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CDS (Combined Defence Services) Exam Intelligence and Personality Test (SSB Interview) Flashcards
51 question-and-answer cards covering Intelligence and Personality Test (SSB Interview) as it is examined in CDS (Combined Defence Services) Exam. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
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What is the full form of GTO and what does the role assess?
Group Testing Officer; assesses candidates' Officer Like Qualities in group and individual outdoor/indoor tasks.
What is the Group Discussion (GD) task and how many topics are usually discussed?
An informal, leaderless discussion where the group debates two topics (often one given and one chosen) without a fixed conclusion required.
What is the Group Planning Exercise (GPE), also called the Military Planning Exercise?
A map-based task where the group reads a problem scenario, plans solutions individually in writing, then discusses to reach a common group plan, and a nominee narrates it.
What is the Progressive Group Task (PGT)?
An outdoor task where the group crosses a series of progressively harder obstacles using helping materials (plank, rope, load) within rules, testing cooperation and planning.
What are the three standard rules (out-of-bounds/colour rules) in GTO outdoor tasks?
Colour rule (red is out of bounds), distance/structure rule, and the helping-material rules (e.g. plank cannot bridge distance greater than its length).
What is the Half Group Task (HGT)?
A task similar to PGT but performed by half the group over a single obstacle, giving quieter candidates a chance to display leadership.
What is the Command Task in GTO testing?
A task where each candidate becomes commander, calls subordinates of their choice, and directs them to cross an obstacle, testing leadership and self-confidence.
What is the Lecturette?
An individual task where a candidate speaks for about 3 minutes on a topic chosen from a card of four topics, after 3 minutes of preparation.
How much preparation and speaking time is allotted in the Lecturette?
About 3 minutes preparation and about 3 minutes of speaking.
What is the Individual Obstacles task and how many obstacles must be attempted?
A set of 10 individual obstacles, numbered 1 to 10 by difficulty, to be completed in 3 minutes; each obstacle carries marks equal to its number.
In the Individual Obstacles, how is scoring structured across the obstacles?
Each obstacle is worth marks equal to its number (1 to 10), so completing harder/higher-numbered obstacles earns more marks; total possible is the sum of attempted obstacles.
What is the Final Group Task (FGT)?
The last GTO task where the whole group crosses one obstacle together, similar to PGT, testing final cooperation and team spirit.
What is the Group Obstacle Race (Snake Race)?
A competitive outdoor task where groups carry a rolled tent (the 'snake') and race over obstacles, testing team spirit, stamina and group cohesion.
List the indoor GTO tasks (as opposed to outdoor).
Group Discussion, Group Planning Exercise (GPE) and Lecturette are conducted indoors; PGT, HGT, Command Task, Individual Obstacles, Snake Race and FGT are outdoors.
What is the Personal Interview at SSB and who conducts it?
A one-to-one conversation conducted by the Interviewing Officer (IO), assessing the candidate's background, personality and Officer Like Qualities.
What is the commonly used framework for interview questions based on a candidate's life?
The PIQ (Personal Information Questionnaire), which the candidate fills in and from which the Interviewing Officer draws most questions.
What is the full form of OLQ and how many are there in the standard SSB list?
Officer Like Qualities; there are 15 OLQs assessed at the SSB.
Into what three/four factors are the 15 OLQs grouped?
They are grouped into factors such as Planning & Organising, Social Adjustment, Social Effectiveness, and Dynamic (Determination/Courage) qualities.
Name the four OLQs under the 'Planning and Organising' factor.
Effective Intelligence, Reasoning Ability, Organising Ability, and Power of Expression.
Name the OLQs under the 'Social Adjustment' factor.
Social Adaptability, Cooperation, Sense of Responsibility.
Name the OLQs under the 'Social Effectiveness' (group influencing) factor.
Initiative, Self Confidence, Speed of Decision, Ability to Influence the Group, and Liveliness.
Name the OLQs under the 'Dynamic / Determination' factor.
Determination, Courage, and Stamina.
What is the Board Conference and who participates in it?
The final assessment meeting where all three assessors (Interviewing Officer, GTO and Psychologist) and the rest of the board discuss each candidate and reach a collective recommendation.
How is the final result of the SSB decided and what follows a recommendation?
After the Board Conference, candidates are declared recommended or not recommended; recommended candidates undergo a medical examination and are placed on a merit list before final selection.
What this deck covers
The Intelligence and Personality Test (SSB Interview) deck follows the CDS (Combined Defence Services) Exam Intelligence and Personality Test (SSB Interview) syllabus — 4 chapters and 14 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 12.8 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 131 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
Intelligence and Personality Test (SSB Interview) flashcards FAQ
How many Intelligence and Personality Test (SSB Interview) flashcards are in this CDS (Combined Defence Services) Exam deck?
51 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these CDS (Combined Defence Services) Exam flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 51-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Intelligence and Personality Test (SSB Interview) cards cover?
They follow the CDS (Combined Defence Services) Exam Intelligence and Personality Test (SSB Interview) syllabus — 4 chapters and 14 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
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