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Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET) 2020 Previous Year Question Paper With Answer Key

This post was last modified on 27 December 2020


DU MPhil in CIL and PHD in MIL
Topic: CIL MPHIL S2
1) In every field, research pursuit promote systematic and gradual advancement of knowledge but discoveries are rare
because

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[Question ID = 8447]

1. Result is a continuous critical investigation. [Option ID = 33782]
2. It is not common to be able to think beyond a grooved channel. [Option ID = 33783]
3. Sustained experimental work needed for discovery is not easily forthcoming. [Option ID = 33784]
4. Most people lack the depth of knowledge needed for it. [Option ID = 33785]

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Correct Answer :
Most people lack the depth of knowledge needed for it. [Option ID = 33785]
2) The quality of research is judged by the
[Question ID = 8448]

1. Relevance of the research [Option ID = 33786]

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2. Methodology adopted for conducting the research [Option ID = 33787]
3. Depth of research [Option ID = 33788]
4. Experience of the research [Option ID = 33789]
Correct Answer :
Methodology adopted for conducting the research [Option ID = 33787]

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3) Which of the following is not a quality of a researcher?
[Question ID = 8449]

1. Unison with that of which he is search. [Option ID = 33790]
2. He must be of alert mind. [Option ID = 33791]
3. Keenness in enquiry. [Option ID = 33792]

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4. His assertion to outstrip. [Option ID = 33793]
Correct Answer :
Unison with that of which he is search. [Option ID = 33790]
4) Research can be conducted by a person who
[Question ID = 8450]

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1. Has studied research methodology. [Option ID = 33794]
2. Holds a postgraduate degree. [Option ID = 33795]
3. Possesses thinking and reasoning ability. [Option ID = 33796]
4. Is a hard worker. [Option ID = 33797]
Correct Answer :

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Possesses thinking and reasoning ability. [Option ID = 33796]
5) The depth of any research can be judge by
[Question ID = 8451]

1. The title of the research. [Option ID = 33798]
2. Objectives of the research. [Option ID = 33799]

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3. Total expenditure on the research. [Option ID = 33800]
4. Duration of the research. [Option ID = 33801]
Correct Answer :
Objectives of the research. [Option ID = 33799]
6) Research is always

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[Question ID = 8452]
1. Verifying the old knowledge.
[Option ID = 33802]
2. Exploring new knowledge.
[Option ID = 33803]

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3. Filling the gaps between the knowledge.
[Option ID = 33804]
4. All of these
[Option ID = 33805]
Correct Answer :

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All of these
[Option ID = 33805]
7) One of the aims of scientific method of research is to
[Question ID = 8454]

1. Improve data interpretation [Option ID = 33810]

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2. Eliminate spurious relations [Option ID = 33812]
3. Confirm triangulation [Option ID = 33814]
4. Introduce new variables [Option ID = 33816]
Correct Answer :
Eliminate spurious relations [Option ID = 33812]

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8) Which of the following is not the method of research?
[Question ID = 8457]

1. Observation [Option ID = 33819]
2. Historical [Option ID = 33821]
3. Survey [Option ID = 33823]

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4. Philosophical [Option ID = 33825]
Correct Answer :
Observation [Option ID = 33819]
9) The study in which investigators attempt to trace an effect is known as
[Question ID = 8459]

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1. Survey research [Option ID = 33827]
2. `Ex post facto' research [Option ID = 33829]
3. Historical research [Option ID = 33831]
4. Summative research [Option ID = 33833]
Correct Answer :

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`Ex post facto' research [Option ID = 33829]
10) Fundamental research reflects the ability to
[Question ID = 8461]

1. Synthesize new ideas [Option ID = 33835]
2. Expound new principles [Option ID = 33837]

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3. Evaluate the existing material concerning research [Option ID = 33839]
4. Study the existing literature regarding various topics [Option ID = 33841]
Correct Answer :
Expound new principles [Option ID = 33837]
11) Fieldworkbased research is classified as

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[Question ID = 8462]

1. Empirical [Option ID = 33842]
2. Historical [Option ID = 33844]
3. Experimental [Option ID = 33846]
4. Biographical [Option ID = 33848]

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Correct Answer :
Empirical [Option ID = 33842]
12) Action research is
[Question ID = 8464]

1. An applied research [Option ID = 33850]

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2. A research carried out to solve immediate problems [Option ID = 33852]
3. A longitudinal research [Option ID = 33854]
4. Simulative research [Option ID = 33856]
Correct Answer :
A research carried out to solve immediate problems [Option ID = 33852]

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13) The objective of a research can be written
[Question ID = 8467]
1. Only in question form.
[Option ID = 33859]
2. Only in statement form.

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[Option ID = 33861]
3. Both question and statement forms.
[Option ID = 33863]

4. In hypothetical form.
[Option ID = 33865]

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Correct Answer :
Only in statement form.
[Option ID = 33861]
14) A satisfactory statistical quantitative method should not possess which one of the following qualities?
[Question ID = 8468]

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1. Appropriateness [Option ID = 33866]
2. Measurability [Option ID = 33868]
3. Comparability [Option ID = 33869]
4. Flexibility [Option ID = 33872]
Correct Answer :

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Flexibility [Option ID = 33872]
15) The first step of research is
[Question ID = 8471]

1. Selecting a problem [Option ID = 33875]
2. Searching a problem [Option ID = 33877]

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3. Finding a problem [Option ID = 33879]
4. Identifying a problem [Option ID = 33881]
Correct Answer :
Finding a problem [Option ID = 33879]
16) A research problem is feasible only when

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[Question ID = 8472]
1. It has utility and relevance.
[Option ID = 33882]
2. It is researchable.
[Option ID = 33884]

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3. It is new and adds something to the knowledge.
[Option ID = 33886]
4. All of these
[Option ID = 33887]
Correct Answer :

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All of these
[Option ID = 33887]
17) The process not needed in experimental researches is
[Question ID = 8475]

1. Observation [Option ID = 33891]

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2. Manipulation [Option ID = 33893]
3. Controlling [Option ID = 33895]
4. Content analysis [Option ID = 33897]
Correct Answer :
Content analysis [Option ID = 33897]

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18) Which of the following is not a characteristic of research?
[Question ID = 8477]

1. Research is systematic. [Option ID = 33899]
2. Research is not a process. [Option ID = 33901]
3. Research is problem oriented. [Option ID = 33903]

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4. Research is not passive. [Option ID = 33905]
Correct Answer :
Research is not a process. [Option ID = 33901]
19) Manipulation is always a part of
[Question ID = 8478]

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1. Historical research [Option ID = 33906]
2. Fundamental research [Option ID = 33908]
3. Descriptive research [Option ID = 33910]
4. Experimental research [Option ID = 33912]
Correct Answer :

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Experimental research [Option ID = 33912]
20) The basis on which the assumptions are formulated is
[Question ID = 8481]

1. Cultural background of the country [Option ID = 33915]
2. Universities [Option ID = 33917]

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3. Specific characteristics of the castes [Option ID = 33919]
4. The sociocultural scenario of the country [Option ID = 33921]
Correct Answer :
The sociocultural scenario of the country [Option ID = 33921]
21) A null hypothesis is

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[Question ID = 8482]

1. When there is no difference between the variables. [Option ID = 33922]
2. The same as research hypothesis. [Option ID = 33924]
3. Subjective in nature. [Option ID = 33926]
4. When there is difference between the variables. [Option ID = 33928]

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Correct Answer :
When there is no difference between the variables. [Option ID = 33922]
22) A statistical technique used for large number of variables to establish whether there is a tendency of groups to be
interrelated is

[Question ID = 8485]

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1. Simple correlation
[Option ID = 33931]
2. Multiple correlation
[Option ID = 33933]
3. Factor analysis

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[Option ID = 33935]
4. None of these
[Option ID = 33937]
Correct Answer :
Factor analysis

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[Option ID = 33935]
23) Experimental studies are based on
[Question ID = 8486]

1. The manipulation of the variables [Option ID = 33939]
2. Conceptual parameters [Option ID = 33941]

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3. Replication of research [Option ID = 33943]
4. Survey of literature [Option ID = 33944]
Correct Answer :
The manipulation of the variables [Option ID = 33939]
24) Generalized conclusion on the basis of a sample is technically known as

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[Question ID = 8489]

1. Data analysis and interpretation [Option ID = 33947]
2. Parameter inference [Option ID = 33949]
3. Statistical inference [Option ID = 33951]
4. A complete survey [Option ID = 33953]

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Correct Answer :
Statistical inference [Option ID = 33951]
25) Research is not considered ethical if it
[Question ID = 8490]

1. Tries to prove a particular point. [Option ID = 33954]

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2. Does not ensure privacy and anonymity of the respondent. [Option ID = 33956]
3. Does not investigate the data scientifically. [Option ID = 33958]
4. Is not of a very high standard. [Option ID = 33960]
Correct Answer :
Does not ensure privacy and anonymity of the respondent. [Option ID = 33956]

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26) "Death of a discipline" is written by:
[Question ID = 8493]


1. Susan Bassnett [Option ID = 33963]
2. Sisir Kumar Das [Option ID = 33965]
3. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak [Option ID = 33967]

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4. Rene Wellek [Option ID = 33969]
Correct Answer :
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak [Option ID = 33967]
27) Sisir Kumar Das wrote:
[Question ID = 8495]

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1. A History of Indian Literature
[Option ID = 33971]
2. A History of Indian Drama
[Option ID = 33975]
3. Life and Death of a Language

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[Option ID = 33976]
4. Development of Indian Scripts
[Option ID = 33977]
Correct Answer :
A History of Indian Literature

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[Option ID = 33971]
28) Urdu is a:
[Question ID = 8497]

1. IndoAryan Language [Option ID = 33979]
2. Western Iranian language [Option ID = 33980]

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3. Austroasiatic language [Option ID = 33982]
4. Northeast Caucasian languages [Option ID = 33984]
Correct Answer :
IndoAryan Language [Option ID = 33979]
29) IndoAryan language family is a branch of

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[Question ID = 8498]

1. IndoIranian family [Option ID = 33986]
2. OtoManguean family [Option ID = 33988]
3. Atlantic?Congo family [Option ID = 33990]
4. Dravidian family [Option ID = 33992]

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Correct Answer :
IndoIranian family [Option ID = 33986]
30) Jarawa belongs to:
[Question ID = 8501]

1. Dravidian family [Option ID = 33995]

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2. Great Andamanese family [Option ID = 33997]
3. SinoTibetan family [Option ID = 33999]
4. Austric Family [Option ID = 34001]
Correct Answer :
Great Andamanese family [Option ID = 33997]

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31) The founding editor of the journal Acta Comparationis Litterarum Universarum was:
[Question ID = 8502]
1. H. M. Possnet
[Option ID = 34002]
2. Suniti Kumar Chatterjee

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[Option ID = 34004]
3. Hugo Meltzl de Lomnitz
[Option ID = 34006]
4. Paul Van Tiegham
[Option ID = 34008]

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Correct Answer :
Hugo Meltzl de Lomnitz
[Option ID = 34006]

32) In which school of Comparative Literature scholars looked for evidence of "origins" and "influences" between works
from different nations?

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[Question ID = 8505]

1. German School [Option ID = 34012]
2. American School [Option ID = 34014]
3. French School [Option ID = 34016]
4. European School [Option ID = 34017]

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Correct Answer :
French School [Option ID = 34016]
33) Telugu is:
[Question ID = 8506]

1. IndoIranian Language [Option ID = 34018]

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2. OtoManguean language [Option ID = 34020]
3. SinoTibetan language [Option ID = 34022]
4. Dravidian language [Option ID = 34024]
Correct Answer :
Dravidian language [Option ID = 34024]

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34) Bhavabhuti wrote in:
[Question ID = 8508]

1. Sanskrit [Option ID = 34026]
2. Hindi [Option ID = 34028]
3. Kannada [Option ID = 34030]

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4. Punjabi [Option ID = 34032]
Correct Answer :
Sanskrit [Option ID = 34026]
35) `Mudrarakshash' was written by:
[Question ID = 8510]

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1. Valmiki [Option ID = 34034]
2. Vishakhadatta [Option ID = 34036]
3. Kalidasa [Option ID = 34038]
4. Banabhatta [Option ID = 34039]
Correct Answer :

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Vishakhadatta [Option ID = 34036]
36) Kuttu' is a form of:
[Question ID = 8513]

1. Fiction [Option ID = 34042]
2. Drama [Option ID = 34044]

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3. Grammar [Option ID = 34046]
4. Painting [Option ID = 34049]
Correct Answer :
Drama [Option ID = 34044]
37) Magha wrote in:

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[Question ID = 8515]

1. Magahi [Option ID = 34051]
2. Persian [Option ID = 34052]
3. Gujarati [Option ID = 34055]
4. Sanskrit [Option ID = 34057]

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Correct Answer :
Sanskrit [Option ID = 34057]
38) `Perunkkatatai' was written in:
[Question ID = 8516]

1. Magahi [Option ID = 34059]

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2. Tamil [Option ID = 34061]
3. Telugu [Option ID = 34063]
4. Marathi [Option ID = 34065]
Correct Answer :
Tamil [Option ID = 34061]

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39) `Rajatarangini' was written by:
[Question ID = 8519]

1. Kalhana [Option ID = 34068]

2. Kaidasa [Option ID = 34070]
3. Vyasa [Option ID = 34072]

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4. Natakuttanar [Option ID = 34073]
Correct Answer :
Kalhana [Option ID = 34068]
40) Kamban translated:
[Question ID = 8521]

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1. Mahabharata [Option ID = 34075]
2. Ramayana [Option ID = 34077]
3. Padmapurana [Option ID = 34079]
4. Upanishada [Option ID = 34081]
Correct Answer :

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Ramayana [Option ID = 34077]
41) Ananda Ram Dhekial Phukan wrote in:
[Question ID = 8523]

1. Hindi [Option ID = 34083]
2. Urdu [Option ID = 34085]

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3. Assamese [Option ID = 34086]
4. Sindhi [Option ID = 34088]
Correct Answer :
Assamese [Option ID = 34086]
42) `Chandrakanta Santati' was written by:

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[Question ID = 8524]

1. Narmad [Option ID = 34090]
2. Devakinandan Khatri [Option ID = 34092]
3. Tulsidas [Option ID = 34094]
4. Shripati [Option ID = 34096]

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Correct Answer :
Devakinandan Khatri [Option ID = 34092]
43) Michael Madhusudan Dutt wrote:
[Question ID = 8527]

1. `Meghnadbadh Kavya' [Option ID = 34099]

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2. `Haribhakti Vilas' [Option ID = 34101]
3. `Geetanjali' [Option ID = 34103]
4. 'Bhavarth Deepika' [Option ID = 34105]
Correct Answer :
`Meghnadbadh Kavya' [Option ID = 34099]

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44) `Kanyashulkam' was written by:
[Question ID = 8528]

1. Girish Karnad [Option ID = 34106]
2. Gurajada Appa Rao [Option ID = 34108]
3. Khushbant Singh [Option ID = 34110]

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4. R. K. Naryanan [Option ID = 34112]
Correct Answer :
Girish Karnad [Option ID = 34106]
45) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote in:
[Question ID = 8530]

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1. Telugu [Option ID = 34114]
2. Sanskarit [Option ID = 34116]
3. Bengali [Option ID = 34118]
4. Malayalam [Option ID = 34120]
Correct Answer :

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Bengali [Option ID = 34118]
46) Fakir Mohan Senapati established:
[Question ID = 8533]

1. Assamese Press [Option ID = 34126]
2. Utkala Press [Option ID = 34127]

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3. Marathi Press [Option ID = 34128]
4. Konkani Press [Option ID = 34129]
Correct Answer :

Utkala Press [Option ID = 34127]
47) Bhoj Raj Motvani wrote in:

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[Question ID = 8534]

1. Bengali [Option ID = 34130]
2. Urdu [Option ID = 34132]
3. Sindhi [Option ID = 34136]
4. Persian [Option ID = 34137]

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Correct Answer :
Sindhi [Option ID = 34136]
48) Satyana Prayogo Athva Atmakatha' was written by:
[Question ID = 8537]

1. Munshi Premchand [Option ID = 34142]

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2. Devaki NandanKhatri [Option ID = 34143]
3. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi [Option ID = 34144]
4. Kiran Nagarkar [Option ID = 34145]
Correct Answer :
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi [Option ID = 34144]

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49) Lakshminath Bezbarua wrote in
[Question ID = 8539]

1. Santali [Option ID = 34147]
2. Khasi [Option ID = 34148]
3. Manipuri [Option ID = 34150]

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4. Assamese [Option ID = 34152]
Correct Answer :
Assamese [Option ID = 34152]
50) Umashankar Joshi wrote in:
[Question ID = 8540]

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1. Bengali [Option ID = 34154]
2. Tamil [Option ID = 34155]
3. Gujarati [Option ID = 34157]
4. Urdu [Option ID = 34159]
Correct Answer :

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Gujarati [Option ID = 34157]