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[ Full Marks: 450

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Note: (i) Attempt as amny questions as you can. Each question carries 3 (Three)

marks. One mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer. Zero mark

will be awarded for each unattempted question.

1.

2.

3l1'I'I>l1<14; lrftt q;l 60f 'Ii'f.t <I>T lr'IFl <!R I lR'T<f; lW! 3 «IFi) 3i<P <I>T t I JRWq;

wrrr ire< <I; ~ '<'ff ~ "ifiTCT ii/liJ'lIl lR'T<f; "':J"1~" lW! <I>T ,,,,,,iq; ~

WIT I (2) If more than one alternative answers seem to be approximate to the ~rrect

answer, choose the closest one.

~ ~ ~q;R4q; i3'\'R 'Rl\'t i3'\'R <f; f.rq;c lI<lta m. m ~q;C"~ 'Rl\'t i3'\'R ~ I

Languages are primarily meant for:

(1) Writing (2) Printing (3) Speech (4) Viewing

'll'Il3it qfr llf'lflrq; \3q~ifll", t : (1) w..r l( (2) ~ l( (3) ;ffi;R l( (4) ~ l(

Bantu tribe is found in :

(1) Central and Southern Africa (2) Sri Lanka

(3) Siberia (4) New Zealand

~ ,"~,"IRI ~ il!Rfi t : (1) lW! 3i'R ~ ",!Ill q; I -If (2) ~-If

(3) ",,~~~~,-If (4) ,,!<\I)~o"'-If

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3. Which language is not New Indo-Aryan?

(I) Gujarati (2) Marathi (3) Bengali (4) SaursenI

<t>'R ~ ~ ~ 'Iff t 7

(1) 1"I<l9~ (2) lffi<l't (3) ~

4. A person who speaks many languages is called:

(1) Monolingual (2) Polyglot

(3) Linguist (4) Grammarian

~ ~ 'Il<R <m'IT "lfiffl q;!!(iiltwt :

(1).~

(3) 111",~",'flIq;

(2) ~

(4) ~~Iq;'"1

5. Which language is not included in the YIn schedule of the constitution of India?

(1) Kumauni (2) Maithili (3) Santhali (4) Konkani

<t>'R-~ 111'IT ~ ~ q\'t 31lO<ff ~ If mfiffi 'Iff t 7

(1) 'ti",,341 (2) ~ (3) <'io.rrojl (4) ~

6. Garhwali has developed from:

(1) Brachad

(3) Saursenf

"4ql,,~ ·fl1",ffI" ~ t : (1) ~,'\

(3) ~ftH'I41,'\ -7. Chhatisgarhi has developed from:

(1) Saursenf (3) Bracha<;l ",,~ ... I ~~ fitfl1m",~ffI"'" ~ t : (1) ~ft,'<'i;j\,'\

(3) ~,'\

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(2) Magadhi

(4) Ardha Magadhi

(2) ~,'\

(4) ~,'\

(2) Magadhi (4) Ardha-Magadhi

(2) ~,'\ (4) ~,'\

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8. Name the script in which Nepali is written?

(1) Roman (2) Devnagari (3) Arabic (4) Gothic

-.'ttrroft film fu1lt 1'( fffi;ft ;;mit ~ ? "'fI1l ~ :

(1) irA (2) ~"""'~ (3) 3R'\T (4) ~

9. The script of Urdu is :

(1) Arabic (2) Roman (3) Gothic (4) Turkey

q qj\ fu1lt ~ :

(1) 3R'\T (2) irA (3) ~ (4) WIff

10. Who is the author of 'Usne Kaha tha' ?

(1) Premchand (2) Yashpal

(3) Chandradhar Sharma Guleri (4) Mohan Rakesh

mR <rn 'l1' '" ffiNq; "$A ~ ?

(1) WreiG (2) <H14101

(3) ~~'JAA (4) I1TiR ~

11. Who has written 'Jhansi ki Rani' ?

(1) Mahadevi Verma (2) Dinkar

(3) Nirala (4) Subhadra Kumari Chauhan

-m qj\ 'IFlr ~ fffi;ft ~ ?

(1) "~I~;\'I q'l\ (2) fi\.,,,,. (3) f.Rrorr (4) WfJff '!l'lR't -.rr.r..

12. Centum is a branch of :

(1) Austro-Asiatic (2) Indo-European

(3) Tibeto-Chinese (4) Dravidian

~ f<l>.,q\\ = ~ ?

(1) ~-q~I~IIe.i (2) 'i1'1<\\~

(3) fcro;Rfr-~ (4) ~

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13. Irish belongs to the family:

(1) Italic (2) Greek (3) Germanic (4) Celtic

3lT'lfuT ~ 3RfTffi ~ ?

(1) ~CI~'" (2) "lfT<t> (3) ",4f.l", (4) ~rR",

14. Main language of Austric family is :

(1) Mundari (2) Malyalam (3) Karinad (4) Toda

~ ~ q\j lI'j'SI '1fIIT ~ :

(1) ~ (2) '''''~I'''~ (3) ~ (4) em 15. Other name of Vedic language is :

(1) Laukik (2) Prakrit (3) Chhandas (4) Shilalekhi

~ '1fIIT <nT 3R! "'"" ~ :

(1 ) <4t f<l> '" (2) lI1'1Rf (3) URrn (4) ~1",,~iNI

16. The language of Budhist canons is :

(1) Tulu (2) Sinhali (3) Apabhransha (4) Pali

~ 'l<I-W<lf q\j '1fIIT ~ :

(1) m! (2) fW<;\T (3) 3l'I'lffi (4) ~

17. Which language family does Brahui belong to?

(1) Indo-Aryan (2) Tibeto-Burman (3) Dravidian (4) Niger-Congo

~ ~ '11'Il~ q\j ~ ?

(1) 'lffifm-3lT'! q\j (2) ~--..ff q\j (3) ~ q\j

18. Which is a Tone Language?

(1) Hindi (2) English (3) Chinese (4) Munda

(1) ~ (2) ~ (3) ~ (4) ~

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19. Konkani is mainly spoken in: (1) Nicobar (2) Goa

"') '" oj1 l:r:J'lf 'Ol'I "fr -.110ft "Gffifi t : (1) f.W,." "If (2) 'l1<n"lf

(3) Bengal

(3) <f1m;r"lf

20. Which one of the following is SVO in word order?

(1) Hindi (2) English (3) Bengali

f.r9 'i1'!13It "If ilR! 'll'lT 'I>T 'IT'G If>l! wI-fil>m-<I>Il t ?

(1) ~ (2) ~ (3) ~

21. To which class Hariyanavi belongs ?

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(4) Bihar

(4) fltm:"If

(4) Japanese

(4) "',4,41

(1) Dialect (2) Sub-dialect (3) Social dialect (4) Language

ilR~,u,<fI ilR! <flf "fr ~ t ?

(1) -.110ft (2) '3401ol\ (3) "',", R;, '" -.110ft (4) 'll'lT

22. Grierson is well-known for his work: (1) Language Universals (3) Linguistic Survey of India

flI ~ '1\., .-.r "iI>fl! * ~ lIfu;;r ~ ; (1) '" ,<foil fiI", 'll'lT

(2) Survey of Indian Tribes (4) Grammatical Studies

(3) "fR<f 'I>T 'll'lT ~

(2) 'lffifi>l '31.,,,,, RI ~~ 'I>T ~

(4) """"fil,,,, ~ 23. Kashrniri belongs to which sub-language family?

(1) Dardic (2) Indo-Aryan (3) Iranian (4) Germanic

",,4)'" ilR! -.,q 'll'lT-~ "fr ~ t 7

(1) "m" (2) 'lffifi>l alT'l (3) txA\ (4) ""If.'i",

24. The author of 'Serpent and the Rope' is :

(1) Raja Rao (2) R. K. Narayan (3) Mulk Raj Anand (4) Sarojini Naidu

<lifuc ~ ~ -;{Jtr * W:oi!> ~ ; (1) Thill 'IT'I (2) 3IRo *0 .,,,,~u,

(3) !i"''''''''' 3I'l"'R" (4) ""jR;,41 ~ (5) P.T.O.

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25. Kahir is well known for writing in the metre:

(1) Sortha (2) Doha (3) Pad (4) Satsai

~ ~ "iF<[ 1'j fffi;A <t fmr ~ ~ : (1) ~ (2) mor (3) 'lG (4) ~

26. Which language family is not in India?

(1) Indo-European (2) Thai-Chinese

(3) Dravidian (4) Tibeto-Burman

"Ill'A-m >1'Jln ~ "IffiI 1'j ordf t ?

(1) ''''')Y~4 (2) ~-;fAt

(3) ~ (4) ~-<rff

27. Which is not Prakrit?

(1) Ardha-Magadhr (2) Miihiira$tri

(3) Bhojpur! (4) Magadhr

"Ill'A lI1W'l ~ t? (1) 31<1~",<fi (2) ~g",os;I

(3) >iI"'3~ (4) 'fTlT'fi

28. Which language is not Middle Indo-Aryan ?

(1) Maharastr! (2) Pali

(3) Ardha-Magadhr (4) Magahi

'I¥t "1>2l '1 ,,'" 4 31, >l>1,. , 'It'f t ?

(1) ~g",os;I (2) ~

(3) 3I>I-'fTlT'fi (4) 'l'f8t

29. Select the word with the correct spelling:

(1) ""'II\q,, (2) ",,'1\1q\, (4) ""il,q\"

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30. What is the Hindi word for 'Approval' ?

'3lJi'IOf <!>T ffl<fi '!Ii'[ 'f'lT ~ ?

(1) <4lpRl (2) tlil~RI (3) 'ti't\!RI

31. What is the Hindi word for 'Cabinet" ?

~ III ~ c' <!>T ffl<fi '!Ii'[ 'f'lT ~ ?

(1) ';~*,,,., (2) 1#1 ~ (3) 1#1

32. What sort of dictionary is Hindi Shabda Sagar?

(4) .;~''''''

(1) Bilingual (2) Monolingual (3) Definitional (4) Literary

~ '!Ii'[ 'ffi7R' fllR1 lI1lm <!>T 'lim ~ 7

(1) ~ (2) ~ (3) ~ (4) tI,~R<l ..

33. Which of the following is not a Vedic Text?

(1) Aranyak (2) Brahman (3) Dhammapad (4) Samhita

f¥! 1\' -ff 'IlR ~ 'ITO "'ftf ~? (1) ",1<0" .. (2) 0IltII"T (3) "f"f'!G (4) 'film

34. The writer of 'Vartik' is:

(1) Klityayan (2) Bhartrihari (3) Yask (4) PatanjaJi

q,Ftf.. qi <",Ill", ~ : (1) .. ,«I,,,,, (2) ~ (3) 'IR'<P (4) qd",[cl

35. The writer of 'Kavya Prakash' is :

(1) Bhiimah (2) Patanjali (3) Mammat (4) Bharat

"q;f&I lI'ImI" qi <'" Ill" , ~ : (1) 'IT'l6 (2) qd",[cl (3) lfR1C (4) '1m

36. Hindi word for 'Morpheme' is :

'~I~W qi fmr ffl<fi '!Ii'[ ~ :

(1) ",q"", (2) ~ (3) ",qW~flI"," (4) m.<r (7) P.T.O.

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37. Synonym of Tarang is :

(1) Urmi (2) Tarangini (3) Tatini (4) Payaswini

<R>r "iffi" q~\~","<11 't : (1) ~ (2) d~f1141 (3) cft41 (4) q~~41

38. To which language 'Takiya' belongs?

(1) Hindi (2) Persian (3) English (4) Turkey

'dfil>~, flmI"'IJ1II"iffi" lI'G 't 7 (1) ~. (2) '\>ffifi (3) ~ (4) lJ'Iff

39. Which of the following is a Turkey word?

f¥l 't "fr q,'\;f lJ'Iff lI'G 't ?

(1) ~ (2) d""'~ (3) ~ (4) ~

40. Find out Portuguese loan word:

(1) Sabun (2) Camp (3) Galicha (4) Saray

3d'"~ "fr 3lT'fd lI'G ... )Rliq : (1) ~ (2) <f;lq (3) 1JOlT>rr (4) "ffiTl[

41. What type of word ')hamela' is ?

(1) Hybrid (2) Tadbhav (3) Foreign (4) Deshaj

0fIr<;rr flmI lI<I>R "iffi" lI'G 't ?

(1) ~ (2) <I'I'f'I (3) ~ (4) ~

42. Find out the 'Russian' loan word:

(1) Hotel (2) Gobhi (3) Vodka (4) Aeroplane

~. "fr 3lT'fd lI'G q;:;iI,I'\q :

(1) "ilfc<;r (2) 'l'M\ (3) <ir<:<t>T (4) q"l«'1~

43. What type of word 'Ziladhish' is ?

(1) Foreign (2) Tadbhav (3) Hybrid (4) Deshaj

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~ ~!!Om <or WiG %? (1) ~ (2) <I'\'f'I (3) 'fi'IR (4) ~

44. Find out Tadbhava word:

<I'\'f'I m.- qll"Hf.\~ : (1) ", .. ,'Ie (2) 3i>pr (3) an- (4) ':!'IT

45. What is the correct synonym for Venerate?

Venerate <or -m't q<fl~"I'<i'I 'f'Il % ? (1) Angry (2) Respect (3) Join (4) Criticise

46. Choose the correct spelling:

'!J<l" lIM\ <or "flf'I ~ :

(1) Consede (2) Conseade (3) Consead (4) Concede

47. Which word has not been formed by using Prefix 'dus' ?

~ \mf'f -t <ITrr "<\' <ffA-m WiG 'Il'ff iI'IT t ?

(1) $"'>101 (2) ~ (3) "!1>'C (4) ¥f"I

48. English word for '~t4t'1'<ol' is :

[cl<>ia<ol -t ~ ~ WiG % : (1) Translation (2) Transcription

(3) Transcreation (4) Transliteration

49. Identify Acronym word:

4R"ojj WiG qll"Hf.\~ :

(1) NIFT (2) Rs. (3) Phone (4) Ltd.

SO. Meaning of 'Varchasva' is:

~ <or 3I'!f % :

(1) ~ (2) ~ (3) lIfif«! (4) ~

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51. From among the following point out the word in which suffix is found?

f.l.., mt R;, 0 >r <'r flmI lI'G >r 31 '" ,,'" " % ?

(1) ~ (2) "Rlmtfll (3) 1001"" (4) 'tlG~j~

52. Find out the Tatsama word:

<Iffi'! lI'G ~ :

(1) m;T (2) ~ (3) 'ITC

53. Antonym of Avani is :

'3I'If.r <I>f ~ % : (1) 3i<WT (2) am- (3) 3l'j<!

54. Which one of the following word is Polysemy?

f.r"1 >r ..m-'fIT lI'G ~ % ?

(1) 3R"'T (2) ~ (3) o'.!

55. Substitute of 'Jo sabke age rehta ho' is :

W m ~ W<Illir <I>f "'1~lq.., lI'G % : (1) 3lflr>! (2) arnufr (3) 3I'"!f<i!

56. What sort of compound word is 'Giridhar' ? (1) Dwigu (2) Karmadharay (3) Bahubrihi 'fi'IfuR' flmIll'PR <I>f Wlm % ?

(1) ~ (2) "'*'IN (3) .sil1f8

57. In which word Sandhi has been used ? flmI lI'G >r "'<ffi) <I>f lfllT>r S"ll % ?

(1) qGi1'1 (2) <i~!l" (3) "qf.l~~1

58. Hindi word 'Dharam' is :

(1) Semi-Tatsarna (2) Tatsarna

ft<ft lI'G '>WI' % : (1) 3I>!-<Iffi'! (2) <Iffi'!

(3) Tadbhava

(3) <f'\"l'f

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(4) 'Ie

(4) 3l'IOio

(4) ~

(4) om

(4) Tatpurush

(4) 0'3"'"

(4) "ffilTd"

(4) Loan word

(4) 3l1"1<I lI'G

59, Which is a Free Morpheme in English?

~ "t q;t.,-m "!J'Rf ~ ~ ?

(1) pre (2) yet

60, English word '!jttle' and 'Much' are:

(1) Synonyms (2) Homonyms

~ 'IT'G 'R>I~,," 3l'R 'lfi'I' 't : (1) tI'1'~'o\q; (2)~

61, Which is a Bound Morpheme?

""" ~ q;t., ~ ? (1) go (2) man

62, English word Mail and Male are:

(1) Homonyms

(3) Antonyms

~ 'IT'G Mail 3l'R Male 't : (1) flI"1'o\q;

(3) F<1",','1'o\q;

63, Which is a compound word ?

~-m 'IT'G 'ff'Iffi ~ ?

(1) Borrowing (2) Salesman

64, Find out Blended word:

flI'l! 'IT'G ooRilq : (1) Pram (2) Railway

(3) con

(3) Polysemy

(3)~

(3) de-

(2) Synonyms

(4) Compounds

(2) tI'1'~'o\q;

(4) tI''1'~'"

(3) Healthy

(3) Smog

65, Which one is a 'Minimal pair' in English?

~-m 'IT'G ~ "t 'fIIf.'I'1'" ~ ~ ?

(1) west-vest (2) beat-boot (3) told-tell

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(4) ness

(4) Antonyms

(4) F<1",)'1'o\q;

(4) child

(4) Feathers

(4) Sandwich

(4) little-cattle

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66. The writer of'An outline of English Phonetics' is :

(1) Bloomfield (2) Hocket

(3) Dani! Jones (4) Jespersen

~ 3lNC ~ 3l'fq;-~ ",1~fh"r ~ ~ ~ : (1) '<I.'1<#1w: (2) oT<k (3) ~f.14« uIffi (4) 4",'11 ..

67. Which one is not an articulator?

(1) Back of the tongue

(3) Front ofthe tongue

q;'\;;-m 'IR"T 'ifI!f t? (1) ~ "N"I

(3) f<),q'l'"

68. Which one is a syllabic sound?

(1) [w] (2) [m]

q;'\;;-"tI'r "If.'r 31',"~," t ?

(1) pr] (2) [If]

69. Which is not a suprasegmental feature?

(2) Ups

(4) Soft Palate

(2) •

(4) ~<mj

(3) [r]

(3) ['IJ

(1) Stress (2) Semi vowel (3) Accent

q;'\;; 3l1i1l..,;",,<'1," 3IflI«."". 'ifI!f t? (1) .«''l'd (2) ~ (3) 3!fEmI

70. Which of the following is borrowed sound for Hindi ?

(1) [p] (2) [I] (3) [8]

f.'r<o11'! ~ ~ ~ ~ q;'\;;-"tI'r "If.'r 3lT'Td t ?

(1) [q] (2) [or] (3) ['II]

71. Out of the following which sound i8 Retroflex in Hindi?

(1) [k] (2) [I] (3)[t]

f.'r<o11'! q;'\;; "If.'r ~ 1'! 'F'r t ? (1) [q;-] (2) [or] (3) [c]

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(4) [e]

(4) [,,]

(4) Intonation

(4) 3I'j<IT'!

(4) [z]

(4) [iii]

(4) [b]

(4) [0]

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72. Which of the following is an alien sound for English?

(1) [u] (2) [m] (3) [k] (4) [Q]

f.'r9 1'( "fr 311f<;jT <f; ~ 'IlR-<I\ ~ ~ % ?

(1) [,,] (2) [>l] (3) ['Ii] (4) ['ill

73. Identify closed vowel in Hindi:

(1) [a] (2) [e] (3) [0] (4) [u]

~ 1'( "fi¥ "" q5t11f.1~ :

(1) [31] (2) ['1] (3) [31'r] (4) [,,]

74. English I dzl is :

(1) Affricate (2) Stop (3) Lateral (4) Fricative

311f<;jT I dzl % : (1) mi-~ (2) mi (3) ql~4" (4) ~

75. Find out the labial nasal:

(1)[1)] (2) [m] (3) ['1.] (4) [n]

~ '11~"" "")~~ :

(1) [;s] (2) [lJ] (3) [ur] (4) ["I]

76. Find out the voiceless plosive :

(1) [d] (2) [g] (3)[p] (4) [b]

3l<lT<r mi ~ : (1) [.] (2) ['I] (3) [q] (4) ['I]

77. [h]is:

(1) Glottal (2) Velar (3) Dental (4) Labial

[6] % : (1) «I, <I",!j'cll (2) 'Ii<{>! (3) <it'll (4) ~

78. Which is a diphthong?

'IlR-m~""t?

(1) [ei] (2) [0] (3) [e] (4) [w]

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79. Identify the word with a geminated consonant: (1) Pavitra (2) Bhumika (3) Patta fil «11 <po <ZiuA ~ WI 3l1'IT sorr lI'G q ;;ill A q :

(1) 'If<i;T (2) 'lfi\<I;T (3) ~

80. Identify the word with a non-geminated consonant:

(1) AMa (2) Nishchay (3) Gatta

~ <ZiuA ~ WI 3lf1II sorr lI'G q;;illA q :

(1) ~ (2) f.W<n! (3) ~

81. In the following Hindi sounds which one is short vowel?

(1) [u:] (2) [0] (3) [e]

f.'r9 ~ m'f '" ~ ~ _ <!>'R l? (1) [~] (2) [<lIT] (3) [11]

82. Identify the Adjective in the following words:

(1) Mihir (2) Mishran (3) Mishrit

f.'r9 "'II1G't '" ~ I'MI""I q;;"IAq :

(1) ~ (2) fi'r'lfUT (3) ~

83. Identify Noun word:

(1) Antak (2) Antatah (3) Antaj

~ lI'G q;;"IAq :

(1) 3i<r<P (2) 3imr: (3) &our

84. Identify Feminine word:

t'!Oroi'llI'G q;;"IAq :

(1) ~F.t;"t11 (2) ~F.t;<I1~

85. '<R-'R'. lJl'q.'l"f<r are examples of : (1) Reduplicative (3) Simple compound '"ER-t:l't, 'ljjq-11icr '3&16,<01 ~ ;

(1) ~~'''1\1 lI'G (3) "ffiO! 'f!l!ffi

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(3) ~F.t;<io

(2) Onomatopoeia (4) Echo words

(2) 31:1,011<'1<1> lI'G (4) llfmqfIr lI'G

(4) Prakash

(4) ll"iI>m

(4) Patta

(4) 'ffiT

(4) [a]

(4) [31]

(4) Mish

(4) fl'rtt

(4) Ant

(4) 3i<r

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86. Words '>ft<;-'lW, ''*'rr-1ffi'IT' are. examples of:

(1) Sandhi (2) Imitative reduplicative word

(3) Compounds (4) Lexical Doublets

WiG '>ft<;-'lW, ''*'rr-'ffi'I1' ~ "''lUND, ~ :

(1) <ifi:r (2) 31:)'W'.'''''' ~~""ttI WiG

(3) '1I'1rn (4) WiG 1l"lI

87. The suffix-ik in 'rajneetik' produces:

(1) Adjective (2) Adverb (3) Verb

",,,,"",Ri¥ WiG it ","' lR"f'I ;ff <'ff'Il\ ~ ;ffifi ~ : (3) fil;m

(4) Noun

(4) <i>rr

88. Linguist who is alive?

(1) Dhirendra Verma

(3) R. N. Srivastava

oIR ",", ~~ ;;fif<ffi ~ ?

(1) .tffi; 'flIT

(2) Vidya Niwas Misra

(4) R. C. Sharma

(3) 3lT'Io ""0 ,"'I' ffi. (2) ~ f.!<Iffi flr" (4) 3lT'Io;fft 0 w'lI

89. In the Indian tradition, phonetics was dealt within:

(1) Pratishakhya (2) Shiksha (3) Nirukta (4) Padpiitha

~"'~~~ tRtm it ,",,'1~""~ 'PI 3l'<flI"I ~ flrmrr ~ : (1) l"Ri.""," (2) fmrr (3) f.R><R!

90. Jaishankar prasad is known for the composition of : (1) Urvashi (2) Baharat Bharti (3) Kamayani (4) Lokaytan """j",,, lImG <'ff'Il\ ""'" <Ii ~ ~ ~ : (1) ~ (2) <rmr 'lffifi (3) """,~4j (4) oh""~d~

91. Find out the Noun word in the following:

flr"'I it ;ff <i>rr WiG &\ fill ~ : (1) Silken (2) Trouble (3) Sickly

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(4) =

(4) Envious

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92. Identify the Adjective in the following words:

f.r9 ~ 1'( ;fr fi1.),,", Q6T<,f.'Iq :

(1) glorious (2) venture

(3) courage (4) fool

93. How many Diphthongs are there in Sanskrit?

(1) Two (2) Three (3) One

~1'(~~""'P

(1) <IT (2) <fA (3) 'f'I'

94. English / 9 at are :

(1) Dental (2) Velar (3) Palatal

~ /9a/~:

(1) G'<"I (2) qiq>I (3) mwzr

95. Find out English unro.unded half open back vowel:

~ "" 31'1""."'. 3l'fflt'[t1 'Il'I "" ",)fij,q :

(1) [e] (2) [.] (3) ["]

96. Which of the following is not in Hindi?

f.r9 1'( ;fr m ®IT 1'( 'ftf ~ ?

(1) ~ (2) aft (3) <r

97. The consonant in the beginning of a syllable is known as :

(4) Four

(4) "fR

(4) Bilabial

(4)~

(4) [a]

(4) 'l:

(1) Prothesis (2) Coda (3) Onset (4) Augment

31l!R <i; ~ ~ -.It m; %T 'GffiIl ~ :

(1) 31,f<lf.'I~R1 (2) 3i\i (3) l!R<r (4) 3lT'T'l

98. Find out the simple word among the following :

f.r9 1'( 'ffi<'f ~ ",) fij, q :

(1) Bailabe (2) Badly (3) Block

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(4) Backing

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99. Who is called the father of modem Linguistics ?

(1) Bloomfield (2) Sapir

(3) Ferdinand De Saussure (4) K. L. Pike

~ ,,,,,,14.,,'1 'liT "'"'" ~'1,"j '!AT = ~ ?

(1) €<i'1<61w: (2) ~

(3) 4>[a"'1i" G ~ (4) qio 'fRo 'ITif'I'

100. Hindi word for Discourse is :

'f%'t<PM' qi fR1( ~ 'fIiG ~ :

(1) ~ (2) ~ (3) '11'1'1 (4) <IRIl

101. From among the following point out the most ancient language?

(1) Prakrit (2) Apbhransha (3) Pali (4) Avahat)a

ffl ij ~ ~ "I1'IT <ffi-<fi ~ ?

(1) lIlWO (2) ~ (3) ~ (4) ~

102. Now Dogari is written in :

(1) Devnagari (2) Roman (3) Arabic (4) Takari

3l'I <WR\ '~ ~ ;;mfi ~ :

(1) ~"'1,.,;fJ (2) WA (3) 3R'II (4) ~

103. Apocope is loss of a vowel:

(1) Initially (2) Medially (3) Finally (4) Elsewhere

aj",.,jq ij _ 'liT <'IN .mrr ~ : (1) ~ij (2) WI ij (3) 3i<! ij (4) 3RI?!

104. Syncope refers to a loss of consonant or vowel:

(1) Word initially (2) Between two consonants

(3) Word medially (4) Any where

~ ~ <m<l'I ~ "" "'IFf "<R ~ 'lIT _ '1PT <'IN : (1) .,""~ ij (2) <it<>iwit <I; WI

(3) 'fIiG <I; WI ij (4) q;;j'f"<R 11\

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105, Makar has become Magar which is the example of :

(1) Vocalization (2) Aspiration (3) Metathesis

'1f1!R' ,'r '>fiR' -.i'IT ~ "'",;x01 % : (1) ")<\),,,,01 (3) ~

106, 'Shap' has become 'Shrap' due to:

(1) Metathesis (2) Elision (3) Anaptyxis

'WI' ,'r 'm<!' S'lIT % ~ 'I'R"T :

(1) ~ (2) O!N (3) "f<RIlflIff

107, 'Command' has become 'Caman' which is the example of:

(1) Anaptyxis (2) Elision

(3) Augment

~' ,'r 'q;>fJ<j' -.i'IT "~""Ol % : (1) ""''1~ (3) 3lJlTlI

(4) Vocalization

(2) O!N (4) >11<\)",,01

108, Conversion of Desk into Deks is the example of :

(1) Metathesis

(3) Epenthesis

(1) ~

(3) 314f.'!~FtI

1 09, Find out Persian suffix:

~ lR"fl! 4.'"f.'! q : (1) .,.,4'1,,,,, (2) .,«'1\'11

110, Identify Hybrid compound word:

~ tll1'R1QG qgtuPlQ :

(1) "~<'I.,'101 (2) ~.

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(2) Prothesis

(4) Anaptyxis

(2) 311~f.'!~FtI

(4) ""'M~

(3) 4Itl.'qI

(4) Assimilation

(4) ",11.,,01

(4) Augment

(4) 3lJlTlI

(4) >lIIFtI",~

(4) "~<'I''''''''

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111. What kind of Semantic change occurs when the meaning of a word is made specific?

(1) Transfer/shift (2) Restriction/ contraction

(3) Extension (4) Simplification

Y!iI f<IR1\ "UiG '"' 3l>f 'Ii '!jR1 " m 13ffiiT ~ <Ir "" f1Irfr lI'I'R' '"' 3l>f 4 R<i d1 ~ ?

(1) aRRVT (2) ~

(3) flR<IR (4) tt<,"~",<ol

112. Interchange of segments in adjacent syllables in a word is known as :

(1) Metathesis

(3) Assimilation

(1) ..t~

(3) .,1\1",<01

(1) Morphomatics

(3) Morphophonemics

(2) Amelioration

(4) Cont;unination

(2) 3I>i\",,~

(4) "ffiRl"l"f

(2) Morphology

(4) Morphophonology

114. Infixation is a productive morphological process in :

(1) Arabic

(3) Punjabi

(2) English

(4) Hindi

lJ>mllf <fft <'ifll PI", ,1<41 ""',, 1 lftt 'IT'ff -If ~ q;'r flffi<lT ~ :

(1) amT (2) ~

(3) <i;;rr;ft (4) ~

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115. Tones are used to distinguish identical words in :

(1) Marathi

(3) Oriya

(1) lRT<fi

(3) ~

(2) Hindi

(4) Dogri

(2) ~

(4) ;;itlR'r

116. The phonetic change in chakra > chakka is an example of :

(1) Regressive assimilation (2) Progressive assimilation

(3) Regressive dissimilation (4) Progressive dissimilation

"Ill> > "I'l'I> 1'( jfff "If.1 "R<i ct'1 'I>T ,Ii" •• 0 1 fi'tor<rr ~ :

(1) """,,,,j) 'I1~",.01

(3) """,,,41 14.41",.01

(2) gxll,,41 '1141",.01

(4) ~'11""~ 14.41",.01

117. Which kind of Phonetic change is there in the words Manas-sarovar to Mansarovar and Khariddar to Kharidar ?

(1) Haplology

(3) Elision

(2) Metathesis

(4) Simplification

'lFffi-<R'I<R -,'t '11 '1'11.1 iN 3i'R """,, ~ ~ I. -,'t """,, ~ I. ~ 1'( ~ If<t>N 'I>T "If.1 "Rqct'1 S"lI ~ ?

(1) 'I1'111W1 oil'!

(3) oil'!

(2) ~

118. From Dharma to Dharam and Karma to Karam are the examples of :

(1) Prothesis

(3) Anaptyxis

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(2) Metathesis

(4) Assimilation

(1) 3I1f<t """"'~ (3) """,,1«1

119. Find out the example of Aphesis:

3I1f<t -..N 'liT ,"" ",,"I ""\ Rli ~ :

(1) ~ > 'IT<It

(3) -.;:of > <;!I

(2) ~

(2) 'r'f > '!"Of

(4) 3ffiI > <llT'I

120. Find out the word whose gender remains unchanged:

(1) Dhobi

(3) Hathi

(1) '1Wr

(3) ~

(2) Sunar

(4) Pakshi

(2) W'l"

(4) ~

121. From ~ 3Wn" to ~ 3ffi(' is the example of :

(1) Additive (2) Zero morpheme

(3) Replacive

(1) ~

(3)~

(4) Bound

(2) "!:'I ~

(4) ~

122. Who is known as Father of Structural Linguistics? (1) Bloomfield (2) Boas (3) Ferdinand De Saussure (4) Sapir

ti ,," '11 '" '" "'" 1 fi1 '" 1 '1 'liT "'"'" flIR't <i>i'<T vmrr ~ 7 (1) «t'1~"" (2) ..mmr (3) 4i~'1i~ ~ ~ (4) '<lllR

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123, Identify dialect of Eastern Hindi:

(1) Braj

(3) Bangru

'!'ff ffl<ft q\'t 'I'Joj\ q ;;tll f.1 q :

(1) "'"

(3) JIi<R;;

(2) Bundeli

(4) Bagheli

(2) ~

(4) ~

124. Point out the name of an ancient linguist:

(1) Katyayan (2) Kishoridas Vajpai

(3) Kamta Prasad Guru

~ ''',"Ifil,\ WI 'IT'! ~ :

(1) "*" III ~

(4) Ambika Prasad Vajpai

(2) fil;<~;ll",,,, ",,"~41

(4) ~ lI't11G "',"~~~

125, Who has translated in English the cuplets of Umar Khayyam ?

(1) E. Fitzerald

(3) Bayron

(2) Mahadevi Verma

(4) Milton

i3lR """" q\'t '",'~"'i WI ~ 3':J'IlG ~ f<I;m ~ :

(1) ~o ~e~""" (2) ";;I~<\) q'1f

(3) 'IT'R'! (4) ~

126, The writer of 'Madhushala' is:

(1) Nirala

(3) Taishanka. Prasad

''',!!,,''OII <i> .<il<idl ~ :

(1) f.'m<;rr

(3) ,"lI<ii!>' lI't11G

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(2) Harivansha Rai Bachchan

(4) Dinkar

(2) ~ WI <I'6<f'!

(4) 11\~i!>'

127. The writer of 'Gitanjali' is :

(1) Sharat Chandra

(3) Ravindra Nath Tagore

·ftdi",~ <f; , .. f1Ictl ~ :

(1) md Til;

(3) '~"''''''f t>iR

(2) Tulsi Oas

(4) Bankim Chandra

(2) tl<'l'fi\" I",

(4) -.f<\;'[ Til;

128. Fort William College was established in:

(1) 1918 (2) 1810 (3) 1900 (4) 1800

129. Most of the languages spoken in India are from:

(1) Aryan family

(3) Asiatic family

(1) aw:I '!ft<nx

(3) ~~I~lte", '!ft<nx

130. The word Vibhasha is used for: (1) Language (3) Idiolect

~ lJiG ~ fRt! "!f¥d" -rnrr ~ : (1) 'Il'!T

(3) ~ <Irofi

131. Kutil script developed from: (1) Takari (3) Gupta script

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(2) Dravidian family

(4) Tibbeto family

(2) ~ '!ft<nx

(4) ~ '!ft<nx

(2) Dialect (4) Sub-dialect

(2) <Irofi (4) "q",oTi

(2) Devanagari (4) Brahrni

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~~..m ~q;Rld ~:

(1) ~

(3) :r<r (2) ~".""~

(4) m

132. From which language the sound [ ~: 1 has been borrowed in Hindi ?

(1) Persian

(3) Spanish

~ "i [ 3if 1 "If.'r fllRI ''IT'IT <'t 3lT'I<! ~ ?

(1) ~

(3) ~

(2) French

(4) English

(2) lliifil,!\)

(4) ~

133. Minimal meaningful unit of grammatical structure is called :

(1) Morpheme (2) Phoneme

(3) Morph (4) Word

"" I q;< fill q; 'Ii<"" I ql\ 0I1j<f'I 'ffi>!q; ~ ~ :

(1) ~

(3) ~

(2) ~

(4) = 134. Words Kalkal, Chhalachal, cjhacjcjhacj are the examples of :

(1) Onomatopoeia (2) . Echo

(3) Compound (4) Reduplicative

qj("1(fi<"l, t§<'1tH'1. ~ ~ ~ 13~16'{OI ! :

(1) 3i1<""",q;

(3) WIN!

(2) lIf1r<>I '" I '" q;

(4) 3""''Id

135. Which language is included in the VTII schedule of the constitution of India?

(1) Bhojpuri

(3) Rajasthani

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(2) Maithili

(4) Awadhi

'IIA-<fr 'll'IT 'lffil\1! ~ q\j 3l1O'ft ~ ij Wi'ror ~ ?

(1) "I",g~ (2) ~

(3) ~ (4) ~

136. No English word can begin with the consonant:

3it<;ji ij ~ 01\ ~ ~ ~ >it 3!Wr 'llff liT 'ffi!RIl •

(1)[0] (2)[h] (3)[1)]

137. The transcription /3 iz/ represents the English word:

/ a iz/ ~ 3it<;ji ~ <Pi f.H"~<1 'IR<1T ~ ?

(1) things (2) these (3) this

138. What is the official language of Chhatisgarh ?

(1) Santhali

(3) Bundeli

"tl\<"I"~ q\j ~ <f'lT ~ ?

(1) ~

(3) ~

139. 'Mantra' and 'Leela' are the examples of:

(2) Maithili

(4) Hindi

(2) ~

(4) ~

(1) Hardware (2) Hindi Software

(3) Magazines (4) Books

'li?!' oW ~ .-wff """"'1 ~ : (1) ijl:;l~~< (2) ~ <"I1"d~<

(3) ~',<;11o'f (4) ~

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(4) [g]

(4) tease

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140. Pronunciation of Kripa and Amrit in the form of Krupa and Amrut takes place in the language:

(1) Hindi (2) Punjabi

(3) Marathi (4) Sindhi

'f'!T aIR 3l'l'f <PI " .. ",0, ;gqr aIR 3lWf "'I -If ." 'IT'IT -If oTIn ~ : (1) @ft (2) ~

(3) lRf(\'\ (4) fWr

141. Words having similar spelling but different meaning are known as:

(1) Homonymy (2) Homophony

(3) Hyponymy (4) Homotypical

WlR q(\;jt Illig fi'r"I 31'l ~ "UiG "'il OI'~ ~ :

(1) ""., ,flio , (2) """"''''''''''''''''''0 ,

(3) 3l"."flio, (4) ",",,,,<11

142. Inventor of 'Maheshwar Sutra' is :

(1) Yask (2) Patanjali (3) Varruchi (4) Panini

'" ,~m 'f-I' <f; wlI<rr ~ : (1) 'ITf<I> (2) qej",RI (3) ~ (4) ~

143. Name the script in which German, French and Spanish are written:

(1) Brahtni (2) Roman (3) Arabic (4) Gothic

"",*,", W'I aIR ~ ." ~ -If ~ "(;ff(\\ ~ : (1) lIl'(ll't (2) ~ (3) 3R'\\ (4) 7fff'r1Ii

144. Which Ashokan inscription is written in Khar script?

(1) Dhauli (2) Jaugac;l (3) Miinsehra (4) Kalsi

qIpr-m 3l.~<6l" ~'OI,Ji", ",,)tdl ~ -If Rlfll<o ~ ?

(1) ~ (2) ~ (3) ",.,il", (4) ""01'111

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145. Which language has neuter gender?

(1) Sanskrit (2) Italian (3) Hindi (4) French

~ 'IT'fT if '13« '" ~ " filwrr ~ 7

(1) ~ (2) *~R1,,'l (3) ~ (4) ~

146. Which language does not possess dual number?

i1) Sanskrit (2) Greek (3) Chinese (4) English

~ 'IT'fT if ~" "'It'f ~ ? (1) ~ (2) ,ftq; (3) ~ (4) 3ilIul\

147. The last/final sound in English word Church is:

(1) Fricative (2) Plosive (3) Velar (4) Affricate

3ilIul\ ___ '''1''\' if 3if<rI "If.1 ~ :

(1) li£I1I\ (2) m (3) <tq<I

148, Adjectival clause is a modifier of:

(1) Noun Phrase (2) Adjective Phrase

(3) Verb Phrase

Ill:ll'l.' \34'"'''' q>[ ~ ~ :

(1) "fi-.rr ~

(3) fWm~

(4) Prepositional Phrase

(2) Ill.,,,., ~

(4) ~ 'I!l\l1:! ~

149. Which is the correct sentence in following?

f.'Iwr if ~ q;"p,.-w "IT'!'! 00 ~ 7

(1) "" ~ -it _ <IRT 7

(2) 'f'1'IT iR 'IX 3W'\ q\\ 'f'1T ~ ,

(3) «,t%", 3i'R ~ q>[ "E!f.'tI5 ~ ~ ,

(4) 5It m 'l& ~ fi'roRr ~ I

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150. Which sentence is ambiguous?

'IiR-~ 1IT'f1l ~ ~ ?

(1) Flying planes can be dangerous.

(2) The sun rises in the east.

(3) Delhi is a big city.

(4) I need some rest.

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~ ~ ~ f.'l4't1 ~ ~ '" l1'I'! 3lJ'RUf-'1'" 'R Q'IT "'fI-'F.I '" <IRt ~ 'R '""'" ~/1P1cft ~"ff(c q.,.;/r ~ M)

1. W'f ~ft<1"" Ji'r<;A <i; 10 fi'Ac <i; 3Rf< 1li ~ <'t f<p "m", -Ii 'f'1\ 'fi3 ~ 't om: ~ W'f WI <reT 't I gft<1"" "'''1'''' trrir "G!T"t tR ~ '!,"RT (""'''" "'Iff f.'I~_ -.,,'r ffi ~ ".~q", q\\ ~ gft<1"" l!T'tf "" cill

2. <RIm 'I'A -Ii rot'P/'P/ ~ JI-ffl.:q'!j' ,ff 31fr1fffl1 •. ~ '1IT 'ffiGT ~ >It W'fT '1PT"TV!

m>< -Ii 'I orrit I 3. 13m-'!?f 3lWT ~ ~ 'T'!T 't I ~ or al' # J/Iv or 'dt ~ <iff / ~ 13'iW-'I'!i' ffl

f<flfT ",1')1// <ff<r.r lffl'{-'I'!i' 'iff( 'dt 'I.<"I{'P'1 fitRlT ",lil'lI/

4.·3l'!'IT 31jiP'I{'P cro:rr lffl'{-'I'!i' 'iff( iP'Ifq; Jf'l'f 31/q,,,,,'l"f '1'1' tFr # ~ """' tR~1

5. 13'iW-'I'!i' ,ff Jf'l'f 'l"f '1'1' tFr # ar<l'1T <HjiP'I{'P PIE/iRa ~ '1'1' f&j cro:rr ;ft;t ~ '[fif 'lit ~ 'fF( <1'1 rmif -rmif 31/q,,,'P iT q;ff ~!Jfffl'P/ 'iff( iP'Ifq; cro:rr We 'iff( 0f'W

'i1ffla ~ '1'1' f&j /

6. 3Tto 0/10 3IR0 '!?f tR 31:l"''';''' msm. W'f-~ft<1"" msm q 'ffi: msm ~ ~ 0'1) <I'lT

W'f-gft<1", , tR 01:1"''';''' msm om: 3Tt0 0/10 3IR0 '!?f msm q\\ "~~41 -Ii 6q~~",~ q\\

3lj'Ifu <reT 't I 7. 6q 4"" ,,~~<i1 -Ii ~ >It q~"ct~ _ ~ llffi "",fil,tI o'RT mf%ir 3Rl'lT '16 "'"

~ 'ffi'R <PI lI<Irr "IT'll "I1"Frr I 8. W'f-gft<1"" -Ii ~ W'f <i; 'IR il1&",nfRq"""'" 13m ~ 'l"J ~ I ~ ".., ,ff 4'P~'P lffl'{ ,ff

fWt 8lT'l<Pt lffl'{-'I'!i' q!t 'Il"ff.tm rffiIfr ,ff "IlI'I-l' ~ .,.q rtf 'lit 13'iW-'I'!i' ,ff Jf'l'f 'l"f '1'1'

~ .,.q flrrnr ,ff 31j'lll< tFr # ~ 'fF('1f t I 9. ~ W'f <i; 13m <i; fu-il <i;<ror "'" 1li 'J't'! -.,,'r l'JTi;T 'IR I "'" ~ 311>1-." 'i"'i -.,,'r l'JTi;T m

tR 3]>:[qf "'" 'J't'! -.,,'r 31'!"1 .wr tR .. 13m 'Tt'ftI' "IT'll "I1"Frr I 1 O. 0lfIif <I' ~ T{'ff 'iffl' <'TT1ft em ~ lffl'{ ~ ffl '(jf'( WffffT t / ~ 3Il'l' ~ WA

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