University of Hyderabad (UoH) 2011 M.A Entrance for (Applied Linguistic) - Question Paper
UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS - JUNE 2011 M.A., APPLIED LINGUISTICS
Time: 2 Hours Marks : 100
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Section-A
1. It is a great place to live apart from the increasing volume of------------------that
passes under my window every day.
A. Transport
B. Traffic
C. Vehicles
D. Circulation
2. The teacher asked if---------------------to bring our text books to the class.
A. Had we all remembered
B. All we had remembered
C. We had all remembered
D. Had all we remembered
3. Sushma is very angry-----------------bosss decision to sack several members of staff.
A. At
B. With
C. For
D. By
4. Did you have any problems-------------------------------our h
A. Find
B. To find
C. Finding
D. For finding
5. I am sure I would have referred it if I-----------------to take the job.
A. Would have agreed
B. Would agree
C. Did agree
D. Had agreed
6. The meat is very------------. What recipe did you use?
A. Gentle
B. Tender
C. Mild
D. Soft
7. We-----------a lovely three weeks in the South of Spain last year.
A. Passed
B. Took
C. Did
D. Spent
8. Emma----------------an instant dislike to her brothers new girl friend.
A. Had
B. Took
C. Felt
D. Got
9. Unfortunately, our hotel turned out to be a(n)----------------distance from the beach.
A. Substantial
B. Sizeable
C. Extensive
D. Considerable
10. Ravi-------------------friendship with a girl who was staying in the same hotel
as us in Delhi last year.
A. Picked up
B. Caught up
C. Struck up
D. Took up
11. Most children these days get inoculated ------------------------------ common childhood
illnesses like measles and mumps when they are babies.
A. For
B. From
C. Against
D. Apart
12. Are you able to----------------------CDs on your computer?
A. Toast
B. Cook
C. Bum
D. Bake
13. Local residents ---------------------- objected to the plans to build a super market
where there is currently a beautiful park.
A. Roundly
B. Harshly
C. Strenuously
D. Severely
14. I think that the problem has raised a major------------------for our society today.
A. Subject
B. Theme
C. Issue
D. Point
15. Please dont forget to ring me when you---------------------home.
A. Will get
B. Get
C. Are going to get
D. Getting
16. Karl and Susan have agreed to come to our party----has made Maria very happy.
A. What
B. That
C. Which
D. Who
17. Everyone is hoping and praying that-------peace will eventually come to the area.
A. Durable
B. Ongoing
C. Lasting
D. Irrevocable
18. Raju has insisted-----------------paying for the meal for all of us.
A. In
B. For
C. To
D. On
19. John is very good at sport--------his twin brother Edward is not interested in at all.
A. Wherever
B. Since
C. Despite
D. While
20. I had no idea that you were planning to come, you----------------me.
A. Would have warned me
B. Might have warned me
C. Could be warning me
D. Should be warning me
21. I wish Mohan and his father would settle their-------------and start talking to each
other.
A. Arguments
B. Disagreements
C. Differences
D. Problems
22. 1 really have no idea how the mistake---------------------in the first place.
A. Came around
B. Came through
C. Came about
D. Came off
23. Prakash-----------------his father.
A. Like to
B. Looks like
C. Looking like
D. Is liking
24. In the stillness of the night the sound-------------very loudly.
A. Very loudly
B. Heard
C. Resounded
D. Sounded
25. Not only----------------------to determine the depth of the ocean floor, but also to locate oil.
A. To use scsmiology
B. Is sesmiology used
C. Sesmiology is used
D. Using sesmiology
26. Shortly after the accident two----------------------police were sent to the spot to keep order.
A. Dozen of
B. Dozens of
C. Dozens
D. Dozen
27. We are going to review-----------------today.
A. The Lesson fifth
B. Lesson five
C. Fifth lesson
D. Lesson fifth
28. In many cases the formerly ------------------------ origins of diseases have now been
identified through modem scientific techniques.
A. Insightful
B. Mysterious
C. Notable
D. Notable
29. A judgement made before all the facts are known must be called----------------------.
A. Harsh
B. Deliberate
C. Premature
D. Sensible
30. The research is so------------------------that it leaves no part of the issue unexamined.
A. Comprehensive
B. Rewarding
C. Sporadic
D. Economical
Section-B
Language Aptitude Test
31. Nepali, Hindi and Marathi are written in:
A. Gurmukhi
B. Brahmi
C. Devnagiri
D. Sharada
32. The oldest grammatical work in Indian languages is:
A. Tolkappiyam
B. Ashtadhyayi
C. Manimekhalai
D. Balavyakaranam
33. Now the number of scheduled languages according to the Indian Constitution is:
A. 15
B. 18
C. 22
D. 24
34. The most translated book in the world is:
A. Bhagavadgita
B. Koran
C. Bible
D. Zendavesta
35. Mahabharata was written by:
A. Tulsidas
B. Kabir
C. Vedavyas
D. Meera Bai
36. The language policy of India is based on the:
A. Five-language formula
B. Three-language formula
C. Four-language formula
D. Two-language formula
37. The following language pairs have been accorded classical language status by Government of India:
A. Tamil and Kannada
B. Tamil and Telugu
C. Tamil and Malayalam
D. Telugu and Kannada
38. The International Mother Tongue Day is celebrated all over the world on:
A. March 21
B. April 21
C. February 21
D. None of the above
39. Sahitya Akademi is an organization dedicated to the promotion of:
A. Fine arts in India
B. Literature in Indian languages
C. Music in India
D. Literacy in India
40. A 500-rupee note has its value printed in--------------Indian languages.
A. 16
B. 12
C. 14
D. 15
41. In English, usually a words spelling and its pronunciation are:
A. Directly related
B. Not related
C. Simultaneous
D. Parallel
42. Who wrote the original Panchatantra?
A. Vishnu Sharma
B. Tulsidas
C. Kalidasa
D. Srinadha
43. In which of the following union territories is French still officially used:
A. Laksha Dweep
B. Goa
C. Diu and Daman
D. Dadra Nagar Haweli
44. From which language has the word Swarna meaning gold come from?
A. French
B. Arabic
C. Marathi
D. None of the above
45. There are many words borrowed from other languages into Indian languages. Which one of the following words has V*een borrowed from English into common Hindi?
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A. |
Cot |
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B. |
Station |
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C. |
Sentry |
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D. |
Soap |
46. Who wrote Gita Gobindam?
A. Dijendra Lai Sarkar
B. Billal Sen
C. Jaidev
D. Dhoyi
47. In which class English is introduced to school children in Andhra Pradesh?
A. First standard
B. Fourth Standard
C. Sixth Standard
D. Third Standard
48. In which language dictionary have the words like Hartal Bandh and Jungle entered?
A. German
B. Russian
C. English
D. French
49. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Hindi is the official language of India
B. Hindi is the National language of India
C. Hindi is the state language of India
D. Hindi s the corporate language of India.
50. The earliest dictionary available in India is:
A. Amarakosha
B. Amarakatha
C. Amaranighantu
D. Amaracharitra
Section-C
Problem-1
Consider the following words from Michowacan Aztec, a language of Mexico, and answer the questions that follow:
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a. |
[nokali] |
my house' |
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b. |
[nokalimes] |
my houses |
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c. |
[mokali] |
your house |
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d. |
[ikali] |
his house |
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e. |
[nopelo] |
my dog' |
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f. |
[mopelo] |
your dog |
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g- |
[ikwahmili] |
his cornfield |
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h. |
[nokwahmili] |
my cornfield |
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i. |
[mokwahmili] |
your cornfield |
51. The word for house in this language is:
A. okali
B. nokali
C. mokali
D. kali
52. The word for dog is:
A. pelo
B. opelo
C. mopelo
D. lopemo
53. The word for your dogs is:
A. pelo
B. opelos
C. mopelomes
D. opelomes
54. The plural marker in this language is
A. imes
B. omes
C. mes
D. elomes
55. The possessive pronoun my in this language is:
A. no
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B. mo
C. noka
D. nope
56. What is the English translation for the Michoacan word ipelo
A. My dog
B. His dog
C. Your dog
C. None of the above
57. How would you say his cornfields in Michoacan
A. ikawahmili
B. ikwahmilimes
C. ikahwmilimes
D. ikalmesmiliwh
58. What is the equivalent of your:
A. i
B. mo
C. ik
D. mok
59. What is the equivalent of his:
A. i
B. mo
C. no
D. mok
60. What is the word forcornfield:
A. kwahmili
B. kwalimih
C. mokwahmili
D. none of the above
Consider the following data from Swedish and answer the questions that follow:
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a. |
en lampa |
a lamp |
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b. |
stolen |
the chair |
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c. |
en tidning |
a newspaper |
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d. |
lampan |
the lamp |
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e. |
bilen |
the car |
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f. |
en stol |
the chair |
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g- |
soffoma |
the sofas |
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h. |
katten |
the cat |
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i. |
kattar |
cats |
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j. |
bilar |
cars |
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k. |
kattama |
the cats |
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1. |
bilama |
the cars |
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m. |
lampoma |
the lamps |
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n. |
lampor |
lamps |
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What is the Swedish word for a/an? | ||
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A. |
en | |
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B. |
na | |
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C. |
ar | |
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D. |
an | |
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What is the word for the newspaper | ||
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A. |
tidningen | |
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B. |
tidningar | |
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C. |
tidningama | |
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D. |
tidning | |
63. What is the word for newspapers?
A. tidningen
B. tidningar
C. tidningama
D. none of the above
64. What is translation for en bil?
A. a car
B. cars
C. the cars
D. an car
65. What is the Swedish word for a cat?
A. katten
B. kattar
C. en katt
D. kattes
66. What is the translation of soffor?
A. sofas
B. sofa
C. the sofa
D. a sofa
67. What is the translation of tidningama?
A. newspaper
B. newspapers
C. a newspaper
D. the newspapers
68. If in this language flicka stands for girl, how will you write the girls?
A. flickama
B. flickoma
C. en flicka
D. flickor
69. What is the translation of stolama?
A. the chairs
B. the chair
C. a chairs
D. an chair
70. How would you write a sofa in Swedish?
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A. |
en soffa |
|
B. |
soffan |
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C. |
soffama |
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D. |
soffor |
Choose the correct equivalent:
71. affinity
A. kindness
B. prediction
C. relationship
D. certainty
72. aftermath
A. unpleasant consequence
B. climax
C. rest period
D. calamity
73. bereft
A. deprived
B. borrowed
C. insane
D. frenzied
74. complacency
A. ignorance
B. grievance
C. willingness to please
D. self-satisfaction
75. demean
A. to pretend
B. lower
C. insist
D. imply
76. egregious
A. shocking
B. shy
C. preliminary
D. self-centered
77. eponymous
A. exactly similar
B. in disguise
C. short-lived
D. named after a person
78. fortuitous
A. rich
B. accidental
C. favourable
D. contented
79. idiosyncrasy
A. futile gesture
B. authority
C. sameness
D. individuality
80. innate
A. brief
B. inborn
C. empty
D. first
Choose the correct form of the verb:
81. The Headmaster_to speak to you.
A. wants
B. is wanting
C. was wanting
D. has been wanting
82. I_a new bicycle last week.
A. Buy
B. Bought
C. Have bought
D. Had bought
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90. If he_of your marriage, he will be surprised.
A. hears
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B. will hear
C. heard
D. will be hearing
91. Every day last week my aunt_a plate.
A. breaks
B. broke
C. was breaking
D. is breaking
92. I know all about that film because I_it twice.
A. was seeing
B. have seen
C. had seen
D. should see
93. My uncle_tomorrow.
A. arrived
B. will have been arriving
C. has arrived
D. will arrive
94. I_him since we met a year ago.
A. didnt see
B. havent seen
C. hadnt seen
D. not saw
95. We_our breakfast half an hour ago.
A. finished
B. have finished
C. had finished
D. finish
96. She jumped off the bus while it_.
A. moved
B. had moved
C. was moving
D. was moved
97. When we went to the cinema, the film_.
A. already started
B. had already started
C. would already start
D. started
98. When I pay him tomorrow, he_everything I owe him.
A. has received
B. has been receiving
C. will have received
D. received
99. Did you think you_me somewhere before?
A. have seen
B. had seen
C. were seeing
D. saw
100. The town_its appearance completely since 1960.
A. is changing
B. changed
C. has changed
D. has been changed
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