TNPSC Verbal Reasoning - Situation Reaction Test
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
A person managing the front office of an organisation should have
- (a)
leadership
- (b)
personality
- (c)
patience
- (d)
discipline
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
The previous day of your interview, your friend comes and tells you that the expert for the interview is a very tough person. You
- (a)
stop preparation
- (b)
are consolated that you have applied for other posts also
- (c)
pray that only simple questions are asked
- (d)
are not bothered, as you have prepared well
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
While travelling in your car, certain persons stop you on the way asking you to take an injured child to the hospital. You would
- (a)
ask them to leave your way and then drive away
- (b)
ask them to first call the police
- (c)
immediately take the child to hospital
- (d)
get out of the car and ask some other person to help them
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
If someone approaches you with an offer of giving out the secrets of the organization you work in, in exchange for a higher position in another organisation, you would
- (a)
be in a state of dilemma
- (b)
ask for time to think
- (c)
immediately say yes
- (d)
immediately say no
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
If your friend asks for some money from you, you will
- (a)
refuse to give
- (b)
ask for what purpose the money is required and then decide
- (c)
immediately give the money without inquiries about the purpose
- (d)
none of these
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
You have made some silly mistakes which have been pointed out to you. You will
- (a)
laugh it away
- (b)
get angry
- (c)
feel miserable
- (d)
feel thankful
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
Your boyfriend/girlfriend has got a new job and is too busy. You feel neglected.
- (a)
You develop an uncaring attitude towards him/her
- (b)
You indulge in self-pity and find faults with yourself.
- (c)
You decide you cannot adjust and therefore think of separation
- (d)
You talk and work it out with him/her so that both adjust with time
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
Do you think that one should change his job often and face new situation?
- (a)
No, unless compelled one should not not leave his old job
- (b)
Yes, every new job is challenging and one should accept the challenge
- (c)
No, as it takes time to get adjusted
- (d)
No, as the new situation may not suit you
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
Suppose one of your friends drops your camera while handling it carelessly. you would
- (a)
ask him to buy a new camera and replace it
- (b)
never keep any connection with him
- (c)
be very much annoyed
- (d)
tell him to be careful while handling such delicate things
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
Your colleague is not performing his duties up to the mark. You will
- (a)
just do your part of the duties and enjoy your work
- (b)
take advantage of it to promote yourself
- (c)
report to the seniors
- (d)
try and handle his customers to maintain the company's status
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
You are a social worker . on visiting an orphanage, there is one child who is not ready to let you go away
- (a)
You ignore the child because you have other kids to attend.
- (b)
You leave with no concern
- (c)
You decide to visit him every Sunday.
- (d)
You talk to the authorities and arrange for parents who can adopt him.
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
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
- (a)
You put in your money and hold the event as scheduled.
- (b)
You try and motivate them that they can do it.
- (c)
You postpone the event and give them some more time
- (d)
You tell them things can work out like this and cancel the event
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
Your boss has given you some urgent assignment at the end hour. What would you do
- (a)
Try to finish the job as per its requirement
- (b)
Tell him that you would do it next day
- (c)
Request one of your colleagues to help you
- (d)
None of these
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
You are in bus. The bus reachesyour stop but still you have not purchased the ticket.because of they rush.What will you do?
- (a)
Jump out quickly to avoid embarrassment
- (b)
Call the conductor, give him the money and get the ticket
- (c)
Hand the money to someone sitting nearby to give it to the conductor
- (d)
Give the money to the driver
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
An angry customer wants to meet the senior manager for grievance reporting.What will you do?
- (a)
Talk to him yourself
- (b)
Be patient and try to cool him down
- (c)
Try to remove his inconveniences by consulting seniors
- (d)
Tell him it is not easy to meet the senior manager
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
While travelling in a train, you observe some college students pulling the alarm chain simply to get down at their desired point you would
- (a)
with the help of some passengers, check them from doing so
- (b)
let them pull the chain but check them from detraining
- (c)
inform the guard of the train as soon as it stops
- (d)
keep quiet and do nothing
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
You are driving your car on the road when you hit against a fruit vendor's cart. you would
- (a)
escape from the site by driving away
- (b)
abuse the fruit vendor for putting his cart on the way
- (c)
pay the fruit vendor for the damage done to him
- (d)
insist that it was not your fault
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
You are a member of the sports team of your college. one day due to misunderstanding, other members stop talking to you. You
- (a)
ask someone to mediate
- (b)
go forward and start talking again
- (c)
wait till they come and start talking again
- (d)
keep to yourself and let things take their time of improving
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
In the modern world integrity has no value. This is true
- (a)
always
- (b)
in majority of the cases
- (c)
not always but at times
- (d)
in general with exceptions
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
A product launched by the company is having initial hiccups and complaints. You will
- (a)
tell your boss this product should be withdrawn to save the company's reputation
- (b)
convey about the working and positive aspects of the product
- (c)
warn the customers for initial hiccups
- (d)
try and convince the customers it is temporary
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
While firing crackers, a child gets severe burns on the hand. what would you do ?
- (a)
Dip the child's hand in cold water till there is no more burning sensation
- (b)
Wash the hands with Dettol
- (c)
send someone to call the doctor
- (d)
Apply some ointment on the affected area
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
You are alone in the house and there is quite a danger of thieves around. Just then, you hear a knock at the door. You would
- (a)
Open the door to see who is there
- (b)
first peep out from the window to confirm whether you know the person
- (c)
not open the door
- (d)
ask the servant to see who is there
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
Your classmate who is usually very energetic and happy all the time looks very down and upset. You
- (a)
carry on with your work
- (b)
tell one of your friends to go and talk to her
- (c)
go up to her and ask the reason
- (d)
wait for her to come up and tell you the reason
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
You go for a date with your friend and he.she comments on your not looking good. You
- (a)
get back a him/her telling him/her telling him/her how bad he /she is looking
- (b)
make up some reason as to what went wrong
- (c)
take offence to do it and estrange your relationship
- (d)
start crying
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
The front office in the organisation you work for, has a very uncomfortable physical setup to work in. You will
- (a)
launch a campaign to set the things right
- (b)
complain to seniors about it
- (c)
ignore everything and concentrate on your job
- (d)
manage somehow with reluctance
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
You are playing football in a park. When who kick the ball, it sticks and breaks the window pane of nearby house. you would
- (a)
demand your ball back from the house owner
- (b)
say that it was no fault of yours
- (c)
stealthily get your ball back
- (d)
apologise to the house owner and contribute to replace the glass
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
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
- (a)
leave it there as it was and walk away
- (b)
remove the stamps and destroy the envelope
- (c)
open the envelope,find out who has dropped it by mistake, and send it to him if possible
- (d)
post it at the nearest letterbox
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
You are playing in your friend's house, when he gets stuck eith a naked electric wire. you would
- (a)
hold him by the arms and try to get set him free
- (b)
hold the wire and pull it away
- (c)
raise an alarm to call some people for help
- (d)
pull off the wire with a wooden stick
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
To be an ideal manager, you should
- (a)
stick to your rules
- (b)
be authoritarian in your approach
- (c)
present yourself as an example
- (d)
organise seminars for your subordinates
Select the most appropriate alternative as the answer.
While sitting in a park, you observe that a smart young man comes to the place on a scooter, leaves it there and goes away with someone else on a motorbike. You would
- (a)
chase the person
- (b)
inform the police at the nearby booth
- (c)
call back the person
- (d)
remain engaged in your enjoyment