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Alphabet Recognition Quiz | वर्णमाला ओळख क्विझ

Quiz Information | क्विझ माहिती

Total Questions: 50
Topics Covered: Vowels, Consonants, Barakhadi, Transliteration
Time: Self-paced
Passing Score: 80%

Part 1: Vowel Recognition (10 Questions) | स्वर ओळख

Question 1

Which vowel is this: आ?

A) Short ‘a’
B) Long ‘a’
C) Short ‘i’
D) Long ‘u’

Answer

B) Long 'a' (आ)

Question 2

Identify the vowel: ई

A) Short ‘i’
B) Long ‘i’
C) Short ‘e’
D) Diphthong

Answer

B) Long 'i' (ई)

Question 3

What is the transliteration of ऋ?

A) ri
B) ru
C) ṛ
D) ra

Answer

C) ṛ (ऋ)

Question 4

Which of these is a diphthong?

A) ए
B) ओ
C) ऐ
D) ऊ

Answer

C) ऐ (ai) - Diphthong

Question 5

What is the IPA for अं (anusvara)?

A) /a/
B) /aː/
C) /ə̃/
D) /əh/

Answer

C) /ə̃/ (nasalized vowel)

Question 6

Which vowel has the diacritic form ि?

A) अ
B) इ
C) ई
D) उ

Answer

B) इ (short i)

Question 7

What is the difference between उ and ऊ?

A) They are the same
B) उ is long, ऊ is short
C) उ is short, ऊ is long
D) One is nasal, one is not

Answer

C) उ is short (u), ऊ is long (ū)

Question 8

Identify the vowel: औ

A) o
B) au
C) ai
D) ou

Answer

B) au (औ) - Diphthong

Question 9

Which vowel’s diacritic appears BEFORE the consonant?

A) आ (ā)
B) इ (i)
C) उ (u)
D) ए (e)

Answer

B) इ (i) - The diacritic ि appears before the consonant visually

Question 10

What is the visarga (अः)?

A) A nasal vowel
B) A vowel followed by breathy ‘h’
C) A long vowel
D) A diphthong

Answer

B) A vowel followed by breathy 'h'

Part 2: Consonant Recognition (15 Questions) | व्यंजन ओळख

Question 11

Which category does क belong to?

A) Palatal
B) Velar
C) Dental
D) Labial

Answer

B) Velar (कंठ्य)

Question 12

Identify the retroflex consonant:

A) त
B) ट
C) प
D) क

Answer

B) ट (ṭa) - Retroflex (मूर्धन्य)

Question 13

What is the transliteration of ख?

A) k
B) kh
C) g
D) gh

Answer

B) kh (aspirated velar)

Question 14

Which of these is a dental consonant?

A) ट
B) ड
C) त
D) प

Answer

C) त (ta) - Dental (दंत्य)

Question 15

What is the difference between ग and घ?

A) ग is aspirated, घ is not
B) घ is aspirated, ग is not
C) ग is retroflex, घ is dental
D) They are the same

Answer

B) घ (gh) is aspirated, ग (g) is not

Question 16

Identify the sibilant: श

A) Dental sibilant
B) Palatal sibilant
C) Retroflex sibilant
D) Labial

Answer

B) Palatal sibilant (श - śa)

Question 17

Which consonant is pronounced with tongue curled back?

A) त
B) द
C) न
D) ण

Answer

D) ण (ṇa) - Retroflex nasal

Question 18

What is the transliteration of फ?

A) f
B) ph
C) p
D) bh

Answer

B) ph (aspirated labial, NOT 'f')

Question 19

Which is the glottal consonant?

A) ह
B) श
C) ष
D) स

Answer

A) ह (ha) - Glottal (कंठ)

Question 20

Identify the semi-vowels:

A) क, ख, ग, घ
B) य, र, ल, व
C) श, ष, स, ह
D) त, थ, द, ध

Answer

B) य, र, ल, व (ya, ra, la, va)

Question 21

What is ज्ञ?

A) Two separate consonants
B) A compound consonant pronounced as ‘gya’ or ‘dnya’
C) A vowel
D) A diphthong

Answer

B) A compound consonant (ज + ञ)

Question 22

Which consonant has the IPA /ʈʰ/?

A) त
B) थ
C) ट
D) ठ

Answer

D) ठ (ṭha) - Retroflex aspirated

Question 23

What is the nasal consonant in the velar group?

A) ङ
B) ञ
C) ण
D) न

Answer

A) ङ (ṅa) - Velar nasal

Question 24

Which is aspirated?

A) ब
B) भ
C) म
D) व

Answer

B) भ (bha) - Aspirated labial

Question 25

What is the difference between श, ष, and स?

A) They are the same
B) श = palatal sh, ष = retroflex sh, स = dental s
C) All are ‘s’ sounds
D) All are ‘sh’ sounds

Answer

B) श (ś) = palatal 'sh', ष (ṣ) = retroflex 'sh', स (s) = dental 's'

Part 3: Barakhadi Recognition (15 Questions) | बाराखडी ओळख

Question 26

What is क + आ = ?

A) क
B) का
C) कि
D) की

Answer

B) का (kā)

Question 27

Read: कि

A) ka
B) kā
C) ki
D) kī

Answer

C) ki (क + इ = कि)

Question 28

What is गू?

A) ga
B) gā
C) gu
D) gū

Answer

D) gū (ग + ऊ = गू)

Question 29

Which diacritic is in फे?

A) आ-मात्रा
B) इ-मात्रा
C) ए-मात्रा
D) ओ-मात्रा

Answer

C) ए-मात्रा (े)

Question 30

Read: नै

A) na
B) nā
C) ne
D) nai

Answer

D) nai (न + ऐ = नै)

Question 31

What consonant + vowel = बो?

A) ब + अ
B) ब + ओ
C) ब + औ
D) ब + ऊ

Answer

B) ब + ओ = बो

Question 32

Read: श्र

A) sa
B) śa
C) śra
D) sra

Answer

C) śra (श्र = श + र)

Question 33

What is म + इ = ?

A) मा
B) मि
C) मी
D) मु

Answer

B) मि (mi)

Question 34

Read: कृ

A) ka
B) ki
C) kṛ
D) ku

Answer

C) kṛ (क + ऋ = कृ)

Question 35

Which has औ-मात्रा?

A) को
B) कौ
C) कै
D) के

Answer

B) कौ (kau)

Question 36

What is तं?

A) ta
B) tā
C) taṃ
D) ti

Answer

C) taṃ (त + अं = तं)

Question 37

Read: री

A) ra
B) rā
C) ri
D) rī

Answer

D) rī (र + ई = री)

Question 38

What is ह + ऐ = ?

A) हे
B) है
C) हो
D) हौ

Answer

B) है (hai)

Question 39

Read: लु

A) la
B) lā
C) lu
D) lū

Answer

C) lu (ल + उ = लु)

Question 40

Identify the components: क्ष

A) क + श
B) क + ष
C) ख + श
D) ख + ष

Answer

B) क + ष = क्ष

Part 4: Word Reading (10 Questions) | शब्द वाचन

Question 41

Read the word: नमस्कार

A) namaskāra
B) namaskār
C) namaskar
D) namaskara

Answer

B) namaskār (नमस्कार = hello)

Question 42

What does मराठी mean?

A) Language
B) Marathi (language)
C Maharashtra
D) Mother

Answer

B) Marathi (the language)

Question 43

Read: पाणी

A) pānī
B) pani
C) pāṇī
D) panī

Answer

C) pāṇī (पाणी = water)

Question 44

What is भारत?

A) A state
B) India
C) A city
D) A river

Answer

B) India (भारत)

Question 45

Read: मित्र

A) mitra
B) mītra
C) matra
D) mātra

Answer

A) mitra (मित्र = friend)

Question 46

What does आभार mean?

A) Water
B) Thanks
C) Hello
D) Goodbye

Answer

B) Thanks (आभार)

Question 47

Read: सूर्य

A) sūrya
B) surya
C) sūriya
D) suriya

Answer

A) sūrya (सूर्य = sun)

Question 48

What is माता?

A) Father
B) Mother
C) Sister
D) Brother

Answer

B) Mother (माता)

Question 49

Read: दीवाळी

A) divāḷī
B) dīvāḷī
C) diwali
D) dīwālī

Answer

B) dīvāḷī (दीवाळी = Diwali festival)

Question 50

What does शाळा mean?

A) House
B) School
C) Temple
D) Market

Answer

B) School (शाळा)

Scoring Guide | गुण सारणी

Score	Level	Recommendation
45-50 (90-100%)	Excellent	Ready for next level
40-44 (80-88%)	Good	Review weak areas
35-39 (70-78%)	Fair	More practice needed
Below 35 (70%)	Needs Work	Re-study alphabet section

Answer Key | उत्तर की

Part 1: Vowels

B, 2. B, 3. C, 4. C, 5. C, 6. B, 7. C, 8. B, 9. B, 10. B

Part 2: Consonants

B, 12. B, 13. B, 14. C, 15. B, 16. B, 17. D, 18. B, 19. A, 20. B, 21. B, 22. D, 23. A, 24. B, 25. B

Part 3: Barakhadi

B, 27. C, 28. D, 29. C, 30. D, 31. B, 32. C, 33. B, 34. C, 35. B, 36. C, 37. D, 38. B, 39. C, 40. B

Part 4: Word Reading

B, 42. B, 43. C, 44. B, 45. A, 46. B, 47. A, 48. B, 49. B, 50. B

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