University of Hyderabad Entrance Exam Ph.D. Centre for English Language Studies Question Paper : igmlnet.uohyd.ac.in

Name of the University : University of Hyderabad
Exam : Entrance Examinations
Paper: Ph.D. Centre for English Language Studies
Document Type : Model Question Paper
Year : 2016

Website : http://igmlnet.uohyd.ac.in:8000/question-papers.htm#Ph_D_-_Programs_
Download Model/Sample Question Paper :
2012 : https://www.pdfquestion.in/uploads/11480-English2012.pdf
2013 : https://www.pdfquestion.in/uploads/11480-English2013.pdf
2014 : https://www.pdfquestion.in/uploads/11480-English2014.pdf
2015 : https://www.pdfquestion.in/uploads/11480-English2015.pdf
2016 : https://www.pdfquestion.in/uploads/11480-English2016.pdf

UOHYD Ph.D. English Language Question Paper

Download Question Paper of Entrance Examinations Ph.D. Centre for English Language Studies Sample Question Paper is now available in the official website of University Grants Commission.

Related : University of Hyderabad Entrance Exam Buddhist Studies Sample Question Paper : www.pdfquestion.in/11477.html

Instructions

1. There are three sections to answer. There are TWELVE pages to this question paper.
2. Sections A and B consist of multiple-choice questions. Answer sections A and B in the OMR sheet provided to you.

3. Section A consists of 25 questions (1 to 25). Each question carries one mark.
4. Section B consists of 25 questions (26 to 50). Each question carries one mark.
5. Section C consists of essay type questions. Answer Section C in the separate answer book provided to you.

Model Questions

Section A : Content Questions (25 Marks)
Mark The Correct Answers In The Omr Sheet Provided To You.
1. Which of the following are open class words?
1. Nouns
11. Verbs
iii. Prepositions
lV. Conjunctions
v. Adverbs
a. i, ii and v
b. i and ii
c. ii, iii and iv
d. iii and iv

2. Which of the following sets are minimal pairs in RP?
1. kill, skill
11. bail, pale
lll. court, caught
lV. fly, fry
a. i and ii
b. ii and iii
c. ii and iv
d. ·iii and iv

3. Which of the following sets of sounds are continuants?
1. Ip, k, n, mI
ii. If, d, m, rj/
iii. If, v, n,jl
IV. 1m, n,j, wi
a. i and ii
b. iii and iv
c. III
d. IV

4. The nucleus in a syllable is part of
a. the onset
b. the rhyme
c. the coda
d. the vowel

5. The sentence “It was John who committed the crime”, is an example of
a. a conjoined sentence
b. a garden path sentence
c. an ambiguous sentence
d. a cleft sentence

6. The sentence “I promise I will be there”, is an example of
a. indirect speech act
b. direct speech act
c. an admonitive
d. an expreSSIve

7. In the Cooperative Principle, ‘manner’ refers to
a. being truthful
b. speaking judiciously
c. being informative
d. being relevant

8. In the creole continuum, the standard variety would be
a. language
b. dialect
c. mesolect
d. acrolect

9. The procedure of creating a common ancestral form from which new forms can be derived is called
a. Comparative reconstruction
b. Creating a Proto-form
c. Creating a Proto-language
d. Using Sound Laws

10. An area where languages demonstrate similarities due to shared history is called:
a. Regional dialect
b. Language family
c. Linguistic area /Sprachbund
d. Multilingual field

11. What is the difference between the highest and lowest scores in a data distribution called?
a. Range
b. Mean
c. Median
d. Mode

12. Which of the following is not true?
i. A phoneme functions contrastively.
ii. Allophones function in mutually exclusive environments.
iii. Substituting one phoneme for another will result in a word with a different meaning.
iv. Substituting one allophone for another will result in a word with a different meaning.
a) i & iii
b) iv
c) i, ii & iii
d) i, ii & iv

13. Consider the following statements in the context of Krashen’ s theory of second language acquisition.
i. Learning is part of acquisition
ii. Acquisition is part of learning Now choose the right option from the choices given below:
a. Only (i) is right.
b. Only (ii) is right.
c. Both (i) and (ii) are right.
d. Neither (i) nor (ii) is right.

14. What could be a limitation of a mixed methods research?
a. limited exploratory capacity
b. too complex theories
c. meaningfully correlating different types of results
d. low reputation

15. According to Prabhu, which of the following is not a type of task.
a. Information-gap based task
b. Opinion-gap based task
c. Communication-gap based task
d. Reasoning-gap based task.