Language proficiency (Hindi / English)
What this domain tests
Language proficiency checks standard Hindi and English usage: grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, translation, and idiom. Questions are usage-based - choose the correct word, spot the error, complete a sentence, or answer from a short passage.
Core rules
- English grammar: subject–verb agreement, tense sequence, articles, prepositions, active/passive, direct/indirect speech, and modifiers. For sentence correction, isolate the subject and verb first.
- Hindi grammar: संधि (स्वर, व्यंजन, विसर्ग), समास, उपसर्ग/प्रत्यय, कारक, वाच्य, अलंकार, मुहावरे, and लोकोक्तियाँ. Learn one clear example per rule.
- Comprehension: read the questions first, then locate the relevant line; do not import outside facts.
- Vocabulary: idiom meaning depends on context, not literal words.
Worked example
'Each of the students have submitted the assignment.' Subject = 'Each', an indefinite singular pronoun; 'of the students' is a prepositional phrase and does not change the number. Correct verb = 'has'. Corrected: 'Each of the students has submitted the assignment.' Hindi parallel: विद्या + आलय = विद्यालय by दीर्घ संधि (आ + आ = आ). The trap is writing विद्याआलय.
Traps
- Matching the verb to the nearest noun instead of the real subject.
- Confusing similar idioms, such as 'to bring home' vs 'to bring up'.
- In Hindi, mixing संधि and समास; a compound word may not be a sandhi.
- Answering comprehension from memory rather than the passage.