UGC NET Exam January 2017 Tribal and Regional Languages/Literature Paper-2 Question Paper With Answer Key

TRIBAL & REGIONAL LANGUAGES/LITERATURE

Paper – II 

Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.

Read the passage carefully and answer Question 1 to 5 :

I have committed many mistakes in my life, but mark you, I am sure of this that without everyone of those mistakes I should not be what I am today and so am quite satisfied to have made them. I do not mean that you are to wilfully commit mistakes, do not misunderstand me in that way. But do not mope because of the mistakes you have committed and sit idle. On the other hand think positive and take it for sure that the end would be good.

1. What would be an appropriate title for the passage ?

(1) My Life

(2) Correction of the wrong

(3) Hard work

(4) Character Building

Answer: (1)

2. What lesson a person gets by the mistakes he commits in his life ?

(1) To improve

(2) To sit idle

(3) To stay happy with life

(4) The end fruit will be sweet.

Answer: (1)

3. In the light of the passage given above, which message should be taken ?

(1) Life construction

(2) Character Building

(3) Fresh start

(4) Rethinking

Answer: (1)

4. ‘The end would be good’. What is the essence of this sentence ?

(1) To be satisfied with life

(2) To sit idle

(3) Improvement in life

(4) Occurrence of mistakes

Answer: (1)

5. The correction of mistakes of life is

(1) Correction is very difficult.

(2) Correction is easy.

(3) Correction is essential.

(4) Correction is not essential.

Answer: (3)

6. How many tribes were scheduled in 2003 in Jharkhand in the list of Scheduled Tribe ?

(1) 4

(2) 3

(3) 5

(4) 2

Answer: (4)

7. Who is the author of the book – ‘The Customs and Religion of Oraon’s’ ?

(1) E.T. Dalton

(2) P.O. Bodding

(3) H.H. Risley

(4) S.C. Rai

Answer: (4)

8. Which one among the following tribes is in the most primitive state ?

(1) Onge

(2) Jarwa

(3) Khasi

(4) Birhore

Answer: (2)

9. ‘Pahadiyas’ belong to which of the following races ?

(1) Tibbetan – Burmese

(2) Austro – Asiatic

(3) Dravid

(4) Mangole

Answer: (3)

10. Ethnology is related to which discipline

(1) Anthropology

(2) Psychology

(3) Social Science

(4) Linguistics

Answer: (1)

11. Which among the following is counted in both the streams – Tribes and Sadan ?

(1) Chero-Kharvar

(2) Mahali-Lohara

(3) Asur-Korva

(4) Birhore-Birjia

Answer: (2)

12. Which among the following is the most developed tribe of India ?

(1) Bheel

(2) Naga

(3) Santhal

(4) Meena

Answer: (4)

13. Which script is being developed for ‘Kurukh’ language ?

(1) Ole Chiki

(2) Varang Kshiti

(3) Tolong Siki

(4) Jhar Lipi

Answer: (3)

14. Who among the following is not a supporter of ‘Music Theory’ ?

(1) Max Muller

(2) Darwin

(3) Spencer

(4) Jespersen

Answer: (1)

15. Match List – I with List – II. Use the code given below for right answer :

Answer: (2)

16. ‘The act of presenting an equivalent message from the original language into the target language is called translation.’ Who has said the above ?

(1) Naeda and Tever

(2) Pattanayak

(3) Catford

(4) Newmark

Answer: (1)

17. The nine languages of Jharkhand have been divided into how many language families ?

(1) 04

(2) 05

(3) 02

(4) 03

Answer: (4)

18. Which State is accepted English as it’s state language ?

(1) Tripura

(2) Nagaland

(3) Sikkim

(4) Assam

Answer: (2)

19. Ranchi University was founded on

(1) 12th August, 1962

(2) 11th June, 1961

(3) 12th July, 1960

(4) 10th July, 1960

Answer: (3)

20. Dr. Camil Bulcke worked on ‘Ramkatha : Utpatti Aur Vikas’ for his doctoral thesis.

(1) True

(2) False

(3) Doubtful

(4) Partially true

Answer: (1)

21. ‘Dekhan Mein Chhotan Lage, Ghav Kare Gambheer’ – has been said for which of the following poets ?

(1) Kabir

(2) Rahim

(3) Ghananand

(4) Bihari

Answer: (4)

22. Who’s articles have been compiled in the book ‘Nakhoon Kyon Badhate Hain ?’

(1) Mohan Rakesh

(2) Ram Chandra Shukla

(3) Hazari Prasad Dwivedi

(4) Harishankar Parsai

Answer: (3)

23. The tradition of worshipping God by impersonification of nature is the speciality of

(1) Indian Poets

(2) Indian Drama Writers

(3) Indian Novelists

(4) Indian Story Writers

Answer: (1)

24. Who among the following is a Mundari specialist ?

(1) P.O. Bodding

(2) Father Hoffman

(3) H.S. Biligree

(4) Frank Sidwick

Answer: (2)

25. The magazine ‘Sarna Phool’ is brought out which occasion ?

(1) Holi-Diwali

(2) Magh-Devthan

(3) Manda-Jatra

(4) Karma-Sarhul

Answer: (4)

26. What is the name of the book written by B.P. Keshari ?

(1) Sato Nadi Paar

(2) Jhoomar Sangeet

(3) Nagpuri Kavi Aur Unke Kavya

(4) Vivah Geet

Answer: (3)

27. Which magazine has brought out an special issue on Dr. Ram Dayal Munda ?

(1) Dahar

(2) Rumbul

(3) Spat Bharti

(4) All the three

Answer: (4)

28. The magazine ‘Titaki’ is published in which of the following languages ?

(1) Khortha

(2) Nagpuri

(3) Kurmāli

(4) Panchpargania

Answer: (1)

29. Match List – I with List – II. Use the code given below for right answer :

Answer: (2)

30. Which of the following pairs is a correct one ?

(1) Chir – Purana
     Cheer – Vastra

(2) Pāni – Jal
     Pani – Pair

(3) Bahan – Bahna
      Vahan – Dhona

(4) Giree – Gir Jana
      Giri – Nadi

Answer: (1)


31. Which Rasā has been called Rasa rāj ?

(1) Shant

(2) Karuna

(3) Veer

(4) Shringar

Answer: (4)

32. ‘Shabdartho Sahito Kavyam’ – who among the following has defined Kavya as above ?

(1) Anand Varddhan

(2) Acharya Mammat

(3) Acharya Bhamah

(4) Kuntak

Answer: (3)

33. ‘Tarani Tanuja Tat Tamal Taruvar Bahu Chhaye’ is an example of which Alankara ?

(1) Rupak

(2) Anupras

(3) Shlesh

(4) Yamak

Answer: (2)

34. Match List – I with List – II. Use the code given below for right answer :

Answer: (1)

35. Among the two statements given below, one is called Assertion (A) and the other one is Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : First of all a man learns his behaviour and gets concepts at his home.

Reason (R) : Because family is his first school.

Use the code for right answer :

Codes :

(1) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(2) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

(3) (A) and (R) both are false.

(4) (A) and (R) both are true.

Answer: (4)

36. The Hindi translation ‘Poornaprakash Chandraprabha’ of a Marathi Novel has been done by

(1) Pratap Narayan Mishra

(2) Bhartendu Harishchandra

(3) Dharmaveer Bharti

(4) Mohan Rakesh

Answer: (2)

37. ‘Ram Charit Manas’ has been composed mainly in which of the following Chhandas ?

(1) Kavitta – Sawaiya

(2) Sortha – Chhappaya

(3) Doha – Chaupai

(4) B·arve – Harigiteeka

Answer: (3)

38. ‘Kamayani’ is a great book by

(1) Prasad

(2) Mahadevi

(3) Nirala

(4) Pant

Answer: (1)

39. Who has written the short story ‘Poos Ki Raāt’ ?

(1) Sudarshan

(2) Premchand

(3) Yashpal

(4) Jayshankar Prasad

Answer: (2)

40. The language of Kabir was

(1) Brajbhasha

(2) Apbhransha

(3) Awadhi

(4) Sadhukkadi

Answer: (4)

41. Match List – I with List – II. Use the code given below for right answer :

Answer: (1)

42. Bauddha Dharma spread to eastern India in which of the distorted forms ?

(1) Jain Sampradaya

(2) Siddha Sampradaya

(3) Vajrayān Sampradaya

(4) Vaishnav Sampradaya

Answer: (3)

43. According to Hindi grammar the total number of Devnagari consonants is

(1) 33

(2) 37

(3) 35

(4) 43

Answer: (1)

44. Phoole Kāl Sakal Mahi Chhaie …

Janu Barsa Ritu Prakat Budhai ……

The above given lines of Tulsidas are an example of which Alankar ?

(1) Upama

(2) Utpreksha

(3) Rupak

(4) Atishayokti

Answer: (2)

45. Among the two statements given below one is called Assertion (A) and the other one is Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : The word ‘Kahani’ has been derived from the art of storytelling.

Reason (R) : Because the purpose is to narrate the event from beginning to end.

Use the code for right answer :

Codes :

(1) (A) and (R) both are true.

(2) (A) and (R) both are false.

(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Answer: (3)

46. ‘Tu Roop Hai Kiran Mein

Saundarya Hai Suman Mein

Tu Prana Hai Pawan Mein

Vistār Hai Gagan Mein’.

This is an example of which Alankara ?

(1) Utpreksha

(2) Virodhabhas

(3) Atishayokti

(4) Ullekh

Answer: (4)

47. According to Chhanda Shashtra the number of main types of Chhandas are

(1) Two

(2) Four

(3) Three

(4) Five

Answer: (1)

48. Who was the author of the famous novel ‘Jhootha Sach’ ?

(1) Prem Chand

(2) Yashpal

(3) Jai Shankar Prasad

(4) Jainendra Kumar

Answer: (2)

49. ‘Aadi Ramayana’ is a work by

(1) Kamban

(2) Kirtivasa

(3) Valmiki

(4) Camil Bulcke

Answer: (3)

50. Shravan Kumar was killed by who’s arrow ?

(1) Ravana

(2) Meghnath

(3) Rām

(4) Dashrath

Answer: (4)

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