10th Class Mental Ability Situation Reaction Test

Situation Reaction Test

Situation Reaction Test

This test is mainly to judge a candidate's ability to use his presence of mind to tackle a given situation he may come across anytime in life. It judges the reasoning power of the candidate and his ability to act correctly and promptly to a situation that may arise in emergency. In this type of questions, certain situation is described and the candidate is required to choose the most suitable reaction to the given situation from amongst the alternatives provided.

Example:

1. While playing football, suddenly when you kick the football, it strikes your friend’s nose resulting bleeding. You would:

(a) run away from the field

(b) completely ignore it

(c) blame somebody else for the accident

(d) take the boy to the first aid room

(e) None of these

Ans.     (d)

Explanation: Clearly, in the above situation, the urgent need is to provide first aid to the boy so that bleeding may stop.

2. While passing by a pond. Raj hears the cry of a drowning child if he knows how to swim, he should:

(a) inform child's parents about the accident                                  

(b) dive into the pond to save him                                              

(c) immediately inform the police about the incident                          

(d) look for professional divers                                                

(e) None of these                                                           

Ans.     (b)                                                        

            Explanation: Raj knows swimming so immediately he should dive into the pond and save the child.

3. Your bathroom tap is leaking and is a constant source of irritating noise. You would:

(a) sleep with pillows upon your ears.                                          

(b) put a bucket underneath                                                  

(c) try to put up a cork upon the mouth of the tap.                              

(d) call a plumber to repair the tap.                                            

(e) None of these                                                          

Ans.     (d)                                                             

            Explanation: In the above situation, you should call a plumber to repair the tap.  

4. While sitting in a park, you observe that a man comes to the place on a motorbike, leaves it there and goes away with someone else in a car. You would:              

(a) chase the person.            (b) inform the police                    

(c) call back the person.      (d) remain engaged in your enjoyment.

(e) None of these

Ans.     (b)

            Explanation: In the above situation, you should inform the police about the incident.

Snap Test

1. Raman is playing football in a park. When he kicks the ball, it strikes and breaks the window pane of a nearby house. He should:

(a) stealthily run away from the park                                               

(b) demand his ball back from the house owner                                  

(c) stealthily get back his ball                                                             

(d) apologies to the house owner and contribute to replace the glass.

(e) None of these                                                             

Ans.     (d)

2. Your friends like tobacco chewing and influence you to do the same. You will:

(a) chew tobacco only in their presence

(b) refuse to chew tobacco

(c) chew very little tobacco to make them happy

(d) try to be addict of chewing tobacco like your friends

(e) None of these

Ans.     (b)

3. If on a tough day Rajan is the only person available to handle the customers, he

(a) take leave and go back home

(b) stop his work until his boss agree for the additional help

(c) just do his part of the work

(d) try and work to the maximum of his ability to satisfy customers

(e) None of these

Ans.     (d)

4. When you see a handicapped man trying to cross the road. You would:

(a) ask someone to help him        

(b) go and help him

(c) wait till he crosses the road     

(d) ignore and move on

(e) None of these

Ans.     (b)

5. While firing crackers, a child gets severs burns on the hand. What would you do first?

(a) Dip the child's hands in cold water till there is no more burning sensation,

(b) Wash the hands with Dettol.

(c) Send someone to call the doctor.

(d) Scold him and say not to fire crackers again.

(e) None of these

Ans.     (a)