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The Ultimate Hindi Language Quiz

This quiz is about the Hindi language, and includes questions on its grammar and vocabulary.

A multiple-choice quiz by rohan007. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
rohan007

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
331,005

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
738

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the meaning in English of the Hindi word "Sampatti"? Hint

Money

Property

Health

Education

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the English translation of the Hindi word "Timir"? Hint

Darkness

Dimness

Liberty

Army

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Question 3 of 10

3. In Hindi grammar, there are how many types of oblique cases/factors commonly known as "karak"? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which one of the following words has the same meaning in both Hindi and English? Hint

Memory

Cut

Function

Cat

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Question 5 of 10

5. In Hindi grammar, which of the following phrases is correct on the basis of gender? Hint

use kide se bhay lagti hai

meri pas pustak hai

mera dil ascharya se bhar gaya

billi mimiyata hai

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the "kriya" (i.e. "verb") in the sentence "Aaj bhi is andhakar bhare jag main, ummid ki jyoti apna ujala failati hai"? Hint

jyoti

ujala

failati hai

aaj bhi

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Question 7 of 10

7. What of the following Hindi words would be the most suitable antonym of the word "raja"? Hint

rank

sainik

sadhu

rajkumar

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Question 8 of 10

8. The mother language of Hindi was Sanskrit, which was spoken only by the rich and the princely. Which was the language spoken by the poor and the uneducated? Hint

Brahmi

Prakrit

Awadhi

Bhojpuri

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Question 9 of 10

9. Looking at the Hindi words for colours, what would be be the correct Hindi word for the English "Purple"? Hint

baingani

chandi

gulabi

dhusar

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Question 10 of 10

10. Looking at the Hindi words for numbers, what does the number "ikyavan sau adtalis" represent? Hint

50048

5048

5148

51048

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the meaning in English of the Hindi word "Sampatti"?

Answer: Property

The Hindi words for the other options are as follows. "Dhan/Lakshmi/Paisa" stand for Money, "Saihat/Swasathya" is health, and "Gyan/Vidya/Saraswati" is education.

2. What is the English translation of the Hindi word "Timir"?

Answer: Darkness

"Timir" literally stands for darkness, and can also be used as for evil, illiteracy, and other related words. Liberty is "swatantrta", dimness is "dhundhulapan" and army is "sena".

3. In Hindi grammar, there are how many types of oblique cases/factors commonly known as "karak"?

Answer: 8

There are 8 cases/factors in Hindi language. These are "karta karak" (subject),
"karm karak" (object), "karan karak" (instrumental case), "sampradan karak" (dative case), "apadan karak" (ablative case), "sambandh karak" (genitive case), "adhikaran karak" (locative case) and "sambodhan karak" (vocative/exclamatory case).

4. Which one of the following words has the same meaning in both Hindi and English?

Answer: Cut

Cut is a Hindi as well as an English word. For example, "mere ank cut gaye" meands "I got my marks cut".

5. In Hindi grammar, which of the following phrases is correct on the basis of gender?

Answer: mera dil ascharya se bhar gaya

"mera dil ascharya se bhar gaya" means "my heart was filled with surprise".
"meri pas pustak hai" means "I have a book", but it should be "mere" rather than "meri".
"bili mimiyata hai" means "The cat mews", but here "billi" is female, so it should be "mimiyati" rather than "mimiyata".
"use kide se bhay lagti hai" menas "He/she is afraid of the insect", but since "Bhay" is masculine, it should be "lagta hai" rather than "lagti hai"

6. What is the "kriya" (i.e. "verb") in the sentence "Aaj bhi is andhakar bhare jag main, ummid ki jyoti apna ujala failati hai"?

Answer: failati hai

"failati hai" literally means "spreads" which is without doubt a verb. "Ujala" means "light or glow" which is a noun. "aaj bhi" means "even today" which is an adverb phrase, and "jyoti" means "earthen lamps/candles/diyas" which is another noun.

7. What of the following Hindi words would be the most suitable antonym of the word "raja"?

Answer: rank

"Raja" stands for "king". "Rank" means "beggar or peasant", or more generally someone living a life of poverty, which is the opposite of a king.
Otherwise, "sadhu" means "holy refugee/fakir", "sainik" means "soldier", and
"rajkumar" means "prince".

8. The mother language of Hindi was Sanskrit, which was spoken only by the rich and the princely. Which was the language spoken by the poor and the uneducated?

Answer: Prakrit

Prakrit is the language spoken by the general caste and the lower castes. Brahmi was an ancient script not a language. Awadhi was an older name of Hindi, while Bhojpuri is a local dialect of the Uttar Pradesh region of India.

9. Looking at the Hindi words for colours, what would be be the correct Hindi word for the English "Purple"?

Answer: baingani

The other options are also colours: "gulabi" means "pink", "chandi" means "silver", and "dhusar" is "grey".

10. Looking at the Hindi words for numbers, what does the number "ikyavan sau adtalis" represent?

Answer: 5148

5148 can be written as "ikyavan sau adtalis" which literally means "fifty one hundred and forty-eight". It can also be written as "panch hazaar ek sau adtalis" which translates as "five thousand one hundred and forty-eight".

Source: Author rohan007

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