RMS / Sainik School Class VI Entrance Model paper

                                    RASHTRIYA MILITARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE MODEL PAPER CLASS VI  ( 2014 )

 1. Arrange the fractions from least to greatest.  
1/ 8,  7/ 6,  2/ 5
          a) 1/8, 7/6, 2/5
          b) 2/5, 7/6, 1/8
          c) 1/8,  2/5, 7/6
          d) 7/6,  1/8, 2/5

 2. Identify the equivalent fractions pairs from the options given below:-
          a) 1 / 2   and 25 /50
          b) 3 / 5 and 60 / 75
          c) 1 / 3 and 5 / 6
          d) 1 / 5 and 9 / 40

 3. Which one of the fraction is greater?  15 / 9  or 1 and 4/ 9
          a) 15 / 9
          b) 1 and 4 / 9
          c) Both are equal

 4. Arrange the decimals in order from least to greatest:
2.27,  0.226,  0.024
          a) 2.27,  0.226,  0.024
          b) 0.024,  0.226,  2.27
          c) 2.27, 0.024, 0.226
          d) 0.024, 2.27, 0.225

 5. What is the average of 1,2,3,4 and 5
          a) 2
          b) 3
          c) 4
          d) 3.5

 6. State True or False:
parallel lines intersect each other
          a) T
          b) F

 7. When it is 12:00 noon in India it would be ______ at Greenwich
          a) 4:30 am
          b) 6:30 am
          c) 5:30 pm
          d) 12:00 Noon

 8. Perpendicular lines come together at right angles.
          a) True
          b) False

 9. centimeters are longer than Decimeters.
          a) True
          b) False

 10. Subtract
23.78 - 12.02 = ?
          a) 11.06
          b) 11.66
          c) 11.76
          d) 11.36

 11. Add
13.07 + 2.34 + 1.00 = ?
          a) 15.41
          b) 16.41
          c) 14.51
          d) 16.31

 12. The Product of 3 x 3 x 7 x 9 is an odd number. ( True or False )
          a) True
          b) False

 13. What is the LCM of 27 and 45?
          a) 9
          b) 125
          c) 135
          d) 145

 14. What is the HCF of 16 and 48?
          a) 48
          b) 8
          c) 16
          d) 4

 15. The kindergarden class is having a party.  Each student will get half vegetable Sanwich, and one quarter of an apple.  There are 17 students in the class.  How many sandwiches and how many apples are needed to feed the class ( Fractions should be converted into whole numbers)
          a) 8 sandwiches and 4 1/2 aples
          b) 9 sandwiches and 5 apples
          c) 8 3/4 sandwiches and 4 1/2 apples
          d) 10 sandwiches and 5 apples

 16. Convert 1 day and  1 hour and 60 minutes into hours.
          a) 25 hours
          b) 26 hours
          c) 28 horus and 60 minutes
          d) 24 hours and 120 minutes

 17. Which is  greater in weight 1 kilogram of Cotton or 1000 grams of Iron?
          a) Cotton
          b) Iron
          c) None of these
          d) both are same

 18. Find the missing measure ? x 5  m = 35 sq m?
          a) 5 m
          b) 6 m
          c) 7 m
          d) 9 m

 19. Solve 4 x ( 8+6) + 8 = ?
          a) 64
          b) 54
          c) 74
          d) 62

 20. What would be the unit of volume of a box?
          a) sq  units
          b) cubic units
          c) units
          d) nothing

 21. One banana takes up a space about   15 cm  x 5 cm  x 4 cm, what is its volume
          a) 200 cubic cm
          b) 250 cubic cm
          c) 300 cubic cm
          d) 350 cubic cm

 22. 4.9 Divided by 0.7 is____
          a) 0.7
          b) 7
          c) 0.07
          d) 0.1

 23. Your house uses 5 units of electricity  per day . each unit cost Rs. 5, what would be the rate of electricty conusmption for the month of April?
          a) Rs. 300
          b) Rs. 750
          c) Rs. 525
          d) Rs. 650

 24. You purchased  3 pens for Rs. 36, what would be the cost of 1 Dozen pesn?
          a) Rs. 12
          b) Rs. 144
          c) Rs. 96
          d) Rs. 36

 25. You bought three colour cloth  the first one was 0.75 m, second one was 1.25 m and the third 3 m. if one m of cloth costs Rs. 50, what is the total amount to be paid?
          a) Rs. 150
          b) Rs. 125
          c) Rs. 250
          d) Rs. 300

 26. What is 30 % of 300 ?
          a) 30
          b) 100
          c) 90
          d) 300

 27. If 1/4 of the students account of 25 % or 25 students, what would be 75% of the strengh equal to?( ie. 75% =___ stuents)
          a) 25
          b) 50
          c) 75
          d) 100

 28. What is 80%  of Rs. 65? Rs____
          a) 62
          b) 52
          c) 42
          d) 32

 29. In a right angled triangle there would be ____ acute angles.
          a) 1
          b) 2
          c) 3
          d) None

 30. The longest Chord of a circle is called______
          a) Radius
          b) Arc
          c) Seqment
          d) None of these

 31. A straight angle has_____ degree
          a) 45
          b) 90
          c) 180
          d) 270
          e) 360

 32. What would be the Simple interest earned on an investment of Rs. 3000 at 3% for 2 years?
          a) Rs. 300
          b) Rs. 180
          c) Rs. 1800
          d) Rs. 3180

 33. What is the perimeter of a square whose one side is 5 m?
          a) 25 sq m
          b) 20 m
          c) 20 sq m
          d) 25 m

 34. What is the area of a Rectangle whose length is 6 m and width is 4 m?
          a) 24 m
          b) 24 sq m
          c) 20 sq m
          d) 20 m

 35. Which area is bigger area of a square whose one side is 6 m are a rect angle  whose L = 8 m  and w = 5 m ?
          a) Square
          b) Rect angle
          c) Both have same area

 36. If a Triangle has all the three angles equal it is called
          a) Acute angled triangle
          b) Isoscles Triangle
          c) Obtuse angled triangle
          d) Right angled triangle

 37. If one of the angle of a Triangle is Right angle and the other is 30 degrees, what would be the  third angle be?
          a) 45 degrees
          b) 30 degrees
          c) 60 degrees
          d) 90 degrees

 38. How many sides does a Pentagon has?
          a) 4
          b) 5
          c) 6
          d) 7

 39. An acute angle measure can be  Less than_____________
          a) 60 degrees
          b) 45 degrees
          c) 90 degrees
          d) All the above are correct

 40. A figure that has 2 sides equal and all angles are 90 degrees is called  as a___
          a) Square
          b) Rhombus
          c) Rectangle
          d) Triangle

 41. Which of the following numbers are Prime Numbers?
3, 28, 29, 60, 69 and 70
          a) 3, 28, 29 and 69
          b) 3, 29, 69
          c) 3, and 29
          d) 29 and 69

 42. Which the smallest even prime number ?
          a) 0
          b) 1
          c) 2
          d) 4

 43. Which is the only number wbhich is neither Prime nor composite?
          a) 0
          b) 1
          c) 2
          d) 3

 44. Solve 0.63 divided by 7 =
          a) 9
          b) 0.9
          c) 0.09
          d) 0.009

 45. solve:- 0.000224 divided by 16 = ?
          a) 0.0014
          b) 0.00014
          c) 0.000014
          d) 0.014

 46. (¾) ² =
          a) 3/2
          b) 3/ 16
          c) 9 /16
          d) 3 / 16

 47. Test of Divisibility:
If the last three digits of a number are divisible by 8 0r zero then the number is divisible by
          a) 3
          b) 4
          c) 6
          d) 8

 48. What is the Square root of 100
          a) 1
          b) 5
          c) 10
          d) 100

 49. Find the average of first 10 natural numbers.
          a) 4
          b) 5
          c) 5.5
          d) 6.5

 50. If 62 % of X is 372, then what is the value of X?
          a) 400
          b) 450
          c) 600
          d) 800

 51. English:-
Read the passage given below,  think and answer the questions that follow:-
    Sarojini Naidu was educted in her early days under her father's own care.  he wanted her to become a great mathematicion or scientist but she loved to dream and write poems.  She was hardly eleven when she wrote her first poem.. At thirteen she wrote a long poem in the manner of famous English poets.  In England she met Sir Edmund Gosse who inspired her to write about India.

What did Sarojini Naidu's father want?
          a) He wanted her to become a poet
          b) He wanted her to become a great mathematician
          c) He wanted her to become a great Mathematician or Scientist
          d) He wanted her to become a singer

 52. When  did she write her first poem?
          a) When she was 10 years
          b) when she was thirteen years
          c) When she was eleven years
          d) She never wrote any poem.

 53. Who inspired her to write about India?
          a) He father
          b) Sir Edmund Gosse
          c) Pt. Jawhar lal Nehru
          d) No one

 54. Write words opposite in meaning to those given in Capital letters:
SWEET
          a) Better
          b) Bitter
          c) pitter
          d) Unsweet

 55. Write words opposite in meaning to those given in Capital letters: FORGIVENESS
          a) unforgive
          b) punishment
          c) kind
          d) cruel

 56. Choose the word which is closest to the antonym of the word in Capital Letter:-
Lathika is  a SMART girl.
          a) Lazy
          b) Active
          c) Indecent
          d) Casual

 57. Choose the word which is closest to the antonym of the word in Capital Letter:-
The principal LIKED the behaviour of some students.
          a) happy
          b) disliked
          c) angry
          d) cruel

 58. Choose the word which is closest to the antonym of the word in Capital Letter:-
Many parts of the thief's story appeared to be IMAGINARY.
          a) real
          b) boring
          c) lies
          d) great

 59. Choose the word which is closest to the antonym of the word in Capital Letter:-
kargil is a TOUGHNUT to crack.
          a) ugly
          b) difficult
          c) easy
          d) small

 60. By 26 July Indian army has ADVANCED into the areas occupied by Pakistan.
          a) Flown
          b) Pushed
          c) Retreated
          d) Forward

 61. Choose the word which is closest to the antonym of the word in Capital Letter:-
The student was unhappy over his FAILURE in the examination.
          a) Success
          b) Defeat
          c) Victory
          d) Reward

 62. Choose the word which is closest to the antonym of the word in Capital Letter:-
There is great POVERTY in many parts of our country.
          a) Poor
          b) Prosperity
          c) Sadness
          d) Happiness

 63. Choose the word which is closest to the antonym of the word in Capital Letter:-
Ram impressed everyone with his DECENT behaviour.
          a) Ascenst
          b) Fighter
          c) Bright
          d) Indecent

 64. Choose the word which is closest to the antonym of the word in Capital Letter:-
In his HASTE the robber left a clue in the house.
          a) Hurry
          b) Worry
          c) Unhurried
          d) Quick

 65. Choose the word which is closest to the antonym of the word in Capital Letter:-
The wise man INCREASED his money with each passing year.
          a) Expanded
          b) Decreased
          c) Lost
          d) Surrundered

 66. Read the passage and answer the questions:-
     Most people are afraid of snakes, but their fear is as irrational as the fear of Ghosts.  The fear of snakes, according to some biologists, may be as instinct passed on to us by our ancestors.  There many be some truth in this,  because monkey have a deep, instinctive fear of pythons and other tree snakes.  Or, it might be that we learn the fear of snakes as children, from grown ups. Any way, snakes have been feared and hated for thousands of years and in the literature of many countries, the snakes is regarded as a symbol of evil.

The  fear of snakes is prevalent among
          a) young children
          b) women
          c) oldmen
          d) Almost all

 67. Fear of snakes is a sign of____
          a) Madness
          b) Cowardice
          c) Irrationality
          d) Superstition

 68. The writer tries to Justify his views on the basis of___
          a) Religious truths
          b) Sceintific explanations
          c) Imaginary ideas
          d) Historic evidence

 69. We learn the fear of snakes as children from____
          a) Grown up's
          b) Tree snakes
          c) Monkeys
          d) Ghosts

 70. The snake is regarded as
          a) A ghost
          b) a symbol of evil
          c) our ancestor
          d) a biologist

 71. Find the correctly spelt word.
          a) Grammar
          b) Grammer
          c) Gremmer

 72. Find the correctly spelt word.
          a) Counceller
          b) Counsellor
          c) Councelot

 73. Find the correctly spelt word.
          a) Recieve
          b) receive
          c) resive

 74. Fill in the blanks from the words chosen from the bracket.
I want to _____ in the ship.
          a) Sail
          b) Sale
          c) Sell
          d) ceil

 75. Please do not__________tea into my cup.
          a) Pore
          b) Pour
          c) pure
          d) bore

 76. The cook used self raising _____ for the cake.
          a) Floor
          b) Flower
          c) Flour
          d) Fleur

 77. The mouse nibbled the _____ of cake.
          a) Piece
          b) pice
          c) Peace
          d) Pease

 78. The dog is wagging______ tail.
          a) her
          b) its
          c) it's
          d) own

 79. Re arrange the following sentences
Flatly refused/  the prisoner / at first / food.
          a) Food first the prisoner flatly refused
          b) At first the prisoner flatly refused food
          c) The prisoner at first flatly refused food
          d) Faltly refused food at first the prisoner

 80. Re arrange the following sentences
The child's cradle / a saucer of milk / the snakes soon found / near
          a) Near the snakes soon found a saucer of milk the child's cradle
          b) The child's cradle the snakes soon found near a saucer of milk
          c) The snake soon found a saucer of milk near the child's cradle
          d) The child soon found a saucer of milk near the snake

 81. Re arrange the following sentences
was hidden / he approached / where  I / the spot.
          a) The spot where I was hidden he approached
          b) He approached the spot where I was hidden
          c) Where I was hidden he approached
          d) The spot was hidden where I was

 82. The train ______ before we reach the station.
          a) left
          b) has left
          c) will have left

 83. She went out with out ____ money
          a) any
          b) some
          c) a few

 84. Jane ____ for me.
          a) Weight
          b) Wait
          c) Wight

 85. What is the plural  of OX?
          a) oxes
          b) cows
          c) Oxen

 86. What is the plural of Furniture
          a) Furniture
          b) Furnitures

 87. What is the Feminine form of FOX
          a) She fox
          b) Female fox
          c) Vixen

 88. The collective noun of a group of ship
          a) Many ships
          b) Ships
          c) Fleet
          d) Navy

 89. Change the following adjective into Positive
Stronger
          a) Strongest
          b) Strong

 90. Change the following adjective into Positive
Heavier
          a) Heavy
          b) Heaviest
          c) Heavier

 91. Fill in the blanks :-
Kolkatta is ____ from Mumbai than Chennai
          a) Further
          b) Farther
          c) father

 92. This is the _________milk booth to my house.
          a) Nearest
          b) next
          c) near

 93. His ______ brother is a doctor.
          a) older
          b) elder
          c) old

 94. The people voted for the______ candidate.
          a) Best
          b) Better

 95. The child has a ____ cold.
          a) Severe
          b) Severest

 96. Choose the correct verb from those given as choices and fill in the blanks:-
I_____ go to bed by 9 p.m
          a) went
          b) go
          c) going

 97. May I have some water before ___ to bed?
          a) go
          b) shall go
          c) going

 98. She _____ asleep while she was driving
          a) falls
          b) fell
          c) has fallen

 99. I am sure I_____ him at the school yesterday.
          a) saw
          b) have seen
          c) had seen

 100. The moon _____ around the earth.
          a) move
          b) moves
          c) moved

 101. General Knowledge:-
Who invented Aeroplane?
          a) E. Torricelli
          b) Wright Brothers
          c) Thomas Alva Edison
          d) Charles baggs

 102. Who invented Refrigerator?
          a) Sir Charles Parsons
          b) James watt
          c) James Harrison
          d) Z. Janseen

 103. Who published the Newspaper KESARI?
          a) B.G. Tilak
          b) Lala Lajpat Rai
          c) Annie Besant
          d) MK Gandhi

 104. Who wrote the book GITANJALI?
          a) R.K. Narayan
          b) Kushwant Singh
          c) Rabindra nath Tagor
          d) Jawharlal Nehru

 105. When a Symbol of OLIVE BRANCH is shown what does it mean?
          a) War
          b) peace
          c) winner
          d) Danger

 106. What is the new name of BANARAS?
          a) Kasi
          b) Uttar kasi
          c) Varanasi
          d) Allahabad

 107. Original inhabitants of North America is called_____
          a) Indian
          b) Black indians
          c) Nigroes
          d) Red Indians

 108. Who discovered the Sea route to India?
          a) Morco polo
          b) Columbus
          c) Vasco-da- Game
          d) Macgalan

 109. Who was Dr. Sarvapalli Radhrishnan?
          a) First Prime minister of India
          b) He was the Second President of India
          c) He was the first Chief minster of Andhra Pradesh
          d) He was a famous poet and Noble prize winner

 110. Who was the first Russian Cosmonaut who orbited the earth in April 1961. He was the first man to travel  in space.
          a) Neil Strong
          b) Stalin
          c) Yuri Gagarin
          d) Sqn Leader Rakesh Sharma

 111. Who was known as the IRON MAN OF INDIA?
          a) MK Ghandi
          b) Jawaharlal Nehru
          c) Sardar Vallabbhai Patel
          d) Narendra Modi

 112. Who is the founder of Buddhism?
          a) Mahavir Jain
          b) Buddha
          c) Ashoka
          d) Ambedkar

 113. When was Mahatma gandhi Assassinated?
          a) 14 Aug 1947
          b) 30 Jan 1948
          c) 13 March 1948
          d) 02 October 1949

 114. Bangladesh was created  ( liberated ) in the year
          a) 1962
          b) 1965
          c) 1971
          d) 1998

 115. What was the name of the first satellite that was launched by India?
          a) Apple- I
          b) Kalpana I
          c) Chandrayan - I
          d) Aryabhatta

 116. Name the defence minister of India ( July 2014)
          a) AK Anotony
          b) Arun Jaitley
          c) Narendra Modi
          d) Gen VK Singh

 117. What is the airforce rank equal to Lieutenant of army
          a) Pilot Officer
          b) Captain
          c) Flying Officer
          d) Lieutenant

 118. How many islands form the  Andaman and Nicobar ?
          a) 101
          b) 127
          c) 204
          d) 27

 119. Which state in India is the largest producer of COFFEE?
          a) Kerala
          b) Mizoram
          c) Karnataka
          d) Karnataka and Kerala

 120. Where is Indian Military Academy located?
          a) Gaya
          b) Chennai
          c) Delhil
          d) Dehradun

 121. Gir National park is situated in
          a) Andhra
          b) Gujarat
          c) Rasjasthan
          d) Assam

 122. Periyar Game Sanctuary is located in
          a) Tamil nadu
          b) Karnataka
          c) Kerala
          d) Goa

 123. Ajanta Caves are located in
          a) Guajrat
          b) Madhya Pradesh
          c) Maharashtra
          d) Karnataka

 124. Whose resting place  ( Smathi) is VIJAY Ghat?
          a) Indira Gandhi
          b) Rajeev Gandhi
          c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
          d) MK Gandhi

 125. Where is the famous Golcumbaz located?
          a) Amaravathi nagar
          b) Ellora
          c) New delhi
          d) Bijapur

 126. Who is the writer of our national song?
          a) Rabindranath Tagore
          b) MK Gandhi
          c) Bankim chandra
          d) Pandit Nehru

 127. What is the national Emblem of Australia?
          a) Dove
          b) Lotus
          c) kangaro
          d) Lion

 128. Agra is located on the banks of the river banks of the river______
          a) Ganaga
          b) Yamuna
          c) Sutlej
          d) Beas

 129. What is the capital of Tripura?
          a) Imphal
          b) Kohima
          c) Agartala
          d) Itanagar

 130. Who is the president of USA
          a) Abraham Lingon
          b) Charles Nicklose
          c) Barack Obama
          d) Bill Clinton

 131. When is the army day celebrated?
          a) 1 april
          b) 15 Jan
          c) 08 Oct
          d) 10 Dec

 132. What is the minimum age for a person to statand for Presidential election in India?
          a) 25 years
          b) 30 years
          c) 35 years
          d) 40 years

 133. How many states are there in India?
          a) 26
          b) 28
          c) 29
          d) 31

 134. What is the salary of President of India per month?
          a) Rs. 75,000
          b) Rs. 1,25,000
          c) Rs. 1,50,000
          d) Rs.1,00,000

 135. What is the official Residence of Governor of any indian state is known as
          a) Rashtrabathi Bhawan
          b) Governor Bhawan
          c) Raj Bhawan
          d) Governors palace

 136. What is the Normal heart beat of a human being?
          a) 106  to 180 /minute
          b) 72 to 75 per minute
          c) 62 to 65 per minute
          d) 20 to 32 per minute

 137. Which is the largest gland in the human body?
          a) Brain
          b) Liver
          c) Heart
          d) Stomach

 138. When is teacher's daty celebrated?
          a) 1 May
          b) 6th october
          c) 5th september
          d) 15th january

 139. Which is the first country to host the modern Olympics?
          a) London
          b) Canada
          c) Greece
          d) USA

 140. Name the first Indian to win the Noble Prize.
          a) Sir CV Raman
          b) Mother Teresa
          c) Rabindra Nath Tagore
          d) Hargobin Khorana

 141. Where was the XX commonwealth games held?
          a) Tokyo
          b) Delhi
          c) Glasco
          d) Ottawa

 142. Which is the oldest paramilitary force in India ( It was established in the year 1835)
          a) Rashtriya Rilfes
          b) CRPF
          c) Assam Rifles
          d) BSF

 143. Athletics are held  on ____
          a) ground
          b) Field
          c) Track
          d) Ring

 144. Davis Cup is associated with________sports
          a) Football
          b) Hockey
          c) Cricket
          d) Lawn Tennis

 145. Where was the world cup For Foot ball FIFA of 2014 held?
          a) Italy
          b) Germany
          c) Rio de janiro
          d) Moscow

 146. Which country won the 2014 World cup foot ball?
          a) Argentian
          b) Russia
          c) England
          d) Germany

 147. Dhyan chand Trophy is associated with
          a) Athletics
          b) Volleyball
          c) Hockey
          d) Shooting

 148. 15th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas was Celebrated across the country on ____
          a) 15 Dec 2013
          b) 15 Jan 2014
          c) 26 July 2014

          d) 08 Sep 2014

 149. Where will the 2016 summer olympics games are scheduled to be held?
          a) UK
          b) Brazil
          c) China
          d) Greece

 150. Name of the First Indian Submarine ?
          a) I.N.S. Cauveri
          b) I.N.S. Kukri
          c) I.N.S. Arihant
          d) I.N.S. Sindhuraksak

 151. Intelligence Test:
“Boat is to water” therefore “Plane is to _____”
          a) Fly
          b) Sky
          c) Float
          d) Air

 152. The following series of numbers contains one number that does not fit the pattern set by the others.  What number does not fit?  3, 5, 7, 11, 14, 17
          a) 5
          b) 7
          c) 11
          d) 14
          e) 17

 153. “Pig is to pork” as “Cow is to _____”:
          a) lamb
          b) beef
          c) stew
          d) cattle

 154. For each of the following diagrams, select the item below it which would complete the pattern:
          a) 1
          b) 2
          c) 3
          d) 4
          e) 6

 155. For each of the following diagrams, select the item below it which would complete the pattern:
          a) 1
          b) 2
          c) 3
          d) 4
          e) 5

 156. For each of the following diagrams, select the item below it which would complete the pattern:
          a) 1
          b) 2
          c) 3
          d) 4
          e) 5

 157. >  ? ? = + ( What symbol comes in place of Question Marks)
          a) < =
          b) = >
          c) = >
          d) > =

 158. $ # # % % % |      # % % $ $ $ |   ?  |       $ # # % % %
          a) # $ $ % % %
          b) # $ $ % % %
          c) # # # % % $
          d) % % % # # $

 159. + - - X + + + - - - - X + + + ? ? ? - - - - - X
          a) + - -
          b) - - -
          c)
          d) + + -

 160. * * | o o o o | * * ? | o o ? | * * * * | o o |
          a) * *
          b) * o
          c) o *
          d) o o

 161. Which one is the odd man out of the following
          a) Pool
          b) water
          c) Pond
          d) Lake

 162. Odd one out
          a) Brook
          b) Stream
          c) River
          d) Pond

 163. Odd one out
          a) August
          b) December
          c) January
          d) November

 164. Odd one out
          a) Shield
          b) Spear
          c) Arrow
          d) Dagger

 165. Odd one out
          a) Bugle
          b) Trumpet
          c) Guitar
          d) Flute

 166. Odd one out
          a) Sit
          b) Run
          c) Walk
          d) Jog

 167. Odd one out
          a) Platinum
          b) Ivory
          c) Gold
          d) Silver

 168. Find the odd one out
          a) 1
          b) 2
          c) 3
          d) 4

 169. Find the odd one out
          a) 1
          b) 2
          c) 3
          d) 4

 170. Find the odd one out
          a) 1
          b) 2
          c) 3
          d) 4

 171. Choose the correct sequence
Day,   ______, Month,  Year
          a) Century
          b) Fortnight
          c) Decade
          d) Hour

 172. Choose the correct sequence
building, town, _______, country
          a) Planet
          b) continent
          c) State
          d) Apartment

 173. heel, knee, chest, _______
          a) foot
          b) neck
          c) waist
          d) Ankle

 174. April, _______ , September, November
          a) August
          b) June
          c) July
          d) May

 175. Earth, Jupiter, _______ , Pluto
          a) Mercury
          b) Venus
          c) Uranus
          d) Mars

 176. bat, sheep, _______ , elephant
          a) Horse
          b) Blue whale
          c) Rat
          d) Squirrel

 177. egg, _______ , pupa, butterfly
          a) cocoon
          b) spawn
          c) tadpole
          d) larva

 178. Which number logically follows this series: 4 - 6 - 9 - 6 - 14 - 6 - ...
          a) 6
          b) 17
          c) 19
          d) 21

 179. Which of the figures in the bottom row should logically be in the spot of the question mark in the top row?

          a) A
          b) B
          c) C
          d) D
          e) E

 180. Which is the odd one out
          a) Rose
          b) Mari Gold
          c) Lotus
          d) Tomato

 181.
The word "racecar" is spelled the same forwards and backwards.

          a) Yes
          b) No

 182. Two of the following numbers add up to seventeen.    6 - 13 - 2 - 12 - 7 - 14
          a) False
          b) True

 183. Which one of the five is least like the other four?
          a) Shark
          b) Deer
          c) Cow
          d) Dog
          e) Lion

 184. If you rearrange the letters "ANICH", you would have the name of a/an:
          a) Country
          b) Ocean
          c) State
          d) City
          e) Animal

 185. Which one of these four symbols is least like the other three?

          a) A
          b) B
          c) C
          d) D

 186. If you rearrange the letters "TOOKY", you would have the name of a/an:
          a) City
          b) State
          c) Country
          d) Ocean
          e) Animal

 187. What is the minimum number of toothpicks necessary to spell the word "HAT".  (You are not allowed to break or bend any toothpicks.)

          a) Five
          b) Six
          c) Seven
          d) Eight
          e) Nine

 188. Three birds and and four dogs have how many total legs.   (Assume no abnormalities and a typical bird.)
          a) 4
          b) 12
          c) 18
          d) 20
          e) 22

 189. If you rearrange the letters "NOPTYH", you would have the name of a/an:

          a) Animal
          b) Ocean
          c) Country
          d) State
          e) City

 190. Which one of the five makes the best comparison? Son is to mother as nephew is to:
          a) aunt
          b) mother
          c) daughter
          d) uncle
          e) nephew

 191. Which one of the five makes the best comparison? Tree is to shade as chimney is to:
          a) fireplace
          b) brick
          c) sky
          d) garage
          e) Smoke

 192. Which one of the letters does not belong in the following series: D - F - H - J - K - N - P - R
          a) K
          b) H
          c) J
          d) N
          e) P

 193. Which number is the next logical number in the following sequence of numbers: 2, 6, 14, 30, ..
          a) 42
          b) 82
          c) 62
          d) 54
          e) 38

 194. Which one of the five is least like the other four?
          a) Taste
          b) Smile
          c) Grin
          d) Frown
          e) Grimace

 195. Which one of the five is least like the other four?
God is to Dog as Fun is to:

          a) Nuf
          b) Fantasy
          c) Fun
          d) Can
          e) Fine

 196.
Imagine the numbers 1 through 30, written in a row.  If you added together any two numbers that are next to each other, you'd always get an odd number.
          a) True
          b) False

 197. What is the next number in the following series? 16 - 11 - 13 - 8 - 10 - 5 - 7 -
          a) 1
          b) 2
          c) 3
          d) 12

 198. The word "veal" can be spelled using four of the letters from the word "avalanche".
          a) True
          b) False

 199. Which one of the numbers in the series is wrong, and should be replaced? 2 - 4 - 8 - 16 - 20 - 22 - 44 - 46
          a) 16
          b) 20
          c) 22
          d) 44
          e) 46

 200. Happiness is to Senipah as 517768399 is to
          a) 993866715.
          b) 993887715.
          c) 993867615.
          d) 993867715.

How to prepare for attending the Services Selection Board Interview?

How to prepare for attending the Services Selection Board Interview?

Often many candidates ask me this particular question, let me try and explain a few points that one must bear in mind before appearing for the SSB Interviews:-

The Defence Forces act at least 6 months in advance before a particular entry is called for.
Hence it is better to start your preparation as early as possible.

Your Physical Fitness:-

1. Eye sight : If you are appearing for a Aviation Entry, then your eye sight should be nearly 6/6
- 0.5 is acceptable for Transport and Helicopter pilots
For fighter pilots it should be 6 /6
2. No colour blindness ( Get it checked up at any eye hospital)
3. No Knock Knee
4. No flat foot
5. No additional growth any where in your body
6. Check your dental status ( one or two dentures acceptable)
7. Fill all dental cavities
8. You should not tattooed your body . ( a few minor tattoo inside the arm may be acceptable)
9. Nasal obstruction, ear wax etc should be removed.
10. Get yourself a full body check up.

It is better to appear for Direct selection ( in case you have decided to go in for short service commission)
For Permanent better option would be
NDA ( After +2 )
CDSE ( After Degree )

Air force conducts its own entrance test- AFCAT + EKT for Engineers
Start collecting relevant materials and prepare a time schedule and then sit down for regular preparation.

Join an institution for better preparation

Join like minded friends.

Taking part in social activities would increase your awareness and helps your leadership skill grow.

Be regular in updating your knowledge via 
a) News papers
b) GK Magazines
c) TV
d) Internet
e) Prepare your own notes.


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Experiences of a Recommended Candidate at SSB Bangalore

TRANSFORMATION FROM RAJASHEKAR TO GENTLEMAN CADET RAJASHEKAR

Birth of Defence Spark in me

                                                      Right from childhood, I was brought up by my parents with the moral values and the characters that I inherited from my mom and dad are selflessness, loyalty, integrity, discipline and determination.  I took up NSS during my schooling because serving the society gave me enormous joy.  I had this fascination towards uniform right from my childhood but it never came out because I am unaware about the physical requirements to join police or armed forces having no defence background.  I passed out from school and entered into the turning point of my life which is my college life at Kongu Engineering College.  During my 1^st year I saw the parade of the NCC cadets on the Independence day and was impressed by the commander who led the platoon , his word of command, his dress turnout and the way the cadets executed the salute and their uniformity in drill.  That’s the moment I have decided that I should join NCC.  During my 2^nd year in college, I lost my focus in studies due to some personal problems and lost interest in whatever task I do, and that’s the time the NCC selection was announced in college. My friends motivated me to atleast join NCC so that it will give a good diversion from whatever I suffer from.  Having been impressed already by the drill , I took it up seriously , practiced running for a week before the selection and cleared the NCC selection.  According to my college NCC rules, the cadets will be selected during 2^nd year and will be in a period of probation (which means we are temporary cadets ) for an year and will be enrolled with government id during our 3^rd year.  I did well during that one year period but before enrolling with government id , one more running competition will be held since the total number of seats given to junior boys was 21 and unfortunately I twisted my ankles two days prior to the main running competition and completed 23^rd in the race (totally 24 ran).  I was disheartened and totally disappointed that I will be thrown out of NCC after working hard for an year.  For one week I couldn’t concentrate on anything else and was thinking about my failure.  But I didn’t want to give up so I went along with 2 more friends who didn’t clear the running test but were keen in joining NCC , approached our NCC master who told us that “99 % you wont be taken in but its up to you to attend parades if you wish, so that I may consider you if vacancy arises”.  I had belief in that 1% chance and thought why not try that. Yes , if I would have given myself up , all these things that I have achieved now wouldn’t have happened.  I attended the parades regularly without getting absent for even a day.  I faced insults because we 3 cadets were called as reserved cadets(I considered it as an insult)  and the other 21 were called as main cadets.  I took up that insult seriously as a challenge and started my action.  My attendance percentage was 100, dress turnout was perfect, I practiced the drill taking extra time so that i could get a chance in the main team , accepted punishments if mistakes were done by me  and emerged as a perfect cadet(actually reserved perfect cadet :-P) .  To my luck or their indiscipline, 3 cadets in the main team were expelled due to indisciplinary activities.  Yes we 3 cadets were enrolled in the main team.  That is where my journey started.  Once I happened to see my 15(TN) Bn Commanding Officer Col N S Shekhawat and was surprised since he is of same height as mine and then I started my enquiry about the physical requirements in defence.

My 1^st SSB

  I got awareness through various means about the physical requirements in armed forces and 10+2 navy was the only entry that I had in my hand during that period since my age was not in the acceptable limit for NDA , 10+2 army and other entries.  I purchased an ssb interview book and prepared. I gave my first attempt in Naval Selection Board, INS Agrani, Coimbatore and was conference out. The mistakes I have done are 1) No participation in extracurriculars, sports and games in school except NSS   2) collapsed in the outdoor tasks 3) No general awareness and many more

NCC career

After my 1^st failure I took a pause and started indulging in NCC , sports and games activities.  I found a perfect marksman in me during one of my Annual Training Camp when I shot all the 5 bullets in the bull’s eye and won the best shooter award from the erode district collector with 3 of my NCC buddies.  Later on my perfection during parades, obedience and support to seniors , volunteering myself to shoulder responsibilities are all the things that earned me the rank of Cadet Under Officer of my college NCC unit.  Meanwhile my consistency in rifle shooting during the camps earned me a place in the Tamilnadu NCC rifle shooting team. I represented the team in All India NCC Inter-Directorate rifle shooting  competition through which top 10 NCC cadets in the competition will be representing the DG-NCC team in mavlankar shooting competition in which the cadets will be competing against the best club and private shooters in INDIA.  I scored 528/600 in the 50m Rifle shooting competition and got the 10^th position out of 85 best NCC shooters in INDIA who participated.  After getting in to the DG-NCC shooting team (it is the National NCC shooting team) I got 2 days special training under the Army Markshmanship Unit  Commanding Officer, Col Ajay Gupta.  But unfortunately after that I was thrown out of the national team telling that 3 more substitute shooters (from west Bengal) scored more than me and they got into the team pushing me back to 14^th position.  My entire team, my coaches were disappointed because I was the only cadet from south india to have got into the national team prior two days. I came back with disappointment but with little happiness that we as a team brought the position of Tamilnadu NCC shooting team’s  rank from 18 (totally 18 NCC directorates are there) to 7 th position in the year 2012.Later on I concentrated for my C certificate exam and cleared it with ‘B’ravo grade.

my 2^nd ssb interview

This is one more turning point in my life because this is where my introspection started really.  I gave this interview in the year 2012 and again conference out in INS Agrani, coimbatore.  But before announcing the conference results, my interviewing officer Captain Sujoynathan is the one who gave a small talk to us.  His words were “Gentlemen , the personality of a person is defined at the age of 7 or 8. Those who clear SSB interview in their 1^st attempt have Officer Like Qualities in them right from childhood.  Those who don’t clear it falls under two categories: 1. They don’t have it , so that they have to go back , acquire it and come back          2. They have it but they were not able to express it due to certain reasons “ These are my lifechanging words, because I didn’t clear my 2^nd attempt and was wondering of which category do I fall under.  There was an instinct inside me which told me that I have the OLQ’s but were not able to express it properly. So I came back again with disappointment.  The mistakes I have done are 1) My psychology was weak 2) I had been dominated by few members in the group so that I was not able to express myself fully 3) Fear arises before entering HGT, FGT and PGT tasks and am not good in solving those tasks 4) Not able to answer few simple questions about me, family and friends.  Overall put more introspection has to be done and more efforts had to be put in.

Role of Defence Academy Coimbatore

My college NCC master arranged for a short course from Defence Academy Coimbatore in our college with the help of one of my friend siddharth who is also a defence aspirant.  I got to know many mistakes that have been done by me in my previous ssb interviews during this period. After the assessment , the three officers Col jayavel (exarmy officer), Lt esan (exnaval officer) and Ashok kumar (ex DRDO scientist and retired psychologist from Bhopal ssb ) told me that I have it in me. The speciality of Defece Academy , coimbatore is that  it offers coaching to the cadets by giving real time actions like organizing events, commando camps etc, selling products (it is 1 of the officer quality which is convincing ability)., so that the cadets develop their qualities and go for SSB and not by faking themselves up to show in SSB. One more important thing is that the teachers can only show directions and cannot write exams on your behalf. It is in our hands to take up the directions perfectly and put in our sincere efforts to achieve victory. So Coaching + dedicated and determined efforts = success.

Mistakes of mine pointed out by the 3 officers:

Col Jayavel (GTO):

                               1)Sometimes found me dominating the group here (home ground in cbe), but actually when I go for SSB (foreign ground)  I couldn’t even open my mouth in group tasks because great chaos was created for every ssb I went.

                                2) He pointed out that I should put some games in my PIQ and prepare rules of the game, since only the rifle shooting was written in my sports column

                                3) Washing chest numbers during SSB interviews

                                4) Bonda technique to influence the team (but sometimes it never worked and those fellows ate whatever I gave them and never allowed me to perform as well so bonda + personality = influencing ability)

Lt Esan (IO):

1)      When I was interviewed in my college I was cleared by him but he told me to prepare upon the shooters name, martyrs who laid the life (I was asked who was the officer from TN laid the life for country in kargil war?? I didn’t knew)

2)      Once when I came to meet him in jan 2014 we were travelling in his vehicle during which he pointed out that I have a soft voice & expression which  is exactly the reason why I was not able to contribute well in GTO in my ssb ( He advised me to develop my assertive communication skill)

3)      While he interviewed me for the second time he pointed out that my confidence level drops inbetween the interview. He advised me that if I couldn’t answer properly for a question I should forget about that and start shooting with confidence on the next question( Ofcourse determination is one of the OLQ)

Mr. Ashok kumar (Psychologist):

1)      1^st time I was not recommended by him in the course that I underwent in my college.  He pointed out that I am timid. Yes that came out whenever I went to the SSB. I took lot of efforts to overcome that fear before clearing my SSB in 7^th attempt

2)       2^nd time i was cleared by him but he pointed out few mistakes that I do in psych tests which I have corrected by practice

Took up a job that I didn’t like

When I came back after my 2^nd ssb failure, everyone in my college was preparing seriously for the campus interview.  But I was not interested in entering a software profession.  Anyways for a backup , I have attended the interview of wipro. Without any preparation, I have cleared the interview. After completing my college and before joining wipro I went to the academy again and prepared myself for the 3^rd attempt for the course TGC-119 in Allahabad , that was my best performance I have ever given, but to my shock and surprise I got conference out again.  I was disappointed to the core because I postponed my joining date in wipro to jan 2014 having a belief that I will clear ssb in my 3^rd attempt and join army rejecting the offer from wipro.  But destiny had someother plans for me that time. After failing in Allahabad ssb interview in October 2013, I joined wipro on jan13th, 2014 because that is the last batch and if I miss that I cant join wipro later.  With no other choice I took it up and started enjoying the training.  But after completing the training and entering the project in wipro it was so horrible to work because that was not my kind of job. Day in and out in wipro is too horrible for me. But I started liking it , because the organization has spent money on me for my training and during my wipro fluency training , I found few weaknesses of mine in my speaking skills.  I contributed my best during my work but still my thought process in office will always be with Passing Out Parade , sword of honour,  olive green uniform , stars on shoulders, etc…, To counter my hatred towards my monotonous job nature in wipro, I worked out in gym everyday , participated in marathons, took up a part time job in Bangalore Mountaineering Club(BMC) and did adventure activities during weekends like trekking, rappelling , jumaring etc…, I worked as a junior instructor in BMC and earned money for enjoying during weekends J

Finding out an officer in me

The words of Captain Sujoynathan was reverberating in my mind always – “Those who don’t clear SSB fall under two categories: 1. They don’t have it , so that they have to go back , acquire it and come back  2. They have it but they were not able to express it due to certain reasons”.  I wanted to find out which category I fall under, So I started a self research. I read the life story of many Indian Army officers and found that lot of things that I have done in my life matched with few officers life story.  And in particular I found that, my character and Major Sandeep Unnikrishan, AC sir’s character matched a lot, by now I have come to a conclusion that I have it in me and started relating myself with many great indian army officers like FM Maneckshaw  and FM Cariappa. I read the book called “Leadership in the Indian Army” which is a biography of 12 Indian Army officers written by Gen VK Singh.  I wrote a personal diary of mine everyday to know about my strengths and weaknesses. I visited Major Sandeep sir’s home and spent time with his parents whenever I found time and motivated myself by seeing his medals and honours. Infact it consoles them who stay alone.  It is the duty of every INDIAN citizen to respect their martyrs and to take care of the family of the martyrs.

Dedicated and Determined Efforts

After confirming that I have an officer in me, I started my sincere preparation again from the scratch but this time in an entirely different method. Herecomes my preparation methodologies for the future defence officers:

Failures

After joining wipro , I prepared for my ssb interview everyday but unfortunately I got screened out (hatrick) in Bangalore which are my 4^th , 5^th and 6^th attempt and the entries are ssc tech -41 army, ssc navy pilot, tgc – 119. I was very much disappointed because I have prepared 6 hours everyday but didn’t get a fruitful result.  I told one thing to me that I will not worry about my failures , come what may I will put my sincere efforts repeatedly and when my day comes I will be screened in and reiterated to me that when I clear screening I will definitely make it in that attempt.  Yes, in my 7^th attempt, I got screened in and got recommended.

DESTINY BOWED TO MY EFFORTS – 7^th ATTEMPT (SSC TECH 43 ARMY)

1^st day (Screening test):

This is actually the D- Day for me. Because I was hattrick screened out in Bangalore SSB and again I was called on for my 7^th attempt to the same place.

/////  I am Rajashekar  and I made my destiny to bow me by my efforts.  I was once reading the posts from ssbcrack like you guys to motivate myself since I have tried 6 times for the forces [thrice for navy and thrice for army ; tried for airforce too but not a genius so couldn’t clear AFCAT :-P ] .  Now the time has come to put my post here. I have been conference out first three time and hat trick screened out for the last 3 times that too in the Bangalore ssb.  When I got my call for 7^th attempt and that too in Bangalore , my Bangalore ssb phobia started of why Bangalore again…. Let me start from my 2^nd attempt that is UES navy in which I was conference out, but before the declaration of the result the few words given by the navy captain opened my eyes .  These are the words “ Those who clear ssb interview for the 1^st time have the OLQs in them.  Those who don’t clear falls under two categories that Either they don’t have OLQs so that they have to go back , attain and come back and the second category are those who have OLQs but unable to express it…. I was confused of which category I fall under.  But my instinct told me that I have the OLQs but unable to express it, so to reconfirm it I started comparing myself with many indian army officers and found that my qualities matched a lot with Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, AC and so started visiting his home in Bangalore - where I am working right now in wipro . The parents of major are so caring and I boost myself up by going there whenever I feel sad that I couldn’t make it to the defence and motivate myself  by seeing Major Sandeep sir’s awards, medals and honors.  I related myself even with FM SHFJ Maneckshaw and FM cariappa.  Now I came to a conclusion that I have an officer in me….. Then started the preparation 1) motivation – Motivation is just like bathing which has to be done everyday because both doesn’t last long :-P … I motivated myself everyday by reading my goal chart every morning when I wake up that is pasted infront of my bed .. I have my goal chart even in my wallet so that I always think about my goal.  Moreover I have war comics of major sandeep unnikrishnan and captain vikram batra..    These are the comics that I read repeatedly when I don’t feel sleepy. I wake up by seeing the faces of brave officers  Major sandeep unnikrishnan and captain vikram batra.  When I start doing my daily chores I listen to my favourite songs Bharat matha teri kasam and kadam kadam badaye ja.  2) Preparation – This is very much essential to win.  I prepared 6 hrs everyday for SSB.  It was really tough for me because I work in wipro in which I have to maintain working hours of 9 and half . And adding up the travel time and other activities I will be left barely with12 hours. In this 13 hours I sleep for 6 hours and the remaining 6 hrs I dedicate to prepare for ssb.  My preparation included psychology for 2 hrs, watching newshour debate at 9pm in timesnow and making points for GD , lecturette for 2 hrs and the remaining two hours for my personal interview.  Since I have different sports and games like 50m rifle shooting and silambam martial art in my PIQ , I prepared deeply expecting tough questions in my Personal interview  3) Extra activities – If you keep on preparing without relaxation then u will get psychologically affected :-P so I took up a part time job in Bangalore mountaineering club since I always had a thirst for adventure. During weekend I do activities like trekking, rappelling and jumaring and earn money by enjoying ;-) I took up this job not only to quench my adventure thirst but also due to my monotonous job nature in wipro .  I worked out in gym everyday that kept my body physically tough and also gave me psychological strength.  Sometimes I  participated in 10km marathon races not to win but to complete itJ4) Introspection – This is very important for repeaters like me..  I write personal diary everyday that helped me to identify my strengths and weaknesses .  I enhanced my strength and worked more on my weaknesses.  5) References -  I took the help of the ssbcrack website, The secret by Rhonda byrne book  and My interview with psychologist pdf.

Now comes the D-day.  My seventh attempt at Bangalore for SSC Tech 43.  Right from the first day the world started changing things to make me meet to my goal. Eventhough the screening was fish market as usual , I gave my narration clearly and had put only one point in GD and sat silently since I don’t like shouting in the chaos. But after screening , I got a lovely group which is very much essential to score well in ssb.  It was like meeting  the like minded people altogether at the same place.  Yes everyone in my group was self-sacrificing  , kind and didn’t have selfish motto to show themselves up to score and they never hurts others. My psychology went awesome since I had put lot of efforts everyday to perfect it… You cant fake urself in psychology by preparation , what I did was I tried to express myself perfectly in psychology to show what I am to the assessors exactly through my preparation,  which I was not able to show in my previous attempts.  My GTO had a half an hour interview with me before giving a task to me in command task of how I have prepared and what are all the mistakes I have done in my previous ssb.  I told everything frankly.  I was quiet surprised of why he spoke to me for a long time then I understood that my psychology tests comments would have gone to him and they are all impressed by my qualitiesJ  I got the toughest task in my command task that the GTO asked me to reach the end line from start line through all the 3 ways that is possible in a command task.. first two was easier to me but the last one was tough since he changed the rules to make it tough.  But  I maintained calm and composure through all hardships and got the solution easily.  Atlast GTO appreciated our group saying that he has never seen such a group during his assessment period.  J And the final is my personal interview in which I was repeatedly distracted by my IO . I maintained focus and answered to my best.  He asked me some tough questions like why snipers don’t aim exactly at the target while firing , what is the difference between a sniper rifle and my rifle, what is the law that works while firing a bullet from a sniper rifle, what is the speed of the bullet when I fire my rifle, what are all the mistakes a shooter can make that makes the bullet scatter in a target sheet .  I answered every question perfectly because I was well prepared for all these. The IO was very impressed by listening to my answers which even he doesn’t know :-P He asked lot of attitude questions like do you watch porn, do you drink, why did you breakup with your girlfriend, what will you tell you exgirlfriend if you meet her now etc.,, I answered them and justified every answer.  Since I want to become a para commando , he asked some questions regarding parachute regiment which I answered perfectly.  Atlast in conference I have done little humour that made all the officers including the brigadier laugh J  The results were announced, 5 got recommended – 3 were from our group of repeaters batch including me and 2 were freshers each one from other two groups.   We proved some sayings wrong that only freshers have good chance of getting recommended.  My ssb group’s team motto is “LET US ALL BECOME OFFICERS” which I framed and tell every morning to my team.  I also instructed the team before every group task that this is not a competition , lot of people think this as competition and spoil theirs as well as others chances. Since I am the senior most , 6 time failed :-P , I helped my team in giving valuable tips before every task for which my team appreciated me for helping them selflessly. A leader is not the one who always leads , but also the one who follows …..

DEDICATED AND DETERMINED EFFORTS

Is the secret of Success 

The First Stage to Success at the SSB Interviews- Screening Test

The first step to Success at the SSB Interview is
SCREENING TEST

Why Screening Test is conducted?

• To weed out the potential candidates from job seekers.
• To reduce the work load on selectors
• To reduce the cost of selection expenses to the Government
• To Select the CREAM

Tests:

• IQ- Officers Intelligence Rating Test
• Verbal IQ
• Non Verbal IQ
• Picture Perception Test (Writing a story on a image shown to the candidates) 
• Group Discussion about the story.

How does this help the selectors?

• Weeds out Candidates who have Reasonable level of IQ suitable for Defence Officer's Post
• To know who can communicate in a group
• To know how the mind of the aspirants think.
• To judge how the candidate reacts to a large and unfamiliar group

Tips:

Practice Various IQ Tests

Practice writing more stories about any picture

Practice speaking - improve your Skill to communicate

Speak in Loud and clear tone- Talk sense- Talk in a convincing manner

Listen to others - add their views- Mix the good points make a reasonably acceptable story.

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WHAT THE ARMY OFFERS

1. Dear candidates, all of you have aspirations and dreams, of what your education will finally yield. If you are looking for a fat pay packet, a corporate job is the answer. But above and beyond this should be the question of what the job offer in totality. Let us see what attributes go into making an excellent career. The attributes that one expects from a satisfying profession are:-
(a) Professional Advancement
(b) Job Satisfaction
(c) Job Security
(d) Economic Stability
(e) Social Status
(f) Quality of Life
(g) Variety and Adventure

2. If these are what you too are looking forward to, then Army is the profession for you, as these in the Army, compare far more than favourably with any other service.

3. All of us are aware that, professions are competitive, in so far as promotions are concerned. Army is no different. However, as said earlier the competition in the Army is clean and devoid of any other factor but competence.

PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT

4. The promotional avenues available to an Army officer are:-

(a) By Time Scale 
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel

(b) By Selection 
Colonel
Brigadier

JOB SATISFACTION    

5. Lack of job satisfaction leads to tremendous frustration and results in job-hopping. Jobs in the civil world whether with the government or the corporate leave one with no alternate avenues if stuck with a frustrating portfolio or set up. On the contrary, the sheer variety, sense of purpose, responsibility and pride, negate any job dissatisfaction in the Army.

JOB SECURITY 

6. For an effective career, a long-term strategy is essential and this is possible only if continuity and job security is assured. The Army has been structured to ensure that its personnel work with unhindered dignity. Additionally, statutory rules and regulations exist to safeguard the interests of the servicemen adequately both while in service and after retirement.

FOREIGN COURSES AND POSTINGS. 
7. The service also offers opportunity for courses and postings abroad. The India Army is renowned all over the world and interaction with foreign armies is extensive. Service with UN Forces provides exposure and travel opportunities across the globe.

ECONOMIC STABILITY 
8. Consequent to the Sixth Pay Commission salaries have shot up. While the pay and the allowances of an Army officer may superficially appear to be at par with other Central government services, and may be less than that offered by the corporate sector, the quality of life and non-inflationary nature of the perks, which the Army offers outshine the other services. Government job entitles you to many hidden perks, which you may NOT quantify while calculating remuneration. Apparently, there are about 61 types of facilities, benefits and allowances that are applicable to Army in general. In fact if one were to work out the remuneration of a service officer vis a vis a comparable job in the private sector, on the basis of ‘cost to company’ you would be astounded to find the returns of an Army man to be more if not the same. Some of these perks which are not quantified in terms of cash and are immune to inflation are as follows in case of a Lieutenant, which is the starting rank.

1. STARTING PAY RS 15600/- to 39100/-PM
2. GRADE PAY RS 5400/-
3. MILITARY SERVICE PAY RS 6000/-
4. KIT MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE Rs 400/-pm
5. TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE RS 1600/- PM to RS 3200 pm/-
6. FIELD AREA ALLOWANCE RS 25% of Basic Pay RS6780/- pm
7. COUNTER INSURGENCY RS 6300/- PM
8. HIGH ALTITUDE/UNCONGENIAL CLIMATE RS 5600/- PM
9. SIACHEN RS 14000/- PM
10. FLYING PAY RS 9000/- PM
11. PARACHUTE PAY RS 1200/- PM
12. SPECIAL FORCES RS 9000/- PM
13. GALLANTRY AWARDS
14. TECHNICAL PAY
15. LIFE LONG PENSION
16. QUALIFICATION PAY/ GRANT FOR SERVICE COURSES RS 6000/- PM TO RS 20000/- PM
17. OUTFIT ALLOWANCE RENEWED EVERY THREE YEARS RS 14000/- INITIAL & RS 3000/-
18. ENTITLED RATIONS
19. ANNUAL LEAVE TWO MONTHS & CASUAL LEAVE 20 DAYS
20. 50% CONCESSION ON AIR TRAVEL
21. FREE TRAIN TRAVEL ONCE A YEAR AND SUBSIDY FOR OTHER JOURNEYS, LTC
22. FREE MEDICAL- SELF AND FAMILY IN WELL EQUIPPED MILITARY HOSPITALS
23. SUBSIDISED HOUSING IN CLEAN CANTONMENTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
24. CANTEEN FACILITIES FOR SUBSIDISED PURCHASE OF ITEMS INCLUDING CARS AND ACs
25. INSURANCE COVER FOR RS 15 LAKHS AT SUBSIDISED PREMIUM
26. GROUP HOUSING SCHEMES IN CITIES INCLUDING METROS
27. LOW INTEREST LOANS
28. SEPERATED FAMILY ACCOMMODATION IN CHOICE STATIONS.
29. ENCASHMENT OF LEAVE UPTO 300 DAYS AT LAST PAY DRAWN
30. STUDY LEAVE UPTO 2 YEARS WITH FULL PAY AND ALL BENEFITS
31.  FOREIGN POSTINGS

The above are entitled as per service conditions and qualifications acquired.

POST RETIREMENT BENEFITS

1. PENSION AT 50% OF LAST PAY DRAWN
2. DEATH CUM RETIREMENT GRATUITY
3. FREE MEDICAL TREATMENT INCLUDING DEPENDANTS
4. CANTEEN FACILITIES AS BEFORE
5. INSURANCE COVER
6. RESETTLEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
7. MBA PROGRAMME FOR RETIRED OFFRS

TRAINING PROGRAMME (OFFRS) 
9. Training for preparing retiring/retired officers for their resettlement in civil life is one of the major functions entrusted to the DGR. The resettlement training courses provide nationally/internationally accepted certification to facilitate officers to get quick employment within/outside the country. In addition six months courses being conducted at reputed B Schools (IIMs - Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Bangalore, Indore, XLRI Jamshedpur, MDI Gurgaon, NMIMS Mumbai. These courses have received an overwhelming response from officers and resulted in good job placements in the corporate sector. Other courses are being conducted in multifarious fields like Information Technology, Security Services, Entrepreneurship Development, Business Administration, Personnel Management, Hotel Management, Tourism, Human Resources Development, Law, Insurance and many other short term courses on miscellaneous subjects. Constant endeavour is made to improve the quality of training by regular monitoring

10. If the above were to be worked out in tangible terms it would add up to an amount that no private firm would be either capable of, or willing to pay.

QUALITY OF LIFE
11. As an Indian Army officer at 21, you’d be looking at a lifestyle that one cannot imagine in any other profession, so early in life. What compromises “Quality of Life”? On one hand is a job with a thick pay packet but with the drudgery of 9AM to 9PM schedule, no avenues and time for extracurricular activities, no scope for adventure and excitement, no social status, lack of family life, threat of being terminated with a month’s salary, working in suffocating environment with no self respect and honour. On the other hand is a job which offers you challenge, adventure, excitement, honour, prestige, self respect, whole some family life, safety and security for the family and to top it all the love, respect and esteem of our great India. In the somewhat chaotic social and economic conditions that prevail in our country, Army life is an island of sanity and social order that is the envy of our countrymen. Quality of life is an important attribute of Army life, and has no parallel in any other service. Some of the intangibles, which go to make the quality of life in the Army, are:-

1. Service of the motherland.
2. A profession to be proud of
3. Opportunity to travel and know the country and its people/culture/flora and fauna
4. Opportunity to serve and represent the nation abroad
5. A pure and noble profession
6. Honour and social status
7. No stagnation, a new challenge every day.
8. Opportunity for growth
9. Sports and adventure activity
10. Messes, clubs and institutions facilities
11. Education facilities – Both school and professional colleges for children
12. AWWA hostel for girls in metros
13. Army ensures your physical and mental health.
14. (Quality of life ensured not only for officers, but also families.

VARIETY AND ADVENTURES 
12. Variety and adventure are the spice and romance of life. No profession has the kind of recreational and adventure facilities to offer as the Army does; from membership of the best clubs in country to horse riding, swimming, golfing, mountaineering, trekking and sailing. Posting to exotic stations gives one an opportunity to see India and its different cultures, in all its vivid glory. You may also get a chance to go abroad on course or on posting. So, if one is looking for a profession, which goes beyond being a mere job, accept the challenge and join the Indian Army.

PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENT
13. The Army affords a very open, impartial and transparent avenue for professional enhancement. For a professionally dedicated officer with sincerity and dedication, the sky is the limit. Salient aspects of professional enhancement are as follows:-

1. Opportunity for higher study in prestigious institutions both in India and abroad
2. Deputation in various scientific institutions in the country including DRDO, DGQA, LRDE, BEL, ITI and host of others
3. Foreign assignments in the UNO and Indian embassies/missions
4. Foreign assignments in connection with the procurement of advanced technology and weaponry and training to handle and maintain the same
5. Promotions solely based on capability and free of any extraneous consideration

SOCIAL STATUS

IN SERVICE
14. All of us have our own opinion about what constitutes “social status”. However it is an undisputed fact that the status of a ‘warrior’ has stood the test of time. History and society have both held the soldier in esteem and offered him a unique status in society. By joining the Army, one becomes a member of an exclusive and elite brotherhood, which is the envy of one and all.

POST RETIREMENT 
15. Even after laying down the uniform, Army officers continue to have the status of the most respected citizens of our country. This added to their ingrained code of conduct and ethical values enable them to occupy a special social niche in society. Since he is much fitter due to the active lifestyle he has led, a second career or lateral absorption in parallel employment is always eminently feasible. His do or die attitude and mental agility ensures that he never really grows into old age, but continues to contribute and thus remain a valued member of society.

SYSTEM OF SELECTION
16. The selection procedures are impartial, objective and are uniformly applied to one and all and have only one aim – to “select the best”.

POSTING/ TENURES SUBSEQUENT TO COMMISSIONING 
17. Unlike in a civil environment where a posting means virtual uprooting of a household and starting a fresh new station, in the Army it is merely a change of scene. With more and more stations falling under the purview of peace stations and with better infrastructure facilities coming up even in small stations, the pangs of moving are speedily easing up.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT
18. Here it would be apt to reiterate – That all professions serve our motherland – but none of them is in the same league as the Indian Army – for this is the only profession which affords you the opportunity to live up to these stirring lines.

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