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Apathit Padyansh MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 10 Apathit Padyansh questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
Practice questions
Q1An unseen Rimjhim-style verse for Class III reads: "नदी बहे चल चल छम छम, मछली नाचे झम झम झम।" A teacher asks the children what main feeling the verse gives. Which option names the most appropriate primary-level bhav (theme) of these two lines?
The verse describes the river's gentle flow and the fish's playful dance with onomatopoeic words "chham chham" and "jham jham". The dominant primary-level bhav is the joyful, cheerful movement of nature — a theme repeatedly modelled in NCERT Rimjhim Class III nature verses and Rajasthan state primary Hindi bridge material.
Q2While teaching apathit padyansh comprehension at the primary stage, a teacher follows several practices. Which one of the following practices is NOT appropriate for Classes I-V learners?
For Classes I-V, verse comprehension should stay close to listening, rhythm, rhyme, simple meaning and children's own responses. Reading a poem aloud, asking simple bhav-based questions and noticing rhyming pairs are developmentally appropriate. Demanding identification of advanced chhand-shastra metres in every line shifts the task to formal literary analysis and is not suitable for primary learners. Therefore option D is the inappropriate practice.
Q3Consider these statements about tuk (rhyme) in primary-level unseen Hindi verse: 1. Tuk is the matching of similar sounds at the line endings of two or more verse lines. 2. Tuk helps young learners read with rhythm and predict the next line. 3. Tuk requires that every word in the verse end in the same consonant. Which combination of statements is correct for Classes I-V?
Tuk is correctly understood as the matching of similar sounds at the line endings of two or more verse lines. Such sound patterning helps young learners read with rhythm and anticipate the next line. Statement 3 is wrong because rhyme is a line-ending sound pattern; it does not require every word in the verse to end in the same consonant. Therefore statements 1 and 2 are correct and statement 3 is wrong.
Q4Match each unseen verse line in List X with the bhav (theme) it most strongly conveys to a primary-level reader in List Y: List X (line): P. "माँ ने सिर पर हाथ फेरा, नींद आ गई धीरे धीरे।" Q. "पतंग ऊँची आकाश छुए, मन भी ऊँचा उड़ने लगे।" R. "भूखे पंछी दाना खोजें, धूप में पंख फैलाएँ।" S. "घर लौटा भाई स्कूल से, माँ ने मीठा खिलाया।" List Y (bhav): 1. Joyful aspiration 2. Affectionate care at home 3. Effortful struggle for food Choose the correct mapping:
P shows a mother's caring hand soothing the child to sleep — affectionate care at home (2). Q shows a kite rising and the heart aspiring with it — joyful aspiration (1). R shows hungry birds searching for grain in the sun — effortful struggle for food (3). S shows a brother returning home and being fed sweets — affectionate care at home (2). Hence P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-2.
Q5In a primary-level Hindi unseen verse, a learner reads the line: "कल कल करता कूद रहा कौआ।" The repeated initial sound "क" across the words helps the line feel musical. Which simple alankar best names this device when introduced at the Classes I-V stage?
Anupras is the alankar in which the same consonant sound is repeated in close succession, often near the beginnings of words, producing a musical effect. The line in the stem repeats the consonant "k" sound across words such as "kal", "kal", "karta" and "kood", so the best answer is Anupras.
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6Match each verse line in List X with the simple alankar it illustrates in List Y, at primary level: List X (line): P. "मन का मोती मन में मिले।" Q. "बादल काले हाथी जैसे।" R. "धीरे धीरे डोले डाल।" S. "पत्ते पीले झड़ते जाते हैं।" List Y (alankar): 1. Upma 2. Anupras 3. Neither anupras nor upma — only a plain description Choose the correct mapping:
7An unseen Class IV verse contains the line: "दादी की लोरी मधुर मीठी थी।" The teacher asks the child what "मधुर" most likely means in this line. For primary-level vocabulary-in-context, which option captures the intended meaning best?
8A Class V learner reads the unseen line: "फूल फूले फागुन में, फिर फिर फूले फिर।" The teacher wants the learner to identify the simple alankar at work in this line. Which alankar is being illustrated here for primary-stage learners?
9Read the verse lines: "फूल खिला मुसकाया, भौंरा आया गुनगुनाया।" In an unseen verse passage, the matching of similar sounds at the line endings, such as "मुसकाया" and "गुनगुनाया", is called by which name in primary-level Hindi study?
10Consider these two statements about upma alankar in primary-level Hindi verse: Statement 1: Upma alankar requires a clear comparison between two different things using a joining word such as "jaisa", "sa", or "sī". Statement 2: Upma alankar at the primary level is recognised mainly through repetition of consonants at the beginning of nearby words. Which option correctly identifies the true and false statements?