Interview Questions on Soft Skills

Q1. What is the most significant problem you solved in the workplace?
Q2. What are your actions if employees disagreed with your decision?
Q3. Describe a situation where results went against expectations. How did you adapt to this change?
Q4. Have you ever been in a situation where being honest landed you in trouble?
Q5. Describe a time you made an unpopular decision. How did you handle the feedback?
Q6. Tell Me About a Time When You Had to Work With a Coworker You Did Not Like or Trust.
Q7. What are the key ingredients to building good relationships with others?
Q8. Which one better describes you: ‘done is better than perfect’ or ‘everything has to look perfect’?
Q9. What are the most important ethics in the workplace?
Q10. How would you change an institutional “this is how we always do it” attitude if you felt there was a better
approach?
Q11. Your team lead tells you’ve done a poor job. How do you respond?
Q12. Describe the type of work environment in which you are most productive.
Q13. What would you do if you noticed that your audience looked bored during a meeting?
Q14.  What are your actions if employees disagree with your decision?
Q15. How do you motivate your team members during challenging projects?

1. He has been seriously injured. There is ……… hope for his survival.
a) a little
b) a few
c) little
d) few

Ans- little
2. ………….it stopped raining when we started our journey.
a) as soon as
b) hardly had
c) no sooner did
d) nevertheless

Ans- hardly had

3. A person who renounces the world and practices self-discipline in order to attain
salvation:
a) sceptic
b) ascetic
c) devotee
d) antiquarian

Ans- ascetic
4. Lament
a) complain
b) comment
c) condone
 d) console

Ans- complain
5. Loquacious
a) reticent
b) talkative
c) garrulous
d) verbose

Ans- reticent
6. If you smuggle goods into the country , they may be ………..by the customs authority.
a) possessed
b) punished
c) confiscated
d) fined

Ans- confiscated
7. To turn over a new leaf
a) to change completely one’s course of action
b) to shift attention to new problems after having studied the old ones thoroughly
c) to cover up one’s fault by wearing new marks
d) to change the old habits and adopt the new ones

Ans- to change the old habits and adopt the new ones
8. Select the pair which has the same relationship
THRUST : SPEAR
a) mangle : iron
b) scabbard : sword
c) bow : arrow
d) fence : epee

Ans- fence : epee

9. The boys were playing Cricket
a) Cricket had been played by the boys.
b) Cricket has been played by the boys.
c) Cricket was played by the boys.
d) Cricket was being played by the boys.

Ans- Cricket was being played by the boys.

10. Fate smiles ………those who untiringly grapple with stark realities of life.
a) with
b) over
c) on
d) round
Ans- on