MOST EXPECTED QUESTIONS ASKED IN SSB INTERVIEW
1. What are the ranks of officers in the Indian army/ navy / airforce ?
2. How many commands are there in the Indian army ? where are they ?
3. What are the arms of the Indian army, name at least 3?
4. which is the primary weapon of the Indian army?
5. name the chief of staff of the 3 forces?
6. how does an aircraft fly? what are the forces acting on it?
7. What type of tanks does the army have ?
8. Tell us about the nuclear submarine of India?
9. What are the frontline aircraft of the Indian airforce?
10. How does a ship float? what are the principles involved?
11. what are the latest procurements for the airforce from the US?
12. Give the ranks of airforce and its equivalent in the army/ Navy?
13. what are some of the important operations of the Indian army?
14. what is AFSPA?
15. Tell us about the Indo-Pak Wars?
16. When is the Indian army / navy / airforce day celebrated ?
17. Tell about the AGNI missile
18. what is meant by IOR?
19. what is G-force? what is its significance to a pilot?
20. What are some of the mountain ranges in India?
21. Tell us about Siachen glacier.
22. what are the farthest places in India in the 4 directions?
23. State Bernoulli’s equation?
24. What types of aircraft are used by the airforce?
25. State Archimedes’s principle and its significance to the navy.
26. What type of ships does the navy use?
27. how many commands does the navy have and where are they?
28. Do you know about article 370?
29. what is the supersonic missile of India? tell about it
30. Describe India’s physical features
31. State law of motions with daily life example
32. What is DRDO?
33. Can you tell about IGMDP?
34. Name at least 5 regiments of the Indian army.
35. Explain resistance, current, voltage? what is the relation?
36. Give few Indigenously made equipment name
37. What is DAC ? who is the chairperson?
38. Can you name some PSU which assists defence production?
39. What is AWACS?
40. Which countries border India, tell from west to east?
41. What are the water bodies around India?
42. Name the states along the coastline of India from west to east?
43. Tell About ISRO
44. What is ISRO significance to the armed forces
45. Do you know about gallantry awards?
46. What is primary weapon used by Indian soldiers?
47. what is honorary rank army /navy/airforce? who got it?
48. What are the river sources of India? name some west flowing and east flowing
rivers?
49. What are the layers of the atmosphere ? relate its use to armed forces.
50. Tell about the special forces of the Indian armed forces
Other Bouncer Questions
51. Some of the most common questions asked in an SSB Interview are given below:
52. Were you mischievous during our school days? Tell me about some mischief’s
you’ve done during your school days.
53. Tell us about your good & bad qualities, what would you do to overcome those
qualities?
54. Tell me about you as a person in the shortest way possible.
55. Whom do you love more, your mother or your father?
56. Tell me about things you’ve learned from your parents.
57. When it comes to helping your family be it in household work or in business, how
do you help your family members?
58. When you were in school or college, how did you manage your time for studies,
sports, and other extra-curricular activities?
59. Did you ever fail in school examinations? Have you ever been a victim of failure in
exams? If so, then why?
60. Every student has a favorite subject and the most hated subject. What was your
favorite subject and your most hated subject and why?
61. What are your achievements in sports or other outdoor activities?
62. Given a chance to play which would you prefer and why? Indoor Sports or
Outdoor Sports!
63. Which is your favorite sport? Why did you choose this specific sport over all other
sports?
64. In your college time did you join the NSS or NCC? If yes, then tell us about the
activities you performed in NSS or NCC.
65. Were you ever so involved in extra-curricular activities that you had to compromise
your studies for them? If not, how did you manage your time between studies and extra-
curricular activities?
66. Tell me about your most favorite experience of participating in any extra-curricular
activity.
67. Where are you from? Tell me about the social, economic and educational
importance of your city/district.
68. What changes would you make for the betterment of the people living in your
district if you were given a chance to become the head?
69. How will you compare your city/district with other developed cities of India and the
world?
70. Tell me some famous things, places, cuisines which comes from your place of
residence.
71. Joining the Indian armed forces takes a lot of courage and discipline, what is the
reason for you to join the Indian armed force?
72. What you’ll do, if you get rejected this time?
73. Whom do you look up to as your inspiration to join the Indian armed forces?
74. The other government and private jobs are easier and safer, why would you want a
job in the armed forces which is a much more dangerous job?
75. If you were given a chance to join a job with a much higher salary than the armed
forces would offer, would you accept the offer and why?
76. What makes you stand out when compared to the other candidate?
Questions from Service Candidates
77. History of your unit
78. Achievements of your unit
79. What is your appointment, its role and responsibilities?
80. What are the various companies /squadron’s of your unit
81. All weapons of your unit
82. Calibre of each weapons
83. How and where you use a weapon
84. What are dimensions of a two men/three men/four men trench
85. Role of LMG in attack and defence
86. How do you deal with air attack
87. Documentation of your unit
88. How is each file or document maintained
89. Personal documents maintained in your unit
90. Health documents of unit/individual
91. Name of all CO’s you served under
92. How many units are there in Indian Army/Navy/Air Force
93. Unit honours and awards received
94. All awards that can be given to a Army/Navy/Air Force Person
95. How to deal with stress in unit
96. How to motivate a soldier
97. How do you resolve a conflict in your soldiers
98. Achievements in unit by you
99. Sports you play
100. How do you organise a badakhana
101. What do you feel about women in armed forces
102. What is your opinion about Family welfare programmes of unit
103. Organise a family welfare programme
104. What is F-echlon/B-echlon
105. Role of ASC, Ordinance, EME, AD, and all other services
106. When do you plan to retire if not selected in SSB
107. Names of your Bde Cdr, GOC, Corps Cdr, Army Cdr, Vice Chief, Chief, CDS
108. Who is the supreme commander of Armed Forces
109. Details of stations you have served and lessons learned
110. Allowances you get and how much
111. Break up of your salary, fund and saving
112. Expenditure in unit and when on leave
113. Unit routine daily
