Hindi and English Language
Domain 7 - Hindi and English Language
Both languages are tested at the comprehension and correctness level: grammar, vocabulary and a short passage.
Hindi
- संधि: स्वर संधि (दीर्घ, गुण, वृद्धि, यण, अयादि), व्यंजन संधि, विसर्ग संधि.
- समास: तत्पुरुष, कर्मधारय, द्विगु, द्वंद्व, बहुव्रीहि, अव्ययीभाव.
- उपसर्ग–प्रत्यय, पर्यायवाची, विलोम, अनेकार्थी शब्द, मुहावरे और लोकोक्तियाँ.
- कारक और विभक्ति चिह्न, वाच्य, रस, अलंकार.
English
- Tenses, subject–verb agreement, articles, prepositions, active–passive, direct–indirect speech.
- Synonyms, antonyms, one-word substitutions, idioms, spelling and a comprehension passage.
Worked example 1 (Hindi)
विद्या + आलय = ? दोनों शब्दों के अंत और आरंभ में 'आ' स्वर मिल रहा है; समान दीर्घ स्वर मिलने पर दीर्घ संधि होती है। अतः विद्या + आलय = विद्यालय (दीर्घ संधि)।
Worked example 2 (English)
Choose the correct sentence: (a) He is senior than me. (b) He is senior to me. Latin comparatives such as senior, junior, superior, inferior and prior take 'to', not 'than'. Answer: (b) He is senior to me.
Traps that cost marks
- Writing 'than' after senior/junior/superior/inferior.
- Confusing similar Hindi pairs such as 'अलंकार' (figure of speech) and 'अनुप्रास' (alliteration).
- Answering comprehension questions from general knowledge instead of the passage.
- Ignoring negative words (not, never, hardly) that reverse the meaning of an option.