Exam Details

Subject applied linguistics
Paper
Exam / Course ma
Department
Organization central university
Position
Exam Date 2016
City, State telangana, hyderabad


Question Paper

1. Emulate Mimic

A. Praise: Blame

B. Imitate: Parody

C. Mobile: Static

D. Sermon: Moral

2. Thread: Cloth

A. Flour: Cake

B. Drama: Audience

C. Ink:Inkpot

D. Art Connoisseur

3. Myth: Legendary::

A. Sermon: Lengthy

B. Epic: Folklore

C. Fable: Didactic

D. Anecdote: Witty

4. Mundane: Spiritual

A. Common: Ghostly

B. Worldly: heavenly

C. Secular: Clerical

D. Novel: Routine

5. Fragile: Crack

A. Irreducible: Reduce

B. Cemetery: Death

C. Hydro: Water

D. Elastic: Bend

FIND THE ODD ONE OUT: (Questions

6.

A. Flourish

B. Renovate

C. Blossom

D. Thrive

7.

A. Vapour

B. Mist

C. Hailstone

D. Fog

8.

A. Circle

B. Triangle

C. Square

D. Pentagon

9.
A. Debit

B. Deposit

C. Deduction

D. Withdrawal

10.

A. Ball

B. Spectre

C. Globe

D. Sphere

11.
A woman walking with a boy meets another woman. On being asked about her relationship with the boy, she says "My maternal uncle and his maternal uncle's maternal uncle are brothers". How is the boy related to the woman?

A. Husband

B. Brother-in-law

C. Son

D. Grandson

12. Pointing to a photograph, a man said, "I have no brother or sister but that man's father is my father's son". Whose photograph was it?

A. His own

B. His nephew's

C. His father's

D. His son's

13. A is the mother of B and C. IfD is the husband ofC, then what is A to

A. Mother

B. Sister

C.Aunt

D. Mother-in-law

14. A family consists of six members YandZ. Q is the son of R but R is not mother of Q. P and R are a married couple. Y is the brother ofR. X is the daughter ofP. Z is the brother of P. Who is the father ofQ

A.P

B.R

C.X

D.Z

15. The first three numbers in a series are 3. The 10th number in the series will be:

A. 18

B.21

C.24

D.27

16. A can do a piece of work in 20 days. B is 25% more efficient than A. The number of days taken by B to do the same piece of work is:

A. 12 days

B. 16 days

C. 18 days

D. 10 days

17. Suppose it is 3 O'clock. After 20minutes, the angle between the smaller and the bigger hands will be

A.20°

B.30°

C.110°

D.120°

18. The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7:8. If the second train runs 400 kms in 4 hours, then the speed of the first train is

A. 87.5 km/h

B. 78.0 km/h

C. 65.5 km/h

D. 58.0 km/h

19. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.

1. Police

2. Punishment

3. Crime

4. Judge

5. Judgement

A.

B.

C.



20. Arrange the words given below in a sequential order.

1. Book

2. Pulp

3. Timber

4. Jungle

5. Paper

A.








21. If in a certain language KINDLE is coded as ELDNIK, how is EXOTIC coded in that code?

A. EOXITC

B.EXOLTC

C. CITOXE

D. COXITE

22. In a code, CORNER is written as GSVRIV, how can CENTRAL be written in that code?

A.DFOUSBM

B.GIRXVEP

C.GNFJKER

D.GJRVEP

23. If DIAMOND is coded as VQYMKLV, how is FEMALE coded?

A. TVNYNV

B. UVNZOV

C. TUMZOU

D. TUMYNU

24.If pomegranates are oranges, oranges are strawberries, strawberries are sapotas, sapotas are mangoes, mangoes are watermelons, which of the following is a yellow fruit?

A. Mango

B. Sapota

C. Orange

D. Watermelon

25. If cushion is called pillow, pillow is called mat, mat is called bedsheet and bedsheet is called cover, which will be spread on the floor?

a. Cover

B. Bedsheet

C. Mat

D. Pillow

CHOOSE THE FIGURE WHICH IS DIFFERENT:.

26.
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A. 1

B.2

C.3

D.4


27.<br><br><img src='./qimages/8015-27.jpg'>

A.1

B.2

C.3

D.4

28.
src='./qimages/8015-28.jpg'>

A.l

B.2

C.3

D.4

29.<br><br><img src='./qimages/8015-29.jpg'>

A.l

B.2

C.3

D.4

30.
src='./qimages/8015-30.jpg'>

A.l

B.2

C.3

D.4

COMPLETE THE CHAIN: (Questions 31-36)

31. 42: 56 110:

A. 18

B. 132

C. 136

D. 140

32. 7584 5362 4673

A. 2367

B. 2451

C. 2531

D. 2467

33. YUS: URO

A. LKM

B. JHD

C. GKD

D. JKL

34. DCHG LKQP FEJI

A. MLSR

B. NMSR

C. ONTS

D. QPUT

35. 13,27,53,107,213,

A. 427

B. 426

C. 425

D. 424

36.

A. P,F

B. W

C. W,P

D. F,P

37. Blueberries cost more than strawberries; Blueberries cost less than raspberries; Raspberries cost more than strawberries and blueberries. If the first two statements are true, then the third statement is

A True

B. False

C. Uncertain

D. None of the above

38. Praneeta scored more than Surya. Karthik scored as much as Jyoti. Jyoti scored less than Manoj. Surya scored less than Karthik. Who scored the lowest?

A Manoj

B. Karthik

C. Leela

D. Surya

39. A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum is

A Rs. 650

B. Rs. 690

C. Rs. 698

D. Rs. 700

40. Today is Monday, After 61 days, it will be A Wednesday B. Saturday C. Tuesday D. Thursday



41. Which one of the following is not spelt correctly?

A. Accommodate

B. Possession

C. Embarrass

D. Committed

42. He English at the University.

A teach

B. taught

C. teaching

D. teaches

43. The passive voice of am making a cake' is

A. A cake is being made (by me)

B. I made a cake

C. A cake was being made (by me)

D. A cake is made (by me)

44. Lucy is arriving____ 13th February___ eight o'clock morning. [Fill in the blanks with correct order of prepositions.]

A. on, at, in

B. at, on, in

C. in, on, at

D. on, in, at

45. Which one of the following is incorrect plural noun?

A stadium-stadia

B. curriculum-curricula

C. datum-data

D. wife-wifes

46. Find out the incorrect use of preposition in the following sentences.

A England is famous for its rainy weather.

B. very proud of my daughter, she worked very hard.

C. He isn't really interested in getting married.

D. Unfortunately, very bad for music.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MEANING OF PROVERBIIDIOM:

47. To keep one's temper.

A. To become angry

B. To be in composed

C. To lose control

D. To be aloof from

48. To smell a rat.

A. To see signs of plague epidemic

B. To get bad smell of a dead rat

C. To suspect foul dealings

D. To be in a bad mood

49. To have an axe to grind.

A. To have a dispute to take up

B. To fail to arouse interest

C. To have no result

D. To work for both sides

FIND THE ODD ONE OUT:

50.

A. joyful

B. delightful

C. beautiful

D. blissful

51.

A rose

B.jasmine

C.lily

D. cauliflower

52.
A begin

B. start

C. go

D. commence

53.

A. dinner

B. lunch

C. supper

D. feast

CHOOSE THE WORD WHICH CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE GIVEN DEFINITION: Questions from 54 to 57)

54. An Institution of higher education:

A. College

B. Institute

C. University

D. Association

55. A person who knows many languages:

A. Multilingual

B. Polyglot

C. Bilingual

D. Linguist

56. A person who grows crops:
A. breeder

B. cultivator

C. tiller

D. farmer

the means of communication.

A. Language

B. Speech

C. Tongue

D. Sound

58. He was an only child, so he had to learn how to amuse

A. himself

B. him

C. anybody

D. each other

59. According to the studies, dolphins, whales and other sea creatures use highly sophisticated navigation systems.

A. all

B. a few

C. a little

D. most

60. The storm continued for days when we were in New Orleans, but fortunately there wasn't damage to the city.

A. a few, many

B. several, most

C. all, a little

D. many, much


Knowledge of World Languages (20 marks)

61. not a classical language.

A. Odia

B. Tamil

C. Hindi

D. Telugu

62. Approximately how many known living languages are there in the world today as per the Ethnologue?
A. 3,010

B. 4,026

C. 5,827

D. 6,9l2

63. Bodo and Manipuri, the scheduled languages of India, belong to the language Family.

A. Indo-Aryan

B. Dravidian

C. Tibeto-Burman

D. Austro-Asiatic

64. Hebrew and Arabic are

A. endangered languages

B. unrelated languages

C. sister languages

D. biblical languages

65. In which language is the epic Ramayana composed?

A. Hebrew

B. Hindi

C. Sanskrit

D. Prakrit

66. Hindi and Urdu are considered as one language with__ script(s).

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. no

67. Kodava belongs to the_____language family.

A. Indo-Aryan

B. Dravidian

C. Tibeto-Burman

D. Austro-Asiatic

68. Buddhist Canons are sacred texts composed in

A. Prakrit

B. Pali

C. Sanskrit

D. Paisachi

69. Burushaski is spoken in

A. India

B. Srilanka

C. Bhutan

D. Bangladesh

70. Which of the following is not a formal language?

A. Fortran

B. Cobol

C. Java

D. Esperanto

71. What are Brahmi and Kharosthi

A. Languages

B. Fonts

C. Encryptions

D. Scripts

72. the second largest language family in India.

A. Indo-Aryan

B. Dravidian

C. Tibeto-Burman

D. Austro-Asiatic

73. The language Kokborok is spoken in

A. Meghalaya

B. Mizoram

C. Tripura

D. Nagaland

74. Santali belongs to family.

A. Indo-Aryan

B. Dravidian

C. Tibeto-Burman

D. Austro-Asiatic

75. language is known as the "Italian of the east" .

A. Marathi

B. Telugu

C. Malayalam

D. Kannada

76. The official language of Jammu and Kashmir is

A. Dogri

B. Urdu

C. Kashmiri

D. Ladakhi"

the highest linguistic diversity in the world with an estimated 820 languages spoken.

A. India

B. China

C. Nigeria

D. Papua New Guinea

78. of language endangerment have been identified by UNESCO between being safe (not endangered) and extinct.

A.3

B.5

C.4

D.6

79. is the most commonly spoken language in the newly formed Telangana state.

A. Dakkhini

B. Telugu

C. Urdu

D. Hindi

80. Modi is an ancient

A.language

B. script

C. font

D. program

Consider the following data from Isleta Native American language spoken in New Mexico), and then answer the questions that follow:
Isleta English
temiban went'
amiban 'you went'
temiwe am going'
mimiay was going'
tewanban came'
tewanhi will come'

List the Isleta forms corresponding to the following English words/markers: (Questions 81 to 87)

81. I

A. te

B. temi

C. tem

D. tewan

82. he

A. m

B.mi

C.mim

D.mimi


83. you

A. a

B. ami

C. am

D. amib

84. come

A. w

B. wa

C. wan

D. tewan

85.

A. ban

B. we

C. ay

D. mi

86. present progressive (is ... A.mi B. we C.e D.ay

A. mi

B. we

C. e

D. ay

87. past progressive (was ...

A. mi

B. we

C. e

D. ay

Select the correct Isleta translation for the following English sentences: (Questions 88 to 90)

88. He went

A. mimiban

B. mimmiban

C. mimban

D. mimimiban

89. I will go

A. temiwanhi

B. temihi

C. temhi

D. tewanhi

90. You were

A. amiwanay

B. amwanwe

C. awanay

D. awany

Examine the following Malay sentences, and answer the following questions:
Malay Enldish
ini kuda This is a horse.
ini ali .. This is Ali.
ali bagus Ali is good.
ali menjual kuda itu Ali sells that horse.
kuda ali bagus Ali's horse is good.
jualan ini bagus This merchandise is good.
kuda ini dijual oleh ali This horse is sold by Ali.
ali penjual kain Ali is a cloth seller.

List the Malay forms corresponding to the following English words/markers: (Questions 91 to 95)

91.

A. kuda

B. ini

C. itu

D. bagus

92.

A. kuda B. itu C. bagus D. ini

93.

A. jual

B. pen

C. penjual

D. kain

94. by

A. ini

B. oleh

C. dijual

D. kuda

95. present tense marker

A. -jual

B. men-

C. -kuda

D. itu-

Select the correct English translation for the following Malay sentences: (Questions 96 and 97)

96. kain ini bagus:

A. This cloth is good

B. This good cloth

C. A cloth is good

D. A good cloth

97. kuda bagus ini kuda ali:

A. Ali's horse is good.

B. Ali's good horse.

C. This good horse is Ali's horse

D. This is Ali's good horse


Select the correct Malay translation for the following English sentences: (Questions 98 and 99)

98. Ali's merchandise is cloth:

A. jualan ali kain

B. ali jualan kain

C. bagus jualan ali kain

D. jualan kain ali

99. Ali is a horse seller:

A. ali ini penjual kuda

B. ali ini kuda penjual

C. ali penjual kuda

D. penjual ali kuda

100. If the Malay word 'mendidik' means 'educate' (verb, as in educate'), what is the probable meaning of 'pendidik'?

A. educates

B. education

C. educator

D. educated


Subjects

  • anthropology
  • applied linguistics
  • communication
  • comparative literature
  • economics
  • english
  • functional hindi
  • history
  • philosophy
  • political science
  • public health
  • sociology
  • telugu
  • urdu