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My Target Service Selection Board (SSB)

Rapid Fire Round in SSB Interview

Interview is the most important factor which plays a decisive role in the selection of a candidate in
SSB. The aim if this conversation is to assess the leadership qualities or officer like behavior. The
question in the interview is directed so as to allow the candidate to automatically portray his officer
like behavior. In the interview the interviewing officer looks for the training potential of the candidate.
In a SSB interview what matters is the candidate’s knowledge, common sense and power of
expression. In the interview the candidate who is able to speak fluently and express himself clearly
marks high. Cut at the same time your behavior should also fall within the OLQs.

Rapid Fire Questions is SSB

Generally the inception of the interview starts with the rapid fire round. As soon as you will enter the
interviewing room and will try to make yourself relax, the interviewing officer will fire a round of
questions on you and expect the candidate to answer all the question in one go. The questions will
be based on your PIQ and your responses in Psychology test.

I am posting some of the rapid fire question that will be asked by the interviewing officer during the
interview so that you can prepare yourself well in advance for the same.

1. Tell me about the place you come from, since when living at the same place, name and specialty,
a brief description about it namely its location, crowd, cultural and other heritages it carries.
2. What is your name, meaning of your name, meaning of other member’s name in your family,
compare yourself with them.

3. Tell me about yourself ,your hobbies and your interests, your educational qualification and your
personality, what you like to do and what you not like to do, what do you think your strengths and
your weakness, things you want to change in your personality, things you want to change in your
friends and family, your colleagues.

4. What type of friends you like, what type you do not like, where have you gone and where would
you like to go with your friends, why are these people your friends, what do you like in their
personality, describe your best friend, compare him with you, things they want to change in your
personality and thing you would like to change in their personality.