DUET 2019 MA Linguistics Previous Queston Papers

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Pick the odd one out of the words: eldest, live, sleeping, height [Question ID = 1917]
1. Live [Option ID = 7666]
2. Sleeping [Option ID = 7667]
3. Eldest [Option ID = 7665]
4. Height [Option ID = 7668]
Correct Answer: Eldest [Option ID = 7665]
The active form of the sentence The deer was seen by Ravi is [Question ID = 1901]
1. The deer seen Ravi [Option ID = 7602]
2. The deer saw Ravi [Option ID = 7601]
3. Ravi saw the deer [Option ID = 7604]
4. Ravi seen the deer [Option ID = 7603]
Correct Answer: The deer saw Ravi [Option ID = 7601]
To learn a language [Question ID = 1919]
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1. Children must be taught to speak by the parents [Option ID = 7673]
2. Children must take formal lessons [Option ID = 7674]
3. Children only need exposure to language [Option ID = 7675]
4. All of these [Option ID = 7676]
Correct Answer: Children must be taught to speak by the parents [Option ID = 7673]
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The area of linguistics that deals specifically with the history of words is called [Question ID = 1891]
1. History [Option ID = 7561]
2. Etymology [Option ID = 7563]
3. Historical phonology [Option ID = 7562]
4. Lexicography [Option ID = 7564]
Correct Answer: History [Option ID = 7561]
The word order in English is [Question ID = 1920]
1. None of these [Option ID = 7680]
2. Object-verb-subject [Option ID = 7679]
3. Subject-verb-object [Option ID = 7678]
4. Subject-object-verb [Option ID = 7677]
Correct Answer: Subject-object-verb [Option ID = 7677]

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In the sentence Kim will send Lee a gift ,a gift is best described as [Question ID = 1885]
1. An adjunct [Option ID = 7537]
2. An indirect object [Option ID = 7540]
3. A direct object [Option ID = 7539]
4. A subject [Option ID = 7538]
Correct Answer: An adjunct [Option ID = 7537]
The principle language spoken in Daman & Diu is [Question ID = 1916]
1. Gujarati [Option ID = 7661]
2. Marathi [Option ID = 7662]
3. Konkani [Option ID = 7664]
4. Kannada [Option ID = 7663]
Correct Answer: Gujarati [Option ID = 7661]
In the sentence The burnt cake started smelling , the word burnt is [Question ID = 1884]
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1. A noun [Option ID = 7536]
2. An adverb [Option ID = 7533]
3. A verb [Option ID = 7535]
4. An adjective [Option ID = 7534]
Correct Answer: An adverb [Option ID = 7533]
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The words steel and steal are [Question ID = 1882]
1. Different in one sound [Option ID = 7526]
2. Different in one letter [Option ID = 7525]
3. One sound and one letter [Option ID = 7528]
4. No difference [Option ID = 7527]
Correct Answer: Different in one letter [Option ID = 7525]
Tulu is spoken primarily in the state of [Question ID = 1906]
1. Karnataka [Option ID = 7624]
2. Gujarat [Option ID = 7622]
3. Telangana [Option ID = 7621]
4. Sikkim [Option ID = 7623]
Correct Answer: Telangana [Option ID = 7621]

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The appropriate "Tag Question" for the sentence The boy is sleeping is [Question ID = 1900]
1. Doesn't he? [Option ID = 7598]
2. Isn't he? [Option ID = 7597]
3. Hasn't he? [Option ID = 7600]
4. Didn't it? [Option ID = 7599]
Correct Answer: Isn't he? [Option ID = 7597]
The area of linguistics that deals specifically with language and brain is [Question ID = 1883]
1. Lexicography [Option ID = 7532]
2. Psycholinguistics [Option ID = 7529]
3. Semantics [Option ID = 7531]
4. Morphology [Option ID = 7530]
Correct Answer: Psycholinguistics [Option ID = 7529]
The area of Linguistics that deals specifically with the science of speech-sounds is called [Question ID = 1923]
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1. Syntax [Option ID = 7692]
2. Phonetics [Option ID = 7691]
3. Semantics [Option ID = 7689]
4. Morphology [Option ID = 7690]
Correct Answer: Semantics [Option ID = 7689]
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A Linguist is best described as a person who [Question ID = 1875]
1. Analyses languages [Option ID = 7500]
2. Speaks many languages [Option ID = 7497]
3. Knows many scripts [Option ID = 7498]
4. Learns many languages [Option ID = 7499]
Correct Answer: Speaks many languages [Option ID = 7497]
A major goal of linguistics is [Question ID = 1874]
1. The deeper understanding of linguistic knowledge [Option ID = 7495]
2. The study of English and foreign languages [Option ID = 7493]
3. The learning of as many languages as possible [Option ID = 7496]
4. The building of vocabulary [Option ID = 7494]
Correct Answer: The study of English and foreign languages [Option ID = 7493]

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Among the words weapon, chair, success, knife, the odd word out is [Question ID = 1887]
1. Weapon [Option ID = 7546]
2. Chair [Option ID = 7545]
3. Knife [Option ID = 7548]
4. Success [Option ID = 7547]
Correct Answer: Chair [Option ID = 7545]
In which of the following words, is the letter 'o' used for the same sound?

road dot

cool node
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A B

C D [Question ID = 1922]
1. C and D [Option ID = 7686]
2. B and D [Option ID = 7685]
3. B and C [Option ID = 7688]
4. A and C [Option ID = 7687]
Correct Answer: B and D [Option ID = 7685]
An example of a tonal language is [Question ID = 1902]
1. Chinese [Option ID = 7606]
2. English [Option ID = 7607]
3. Hindi [Option ID = 7605]
4. German [Option ID = 7608]
Correct Answer: Hindi [Option ID = 7605]

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A person who has acquired the ability to communicate effectively in three or more languages can be described as [Question ID = 1876]
1. Metalingual [Option ID = 7504]
2. None of these [Option ID = 7503]
3. Multilingual [Option ID = 7502]
4. Monolingual [Option ID = 7501]
Correct Answer: Monolingual [Option ID = 7501]
Hebrew and Arabic are [Question ID = 1915]
1. Indo-European languages [Option ID = 7657]
2. Uralic languages [Option ID = 7659]
3. Semitic languages [Option ID = 7658]
4. None of them [Option ID = 7660]
Correct Answer: Indo-European languages [Option ID = 7657]
The possessive pronoun form of he is [Question ID = 1896]
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1. Boy's [Option ID = 7581]
2. His [Option ID = 7584]
3. Ram's [Option ID = 7582]
4. Him [Option ID = 7583]
Correct Answer: Boy's [Option ID = 7581]
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The relationship between the words situation and situate is best described as [Question ID = 1881]
1. Adjective - Noun [Option ID = 7523]
2. Noun - Adjective [Option ID = 7522]
3. Noun - Verb [Option ID = 7524]
4. Noun - Noun [Option ID = 7521]
Correct Answer: Noun - Noun [Option ID = 7521]
In the following sentence, which among the four sections has an error?

I am understanding your question.
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(A) (B) (C) (D) [Question ID = 1890]
1. D [Option ID = 7560]
2. B [Option ID = 7558]
3. A [Option ID = 7557]
4. C [Option ID = 7559]
Correct Answer: A [Option ID = 7557]
In the following words, which of the italicized and bold letters represent the same sound?

(i) eat (ii) reel (iii) ear (iv) bear

?Question ID = 1911]
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1. (iii) and (iv) [Option ID = 7644]
2. (ii) and (iv) [Option ID = 7642]
3. (i) and (ii) [Option ID = 7643]
4. (i) and (iii) [Option ID = 7641]
Correct Answer: (i) and (iii) [Option ID = 7641]
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In the following words, which of the italicised and bold letters represent the same sound?

(i) phone (ii) uphill (iii) rough (iv) plough

[Question ID = 1908]
1. (iii) and (iv) [Option ID = 7630]
2. (ii) and (iv) [Option ID = 7632]
3. (i) and (ii) [Option ID = 7629]
4. (i) and (iii) [Option ID = 7631]
Correct Answer: (i) and (ii) [Option ID = 7629]

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The number of distinct spoken sounds in the sentence Come at once! is [Question ID = 1889]
1. 9 [Option ID = 7553]
2. 7 [Option ID = 7555]
3. 10 [Option ID = 7556]
4. 8 [Option ID = 7554]
Correct Answer: 9 [Option ID = 7553]
The number of distinct spoken sounds in the word though is [Question ID = 1888]
1. 6 [Option ID = 7552]
2. 2 [Option ID = 7551]
3. 3 [Option ID = 7549]
4. 4 [Option ID = 7550]
Correct Answer: 3 [Option ID = 7549]
The term "Brahui" is the name of [Question ID = 1879]
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1. An archaeological site [Option ID = 7516]
2. A living language [Option ID = 7513]
3. An ancient dynasty [Option ID = 7515]
4. An ancient script [Option ID = 7514]
Correct Answer: A living language [Option ID = 7513]
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Which of these are synonyms? [Question 12121
1. Dated - Modern [Option ID = 7645]
2. Grey - Cloudy [Option ID = 7648]
3. Dense - Sparse [Option ID = 7646]
4. Express - Convey [Option ID = 7647]
Correct Answer: Dated - Modern [Option ID = 7645]
Which of these languages belong to the same language family as Sinhala? [Question ID = 1918]
1. Gujarati [Option ID = 7672]
2. Manipuri [Option ID = 7669]
3. Santhali [Option ID = 7670]
4. Mundari [Option ID = 7671]
Correct Answer: Manipuri [Option ID = 7669]

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Which of the following deals with the formation of words? [Question ID = 1905]
1. Phonology [Option ID = 7618]
2. Phonetics [Option ID = 7617]
3. Syntax [Option ID = 7620]
4. Morphology [Option ID = 7619]
Correct Answer: Phonetics [Option ID = 7617]
Which of the following languages does not belong to the same language family as the other three? [Question ID = 1921]
1. Marathi [Option ID = 7682]
2. German [Option ID = 7681]
3. Telugu [Option ID = 7683]
4. Assamese [Option ID = 7684]
Correct Answer: German [Option ID = 7681]
Match the following:
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(i) Meghalaya A. Kokborok

(ii) Jharkhand B. Tangkhul

(iii) Manipur C. Mundari

(iv) Tripura D. Garo

[Question ID = 1877]
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1. i-D; ii-C; iii-B; iv-A [Option ID = 7506]
2. i-D; ii-A; iii-C; iv-B [Option ID = 7507]
3. i-C; ii-D; iii-A; iv-B [Option ID = 7505]
4. i-B; ii-D; iii-A; iv-C [Option ID = 7508]
Correct Answer: i-C; ii-D; iii-A; iv-B [Option ID = 7505]
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Introduction and Appendix are [Question ID = 1880]
1. Hypernyms [Option ID = 7517]
2. Synonyms [Option ID = 7520]
3. Antonyms [Option ID = 7519]
4. Homonyms [Option ID = 7518]
Correct Answer: Hypernyms [Option ID = 7517]
The sentence Ravi haven't slept, is ungrammatical because of [Question ID = 1899]
1. Tense [Option ID = 7593]
2. Gender [Option ID = 7595]
3. Agreement [Option ID = 7596]
4. Aspect [Option ID = 7594]
Correct Answer: Tense [Option ID = 7593]

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The sentence Madhu arrived by tomorrow is wrong because of [Question ID = 1895]
1. Tense [Option ID = 7580]
2. Word order [Option ID = 7577]
3. Number [Option ID = 7579]
4. Agreement [Option ID = 7578]
Correct Answer: Word order [Option ID = 7577]
The sentence, The hamburger envies the cat, is ungrammatical because [Question ID = 1892]
1. Envy must have a non-human subject [Option ID = 7566]
2. Envy must have a non-human object [Option ID = 7565]
3. Envy must have a human subject [Option ID = 7567]
4. Envy must have a human object [Option ID = 7568]
Correct Answer: Envy must have a non-human object [Option ID = 7565]
The sentence, Mary wept the sofa, is ungrammatical because [Question ID = 1893]
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1. Weep is an intransitive verb [Option ID = 7572]
2. Weep is a transitive verb [Option ID = 7571]
3. The word order is wrong [Option ID = 7569]
4. The sentence is incomplete [Option ID = 7570]
Correct Answer: The word order is wrong [Option ID = 7569]
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Among the words, tumbler, attention, sing, glass, the odd one out is [Question ID = 1886]
1. Tumbler [Option ID = 7541]
2. Sing [Option ID = 7543]
3. Glass [Option ID = 7544]
4. Attention [Option ID = 7542]
Correct Answer: Tumbler [Option ID = 7541]
Which of the following language families does Konkani belong to? [Question ID = 1878]
1. Austro-Asiatic [Option ID = 7510]
2. None of these [Option ID = 7512]
3. Dravidian [Option ID = 7511]
4. Indo-European [Option ID = 7509]
Correct Answer: Indo-European [Option ID = 7509]

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Which of the following languages belong to the same language family?

(i) Hindi (ii) Chinese

(iii) English(iv) Hebrew [Question ID = 1909]
1. (i) and (iii) [Option ID = 7633]
2. (i) and (ii) [Option ID = 7635]
3. (ii) and (iii) [Option ID = 7634]
4. (ii) and (iv) [Option ID = 7636]
Correct Answer: (i) and (iii) [Option ID = 7633]
Which of the following languages belong to the same language family?
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(i) Tamil (ii) Tulu

(iii) Sanskrit (iv) Mundari [Question ID = 1910]
1. (i) and (ii) [Option ID = 7637]
2. (i) and (iii) [Option ID = 7639]
3. (ii) and (iii) [Option ID = 7638]
4. (ii) and (iv) [Option ID = 7640]
Correct Answer: (i) and (ii) [Option ID = 7637]
Which of the following is an abstract noun? [Question ID = 1898]
1. Opinion [Option ID = 7590]
2. Bag [Option ID = 7591]
3. Running [Option ID = 7589]
4. Lemonade [Option ID = 7592]
Correct Answer: Running [Option ID = 7589]

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Which of the following is true? [Question ID = 1914]
1. English and Odia are members of the same language family [Option ID = 7656]
2. The difference between a language and a dialect is that a dialect has no script [Option ID = 7653]
3. Sign languages cannot be truly considered languages [Option ID = 7655]
4. Scheduled languages are the languages of scheduled tribes [Option ID = 7654]
Correct Answer: The difference between a language and a dialect is that a dialect has no script [Option ID = 7653]
Which one of the following is a mass noun? [Question ID = 1897]
1. Rice [Option ID = 7585]
2. Book [Option ID = 7586]
3. Cup [Option ID = 7587]
4. Umbrella [Option ID = 7588]
Correct Answer: Rice [Option ID = 7585]
Which one of the following is not recognized as a classical language in India? [Question ID = 1904]
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1. Marathi [Option ID = 7615]
2. Tamil [Option ID = 7613]
3. Sanskrit [Option ID = 7616]
4. Malayalam [Option ID = 7614]
Correct Answer: Tamil [Option ID = 7613]
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Which one of the following does not contain a front vowel? [Question ID = 1907]
1. Abandon [Option ID = 7628]
2. Say [Option ID = 7626]
3. Sign [Option ID = 7625]
4. Goose [Option ID = 7627]
Correct Answer: Sign [Option ID = 7625]
Which one of the following is true? [Question ID = 1903]
1. Sanskrit is not a Scheduled Language [Option ID = 7610]
2. Bhojpuri and Magahi are Scheduled Languages [Option ID = 7612]
3. Scheduled languages are spoken by the Scheduled Tribes of India [Option ID = 7611]
4. Santali and Maithili are Scheduled Languages [Option ID = 7609]
Correct Answer: Santali and Maithili are Scheduled Languages [Option ID = 7609]

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The past form for a non-existent word like blop should be [Question ID = 1894]
1. Bloped [Option ID = 7575]
2. Blops [Option ID = 7576]
3. Bliped [Option ID = 7574]
4. Blip [Option ID = 7573]
Correct Answer: Blip [Option ID = 7573]
Toda is a language spoken by a community living in [Question ID = 1913]
1. Tamil Nadu [Option ID = 7652]
2. Bihar [Option ID = 7650]
3. Mizoram [Option ID = 7651]
4. Orissa [Option ID = 7649]
Correct Answer: Orissa [Option ID = 7649]

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