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Interpretation :—Gaurav, this is one example. In all set of questions some intellectual solutions
are always required which requires your logic, reasoning, planning and intelligent application of
resources.
More examples will suffice your requirement :—A teen aged girl coming back to her home by
rickshaw from evening coaching classes, suddenly two hooligans stop her, they want her to accompany
with them. On refusing, they plunged to take her away by force. The girl is crying for the help. What
will you do ? You say, I will help her. Gaurav, again you have projected a jump cut answer.
Interpretation :—In personality test, for evaluation,
there is no best answer. Problem is same for every one
but answers are many. Gaurav, again you have not made
the proper application of, ‘How’ ? aspect.
There is no best answer only desirable one or
acceptable one, now the acceptable answers are as
below :—
How you will help her Gaurav ? Sir, I will take out
my belt and bash them. There is no belt. Sir, I will find
out stones and bricks. Gaurav, it is a mettled road neither
stone nor brick is there. Sir, I will snach a bamboo from
the nearby hut. Gaurav, a couple of days back the hut was
set on fire and nothing is there except ash. Sir, I will call
upon the passers by, while seeking their help I will rescue the girl. I.O. says the road is empty Gaurav.
Sir, I will motivate Rickshaw puller to give me a hand and we both will plung into the physical fight,
simultaneously finding their physical strength deteriorated the girl will escape with a loud cry calling
passer by to support the cause and will hand over them to police.
Interpretation :—Gaurav, here your ‘How’ ? Aspect has been adequately applied.
Question of Gaurav from Psychologist
Question of Gaurav :—Sir, since 1972 you are in this profession. You have helped more than
thousand aspirants for commissioning in the armed forces, guiding different set of candidates with
varying behvioural pattern. How we should project OLQs in the interview and how to succeed with the
I.O. ?
Answer by Psychologists :—“This is the job of the interview officer to find OLQs through your
responses. Your responses / answers should represent your personality 100%. SSB testing is not a
competition, nor is the test of your performances. You are made to walk through various test under
these three techniques and performances are bound to come which in turn will project your personality.
The right kind of personality is required. There is no question to succeed with the I.O. you have to put
forth your worth proving further as leader to manage the crisis. System wants the homogenous mix and
the sound interplay of the 15 OLQs in you by virtue of that you manage the crisis.”
Question by Gaurav :—Sir, thrice I have been to the board in an opening and closing address, I
have always heard the word, “right kind of personality” but yet it is unanswered.
Answer by Psychologist :—“Right kind of personality, “means a person of average mind who is
psychologically, mentally, physically and emotionally well balanced. Must be truthful and honest to the
cause, has positive bent of mind who under all the circumstances remain cool, spells adaptability and
trainability. SSB is a comprehensive system. Under the assessment, if you come up as a person who has
done something consistently with right/positive attitude, face the SSB with a clear and positive mind.
Let it be assessed that the qualities you are lacking/appear possible to be trained, no assessor will
reject you. Personality is never good/bad. The need is for right type of people who under all actions
seem to be trainable or flexible. Progressively, if you reveal trainability then you deserve to be an
officer suitable for regimentation, services have enough vacancies. The desire is to recommend not to
reject.”
The Strength of Emotions
The subconscious mind is more susceptible to influence by impulses of thought mixed with
“feelings’ or emotions, let me explain the power of subconscious mind :—