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SSC Steno Grade C and D 8 Aug 2025 Shift 3 Paper

Section: General Intelligence & Reasoning

Question : 39 of 200

Marks: +1, -0

Read the situation and choose the best judgment:

While enjoying a walk in a local park, you find a wallet lying on a bench. Upon opening it, you see it contains a significant amount of cash, credit cards, and an ID card with the owner's name and address.

Question: Given this situation, which of the following is the most ethical and responsible action?

Take the cash and leave the wallet with the ID and cards on the bench, hoping someone else finds it.
Try to find the owner yourself by going to the address on the ID, even if it's far away or seems inconvenient.
Turn the entire wallet (cash, cards, ID) over to the nearest police station or park lost-and-found office.
Use the contact information on the ID to call the owner directly and arrange a meeting to return it yourself.

Validate

Solution:

Concept:

Ethics demand that you return lost property fully intact and use a safe, official method to ensure the owner gets it back.

Explanation:

Taking the cash is dishonest and illegal.

Going to the address yourself may be unsafe or inconvenient.

Calling the owner directly could risk your privacy or lead to a false claim.

The most reliable and responsible step is to hand over the entire wallet to the nearest police station or park lost‑and‑found office.

This ensures the owner can verify their identity and retrieve all items without risk to you.

Option	Statement	Correctness	Reasoning
1	Take the cash and leave the wallet with the ID and cards on the bench, hoping someone else finds it.	Incorrect	Unethical, dishonest and irresponsible action.
2	Try to find the owner yourself by going to the address on the ID, even if it's far away or seems inconvenient.	Incorrect	Unsafe and impractical
3	Turn the entire wallet (cash, cards, ID) over to the nearest police station or park lost-and-found office.	Correct	Ethical, safe and responsible action.
4	Use the contact information on the ID to call the owner directly and arrange a meeting to return it yourself.	Incorrect	Pose safety risks and can be misused.

Qualities Projected in this situation: Responsibility.

Hence, "Option 3" is the correct answer.

Key Points Checklist for attempting SRT questions:

1) Read the question and options carefully.

2) Look for options that are realistic, optimistic, and reflect officer-like qualities.

3) Do not skip any situation.

4) Relegate the negative sentences and choose the most logical option among the remaining. As time is an important factor, hence your thinking ability should be swift.

5) React quickly and be logical.

Additional Information

Officer qualities:

Answer:

Option C: Turn the entire wallet (cash, cards, ID) over to the nearest police station or park lost‑and‑found office.

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