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Situation Reaction Test (SRT)

Introduction

In this test certain situations are described and the candidate is asked to respond to the same. No
special intelligence or knowledge is required to answer these questions. Through the responses the

personality of the person is assessed. This is a test of common sense, reasoning ability and maturity.
One learns to act appropriately to situations by virtue of experience one gains in life.

The Conduct

60 situations will be given in a booklet and the candidates are required to respond to these situations
in writing. The responses are to be written in a separate answer sheet. A total of 30 minutes are given

for this test. Since the time is very short, the candidates write whatever comes to their mind and that
is how their true personality emerges. To do well in this test one has to practice a lot. You may find
that one situation is repeated in some other form. Therefore, you have to be cautious not to contradict
your earlier response. Don’t write merely your reactions; write the full action in short.

Example: Just before the starting of a doubles match, he found his partner missing. He….

Reaction He took the substitute player.

Complete action He took the substitute player, played the match and won it.

Example Set

60 situations along with suitable responses are given below as an illustration.

1. He and his friend are standing on a bridge over a river. His friend who does not know

swimming suddenly falls down. He… jumps into the river, catches his friend’s hair and
swims back to safety and gives him first aid.

2. He and his brother have gone to a forest, they lose their way and it is becoming dark. He

will identify the cardinal directions with the help of the setting sun and start running in
the direction of his village and finally arrive back home.