SITUATION REACTION TEST (SRT) – 1
Read these instructions carefully.
1. This SRT Contains 60 Situations. An individual has to put himself
into each situation and respond accordingly.
2. Answer as much as possible in 30 minutes.
3. Don’t waste time thinking answer for a particular situation.
4. There are no right or wrong answers. It depends how an individual
approaches them.
CAUTION
DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING ON THE SRT BOOKLET.
Open the booklet at the word ‘start’
SITUATION REACTION TEST (SRT) – 1
1. His father who is an Army officer was returning victorious from the war and he had gone
to receive him at Railway Station. As he was waiting for the train to arrive, he heard a
loud explosion. It was the ammunition truck standing outside which had caught fire. He
……………..
2. They were climbing a small rock and were about to reach the top, when he saw one of
his colleagues slipping down. He ……………..
3. The college elections were on and he was being forced to vote for someone whom he
did not like. He ……………..
4. He was going for a walk and suddenly he was confronted by two goondas. He
……………
5. He had boarded a wrong train and came to know only when he was asked to pay money
by the TTE. He ……………
6. While climbing a rock to bring water from the spring for his friends, he got injured in his
leg and was unable to walk back. He ……………..
7. The friendly discussion took a heated turn. He ……………..
8. While playing a hockey match, he twisted his ankle very badly. He ……………..
9. He was cycling towards the market to buy medicines for his sick mother, when a truck hit
against his cycle and he was injured. It was dark and lonely. He………….
10. He woke up in the running train and found that his luggage was missing. He ……………
11. When his bus was over turned during the journey, many people got injured seriously
while he himself escaped with minor scratches. He ………………
12. He was beaten by some of his class fellows as he was trying to dissuade them from
joining the strike. He ……………….
13. The harvesting was on and his father suddenly took seriously ill. His mother was in the
hospital for an operation. He ……………….
14. He was coming back home form college when on the way he saw a _______drowning in
a pond. He ………………
15. The appointed day of the wedding of his only sister had arrived but his father who was to
reach from UK was held up. So he ……………..
16. Due to cyclone, his family lost all their possessions and they had to make a fresh start.
He is the eldest son in family. He ………………
17. While traveling in a train some people started arguing with him. He …………….
18. He had reached Ganganagar that very day during Pakistan aggression in 1971 when a
bomb was dropped by the enemy in his locality. He ……………..
19. On a cold winter morning, he was taking the victim of the accident to the hospital when
his taxi collided with a speeding truck and their driver was seriously injured. He only got
minor bruises. He …………….
20. He was the Captain of the College hockey team. One of his important players was
unable to take part. He ……………….
21. He was ironing his new pant when suddenly he received an electric shock and he
noticed the wire burning. He ……………..
22. After passing High School he was being forced to take up the job in the railways but he
was not interested in it. He ……………………………….
23. He was a member of the cricket team and once the Captain of the team did not turn up
for the match, he …………………………………
24. Just two days before the semifinal of the bridge tournament his partner was called by his
parents at an out station for an urgent work. He …………………………….
25. He was in charge of wireless board in a sailing ship which unfortunately lost its
communication with the coast. He ………………………………
26. A strike flared up in his college and the students set the college bus on fire. He
…………………………………
27. It was his very first visit to the snow bound area. On his first day out from a distance he
saw a man being buried under snow. He ……………………………..
28. Though he was not a good swimmer, he had been persuaded by his friend to go for
swimming in the river. While be stayed in shallow water, his friend went mid stream and
suddenly got caught in a whirl pool. He ………………………………..
29. He was appointed a monitor in the class and he …………………………………..
30. He had developed some eczema on his leg and could not get any effective treatment.
Therefore, he …………………………………..
31. When the cricket match was on, a fight suddenly started between the sympathizers of
the rival teams. He……………………………
32. The sea was very rough and it was night time. As the ship duty officer was taking a
round he fell into the sea. He …………………………….
33. Two of his common friends had quarreled as someone else had created
misunderstanding between them. He ………………………………..
34. When his [Link]. result came out his parents insisted his doing [Link]. whereas, he
……………………………………..
35. As the prefect of the third year [Link]., he found himself under lot of political pressure to
participate in the total college strike. He …………….......................
36. The question of his marriage created a rift between his father and grandfather. He
…………………………………
37. Some people tried to harass his mother. He ………………………………….
38. He was to appear for an exam and all of a sudden the curfew was imposed in that area.
He …………………………………..
39. He was still a student when his father died. His mother was illiterate and too poor to
guide and help him. He ……………………………….
40. During the black-out exercises he was the scout on duty but one rich man was adamant
on keeping his lights on. He ………………………………..
41. It was noon time and very hot. He had to reach home urgently a good ten Kms away.
Having waited long at the bus stop he decided to …………………………….
42. He went for a picnic with his friends and on the way he had hot arguments with them.
He……………………………….
43. His father needed treatment and he was short of money. He ……………………….
44. He had gone for hunting with his friends. They were in the forest and they had lost their
way. He ……………………………..
45. He and his friends were standing in the compartment door way, when the train suddenly
moved and his friend fell down. He ………………………………..
46. He was traveling in the car which unexpectedly broke on the way. It was getting dark and
no help was in the sight. He …………………………..
47. He was made Captain of the tug of war team and the match was to be held the very next
day. He…………………………….
48. He was returning alone from a midnight show when he spotted two goondas behind a
group of trees blind folding a lady. He ……………………………….
49. He and his friends were going for an afternoon walk on a cold windy day. Suddenly two
men surrounded his friend and started removing his wrist watch. He …………………..
50. He was out on picnic with his friends when one of the boys stole managoes from the
garden and the gardener came out with his stick. He …………………………..
51. He was on board a train for going to an interview when he received a call informing him
of his father’s serious condition. He ……………………………………..
52. He urgently had to accompany his friend on cycle at night to the latters home which was
five Kms out of the city area. They had hardly reached halfway when his cycle got
punctured and there was no alternative. He …………………………………
53. He was called for an interview for a job he badly needed but on the same day his father
fell seriously ill. He……………………………………
.
54. He saw the son of an enemy drowning in the river. He …………………………….
55. It was night time and as he switched on the light of his bathroom, he found a big snake
hanging from the ceiling. He ……………………………..
56. He was rather young when his father was killed in the war and later his mother was
kidnapped by someone. He…………………………………….
57. Four of them decided to go on foot from Dehradun to Mussoorie but that day it started
raining and they were told the mountain slopes would be slippery. He ……………..
58. He was required to take part in the college seminar. When he went to library for getting
books on the subject he found that all the books had already been issued to others. He
…………………………………………..
59. It was night time and the train was in high speed when a well built man with a pistol
entered his compartment and tried to take his suitcase. He ……………………………..
60. He was asked to organize a variety show within an extremely short time. He
……………………………………………………………………………..
SITUATION REACTION TEST (SRT) – 2
Read these instructions carefully.
1. This SRT Contains 60 Situations. An individual has to put himself
into each situation and respond accordingly.
2. Answer as much as possible in 30 minutes.
3. Don’t waste time thinking answer for a particular situation.
4. There are no right or wrong answers. It depends how an individual
approaches them.
CAUTION
DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING ON THE SRT BOOKLET.
Open the booklet at the word ‘start’
SITUATION REACTION TEST (SRT) – 2
1. He was rushing to the Railway Station, to catch a train. There was not much time to spare.
On the way he saw a man snatching the purse of a lady and running away. He
………………………
2. He is going for a walk on the bank of a canal. About 50 yards away he sees a boy bathing
in the canal. Suddenly the boy starts shouting for help. He …………………………
3. He is to carry Rs.8000/- by train in an unreserved compartment for overnight journey. He
has heard about thefts taking place in the train. He …………………………………
4. He is returning home after playing evening games. He is passing through a lonely area and
it is getting dark. He ………………………………………………………………
5. He is traveling in a bus at Delhi. Two passengers start arguing over a seat. Suddenly one of
them starts giving blows to the other person. He ……………………………………
6. His friends want to teach a lesson to the warden of the hostel for bad quality of the food in
the mess and they want him to join them. He …………………………………………
7. He was late for the class on two occasions earlier. Today again he is late and the teacher
orders him to go away. He …………………………………………………………
8. He is discussing with some of his friends on the policies of ‘Saddam Hussein’. Two of
them get angry and start calling him “bum licker” of America. He …………………
9. He is walking back home after a late night show. Suddenly two men come up from dark
and demand his watch and purse. One of them has a knife. He ………………………
10. He is in the school library at 7 P.M and there are only a few students. Suddenly he observes
smoke coming form the librarian’s office. He ………………………………………
11. He goes to his village for summer vacations. On a rainy night he wakes up hearing shouts
“Daku - Daku Pakro”. He wants to go out but his parents advise him not to go. He
…………………
12. His house is on the bank of a river. Due to heavy rains some houses collapse due to floods
in the river. Two men are injured and it is dark. He …………………………………
13. He is traveling in a train to appear for SSB interview. In the morning when he wakes up he
find his suitcase, carrying all his dresses is missing. He ……………………………
14. He is to appear in his [Link]. final exam. Due to his domestic problems he missed quite a bit
of his preparation. The exams are only three weeks away. He ………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
15. He is the eldest of two sons and he has a sister who is 17. He is the student of [Link] 1 st
year. His father expires leaving little money. Having no other source of income he
………………………………………………………………………………………………
16. On a Sunday afternoon he plans to stay at home and watch TV. Some of his friends suggest
that they should go on cycling trip to a lake, which is about 15 km away. He
…………………….
17. He wants to marry an educated girl from a middle class family, but his father wants him to
marry a businessman’s only daughter who is beautiful but studied upto VIII standard. He
……………….
18. He is going for a walk with his sister. In a lonely spot two tough looking boys start teasing
her. He ……………………………………………………………………
19. One day he shouts at his younger brother. The brother stops talking to him. He ……
………………………………………………………………………………………………
20. He is the captain of the cricket team. Because of partial umpiring two of his players walk
out of the ground and refuse to play. He …………………………………………
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21. One of his old friends visits him at home. He asks his younger brother to go and get some
sweets from the market. His brother refused saying that he is going for his game. He
………………………………………………………………………………………………
22. He is to play football finals tomorrow and he is the captain. On the previous evening he felt
little feverish and also found that one of his good players had fallen sick. He ………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
23. He has tried twice for the SSB but is unsuccessful. He ………………………………
24. He is the organizer of a charity show. A car was sent to railway station to fetch the artists.
It is getting late and the car has not come back. The audience starts shouting. He
………………………………………………………………………………………………
25. He is asked to organize finals of football match to be played at 5 P.M. At 3 P.M. due to
heavy rains, the shamianas come down and the ground is water-logged. He ………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
26. He is asked to organize a drama. While it is in progress the lights go off. The audience
become restless and start shouting. Some demand immediate refund of tickets. He
………………………………………………………………………………………………
27. He is incharge of distribution of food to flood affected villagers. There is delay in
distribution and people are standing in long queue. They get agitated and start shouting. A
few start throwing stones. He ………………………………………………………
28. He is made incharge of annual day drama. The main actor refuses to take part unless his
friend Shyam is given a role. But Shyam is not suitable for any role. He
…………………………………………………………………………………………
29. His room mate at hostel every night slips out without permission. He ……………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
30. His exams are near. His neighbour puts on a loud music every evening. He ………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
31. He is awakened at midnight and hears the shrieks of ladies. He opens the door and sees that
three persons are running out of his neighbour’s house, who is away on a tour, He
………………
32 He is lucky and gets Rs. one crore in a lottery. He …………………………………
33. He is camping in a jungle where shooting is prohibited. A cheetah is seen close to the camp
where is on sentry duty with a rifle. He ……………………………………………….
34. His parents are old. His neighbour’s son is very fond of loud music in the night. He
………………………………………………………………………………………………
35. He is on sentry duty from 10 PM to 12 PM. He comes to know that the next person to
replace him on duty has fallen ill. He ……………………………………………
36. He sees the son of you boss is drowning in the river. Boss is strict and punished you twice
in the past. He ………………………..
37. While seeing a movie in the cinema house, he hears shouts of ‘fire’ in a corner. He
………..
38. He is team captain of the hockey team. The match is about to start and five of his players
including reserves have not turned up. He ……………………………………………
39. He accompanies a marriage party to Jaipur. In his spare time there he …………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
40. During midnight he hears his neighbour cry ‘thief-thief’. He ………………………
41. He is watching a movie in cinema hall some collegiate behind are teasing two girls sitting
next to him, He ………………………………………………………………………
42. He is hit from the rear by a cyclist. His calf muscle is hurting. He.............................
43. He was asked to walk a long distance by his school master but he was having fever.
He…………
44. He was going from his house to the exam hall. On the way he was surrounded by two
policemen. He………………..
45. He was to carry some money from one place to another. There was danger of robbers on
the way. He………………….
46. He had recently joined an active service and he felt that he was given too much work.
He………
47. While traveling in a train some people started arguing with him.
He…………………………….
48. During winter season, he was returning from a late night show when suddenly it started
raining heavily. He…………..
49. The railway coach he was traveling in caught fire.
He………………………………………
50. He was in a hurry to reach home when he found an old man fainted on the way.
He…………….
51. He found his parents quarrelling over his future.
He…………………………………………
52. While canvassing for a particular candidate in the elections, he was threatened by the
opposition party. He…………………………………………………………..
53. He was doing private tuitions to finance his higher studies, his father being a poor man.
When the final exams came near, he found that he was not fully prepared.
He…………………………
54. He was finding it hard to convince his friends over the correctness of his stand.
He……………...
55. In a group, if his opinion differs from that of others, he ………………………………….
56. Money was needed to meet the expense of his brother’s illness and his relatives refused
to help him. He…………………………………………..
57. Some of his colleagues did not co-operate with him in certain matters.
He…………………
58. Though his joke was well meant, his friend became angry. He……………………………
59. In the free period he wanted to study but his friends were continuously disturbing him, so
he…………………………….
60. One of his college girls had wrongly reported against him to the college Principal for
using abusive language. He………………….
SSB COACHING
SITUATION REACTION TEST
1. He is going to meet his sister in the vill 40 km from his home. He has to
pass through a dense forest. Suddenly his bicycle gets punctured and starts
raining. He _____________________________________________________
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2. He is going to Shimla on a visit, suddenly he noticed that all his items
are stolen. He has no money in his pocket. He __________________
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3. He is watching a movie in a Cinema Hall. He observed that his friend’s
sister is being teased by some boys sitting next to her. He __
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4. He is on leave in his vill. One midnight he got up due to firing sound and
cries of the vill people. He noticed that vill was attacked by dacoits.
He_____________________________________________________________
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5. He got up during night and entered into the bath room. He noticed that a
big cobra is lying. He _____________________________________________
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6. he is going to Delhi with his friend. On the way in train his friend
develops high fever. He ___________________________________________
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7. His friend looses his job and runs into financial difficulty. He ________
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8. He finalises his programme of Picnic. All of a sudden his father gets
seriously ill. He ________________________________________________
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9. He wants to join Army service but his father feels that he must look after
his business. He _________________________________________________
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10. While travelling in a train, he involves himself into a discussion. No
body agrees with his comments. He _________________________________
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11. His step mother refuses to give him more money for Cinema. He ______
_______________________________________________________________
12. He wants to continue is studies but his father wants him to take up a job.
He ____________________________________________________________
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13. He is travelling in a train. All of a sudden he finds that a man gets up
and demand is suitcase at knife point. He _____________________________
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14. He is fighting for President’s election in his college. All of a sudden he
finds that his own supporters are with the opponents. He _________________
_______________________________________________________________
15. he prepares well for the examination. But to his surprise he fails in the
examination. He _________________________________________________
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16. He receives contradictory orders from his two superior bosses. He _____
_______________________________________________________________
17. While working he receives orders from his commander. He feels that
Commander’s approach is wrong. He ________________________________
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18. While crossing a jungle. He observed that a tiger is standing just 10
yards from him. He __________________________________________
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19. While going through a jungle, he notices that some one is following him
with a rifle. He __________________________________________________
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20. He was going through a jungle. Suddenly a Armed Naga confronted him.
He ____________________________________________________________
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21. He received a letter that his examinations are advanced by two months.
He is not well prepared. He ________________________________________
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22. The student of his college wants to call up a strike for their demands.
Their demands are genuine. They are forcing him to strike. He ___________
_______________________________________________________________
23. His father wants him to marry a wealthy and educated girl. But he is in
love with a poor and beautiful girl. He _______________________________
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24. His uncle has a quarrel with his father and threatened him to kill. He __
_______________________________________________________________
25. Most of the time he finds that his friends disagree with his arguments.
He ____________________________________________________________
26. He receives a SSB Interview Call up letter. When his parents are away
on tour. He has no money. He _____________________________________
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27. His subordinate is organising a variety entertainment programme in the
unit in his guidance. His subordinate’s mother gets seriously ill. He
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28. He observes that a cobra is entering his room at night and starts approach
-ing to his brother who is sleeping. He _______________________________
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29. While going to the office, he saw a injured man asking for his help. He
was getting late for the office. He __________________________________
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30. He was kidnapped by the dacoits, where they asked him to sign a ransom
note to his father. He _____________________________________________
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31. He is in NCC Camp, while on guard duty at night, he observes that a
group of dacoits approaching towards him. He _________________________
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32. he is going to see off his friend to the railway station at night on a
bicycle. A group of persons coming towards him with lathies. He _________
_______________________________________________________________
33. While going through a forest with his brother, he lost the way and it has
become dark. He _______________________________________________
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34. While crossing a forest with his friend, his friend fainted due to exertion.
He ____________________________________________________________
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35. His parents are out for a week. All of a sudden his younger brother
develops high fever and become unconscious. He ______________________
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36. His friend’s family members were fast asleep, when their house got fire.
He was informed of a situation by a neighbour. He _____________________
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37. His father is forcing him to continue his study with Science and Maths,
but his interest is in literature. He __________________________________
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38. The boat developed a leak, when he was in the middle of the river. He
did not know swimming. He _______________________________________
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39. One evening he notices his girl friend moving with another friend of his.
He ____________________________________________________________
40. While waiting for the bus on the road, he finds a man falling from a
moving bus. He _________________________________________________
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41. There is a famine in his city and people are dying of hunger. He _______
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42. In his neighbour’s house people are sleeping upstairs and suddenly he
finds the house on fire. He _________________________________________
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43. He is sitting in the examination hall and he can not solve most of the
problems and passing is important for him. He _________________________
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44. He is going on scooter and he does not have a licence. The policeman
demands to see his licence. He _____________________________________
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45. He does not drink. His friends insist him for drinking on a party. He ___
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46. he has gone to temple and he finds beggars harassing the people for
money. He
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47. He is travelling on the back of a 3 ton lorry. He sees that a flag car is
following him. He ______________________________________________
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48. While coming to barrack from the firing range, he finds that his friend
has brought 5 rounds of 7.62 mm SLR live ammunition. He _____________
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49. In the night patrolling exercise, he has escaped unhurt but he can not
come out himself. He ___________________________________________
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50. While watching a movie, he listens a shout of fire in a corner. He _____
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51. While sleeping at night, he hears a dreadful cry. On enquiring he finds
that his neighbour was lying unconscious with a knife in his chest. He _____
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52. He observes that a helicopter falls in the vicinity of his unit lines. He ___
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53. He come home late at night and the lights have gone out. As he enters
the kitchen, he finds that a very strong smell of kerosene oil is in the room.
Perhaps the kerosene oil tin has leaked out. He _________________________
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54. While travelling in a train, he finds a brief case in a compartment alone.
He ___________________________________________________________
55. He has quarrel with his uncle, when his father was not at home and his
uncle decided to leave the house. He _______________________________
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