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Time: 2 hours UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, JUNE 2010 M.Phil. TRANSLATION STUDIES Maximum Marks: 75

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This question paper consists of 3 (three) pages only.
INSTRUCTIONS
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The question paper is divided into two parts B. Part-A has 25 objective types multiple-choice questions of 1 mark each. These questions test aptitude in general and language in particular.

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There will be negative marking for questions under Part-A so that 0.33 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer and a zero for not attempting a question.

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No negative marking for questions under Part-B.

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Answer questions of Part-A by putting a tick mark against the correct answer on the question paper itself and tie it to the answer sheet.


5.. In the event of a tie between two or more candidates, marks scored in Part-A will be considered to decide candidate's relative rank.
6. Marks allotted to each set ofquestions are shown separately under Part-B.


PART-A
(25 marks)
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"Tradittore tradutore" is an expression in French Russian German Italian

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Textbook of Translation' is written by E A Nida Roger T. Bell Peter Newmark Lawrance Venuti

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The most translated work in the world is Koran Zend Awesta Bible Ramayana

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The equivalent of Chandas is Grammar Rhetorics Philosophy Prosody

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India's National Academy ofLetters is Bharatiya Jnanapith Trust Sahitya Akademi National Book Trust Central Institute of Indian Languages

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Paraphrase is a translation Method Procedure Principle Problem

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Semantics is the study of Language Gender Caste Meaning



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The concept of 'Untranslatability' is associated with Nida Quine Catford Popovic

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'Adiin-Pradiin' is a scheme of the to promote translation among Indian languages. MHRD NBT Sahitya Akademi UGC

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is the national language of India. English Hindi Sanskrit None

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Syntax is associated with Meaning Parts of Speech Structure ofa sentence Dictionary

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is not a part of Schedule VIII of the Indian constitution. Maithili Bodo Khasi Konkani

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gives the most prestigious award in Indian languages every year. NBT Sahitya Akademi Indian Academy of Social Sciences ICSSR

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Synonym means haying the same form same meaning same spelling same grammatical category

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Santhali belongs to the of languages. Indo-Aryan Dravidian Munda Tibeto-Burman

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is the odd one in the list. Manipuri Naga Mizo Khasi

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Sanskrit and are sister languages. Old Persian Old Tamil Classical Telugu Brahmi

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Lexicography deals with Grammar Philosophy Dictionary making Anatomy

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is the odd one in the following list. Phonology Morphology Syntax Semantics

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Nagamese belongs to the language family. Indo-Aryan Dravidian Munda Tibeto-Burman

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Most endangered languages of India belong to the family. Indo-Aryan Dravidian Munda Tibeto-Burman

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The term 'transliteration' means writing the same text in a different script language style font

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Which of the following is spelt correctly? Comitee Commitee Committee Commite

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The book 'Gitanjali' was written by Bankim Chandra Chatopadhyay Rabindranath Tagore lawaharlal Nehru Arundhati Roy

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Premchand is associated with literature. Urdu Maithili Bengali Punjabi





PART-B
(50 marks)
26. Translate the following into your native language:
Men may come and men may go, but I go on for ever.
If you prick us do we not bleed? If you trickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us, do

we not die? would rather he exclaimed, 'than join the oppressors of my country'. If my husband were alive -but why lament the past? He was a brave, large-hearted man; and we all honored him.
27. Translate the following passage into your native language and discuss the problems involved: [10
Nature has again shown her wisdom in causing her bird family to lay eggs of different colors, for in this way she protects them from destruction. You will notice that birds that make their nests in obscure holes, where there is little danger of intruders routing out their eggs, lay white eggs. It is in the nests that are easier to find that you will see colored eggs.
For example, birds whose nests are in the sand or among rocks usually lay eggs with blotches and spots on them, so that they resemble their background and are therefore difficult to detect.
The eggs of the term, for instance, look so like the pebbles among which they lie that it is almost impossible to distinguish one from the other.
28. Answer any TWO of the following: [2 x 5 10]
Adverb Tense Prepositions
Gender Nouns and Pronouns

29. Write a brief outline on the topic of your research proposed: (in English)