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Situation—He was going to railway station to receive his mother in a cold windy night. On the
way his scooter broke down and it started raining. He…
Reaction—Pushed the scooter near a roadside restaurant, locked it, took an auto-rickshaw and
went to railway station to receive his mother.
The above-mentioned example clarifies how the situations are presented and the reactions are
recorded.
Explanation—Situation is same for everyone but answers vary due to emotional, psychological
variations and differences in behavioural pattern. I will exemplify it as under—
Situation—He received a message that his friend’s mother is severely ill and his friend requests for
heavy amount of money, he would ?
Reaction (1) Draw from the bank, manage rest from the friends, deposit in the hospital and look
after his friend’s mother from time to time till she recovers.
Interpretation—This reaction indicates that his friend is employed but the money deposited in the
bank is not enough to meet the treatment’s expenses therefore, rest he managed from his friends and
deposited in the hospital. The word ‘deposited’ indicates that the person himself deposited the money in
the hospital and further nursing his friend’s mother in the hospital till she recovers reveals his
dedication, sense of responsibility to carry on the motherly responsibility etc.
IInd Reaction—He will convince his parents to manage and pay and he himself will continue to
nurse his friend’s mother till she recovers.
Interpretation—This reaction reveals that the candidate is an NDA aspirant, does not have money,
nor he can ask his peer group to contribute as they are also dependent on their parents. Hence, the
remedy is only to convince their parents. Convincing should be in such a way so that it can reveal that
the candidate is serious and dedicated to the cause.
IIIrd Reaction—If a candidate is mortgaging his car, bike, jewellery/ornaments etc and asking
friends to contribute the balance amount than its also O.K.
Reaction should be natural, within the reach of a candidate and the action demanded by the situation should
be completed.

Lesson 4
Projective Tests

Areas From where Situations Are Drawn—Situations used in SRT are real life situations. Any
person may encounter these situations at one or the other point of time in life without exception. As the
OLQs profile primarily enfolds four areas i.e., intellectual, social, leadership and dynamic, situations
in the SRT are drawn from these only. A few examples of the situations are given below :—
Intellectual Situations—Consider the following examples :—
1. He was not doing well in Maths at college. Therefore he…
2. He was ironing his trouser when received electrical shock. He…
3. He was working as data bank manager of a firm. One morning when some data was urgently
required by the Firm Headquarter, he found his computer crashed due to virus. He…
4. He wanted to go abroad for making a career but found it difficult due to his poverty. He…
5. He was going for a morning walk. Near the park, he found an old man lying unconscious He…
Intellectual situations are those which could be solved by knowledge, information or application of
mind. All the situations mentioned above represent the same class. I will make you understand while