Name of the Organization : Deccan College
Name of the Exam : M.A/M.Phil Entrance Examination
Document Type : Sample Question Paper
Subject : Sanskrit & Lexicography
Department : M.A/M.Phil Postgraduate and Research Institute
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Deccan College M.A/M.Phil Entrance Exam Question Paper
Time: 1.5 Hrs
Marks: 50
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Instructions
i. Full marks for each question are indicated on the right.
ii. All questions are compulsory.
iii. Return the answer paper to the supervisor before you leave the Examination Hall.
M.A. in Sanskrit & Lexicography
Section – A
Marks : 20
Tick the correct answer out of the three options.
1. State the number of Veda?gas.
A) Three
B) Five
C) Six
2. Who advocates Advaitavedanta?
A) Sakaracarya
B) Ramanujacarya
C) Madhavacarya
3. Akathithañ ca assigns which Vibhakti?
A) ttya
B) pañcam
C) dvitya
4. What is the number of categories (padarthas) in Nyaya-Vaise?ika system?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Seven
5. Which of the following features is assigned to the sound b ?
A) bilabial
B) velar
C) dental
6. To which category does (padartha) nityasambandhah refer?
A) guna
B) samavaya
C) dravya
7. Who composed Suryasataka ?
A) Mayura
B) Amaru
C) Narayana
8. Which one of the following compounds refers to rajapuruna? ?
A) Karmadharaya
B) Tatpuruna
C) Dvandva
9. Name the poet famous for the figure of speech Upama.
A) Bharthari
B) Kalidasa
C) Dadin
10. Who is the seer of Manala seven of the gveda?
A) Vasiha
B) Vamadeva
C) Atri
11. Which of the following is not a Mahakavya?
A) Raghuvasa
B) Pratima
C) Kumarasabhava
12. How many Prama?as do the Naiyayikas recognize?
A) five
B) six
C) four
13. What does Morphology deals with?
A) Construction of words
B) Construction of sentence
C) Phonemes.
14. Who is the author of N?tisataka?
A) Bharthari
B) Kalidasa
C) Jagannatha
15. Name the author of Uttararamacarita.
A) Bharata
B) Sudraka
C) Bhavabhuti
16. Which Sandhi applies to the word Sarvesa.
A) guna
B) vnddhi
C) yan
17. Name the Brahma?a of the Samaveda.
A) Satapatha
B) Pañcavisa
C) Gopatha
18. Who is the author of Kavyaprakasa?
A) Visvanatha
B) Mammaa
C) Bharata
19. Name the author of the Slokavarttika.
A) Prabhakara
B) Sabarasvamin
C) Kumarilabhanna
20. How many Adhyayas does Bhagavatg?ta contain?
A) 18
B) 19
C) 20
Section – B
Marks : 20
Write short notes on (any two):
1. Brahmaa Literature
2. Bhasa
3. Annadhyayi
4. Bharata and his work
Answer key
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. B
10. A
11. B
12. C
13. A
14. A
15. C
16. A
17. B
18. B
19. C
20. A
M.Phil in Sanskrit and Lexicography
Section – A
Q.1. A. Tick to correct option Marks-20
1. The Maalas of the gveda are
A. 20
B. 10
C. 18
2. Priest related to the Samaveda is
A. Hot
B. Adhvarya
C. Udgat
3. The distinction Madhyandina and Ka?va belongs to
A. Sahita
B. Samasahita
C. Vajasaneyi Sathita
4. Epithet Maghavan refers to
A. Indra
B. Agni
C. Varuna
5. Akasa is the Vikti of the Tanmatra
A. Rasa
B. Gandha
C. Sabda
6. The Nirvikalpaka and Savikalpaka is
A. Upamana
B. Sabda
C. Pratyaka
7. Advocate of Visiadvaita Philosophy is
A. Anandatirtha
B. Nimbarka
C. Ramanuja
8. What is the Pada of Vedapurua
A. Sika
B. Nirukta
C.Chandas
9. Aptavakya is
A.Sabda
B. Upamana
C. Upadesa
10. Canakya has composed
A.Nayasastra
B. Kavyasastra
C. Arthasastra
11. Gandha is the Guna of
A. Pirthvi
B. Tejas
C. Vayu
12. Panini indicates Dhatu by
A. Sup
B. Tin
C. Taddhita
13. The Upaninad related to the story of Yajñavalkya is
A. Aitareya
B. Kena
C. Bnhadaranyaka
14. Author of Saundarananda is
A. Asvaghona
B. Buddhaghona
C. Knemendra
15. Hero of Svapnavasavadatta is
A. Udayana
B. Yaugandharayana
C. Vasantaka
Section – B
Q.1. B. Write short notes on (any two) -) Marks-20
1. Upaniads
2. Bhasa
3. Srautasutras
4. B?hatsahita
Answer keys
1 B
2 C
3 C
4 A
5 C
6 C
7 C
8 C
9 A
10 C
11 A
12 A
13 C
14 A
15 A
16 C
17 A
18 A
19 C
20 A