Services Selection Board {IAF}

      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...

Examples of Word Association Test (WAT) Operate – He operated entire event and led it to a fantastic end Surprize – Inspector Ramesh’s surprize attack made the culprits to surrender. Battle – Calm discussions avoid battles Flag – National flag is the symbol of honour and pride Group – Group talks gives new and innovative ideas Think – Deep thinking gives hidden solutions Baffle – His stamina and sports skills baffled the opponents in match Alert – Early alert system of tsunami will save many lives Sorry – Accepting mistakes, avoids complex problems Trail – He took trails of his project and performed best in the exhibition Night – Lt. Ram advanced with his team at night and napped 3 terrorists Hate – Gandhiji’s initiative against untouchability reduced hate against lower caste Fight – Sudoku is a fight between mind and numerals Dark – Dark times strengthens the soul Failure – Failures are the lessons to grab success ...

Day 0(Day of Reporting):- ·         On the day of reporting, the candidates are picked from the railway station by a representation of the SSB and are accommodated in the board area. ·         The candidates are divided into groups of 8-10 each are issued chest numbers. They have to wear these chest numbers during the period of testing and selection. ·         After the distribution of chest numbers, the candidates are given forms to fill in their personal particulars. This form is known as the Board Questionnaire or Personal Information Questionnaire (PIQ). ·         The candidates are advised are advised to exercise a reasonable care while giving personal information in the questionnaire mainly because on the basis of the data given by them in the questionnaire their candidature is assessed. ·       ...

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan  – How far was it successful? Background :- ·          Gandhiji once said, ‘Sanitation is more important than Independence’. ·          Nearly half of the population of India defecate in the open. ·          On 2nd October 2014, ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’, the biggest ever cleanliness drive was launched to ensure hygiene, waste management & sanitation in India. It aimed to eradicate open defecation by 2nd Oct 2019 as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birthday. ·          Through this program, govt builds toilets and community toilets for schools, houses and public places. ·          SBA is a centrally sponsored scheme. Funding for this program was set as 2 lakh crore. For North Eastern & Special category states, funding will be in 90:1...