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Dhatu Roop MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Consider the following two statements about Sanskrit dhatu forms: Statement 1: Madhyama purusha is used when the speaker addresses the listener directly. Statement 2: Uttama purusha is used when the speaker refers to themselves, as in 'I' or 'we'. Which of the statements is/are true?
Madhyama purusha is the second person and is used when the speaker addresses the listener directly: 'tvam' for one listener, 'yuvām' for two and 'yūyam' for many. Therefore, Statement 1 is true. Uttama purusha is the first person and is used by the speaker for self-reference: 'aham', 'āvām' and 'vayam'. Therefore, Statement 2 is also true. Together, the two statements correctly describe the standard relationship between speaker and listener taught to primary-level learners.
Q2In the dhatu roop table for any one परस्मैपद धातु in a single लकार, how many cells does the standard 3 पुरुष × 3 वचन grid contain?
Three पुरुष — प्रथम, मध्यम, उत्तम — multiplied by three वचन — एकवचन, द्विवचन, बहुवचन — yields nine cells in one लकार table for a single धातु. Primary learners typically meet only the प्रथम पुरुष row and a couple of mediums; the full nine-cell grid is shown so they can locate any form by row and column.
Q3Assertion (A): The form अपठत् is the लङ् लकार प्रथम पुरुष एकवचन of पठ् धातु. Reason (R): The प्रत्यय in लङ् लकार is the same as the प्रत्यय in लट् लकार, with no other change to the word. Choose the correct option:
अपठत् is indeed the लङ् लकार प्रथम पुरुष एकवचन of पठ्, formed by the अ augment plus the past-tense ending -त्. So the assertion holds. The reason, however, is wrong because लङ् लकार has its own past-tense प्रत्यय set and also adds the अ augment at the front of the stem — it is not a simple copy of लट् लकार endings, so the reason cannot be marked true.
Q4How many वचन are recognised in the dhatu roop framework taught at the primary stage?
Sanskrit recognises three वचन — एकवचन for one, द्विवचन for two and बहुवचन for many — and this three-way split is one of the first features primary learners notice that sets Sanskrit dhatu roop apart from the two-way वचन split they meet in Hindi or English.
Q5Match the धातु in List I with its meaning in List II. List I — धातु: 1) पठ् 2) गम् 3) कृ 4) दा List II — Meaning: (i) to do (ii) to give (iii) to read (iv) to go Choose the correct match:
पठ् means 'to read' (iii), गम् means 'to go' (iv), कृ means 'to do' (i), and दा means 'to give' (ii). These four roots are the staple primary-stage परस्मैपद धातु that learners memorise first because their meanings line up with daily classroom verbs.
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