Situation Test interview questions

You are interviewed for a new job. Which of the following questions is most important to you?

1. opportunities for promotion
2. scope to develop your ideas and use them to improve the working of the organisations
3. remunerations you will be paid
4. all the above are equally important

You are a team leader and you are supposed to hold a convention on HR issues. But your team members are unable to get adequate sponsorship.

1. you tell them things can work out like this and cancel the event
2. you postpone the event and give them some more time
3. you try and motivate them that they can do it
4. you put in your money and hold the event as scheduled

Suppose one of your friends drops your camera while handling it carelessly. You would

1. tell him to be careful while handling such delicate things
2. ask him to buy a new camera and replace it
3. be very much annoyed
4. never keep any connection with him

If wrongly accused of something, you would

1. be able to convince others of your innocence easily
2. not even try, as it would be of no use
3. try to your best to convince others and hope that you succeed
4. try to convince others, but without any hope of doing so

You are the leaders of a group and a new member joins it. How would you make the matter comfortable?

1. by making the job interesting to him by praising him when he does well
2. correcting him tactfully when he shows his weak points
3. giving him a complete set of instructions to study
4. explaining what the job requires, and then allowing him to develop his own methods

Your friend has not invited you to his marriage party. You will

1. attend the ceremony
2. send him your best wishes
3. hold it against him
4. ignore the whole affair

You are making a presentation on a new project that you have planned. But two of the other members are trying to snub you and emphasise their point.

1. you tend to understand their intentions, so ignore them and keep concentration on your presentation
2. you feel really hurt and indulge in an argument with them
3. you tell them politely as well as firmly to make their point later and let you continue
4. you insult them and say it on their face to shut them up

Your colleague is not performing his duties up to the mark. You will

1. try and handle his customers to maintain the company’s status
2. report to the seniors
3. take advantage of it to promote your work
4. just do your part of the duties and enjoy your work

You are in the parking area of a shopping complex. And, suddenly the electricity fails and there is total darkness. You will

1. try and take help from someone around
2. crawl towards your vehicles
3. shout for help
4. wait till the lights come

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

1. apply some ointment on the affected area
2. send someone to call the doctor
3. wash the hands with Dettol
4. dip the child’s hand in cold water till there is no more burning sensation

You have mild fever, you feel that

1. health is more important than work
2. it is not necessary to attend office
3. it is unnecessary to think about any duty
4. it is necessary to join work just to complete the urgent ones

You find that the person whom you call your friend has been cheating you. What would you do?

1. tell other friends about him
2. make him realise his mistake
3. give him tit for tat
4. break relations with him

On reaching the railway station, you find that the train you wanted to catch is just to start and there is hardly any time for purchasing the ticket. The best thing for you is to

1. miss the train rather than take the risk of boarding the moving train
2. first purchase the ticket and then catch the train if it is there
3. rush to the train and perform your journey quietly
4. rush to the train rather than miss it and inform the T.T.I. at the next stoppage about your inability to purchase the ticket

You are alone in the house and your sister-in-law is suddenly experiencing labour pains. You

1. would definitely get upset and do not know what is the right step
2. go out of the house to call your family doctor
3. walk her to the nearest hospital
4. call an ambulance for emergency

A product launched by the company is having initial hiccups and complaints. You will

1. tell your boss this product should be withdrawn to save the company’s reputation
2. convey about the working and positive aspects of the product
3. warn the customers for initial hiccups
4. try and convince the customers it is necessary

Your friend has lost his/her purse with your important documents in it. You would

1. blame him/her for being careless and stop talking to him/her.
2. understand the situation and tell him/her that it’s OK and not to worry about it.
3. feel angry and ask him/her to replace/duplicate the documents.
4. feel angry but do not react as anyone can make mistakes.

When you pass by a dead body, you

1. feel like crying and keep thinking about it for the rest of the day
2. get captured by the memory of a recent death in your family
3. don’t fear death, so remain unperturbed
4. join hands in prayer

Suppose your friend visits your home on his way to office. You

1. would ask him to spend at least 15 minutes with you
2. will request him to have some refreshment
3. will compel him to listen to your personal problems
4. would not do anything so that he is late

If you are a manager and one of your employees is not working properly as a manager you would

1. fire him
2. give the man two weeks to improve
3. try to develop the man’s abilities and interest in another job
4. talk to him and try to find out his problem

If on a tough day you are the only person available to handle the customers, you should

1. ask for additional help from the boss
2. take leave and go back home
3. just do your part of the work
4. try and work to the maximum of your ability to satisfy customers

You go for a date with your friend and he/she comments on your looking good. You

1. start crying
2. take offence to do it and estrange your relationship
3. make up some reason as to what went wrong
4. get back at him/her telling him/her how bad he/she is looking

You are passing by a river and you know swimming. Suddenly, you hear the cry of a drowning child. You would

1. look for professional divers to save him
2. dive into the river to save him
3. raise an alarm to call some other person for help
4. console the child’s parents

After a purchase the shopkeeper returns Rs.100 extra to you. You will

1. treat your friends to a lunch
2. offer Rs. 20 at a temple and pray for more such instance
3. buy another and hope he will give another Rs. 100 extra
4. return the extra money to the shopkeeper

You are a sincere and dedicated manager in a reputed five star hotel. You have been appointed as the Chief Manager of the Guwahati branch which needs to be developed. Your salary has been hiked

1. you give it a shot for two months and see how it goes
2. you accept the challenge and go ahead with the project
3. you accept another offer and leave the job
4. you crib for limited resources and try to convince the superior to send somebody else instead of you

You are returning home from school. On the way, you find a sealed envelope in a street, fully addressed with unused stamps on it. You would

1. leave it there as it was and walk away
2. remove the stamps and destroy the envelope
3. open the envelope, find out who has dropped it by mistake, and send it to him if possible
4. post it at the nearest letter box

Do you think that one should not leave his old job and face new situation?

1. no, as the new situation may not suit you
2. no, as it takes time to get adjusted
3. yes, every new job is challenging and one should accept the challenge
4. no, unless compelled one should not leave his old job

An angry customer wants to meet the senior manager for grievance reporting. What will you do?

1. tell him it is not easy to meet the senior managers
2. try to remove his inconveniences by consulting seniors
3. be patient and try to cool him down
4. talk to him yourself

You are walking down the street and suddenly you see two hundred rupee notes on the pavement. What action will you take?

1. give the money to a beggar.
2. deposit it in the nearest police station.
3. leave it where it is.
4. pocket it yourself.

When you get angry you usually

1. leave the situation and engage yourself in a different activity
2. withdraw yourself and start crying
3. throw things
4. none of these

When communicating information on an important company policy change, what sort of medium would you choose?

1. oral communication followed by written communication
2. written communication followed by oral communication
3. oral communication alone
4. written communication alone