During service selection board SSB interview a candidate has to phase through many tests such as physical ability tests, psychological tests, and group tasks. Situation Reaction Test (SRT) is conducted under psychological test and by name its clear Situation Reaction Test is conducted to test the reaction of a candidate for a given situation. Generally SRT test is held on the second day of SSB interviews.

What is Situation Reaction Test in SSB

Situation Reaction Test in SSB is another test at Service Selection Boards in Psychologist series, this is the test of candidate’s common sense, he/she will be given some situations that occur in daily life and their answer will help the Psychologist to judge candidate’s mentality.

Situation Reaction Test tend to determine behavioral tendencies, assessing how a candidate will behave in a certain situation, and knowledge instruction, which evaluates the effectiveness of possible responses.

• Candidate’s will be given a booklet containing 60 situations which he/she has to answer in 30-45 minutes, this time limit has been intentionally shortened as to ensure that the candidate gives the first reaction which comes to his mind without thinking much over it.
• The answer to the SRT will therefore reflect the aspirant’s power of understanding, practical ability, initiative, temperament, imagination, resoluteness, social behaviour, consistency, stability under stress in varying conditions.
• The psychologist is mainly interested to observe, whether the aspirant reveals a co-operative attitude or a negative or obstructive behaviour, whether he places the group before self-interest.

Tips for Situation Reaction Test in SSB

• Provide sensible and practical solution, avoid quick jump on conclusion.
• Use proper punctuation and pauses in the sentence. Assessor has to see that you know what you are writing, so avoiding silly mistakes will give a good impression.
• On similar kind of situation it’s better to answer with same type answers, providing different answers for similar kind of situation will show the assessors that you are not confident on your views.
• Do not skip a situation in between, it projects that you are trying to run away from that situation.
• Bear in mind that you are not being judge on right or wrong answer but you are being judged on your evaluation capability of a situation. Keep a different mind-set, this test is nothing like your regular classroom tests.

Examples of Situation Reaction Test in SSB

1. While evening study, guests arrived at home and his mother orders to buy some snacks, on the way back it started raining heavily and water flooded the streets and guests are waiting in home, he will….
2. A function is to be organized in his school. On the last day the organizer has fallen sick. The principal asks him to take the charge. He…
3. While patrolling at unit man gate, a terrorist fired at his leg and bleeding started badly and he is snatching his rifle. He…
4. While returning from picnic, it starts getting dark and he has lost his way. He…
5. He considers that the most important thing in the world is…
6. He went on a mountain expedition which was a failure and of your friends died in the attempt. He…
7. He is at home and dacoits have reached at his apartment and started looting. He…
8. Emergency has declared in the city where his unit is located. He is the CO of the unit. He…
9. In a train journey, at mid-night certain sound disturbed your sleep. On being woken up, you found someone trying to steal through the window. He…
10. You as a player of football team required to play the match. Suddenly, on the day of match you have high fever. But your team captain does not allow you to leave the game. He…
11. While working in the kitchen garden, rain starts. He…
12. You wanted to become a doctor but your father wanted you to become a teacher. You would….
13. You have applied for leave as your father is ill. But your boss has not granted you leave. You will…..
14. In the cinema hall, where he is seeing the picture in last row, some bad elements are teasing a girl in the front row. He………
15. His marriage has been fixed but just one weak prior to the marriage the girl meets with an accident and losses her leg. He……
16. Your Commanding Officer never gives your permission to implement your ideas, but on the winter morning, your bunker gets heavy shelling from western side, you will…
17. After the September passing out parade from OTA Chennai, you are requested to report at Kashmir in December where your father has heart operation on the same reporting day, you will…
18. While returning to home after watching cinema at mid night, he found two people quarrelling on the way. He……