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DMRC CRA Paper II Previous Paper 5 (Held On: 19 Feb 2020 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)

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General English (60 questions)

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

The findings of the latest employment survey called the Periodic Labor Force Survey (2017-18), are a cause for concern as the scenario is still far from anything that would denote decent employment. The two biggest issues here are the shrinking share of the labour force and the rising unemployment.

Recent attempts by some to create an impression that self-employment has not been captured by the National Sample Survey is false since the definition of ‘employment’ includes in itself ‘self-’ as well as ‘wage employment’. Within the category of ‘self-employed’, the survey also counts those engaged in ‘unpaid family labour’. The highest unemployment rate of a severe nature was among the urban women at 10.8%; followed by urban men at 7.1%; rural men at 5.8%; and rural women at 3.8%.

When we ignore the location of residence, we find that severe unemployment among men at 6.2% was higher than among women at 5.7%. However, given the sharp decline in women’s labour force participation rate, they have been losing out heavily due to the double whammy of exclusion from the labour force and an inability to access employment when included in the labour force.

Among those with secondary school education, it is 5.7% but jumps to 10.3% when those with higher secondary-level education are considered.

The highest rate is among the diploma and certificate holders (19.8%); followed by graduates (17.2); and postgraduates (14.6%).

Of course, educated persons are likely to have aspirations for specific jobs and hence likely to go through a long waiting period than their less-educated counterparts. They are also likely to be less economically deprived. But the country’s inability to absorb the educated into gainful employment is indeed an economic loss and a demoralizing experience both for the unemployed and those enthusiastically enrolling themselves for higher education.

The overall conclusion here is that the trend of ‘jobless growth’ that was till recently confined largely, if not only, to the organized sector has now spread to other sectors of the economy, making it more generalized. This calls for a thorough re-examination of the missing linkages between growth and employment.

1

 Which of these issues has not been highlighted in the passage? 

  1. ((a))

    Urbanization

  2. ((b))

     Unemployment

  3. ((c))

     Mental health

  4. ((d))

    Shrinking share of labor force

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Urbanization

2

 Which of these is not a reason of unemployment among the educated? 

  1. ((a))

     The country is only able to employ all uneducated people

  2. ((b))

    The country is unable to employ all educated people

  3. ((c))

    They do not have the required skills

  4. ((d))

     They wait longer in search of specific jobs

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

 The country is only able to employ all uneducated people

3

Which of these have been included in the National Sample survey?

a) Self employed

b) Wage employed

c) Unpaid family labor

  1. ((a))

    Only c and b

  2. ((b))

     Only a and b

  3. ((c))

     All a,b and c

  4. ((d))

    Only a and c

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Only c and b

4

 What is results of decline in the participation of women in labor? 

  1. ((a))

    They are included from the labor force but they are denied access to employment

  2. ((b))

    They are included from the labor force

  3. ((c))

     They are excluded from the labor force, If included in labor, they are denied access to employment 

  4. ((d))

    If included in labor, they are denied access to wages

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

They are included from the labor force but they are denied access to employment

5

 According to the passage, which of these factors does not influence unemployment? 

  1. ((a))

    Gender

  2. ((b))

    Location

  3. ((c))

    Age

  4. ((d))

     Wages

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Gender

6

Choose the correct preposition in the given sentence.

If you are looking ___ your wife, you will not find her here.

  1. ((a))

    at

  2. ((b))

    through

  3. ((c))

    for

  4. ((d))

    from

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

at

7

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

He will object to my proposal.

  1. ((a))

    The objection to my proposal will come from him.

  2. ((b))

     My proposal will be objected to by him.

  3. ((c))

     His objection will be to my proposal.

  4. ((d))

     There will be an objection to my proposal by him.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

The objection to my proposal will come from him.

8

Choose the correct preposition in the given sentence.

Don’t cry ___ spilt milk.

  1. ((a))

    on

  2. ((b))

    for

  3. ((c))

    over

  4. ((d))

    with

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

on

9

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options. If there is no error, mark your answer as ‘No error'.

The reason why some of the students fail is because they are not motivated.

  1. ((a))

    is because they are not motivated.

  2. ((b))

     the students fail

  3. ((c))

    The reason why some of

  4. ((d))

     No error

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Answer: ((a))

is because they are not motivated.

10

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.

They didn't see you, is it?

  1. ((a))

    did they

  2. ((b))

     have they

  3. ((c))

    no improvement

  4. ((d))

    wasn't it

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

did they

11

Select the most appropriate  synonym of the given word.

Plenitude

  1. ((a))

    Arcane

  2. ((b))

    Bucolic

  3. ((c))

    Plethora

  4. ((d))

    Extant

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Arcane

12

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom/phrase.

Every inch

  1. ((a))

     Somewhat

  2. ((b))

    Calculative

  3. ((c))

     Partly

  4. ((d))

    Entirely

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

 Somewhat

13

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice. 

You made me think twice about my statement

  1. ((a))

    I was made think twice about my statement by you.

  2. ((b))

     If I were made thinking twice about my statement by you

  3. ((c))

    My statement was made to think twice about me by you

  4. ((d))

    I was made to think twice about my statement by you.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

I was made think twice about my statement by you.

14

Select the most appropriate alternative to fill in the blank.

The body was _____ on the floor.

  1. ((a))

    laying

  2. ((b))

    lying

  3. ((c))

     lay

  4. ((d))

    lain

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

laying

15

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select “No improvement”.

The orator had been left the auditorium before the audience stood up.

  1. ((a))

    no improvement

  2. ((b))

    was left

  3. ((c))

    has been left

  4. ((d))

    had left

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

no improvement

16

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options. 

Ajay is smarter than anybody in his class.

  1. ((a))

    than

  2. ((b))

    in his class.

  3. ((c))

    anybody

  4. ((d))

    Ajay is smarter

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

than

17

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.

The students decided to raised funds to help the poor.

  1. ((a))

    raise funds for

  2. ((b))

    raise funds of

  3. ((c))

    raise funds to

  4. ((d))

    raised funding for

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

raise funds for

18

In the following question a sentence is given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives choose the one which best expresses the sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech. 

Kush said, “I need to order food.”

  1. ((a))

    Kush said that he was to needed to order food.

  2. ((b))

    Kush said that he had needed to order food.

  3. ((c))

    Kush said that he has needed to order food.

  4. ((d))

    Kush said that he needed to order food.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Kush said that he was to needed to order food.

19

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options. 

She is too glad to receive the offer letter of this company.

  1. ((a))

    to receive

  2. ((b))

    the offer letter

  3. ((c))

    She is too glad

  4. ((d))

    of this company.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

to receive

20

In the given question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the most appropriate substitute of the given phrase.

The study of the nature of God and religious belief

  1. ((a))

    Theology

  2. ((b))

    Horticulture

  3. ((c))

    Gastronomy

  4. ((d))

    Pathology

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Theology

21

Choose the correct preposition in the given sentence.

All of us must solve it ______ ourselves.

  1. ((a))

    within

  2. ((b))

    with

  3. ((c))

    among

  4. ((d))

    between

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

within

22

Select the grammatically CORRECT sentence.

<br>

A. As the film progresses, the situations he is placed in are funnier in concept then in execution.

B. The regular practice of yoga will improve circulation and the oxygen level in the body, and release pressure.

C. The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been jointly awarded for James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo.

D. Cancer kills millions of people every year and is one of humanity’s greatest health challenge.

  1. ((a))

    B

  2. ((b))

    D

  3. ((c))

    C

  4. ((d))

    A

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

B

23

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

The king gave him a reward.

  1. ((a))

    A reward was given by him to the king.

  2. ((b))

     He was given the reward by a king.

  3. ((c))

    He was given a reward by the king.

  4. ((d))

     He was given by the king a reward.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

A reward was given by him to the king.

24

In the given question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the most appropriate substitute of the given phrase.

The ruler or a person who is a tyrant

  1. ((a))

    Saviour

  2. ((b))

    Righteous

  3. ((c))

    Anarchist

  4. ((d))

    Despot

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Saviour

25

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Despair

  1. ((a))

    Optimistic

  2. ((b))

    Hope

  3. ((c))

    Cheerful

  4. ((d))

    Surrender

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Optimistic

26

A sentence with an underlined word is given below. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for the underlined word from the given options.

According to an eyewitness account, the thieves abandoned their vehicle near the scene of the robbery and then ran off.

  1. ((a))

    Deserted

  2. ((b))

    Retained

  3. ((c))

    Vacated

  4. ((d))

     Left

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Deserted

27

In the following question a sentence is given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives choose the one which best expresses the sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech. 

Ravi said to me, “You can solve all these questions.”

  1. ((a))

    Ravi told me that I could solve all these questions.

  2. ((b))

    Ravi said to me that I could solve all these questions.

  3. ((c))

    Ravi told me that I could solve all those questions.

  4. ((d))

    Ravi told me that he could solve all those questions

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Ravi told me that I could solve all these questions.

28

Select the grammatically CORRECT sentence.

A. Last week, we heard a slew of important Supreme Court judgments that have a profound impact on our lives.

B. Rationality cannot be invoked in matters of religion by courts.

C. Newspapers have a design template where the various elements of a story are shaped as modules.

D. The press is an agency for public education and a critical forum for analysis, disputation and comment.

  1. ((a))

    C

  2. ((b))

    All are correct

  3. ((c))

    B

  4. ((d))

    A

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

C

29

In the following question, a sentence is given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives choose the one which best expresses the sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech. 

He said to his friends, 'let’s go for the movie.’

  1. ((a))

     He proposed to his friends to go for the movie.

  2. ((b))

     He suggested his friends that they should be going to the movie.

  3. ((c))

    He asked his friends that let's go to the movie.

  4. ((d))

    He told his friends that they should go to the movie.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

 He proposed to his friends to go for the movie.

30

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom/phrase.

To add fuel to the fire

  1. ((a))

    Prevent fire from dying out

  2. ((b))

     Make the fire burn brightly

  3. ((c))

     Make things worse

  4. ((d))

     Waste fuel for no reason.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Prevent fire from dying out

31

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options. 

He was praised immensely for how thoughtful he handled the situation.

  1. ((a))

    for how thoughtful he

  2. ((b))

    handled

  3. ((c))

    He was praised immensely

  4. ((d))

    the situation.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

for how thoughtful he

32

Select the grammatically CORRECT sentence.

A. Instant triple talaq is an abominable practice rejected for many Muslim countries.

B. The main objective, in plain and simple terms, is to facilitated speedy diversion of forest land

C. The attitude of the state to religious traditions can therefore be neither wholehearted acceptance or outright rejection.

D. The colour of the fruit depends primarily on the visual capacity of the local seed-dispersing animals.

  1. ((a))

    B

  2. ((b))

    A

  3. ((c))

    C

  4. ((d))

    D

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

B

33

In the following question, a sentence is given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives choose the one which best expresses the sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech. 

She said, “I must leave at once.”

  1. ((a))

     She said that I had to leave at once.

  2. ((b))

    She said that she had to leave at once.

  3. ((c))

    She said that I must be left at once.

  4. ((d))

     She said that she must leave at once.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

 She said that I had to leave at once.

34

Out of the four sentences given below, choose the one which is grammatically correct.

  1. ((a))

    The cold weather has really affected her health.

  2. ((b))

    The cold weather have really affected her health.

  3. ((c))

    The cold weather has really affect her health.

  4. ((d))

    The cold weather have really effected on her health

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

The cold weather has really affected her health.

35

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. 

Indolent

  1. ((a))

     Active

  2. ((b))

    Loud

  3. ((c))

    Creative

  4. ((d))

    Sound

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

 Active

36

In the following question, a sentence is given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives choose the one which best expresses the sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech. 

He said, “I bathe regularly”

  1. ((a))

    He said that he had taken bath regularly.

  2. ((b))

    He said that he bathed regularly.

  3. ((c))

    He said that he has taken a bath regularly.

  4. ((d))

    He said that he took a bath regularly.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

He said that he had taken bath regularly.

37

A sentence with an underlined word is given below. Select the most appropriate synonym for the given underlined word.

The CEO disclosed to the press that the company would have to fire several employees.

  1. ((a))

     Hid

  2. ((b))

     Revealed

  3. ((c))

     Darkened

  4. ((d))

     Concealed

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

 Hid

38

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Surreptitious

  1. ((a))

    Illuminate

  2. ((b))

     Fragile

  3. ((c))

     Preclude

  4. ((d))

    Covert

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Illuminate

39

Select the most appropriate alternative to fill in the blank.

She supplements her income by babysitting, teaching part-time and _____ at home.

  1. ((a))

    having given tuitions

  2. ((b))

    giving tuitions

  3. ((c))

     gave tuitions

  4. ((d))

    tuitions

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

having given tuitions

40

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options. 

We thought it was quite all right to reject the offer.

  1. ((a))

    quite all right

  2. ((b))

     We thought

  3. ((c))

    it was

  4. ((d))

     to reject the offer.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

quite all right

41

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Paucity

  1. ((a))

    Scarcity

  2. ((b))

    Abundance

  3. ((c))

     Disrespect

  4. ((d))

    Ferocity

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Scarcity

42

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Nathan was called by the Principal for misbehaving in class.

  1. ((a))

     The Principal has called Nathan for misbehaving in class.

  2. ((b))

    The Principal calls Nathan for misbehaving in class.

  3. ((c))

    The Principal have called Nathan for misbehaving in class.

  4. ((d))

    The Principal called Nathan for misbehaving in class.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

 The Principal has called Nathan for misbehaving in class.

43

Select the grammatically CORRECT sentence.

A. The judgment has to be seen as an opportunity to change archaic practices and attitudes and usher on a new management culture.

B. With the entry of women now a legally recognised right, it’s implementation has to be elegant and fool proof.

C. India’s regulations separate drones into five categories — nano, micro, small, medium and large.

D. In effort to make things slightly easy, the regulation provides a list of identified areas for testing and demonstration.

  1. ((a))

    D

  2. ((b))

    B

  3. ((c))

    C

  4. ((d))

    A

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

D

44

Select the grammatically CORRECT sentence.

A. A clean and green environment is at the root of the government’s policies.

B. It will be difficult to avoid calamity so long as concerns for the climate do not become a part of culture.

C. Cutting edge technology and renewable energy is the basis of government’s “smart city” project.

D. Crores of people have come out of extreme poverty in a last few years.

  1. ((a))

    C

  2. ((b))

    A

  3. ((c))

    D

  4. ((d))

    B

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

C

45

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom/phrase.

Gall and wormwood

  1. ((a))

    Useless

  2. ((b))

    Hard to digest

  3. ((c))

     A problem

  4. ((d))

    Hateful

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Useless

46

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options. 

Mark is very senior to you so you cannot ignore him.

  1. ((a))

    ignore him.

  2. ((b))

    No Error

  3. ((c))

    so you cannot

  4. ((d))

    to you

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

ignore him.

47

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.

The workers of this textile factory demand higher wages for a long time.

  1. ((a))

    No improvement

  2. ((b))

    demanded higher wages

  3. ((c))

    has demanded higher wages

  4. ((d))

    have been demanding higher wages

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

No improvement

48

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options. If there is no error, mark your answer as ‘No error'.

The father forbade the son not to help everyone.

  1. ((a))

     The father forbade

  2. ((b))

    No error

  3. ((c))

    the son not

  4. ((d))

    to help everyone.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

 The father forbade

49

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Father called up Angela on her birthday.

  1. ((a))

    Angela called up her father on her birthday.

  2. ((b))

    On her birthday Angela was called up by her father.

  3. ((c))

    Angela received a call from her father on her birthday.

  4. ((d))

    Angela was called up by father on her birthday

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Angela called up her father on her birthday.

50

Select the correct pair of homophones to fill in the blanks.

Before I eat them, I will _________ this ______ of pears.

  1. ((a))

    pare, pare

  2. ((b))

    pair, pair

  3. ((c))

    pare, pair

  4. ((d))

    pair, pare

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

pare, pare

51

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Conceal

  1. ((a))

    Confess

  2. ((b))

     Disclose

  3. ((c))

     Expose

  4. ((d))

     Suppress

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Confess

52

A sentence with an underlined word is given below. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for the underlined word from the given options.

The victory over the French at Waterloo was Wellington's greatest triumph.

  1. ((a))

    Defeat

  2. ((b))

    Victory

  3. ((c))

    Success

  4. ((d))

    Winning

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Defeat

53

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options. 

I worked in a multibillion-dollars company in the States.

  1. ((a))

    company

  2. ((b))

     in the States.

  3. ((c))

     I worked

  4. ((d))

     in a multibillion-dollars

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

company

54

Choose the correct preposition in the given sentence.

The ladder leaned ____ the wall.

  1. ((a))

    against

  2. ((b))

    toward

  3. ((c))

    on

  4. ((d))

    upon

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

against

55

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.

We had never seen so strong blizzard. The wind speed was 130 km per hour.

  1. ((a))

    no improvement

  2. ((b))

    so strong the blizzard

  3. ((c))

    such a strong blizzard

  4. ((d))

    such strong a blizzard

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

no improvement

56

Choose the correct preposition in the given sentence.

Hope you will stand ____ me when danger comes.

  1. ((a))

    by

  2. ((b))

    with

  3. ((c))

    for

  4. ((d))

    against

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

by

57

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options. If there is no error, mark your answer as ‘No error'.

The family was relieved to find the patient comparatively better than the previous day.

  1. ((a))

    to find the patient

  2. ((b))

    comparatively better than the previous day.

  3. ((c))

    No error

  4. ((d))

    The family was relieved

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

to find the patient

58

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom/phrase.

To take to heart

  1. ((a))

    To strike at the heart, out of enjoyment

  2. ((b))

    To be greatly affected

  3. ((c))

    To take something heartily

  4. ((d))

    To suffer from heart disease

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

To strike at the heart, out of enjoyment

59

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. 

Flat

  1. ((a))

    Exciting

  2. ((b))

    Uninteresting

  3. ((c))

    Expressionless

  4. ((d))

    Monotonous

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Exciting

60

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options. 

They called each other last year and have not talked ever for.

  1. ((a))

    They called each other

  2. ((b))

    last year

  3. ((c))

    and have not talked

  4. ((d))

    ever for.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

They called each other

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