (SRT) questions can be asked in the interview. We have listed down a few situations, their possible reaction, and the quality reflects in the table below.

Situation

Possible Reactions

Quality Reflected

You are driving a car on the highway at full speed and suddenly brakes fail. You…..

Shift to neutral gear, slow down to stop, get it repaired

Shift to neutral gear, use handbrake once slowed, get a mechanic to repair

Effective Intelligence, Speed of Decision

Light in your colony suddenly goes off due to rain and storms. You……….

Turn the inverter ON and continue the work

Light up few candles and continue the study and works

Effective Intelligence

You are in train & lost your purse with money. You……

Lodge an online FIR, use e-wallets for payment

Pay the co-passenger through e-wallet and get some cash

Social Adaptability, Effective Intelligence

You are travelling by bus engine catches fire. You…..

Inform driver and ask to stop, evacuate along with others quickly, take another bus and continue

Ask driver to stop, control fire using fire extinguisher in bus, continue after bus get repaired

Speed of Decision, Courage,Sense of Responsibility

Mr. X doesn’t agree with points put forward by you.

Find out the reason, get him convinced with better points

Enquire the reason, change if found myself wrong, then agree mutually with better idea

Power of expression

Your friend dies in a drowning tragedy. You…….

Go to his parents, calm them down and assure every possible help

Help his parent physically and mentally, aware other friends to take necessary precautions

Cooperation, Sense of responsibility

In the company of strangers you feel…………

Approach to some people, build positive conversation and get friendly

Talk to some people and make new friends

Social Adaptability, Power of expression

You opposed strike in college and you are beaten up by strikers (your colleagues). You…….

Inform the discipline committee of college, get the first aid

Talk to the leader, convince for peaceful and non-violent approach

Power of expression, Sense of responsibility

You had a hot discussion with your friend on certain point. Later u found that your friend was correct.

Apologize him quickly and promise not to repeat again

Apologize immediately, thank him for the correcting me

Sense of responsibility, Initiative

Your joke was well meant but still your friend became angry. You…….

Understand his point, clear his doubt, make him laugh with another joke

Apologize him first, clarify the joke and make him laugh out loud

Power of expression, Liveliness

In your free period you wanted to study but your friends were continuously disturbing you. you…

Play a game with them for sometime, then continue the study

Start discussion on a interesting topic and study together

Social adaptability, Initiativ, Effective Intelligence

Some passenger shook you out of sleep and asked for some money because he was pick‐pocketed

Verify the reality first, give some money if right

and request co-passengers to contribute too!

Effective Intelligence, Cooperation

During a hiking trip, he was left alone behind the group. He….

Run fast, catch the distance and continue hiking with friends

Take shortcuts, covered the distance faster, meet the friends and continue hiking

Effective Intelligence, Stamina

While going to watch a movie with friends, he lost all the movie tickets. He…

Downloaded it online, entered the hall, enjoyed the movie

Showed the online slip at ticket counter, get new tickets, enjoyed the movie

Speed of Decision, Effective Intelligence

On reaching the examination hall, minutes after the commencement of examination, he remembered that he has not brought his admit card. He…

Inform the invigilator, give the reason and continue the examination

Inform the examination incharge, get a soft copy and continue the exam

Reasoning Ability

Your hostel inmate has a habit of stealing things. You..

Tell me gently not to do so, make him comfortable by sharing the belongings

Make him aware of the consequences, help him leaving this bad habit

Sense of Responsibility, Power of Expression

There is an emergency in your family but your boss doesn’t grant you leave. You..

Specify the reason on call, get the leave granted

Mail the reason in detail, convince him, get the leave granted

Reasoning Ability, Power of Expression

That was dark, stormy night. It started to rain heavily while there was no public transport and your phone also got shut down. You…

Take shelter in nearest dhaba, get the phone charged, continue once the rain stop

Take lift from a from a private vehicle, inform family from his phone, reach home safely

Effective Intelligence, Speed of Decision

Your brother got falsely trapped in a drug scam. How will you prove the charges wrong?

Hire a advocate, convey all the facts, get my brother free

Help the police with facts, cooperate in investigation, finally get my brother free

Sense of Responsibility,

Speed of Decision

He forgot to switch off the burner and the kitchen soon caught a heavy fire. He…

Evacuate with all family members, call the fire brigade, never repeat this mistake again

Secure family member, Control fire using fire extinguisher, take lesson from blunder

Speed of Decision, Effective Intelligence

His class teacher met with a serious accident on the school staircase while he was climbing the stairs at the same time. He immediately…

Take him to class with friends, apply bandage, admit him in nearest hospital

Give first aid with the help of sports teacher, call the ambulance, get him admitted in hospital

Speed of Decision, Cooperation

A young girl got mobbed on the road while you were the only eye witness…

Call the police, lodge a complaint, continue my way

Sense of Responsibility

Due to financial constraints she could not study abroad and has to stay at home. But life…

Was going well after getting admitted to IIT.

Join a company, once stabilize financially, go to study abroad

Self Confidence, Liveliness

His marriage was scheduled for February but he got a great offer to go abroad on the day of his marriage…

Convince family, prepone the marriage, go abroad after marriage

Convince family to postpone marriage, join company, get married afterwards

Power of Expression, Organizing Ability, Sense of Responsibility

His parents want him to prepare for IAS but he wants to be a painter…

Convince parents with artistic works and pursue the dream

Start preparation, balance both the works efficiently

Self Confidence, Power of Expression, Courage

While enjoying a pizza treat in Dominos he looked outside at the beggar asking for penny…

Purchase a burger, offer that to beggar

Offer food & get him a work in friend’s shop

Cooperation

Your maid has run away with your most precious family ring. His address is unknown…

Lodge an FIR, give necessary information to police, and get the ring back

Speed of Decision

He was travelling in a city bus and the people sitting next to him started arguing. He…

Replace the seat with one of them and stop the argument

Enquire matter, pacify them with the help of conductor

Effective Intelligence, Group Influencing Ability

The city was all colored in different shades on Holi. But the street dog was searching corner for shelter…

Give dog shelter in my garden outside and offer some food

Request everyone not to disturb them and give some food to them

Sense of Responsibility, Cooperation

You went to a historical monument and saw the beggars trying to harass some foreigners…

Report local authority, guide the foreigners in visit afterwards

Tell beggars not to do so, offer some food, guide the foreigners afterwards.

Sense of Responsibility, Initiative, Cooperation

The whole lane was filled with knee- deep water due to heavy rain and your’s was the first house. You will..

Stay home, resume outdoors once water is drained

Effective Intelligence

Her friends wanted to borrow her scooty for immediate purpose. But she has to go for her exam early morning…

Give scooty to friend, go to exam via public transport

Give scooty to friend and go to exam by bicycle.

Cooperation, Speed of Decision

He was going for an interview but his dress got torn on the bus…

Buy a new one in nearest shop, go for interview and get selected

Get it stitched, attend the interview, and get selected

Speed of Decision, Effective Intelligence

While playing cricket as a batsman your leg got injured heavily…

See the doctor, follow treatment and resume after recovery

Effective Intelligence

He was taking time for a proper parking space but the crowd at the back started shouting and getting aggressive….

Park little fast and apologize for inconvenience

Give them space to pass and then park properly

Sense of Responsibility, Effective Intelligence

He had his first exam the other day and his grandmother had a sudden heart attack…

Admit in nearest hospital, ask brother to stay and return home, take exam well and visit the hospital

Speed of Decision, Effective Intelligence, Determination

You have to take your mother for grocery shopping and also do your homework…

Complete shopping with mother, finish homework after returning.

Finish homework in advance, take mother to shopping freely

Cooperation, Organizing Ability

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