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DEPARTMENT OF EAST ASIAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

Scholastic and Language Aptitude Test
Academic Session: 2013-14
CF 1, JF 1, KF 1

Time Allotted: 60 Minutes Total Marks: 60

Instruction to Examinees

A) This question paper is common for admission to full time courses in

Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Languages (CF 1, JF 1, KF 1)
B) The paper is self-explanatory. DO NOT ASK ANY QUESTION.
C) The paper is divided into Four Sections:
I. Language Aptitude : 10 questions
II. Reasoning : 10 questions
III. English Language Ability : 15 questions
IV. General Knowledge and Awareness : 15 questions
D) There are 50 questions in all. Questions in Language Aptitude carry 2
marks each and all other questions carry one mark each.
E) All questions are compulsory.
F) There is NO negative marking for wrong answers.
G) Mark your answers in the Answer Sheet provided separately. Darken the
correct answer.
H) Use a blue or a black ball point pen to mark your answers. DO NOT USE
PENCIL.
I) Fill in the relevant portions in detail in your answer sheet.
J) There are 13 printed pages in this question paper including this page.

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 SECTION - I
Language Aptitude Test

This section aims at evaluating the candidate’s ability to learn a new language. Given below are
5 sample sentences in English and how they are written in an imaginary language. Read them
and figure out the sentence structure and grammatical pattern of the imaginary language. Then,
answer the 10 questions that follow. The list of words in English with their meanings in the
imaginary language is provided in the box below in alphabetical order.

Words in English and their meanings in the Imaginary language

He : Sinem Book : Mop To come : Ziba
His : Sinems Burger : Kutu To eat : Chiba
I : Yenem Capital : Suito To go : Asiba
She : Hinem Chinese : Jupunu To read : Duiba
You : Tenem House : Mukhi To study : Rohiba
 Japanese : Kupunu To watch/see : Daoba
That : San Library : Kurezu 
This : Han Movie : Migo Morning : Sanba
 Newspaper : Chinmun Now : Imu
Who : Kush Television : Turubu Tomorrow :Kinu
University : Gakuen Yesterday :Asu

SAMPLE SENTENCES

1. This is my house.
→ Han yenems mukhi thu.
2. Seeta did not eat ice-cream yesterday.
→ Seeta asu ice-cream sa chiban.
3．Do you read Chinese newspaper in the library?
→ Tenem Jupunu chinmun kurezu thi duib ki?
4. He is not reading newspaper now.
→ Sinem imu chinmun sa duibai.
5. Seeta will go to Jaipur tomorrow.
→ Seeta kinu Jaipur ni asib.

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Q1. Yesterday, I read the newspaper in the library.
a) Asu yenem kurezu thi chinmun duiban.
b) Kinu yenem kurezu thi chinmun sa duiban.
c) Asu yenem kurezu thi chinmun sa duiban.
d) Kinu yenem kurezu thi chinmun duiban.

Q2. New Delhi is the capital of India.

a) New Delhi suito Indias thu.
b) Suito Inidas thu New Delhi.
c) New Delhi Indias suito thu.
d) New Delhi thu Indias suito.

Q3. Geeta does not eat burger.

a) Geeta kutu sa chiba.
b) Geeta kutu sa chib.
c) Geeta kutu sa chibai.
d) Geeta kutu sa chibaki.

Q4. Whose book is this?

a) Han kush mop thu ki?
b) Han kush mopn thu ki?
c) Han kushs mopn thu ki?
d) Han kushs mop thu ki?

Q5. That is her book.

a) San hinem mop thu.
b) San hinems mop thu.
c) Hinems mop san thu.
d) Hinem mops san thu.

Q6. Seeta is watching TV now.

a) Seeta imu turubu daoba.
b) Seeta imu turubu daobai.
c) Seeta turubu imu daoban.
d) Seeta turubu daobai imu.

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Q7. Didn’t you watch movie yesterday?
a) Tenem asu migo daoba ki?
b) Tenem asu migo sa daobai ki?
c) Tenem asu migo daoban ki?
d) Tenem asu migo sa daoban ki?

Q8. She is studying Japanese. He is studying Chinese.

a) Hinem Jupunu rohibai. Sinem Kupunu rohibai.
b) Sinem Kupunu rohib. Hinem Jupunu rohib.
c) Hinem Kupunu rohibai. Sinem Jupunu rohibai.
d) Sinem Jupunu rohib. Hinem Kupunu rohib.

Q9. Ram will come to the university tomorrow morning.

a) Ram kinu sanba gakuen ni zib.
b) Ram kinu sanba gakuen asib.
c) Ram kinu sanba gakuen ni asib.
d) Ram kinu sanba gakuen ni sa zib.

Q10. I did not go to the university yesterday. I will go tomorrow.

a) Yenem asu gakuen ni sa ziba. Kinu zib.
b) Yenem kinu gakuen ni sa asiba. Asu asib.
c) Yenem kinu gakuen ni sa ziban. Asu zib.
d) Yenem asu gakuen ni sa asiban. Kinu asib.

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 SECTION - II
Reasoning

There are 10 questions in this section. Find out the correct answer from (a), (b), (c) and (d)

Q1. In the following question four letters have been given of which three are alike in some
way and one is different. Choose out the ODD one.
(a) S
(b) T
(c) U
(d) V

Q2. In the following question four letters have been given of which three are alike in some
way and one is different. Choose out the ODD one.
(a) PMNL
(b) ZCXA
(c) SJQH
(d) WFUD

Q3. Select the best alternative

Smoke : Pollution :: War : ?
(a) Victory
(b) Death
(c) Enemy
(d) Army

Q4. If R is the brother of Q, P is the daughter of Q, S is the sister of R, T is the

brother of P, then who is the uncle of T?
(a) P
(b) Q
(c) R
(d) S

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Q5. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
daftafoni means advisement
imodafta means misadvise
imolokti means misconduct

Which word could mean "statement"?

(a) Kratafoni
(b) Kratadafta
(c) loktifoni
(d) daftaimo

Q6. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

godabim means kidney stones
romzbim means kidney beans
romzbako means wax beans

Which word could mean "wax statue"?

(a) godaromz
(b) lazbim
(c) wasibako
(d) romzpeo

Q7. Statement: All the harmoniums are instruments. All the instruments are flutes.
Conclusion:
(i) All flutes are instruments.
(ii) All harmoniums are flutes

(a) Only conclusion (i) follows

(b) Only conclusion (ii) follows
(c) Either conclusion (i) or (ii) follows
(d) Both conclusions (i) and (ii) follow

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Q8. Statement: Some mangoes are yellow. Some tixo are mangoes.
Conclusions:
(i) Some mangoes are green
(ii) Tixo is yellow

(a) Only conclusion (i) follows

(b) Only conclusion (ii) follows
(c) Either conclusion (i) or (ii) follows
(d) Neither conclusion (i) nor conclusion (ii) follows

Q9. Look carefully at the sequence of the following patterns. Which pattern will come in
place of ?

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

Q10. Reptile is to lizard as flower is to

(a) petal
(b) stem
(c) daisy
(d) alligator

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 SECTION - III
English Language Ability

Four choices have been given for the words below. Choose the one you think is the closest
in meaning to the word.

Q1. CONTIGUOUS

(a) Of continental proportions

(b) Continuing in an ambiguous way
(c) Adjoining
(d) Bulbous

Q2. DEBAUCH

(a) Uplift
(b) Corrupt in morals
(c) Eccentric
(d) Self denial

Q3. FAUX PAS

(a) Fad
(b) Error
(c) Fetish
(d) Hesitation

Q4. FLAIR

(a) Foster
(b) Ferment
(c) Natural ability
(d) Flout

Q5. DESULTORY

(a) Devoid of salutary effect

(b) Linked to the Tory Party
(c) Succulent
(d) Without a plan or purpose

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Q6. HOWLER

(a) Humdrum
(b) Blunder
(c) Opportunity
(d) Harness

Q7. MITIGATE

(a) Mobilize resources

(b) Lessen
(c) Militate
(d) Agitate as a mob

Q8. HOI POLLOI

(a) Hoopla
(b) Elite
(c) Masses
(d) Gaiety

Q9. OBTUSE

(a) Obese
(b) Full of obstacles
(c) Blunt
(d) Accused

Q10. INUNDATE

(a) Insipid
(b) Invincible
(c) Interdict
(d) Submerge

Q11. QUERULOUS

(a) Of questionable origin

(b) Silly
(c) Ridiculously questioning
(d) Grumbling

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Q12. DRUDGERY

(a) Related to drugs

(b) To drub
(c) To drool
(d) Dull and boring

Q13. KELPTOMANIA

(a) An impulse to steal

(b) Kowtow
(c) Kinship
(d) Kinky

Q14. MEANDER

(a) Marginalize
(b) Wander
(c) Mandate
(d) Maneuver

Q15. SUBORDINATE

(a) Secondary
(b) Subject of the ordinance
(c) Castigate
(d) Sublime order

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 SECTION - IV
General Knowledge and Awareness

Choose the correct answer from the four options given under each question.

Q1. Name the present Prime Minister of Japan

(a) Junichiro Koizumi
(b) Kim Jong Un
(c) Shinzo Abe
(d) Wen Jiabao

Q2. Which American President abolished slavery in the United States by passing a law?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) John F. Kennedy
(d) George Washington

Q3. In which country does the Wimbledon Tennis Championship take place?
(a) England
(b) Germany
(c) United States
(d) Spain

Q4. Who was India’s Finance Minister in Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao’s cabinet?
(a) C. Subramaniam
(b) Yashwant Sinha
(c) P. Chidambaram
(d) Manmohan Singh

Q5. In which year did Rabindranath Tagore win the Nobel Prize?
(a) 1913
(b) 1930
(c) 1941
(d) 1950

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Q6. Give the full form of the multilateral initiative SCO
(a) Supreme Commanding Office
(b) State Council Organization
(c) Shanghai Cooperation Organization
(d) Security Council Office

Q7. Name the person who has recently formed the Aam Admi Party?
(a) Anna Hazare
(b) Arvind Kejiriwal
(c) Kiran Bedi
(d) Prashant Bhusan

Q8. Who directed the film ‘Life of Pi’?

(a) Yann Martel
(b) Ang Lee
(c) Stephen Spielberg
(d) Anurag Kashyap

Q9. Who is the author of the book ‘Pride and Prejudice’?

(a) Thomas Hardy
(b) Charles Dickens
(c) Jane Austin
(d) Enid Blyton

Q10. Of which country is the present UN Secretary General a national?

(a) France
(b) South Korea
(c) Myanmar
(d) Nigeria

Q11. Name the ruling party of People’s Republic of China.

(a) Kuomintang
(b) China Democratic Party
(c) Chinese People’s Party
(d) Chinese Communist Party

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Q12. Who is the present Prime Minister of Pakistan?
(a) Asif Ali Zardari
(b) Nawaz Sharif
(c) Pervez Musharaf
(d) Imran Khan

Q13. In computer technology what does RAM stand for?

(a) Random Access Memory
(b) Regular Active Module
(c) Rotational Accounting Memory
(d) Resource Analysis Management

Q14. Which country did Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visit in May 2013?
(a) Japan
(b) People’s Republic of China
(c) North Korea
(d) South Korea

Q15. Saina Nehwal is associated with which sport?

(a) Lawn Tennis
(b) Badminton
(c) Table Tennis
(d) Squash

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 ANSWER KEY

Q.No. Language Q.No. Reasoning Q.No. English Q.No. General

Apptitude Awareness
1 B 1 C 1 C 1 C
2 C 2 A 2 B 2 B
3 B 3 B 3 B 3 A
4 D 4 C 4 C 4 D
5 B 5 A 5 D 5 A
6 B 6 C 6 B 6 C
7 D 7 B 7 B 7 B
8 C 8 D 8 C 8 B
9 A 9 C 9 C 9 C
10 C 10 C 10 D 10 B
11 D 11 D
12 D 12 B
13 A 13 A
14 B 14 A
15 A 15 B

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