University of Hyderabad M. Phil Applied Linguistics Model Question Paper 2017

Name of the University : University of Hyderabad
Exam : Entrance Examinations
Degree : M. Phil.
Subject : Applied Linguistics
Document Type : Model Question Paper
Year : 2017
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UOH Applied Linguistics Entrance Question Paper

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v) The question paper contains 10 pages including this page and the questions are of objective type. Only the question paper maybe taken away by the candidate at the end of the examination.

Section-A

Research Methodology

Marks : 40
1. ‘Emic’ is the view point of
A. The researcher
B. The leader
C. The informant
D. The informal and researcher

2. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. Ethnography is synonymous with fieldwork
B. Ethnography is the first-hand study of a small community
C. Ethnography is the comparative study of culture
D. Ethnography is an inductive research

3. What is the comparative method?
A. A way of contrasting the finding of two different studies.
B. A way of comparing the outcomes of several different studies.
C. A way of deciding which participants get highest scores.
D. Making comparisons between the findings from two or more different groups in a study.

4. In a research report, to refer to an earlier but not immediately preceding reference, which of the following is used?
A. Op.cit
B. Ibid
C. Loc.cit
D. None of the above

5. In _____ approach, research is conducted first and then a theory is proposed.
A. Logical approach
C. Hypothetico-deductive approach
B. Inductive approach
D. Deductive approach

6. The practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own is known as —–
A. Copying
B. Copyrighting
C. Plagiarism
D. Transferring

7. Encyclopaedia, dictionaries and book reviews will be listed under ____ _
A. Primary sources
C. Elementary sources
B. Secondary sources
D. Peripheral sources

8. In the list of references, the researcher should necessarily include ____ _
A. List only important citations
B. List even the citations found in the primary source
C. List only the primary sources
D. List all the citations used in the dissertation

9. A research article in an edited book can be —–
A. Only a primary source
B. Only a secondary source
C. Both a primary and a secondary source
D. Either a primary or a secondary source

10. Researchers in linguistics usually prefer to use ____ _
A. The Chicago Manual of Style
B. The Publication Manual of the Language Association
C. The LSA Manual of Style
D. The Indian Linguistics Manual of Style

11. Only the first author’s name is cited followed by et al. in case of more than authors.
A.5
B.2
C.4
D.3

12. In historical linguistics, a primary source ____ _
A. Can consist of written records
B. Can consist of externally reconstructed materials
C. Can consist of internally reconstructed materials
D. Consists of first-hand accounts by witnesses to events

13. Research in descriptive linguistics relies on ____ _
A. Elicitation
C. Interviews with people
B. Stories and tales
D. All of the above

14. _____ variable is presumed to cause a change in another variable.
A. Independent variable
C. Dependent variable
B. Categorical variable
D. Intervening variable.

15. _____ best describes quantitative research.
A. Research that attempts to generate a new theory
B. An attempt to confirm the researcher’s hypothesis
C. Research that is exploratory
D. The collection of numerical data

Section-B

Applied Linguistics

Marks : 40
41 . A person having a speaking, reading or writing knowledge of several languages is called
A. Monolingual
B. bilinguale
C. multilingual
D. polyglot

42. The most translated work in the world is —–
A. The Gita
B. The Bible
C. The Quran
D. Panchatantra

43. A 500-rupee note has its value printed in _____ Indian languages.
A.16
B. 12
C. 14
D.15

44. In whose name is 2000 Rupees currency is issued in India?
A. Chief Minister
C. Secretary, Ministry of Finance
B. Governor, Reserve Bank ofIndia
D. President ofIndia

45. The children in that class _____ ten years old.
A. has
B.are
C. have
D. is

46. If he comes, we _____ go to lunch.
A. will
B. would
C. will be
D. would be

47. Did you have any problem our house?
A. find
B. to find
C. finding
D. for finding

48.It since early morniIl:g.
A. rained
B. is raining
C. has been raining
D. had rained

49. I a lot of work today.
A. do
B. did
C. have done
D. had done

50. He will explain it to you when he _____ back.
A. comes
B. will come
C. came
D. has come

51. She _____ unconscious since morning.
A. is
B. was
C. has been
D. will be

52. If he _____ of your marriage, he will be surprised.
A. hears
B. will hear
C. heard
D. will be hearing

53. My father _____ tomorrow.
A. arrived
B. will have been arriving
C. has arrived
D. will arrive

54. The set of computer programs that manage the hardware/software of a computer is called
A. Compiler system
C. Operating system
B. Operation system
D. None of these

55. Which of the words is wrongly spelt?
A. queen
B. que
C. meet
D. meat