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What is a morpheme in Hindi linguistics?

a: A complete sentence in Hindi Explanation

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b: The smallest meaningful unit of language that cannot be further divided Explanation

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c: A type of Hindi grammar rule Explanation

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d: A Hindi writing system Explanation

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In the Hindi word 'लड़कियाँ' (ladkiyan - girls), how many morphemes are there?

a: One Explanation

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b: Two Explanation

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c: Three Explanation

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d: Four Explanation

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What is the root of the Hindi word 'आदमियों' (aadmiyon - of men)?

a: आदमियों Explanation

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b: आदमी Explanation

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c: आदम Explanation

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d: आद Explanation

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Which of the following demonstrates inflectional morphology in Hindi?

a: लड़का → लड़की (boy → girl) Explanation

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b: लड़का → लड़के (boy → boys) Explanation

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c: खुश → खुशी (happy → happiness) Explanation

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d: पढ़ → पढ़ना (read → reading) Explanation

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In Hindi morphological analysis, what does the suffix '-ों' typically indicate?

a: Feminine gender Explanation

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b: Plural number Explanation

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c: Oblique case Explanation

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d: Past tense Explanation

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What is the purpose of morphological analysis in computational linguistics?

a: To translate words between languages Explanation

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b: To break down words into their constituent morphemes and identify grammatical features Explanation

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c: To count the number of words in a text Explanation

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d: To arrange words alphabetically Explanation

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How does the concept of 'agreement' work in Hindi morphological analysis?

a: Only verbs agree with subjects Explanation

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b: Multiple words in a sentence must share grammatical features like gender and number Explanation

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c: Agreement is optional in Hindi Explanation

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d: Only adjectives agree with nouns Explanation

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What is the significance of 'sandhi' rules in Hindi morphological analysis?

a: They determine word order in sentences Explanation

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b: They govern how morphemes combine with sound changes Explanation

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c: They only apply to verb conjugation Explanation

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d: They are optional in modern Hindi Explanation

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In computational Hindi morphology, what is the difference between morphological analysis and morphological generation?

a: Analysis is for nouns, generation is for verbs Explanation

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b: Analysis breaks down words into morphemes, generation creates word forms from specifications Explanation

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c: Analysis is for written text, generation is for speech Explanation

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d: There is no difference between them Explanation

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Morphology