Services Selection Board {IAF}

IMPORTANT TIPS : 1. The time is limited, think, react and write fast. 2. Keep practicing in real life situations and develop the skill. 3. Practice using abbreviations and telegraphic key words to answer the situation to save time. 4. Avoid responding more elaborately, respond precisely in a manner that psychologist can easily comprehend. 5. Never show losing in any situation reaction, write logical responses in which you should win in every situation given. 6. Answer all questions in the given sequence and don’t jump from one question to the next one. 7. Always give priority to quality of the reaction than the quantity but try to do the maximum. 8. Be constant in your thoughts and reactions in answering similar situations asked differently. 9. Be positive in your reactions. Never show cowardness or fear. Show your OLQs. 10. Do not be philosophical in your answers. Respond like a normal person. Thank You!! Ankit Singh

THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST(TAT) It is a projective method of assessing personality of the candidates. It is, in fact, the simplest and the best method, whereby a person reveals his innate personality. The candidate is asked to make a response to some picture and situation. It is an indirect method of studying the personality of the candidates, which he would otherwise have not revealed. The candidate gives apperception of his own qualities, characteristics and traits of without being “self conscious”. It may be noted that this test is the backbone of the psychological tests. In TAT, there can be no single definite response. There can always be more than one responses while in “Intelligence Tests’, there is a set of answers i.e., single definite answer to each question. These responses to TAT depicts distinctive expression of one’s own personality. A candidate should be optimistic and his thoughts should be positive. TAT or Picture story writing method gives an insight of you...

WAT PRAC TICE SET !!! DARK HARD MEDICINE OPEN COMMUNICATE CHEAT LIGHT BEAT LADY DRINK HONEST CHEAT SACRIFICE DIFFER CHANGE ATTACK SLEEP DUTY DEMAND MONEY ALONE FAST LOSS SUBORDINATE CUT ORGANIZE PLAN MOTIVATE DESIRE MOTHER AMBITION TEACHER DAMAGE CONFUSION HEAT FIRM RELAX TIME VIOLENT STRONG PRODUCE JOIN COMFORT IMPROVE RESPOND POWER KILL SOCIETY BEGGAR GUN ORDER DRINKING GREED METHOD ALONE AHEAD JUDGE LOYAL DESIRE CLEAN Tha nks !!! Ankit Singh

      SELF DESCRIPTION (SD) Self-description test in SSB  is one of the Psychology tests and it is used to test, how much you know about you and how people around you see you as a person. In other words, this is a test to bring your traits and qualities out from you and check what type of person you are. Generally there are 5 paragraphs which are asked to write: §   Parents opinion §   Friends/colleagues opinion §   Teachers/Seniors opinion §   Self opinion §   Aim in life and Qualities you would like to improve. How to write Ideal Self Description §   A candidate can prepare it in advance as the questions are already known and for that you can refer to your parents, friends, etc and ask them what they feel about you. §   Also ask them one or two bad points about you and make sure that you can justify it. Suppose your parents say that you are extravagant then you can justify it by saying that I always...

WORDS FOR PRACTICE:- 1.       Mark 2.       Confuse 3.       Risk 4.       Conflict 5.       Indicate 6.       Reach 7.       Raise 8.       Support 9.       Weak 10.   Patient 11.   Disease 12.   Both 13.   Around 14.   Decrease 15.   Mistake 16.    Down 17.   Dull 18.   Depend 19.   Fall 20.   Suppose 21.   Indicate 22.   Optimist 23.   Exaggerate 24.   Express 25.   Decline 26.   Fear 27.   Trust 28.   Rest 29.    Fat 30. Defend 31.   Creative 32.   Obey 33.   Flag 34.   Responsible 35.   Judge 36.   Crisis 37.   Disa...

Examples of Word Association Test (WAT)  Ahead – Ram stood ahead and led his team to the camp Result – Modesty results into a kind heart Camp – Outings and camping relaxes mind and gives new experiences. Meet – Meeting new friends evolves a good personality Difficult – Difficulties adds spice in life Associate – He associated with his seniors and organised the event Depth – Deep analysis brings out fantastic ideas Crowd – A good leader directs the crowd in a good manner Ring – Boxing ring is the heaven for a boxer Depend – Self-dependent and hardworking people always rise Identify – Ramesh checked the car engine, identified, repaired it and continued the trip Meat – Meat fulfils the energy requirement of a soldier Secure – A secure place for women, develops exponentially Diminish – Gender equality diminishes crimes Address – He addressed all aspects, discussed with subordinates and came to a conclusion Suppose – Aryabhata’s suppositions and assump...