Q1: UKPSC Mains 2024 General Hindi: Mains Question

(i) What is meant by “nalita prayatna”?

(ii) Write two words formed with the prefix “ap-”.

(iii) For each of the following words, break the compound (sandhi-vicheda) and mention the type of sandhi: (a) अन्वेषण (b) तपो…

(iv) Write the name of the samāsa employed in the following compound expressions: (a) भरष्ट (b) दुष्पूर्ति

(v) Form an abstract noun from each of the following words: (a) स्वच्छ (b) बहना

(vi) Give one example each of the following pronouns: (a) personal pronoun (पुरुषवाचक) (b) emphatic pronoun (निश्चयवाचक).

(vii) What is an intransitive verb (akarmak kriyā)?

(viii) Write one example each of (a) a qualitative adjective (gunavāchak) and (b) a quantitative adjective (parimāṇavāchak).

(ix) State the gender of the following words: (a) रास्ता (b) गुलेल

(x) What is an adverb (kriyā-viśeṣaṇ)? Explain with an example.

(xi) Write two examples of locative indeclinables (sthānavāchak avyay).

(xii) Use the following indeclinables in sentences: (a) रू (b) परन्तु

(xiii) In the following sentences indicate the category of the relation-expressing indeclinable: (a) यह पुस्तक तुम्हारे लिए है। (b) तुम चलो, मैं बाद में आऊँगा।

(xiv) Transform the following as directed: (a) उसे बैठा नहीं जाता – change to agentive voice (कर्तृवाचक). (b) मैं देख नहीं सकता – change to impersonal/ भाववाचक construction.

(xv) Convert the following sentences into the passive/object-focus (karmavāchya) voice: (a) वह पढ़ता है। (b) सीता गाना गाती है।