SCRA Exam Paper Solution

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The candidate who has Diploma and B-Tech degree, are applicable for SCRA exam.
Age should be below 32 years old.
Age relaxation provide for reserved category.

The SCRA Exam will be done in three parts:-

General ability test

Physical science test

Mathematics test

Here I am providing you the SCRA 2013 exam answer key:-
The exam was held on 20th January 2013.

The answer keys for all the three papers are following:-

Code-A
Paper I: General ability test





Ques Ans Ques Ans Ques Ans Ques Ans
1 a 31 a 61 b 91 a
2 c 32 b 62 a 92 a
3 b 33 a 63 d 93 b
4 b 34 d 64 a 94 c
5 a 35 b 65 c 95 b
6 c 36 d 66 a 96 a
7 b 37 b 67 d 97 c
8 b 38 a 68 c 98 a
9 a 39 d 69 d 99 d
10 b 40 b 70 c 100 d
11 c 41 b 71 a 101 b
12 d 42 d 72 b 102 c
13 c 43 b 73 c 103 b
14 c 44 a 74 c 104 b
15 a 45 b 75 c 105 b
16 d 46 d 76 b 106 a
17 a 47 c 77 d 107 d
18 a 48 b 78 c 108 c
19 b 49 a 79 c 109 a
20 d 50 c 80 c 110 c
21 c 51 c 81 d 111 b
22 d 52 a 82 b 112 d
23 a 53 d 83 b 113 c
24 c 54 c 84 a 114 b
25 a 55 b, a 85 bonus 115 b
26 d 56 c 86 c 116 a
27 c 57 b 87 c 117 b
28 a 58 c 88 c 118 c
29 d 59 c 89 b 119 d
30 b 60 c 90 c 120 c


Code-A
Paper II: Physical science test

Ques Ans Ques Ans Ques Ans Ques Ans Ques Ans Ques Ans
1 a 21 b 41 a 61 b 81 d 101 b
2 d 22 d 42 c 62 c 82 c 102 b
3 c 23 c 43 a 63 a 83 d 103 c
4 c 24 b 44 c 64 c 84 d 104 d
5 b 25 d 45 b 65 d 85 b 105 a
6 b 26 c 46 b 66 a 86 a 106 a
7 c 27 a 47 a 67 d 87 c 107 c
8 d 28 c 48 a 68 d 88 b 108 c
9 c 29 d 49 d 69 d 89 c 109 b
10 a 30 c 50 a 70 d 90 c 110 a
11 d 31 b 51 c 71 c 91 a 111 c
12 a 32 c 52 d 72 b 92 b 112 a
13 c 33 b 53 d 73 a 93 d 113 a
14 b 34 b 54 b 74 c 94 d 114 a
15 b 35 a 55 c 75 a 95 c 115 d
16 a 36 b 56 c 76 c 96 d 116 d
17 d 37 a 57 c 77 d 97 a 117 a
18 d 38 d 58 b 78 b 98 d 118 d
19 b 39 a 59 b 79 c 99 a 119 a
20 c 40 c 60 a 80 d 100 b 120 c


Code-A
Paper:III Mathematics

Ques Ans Ques Ans Ques Ans Ques Ans Ques Ans
1 d 21 c 41 a 61 d 81 d
2 c 22 d 42 a 62 b 82 d
3 a 23 b 43 a 63 c 83 d
4 a 24 d 44 a 64 c 84 c
5 d 25 d 45 b 65 a 85 a
6 d 26 a 46 a 66 b 86 c
7 b 27 a 47 a 67 c 87 b
8 c 28 a 48 d 68 b 88 d
9 c 29 c 49 b 69 b 89 a
10 c 30 c 50 d 70 b 90 d
11 d 31 c 51 d 71 a 91 c
12 d 32 c 52 b 72 d 92 c
13 b 33 d 53 c 73 d 93 c
14 d 34 d 54 b 74 d 94 c
15 a 35 d 55 d 75 d 95 c
16 c 36 b 56 d 76 b 96 c
17 a 37 a 57 b 77 a 97 c
18 b 38 d 58 b 78 b 98 b
19 a 39 c 59 d 79 b 99 a
20 a 40 d 60 d 80 d 100 d

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As you want I am here providing you sample paper of the SCRA Exam Paper withy solution.

Direction (1 – 5) : In the following questions, groups of four words are given. In each group one word is
wrongly spelt. Find the wrongly spelt word and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
Q.1)
(1) Preposterous (2) Disasterous
(3) Murderous (4) Onerous

Q.2)
(1) Severity (2) Cruelity
(3) Sincerity (4) Superiority

Q.3)
(1) Begining (2) Winning
(3) Mining (4) Running

Q.4)
(1) Complement (2) Compliment
(3) Supplement (4) Requirement

Q.5)
(1) Amelirate (2) Zealot
(3) Penetrate (4) Stain
Direction (6 – 15) : In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given
alternatives to the bold part as 1, 2 and 3 which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In
case no improvement is needed, you answer is ‘4’. Blacken the appropriate rectangle in the answer sheet.

Q.6) She teaches us grammar, isn’t it?
(1) isn’t she? (2) doesn’t she?
(3) doesn’t it? (4) no improvement

Q.7) The struggle for independent is gaining movement every day.
(1) motion (2) movement
(3) momentum (4) no improvement

Q.8) She is quite without affection and has no false pride.
(1) admiration (2) affliction
(3) affectation (4) no improvement

Q.9) I complimented Raju for his promotion.
(1) with (2) on
(3) about (4) no improvement
Q.10) The food tastes deliciously.
(1) delicacy (2) delicious
(3) badly (4) no improvement

Q.11) I have seen much of the plays of Shakespeare acted.
(1) a few (2) many
(3) most (4) no improvement

Q.12) I have bought this house in 1970 for Rs. Two lakhs.
(1) had bought (2) bought

SCRA Exam Paper with Solution
1. ALLOCATE

(a) find the exact position of

(b) lessen the pain

(c) give up gracefully

(d) to apportion for a specific purpose

Ans: d

2. OPTIMAL

(a) most satisfactory

(b) relating to vision

(c) cheerful

(d) not compulsory

Ans: a



3. EXASPERATE

(a) cut off a part

(b) annoy exceedingly

(c) carry off

(d) conclude

Ans: b



4. CONSERVE

(a) save

(b) old-fashioned

(c) hoard

(d) store

Ans: a

Antonyms

Directions : Each question in this section consists of a word printed in capital letters followed by words or phrases listed as (a), (b), (c) and (d). Choose from these the word or phrase that has most nearly the meaning opposite to the word in capital letters.

5. PARTIALLY

(a) impartially

(b) entirely

(c) favouring one party

(d) not together

Ans: b

6. DECEASED

(a) paralyzed

(b) sickly

(c) living

(d) misled

Ans: c

7.· STERILE

(a) barren

(b) productive

(c) without germs

(d) infectious

Ans: b

8. COMPATIBLE

(a) quite similar

(b) expressing admiration

(c) showing compassion

(d) unable to exist together with

Ans: d

9. CONTROVERSY

(a) debate

(b) agreement

(c) discussion

(d) contradiction

Ans: b

Comprehension

Directions : Read the following short passages. After each passage, you will find several questions based on what is stated or implied in the passages. Answer the questions that follow each passage.



Passage -1

Vehicles do not move about the roads for mysterious reasons of their Own. They move only

because people want them to move in connection with the activities which the people are engaged in. Traffic is therefore a ‘function of activities’, and because, in towns, activities mainly take place in buildings, traffic in towns is a ‘function of buildings’, The implications of this line of reasoning are inescapable.

10. Line 1 of the passage means that vehicles move on the roads

(a) for reasons difficult to understand.

(b) to serve specific purposes of people.

(c) in a haphazard fashion.

(d) in ways beyond our control.

Ans: b

11.The author says that traffic is a ‘function of activities’. He means that

(a) human activities are taking place.

(b) human activities are dependent on traffic.

(c) traffic is not dependent on human activities.

(d) traffic is connected with human activities.

Ans: d

12. The author suggests by his argument that

(a) to regulate traffic more policemen have to be employed.

(b) to regulate activities, traffic has to be controlled.

(c) to regulate traffic, buildings have to be taken into consideration.

(d) to understand the traffic problem we must examine the social context in which it is found.

Ans: d

13. By ‘this line of reasoning’, the author means

(a) idea contained in this line.

(b) idea contained in anyone line of his argument.

(c) the manner of arguing.

(d) this row of printed characters.

Ans: c

Passage-2

Governments throughout the world act on the assumption that the welfare of their people depends largely on the economic strength and wealth of the community. Under modern conditions, this requires varying measures of centralized control and the help of specialized scientists such as economists and operational research experts. Furthermore, it is obvious that the strength of a country’s economy is directly bound up with the efficiency of its agriculture and industry, and that this in turn rests upon the efforts of scientists and technologists of all kinds. It also means that governments are increasingly compelled to interfere in these sectors in orderto step up production and ensure that it is utilized to the best advantage.

14. According to the author, the function of the government of a country is to

(a) ensure the progress of science in all directions.

(b) encourage mainly agricultural production.

(c) redistribute the wealth of the community.

(d) promote economic growth and proper utilization of resources.

Ans: d

15. Government needs the help of

(a) scientists engaged in theoretical research only.

(b) scientists who belong to different disciplines.

(c) social scientists only.

(d) scientists with a wide general knowledge.

Ans: b

16. The author states that a country’s economy is

(a) strengthened by the contribution of science to agriculture and industry.

(b) entirely dependent on its agriculture.

(c) chiefly based on the efficiency of its industry.

(d) closely related to the industry of its people.

Ans: a

17. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?

(a) Environmental science is the most important of sciences.

(b) The community as a whole is dependent on industry.

(c) The government is unnecessarily interfering with science and technology.

(d) Science and technology are increasingly coming under the control of the government.

Ans: d
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