Asked: UPSSSC (JE) Exam, 2016medium Level
ID: 6ac3e56875f253ca8d7926b2
QUESTION STATEMENT:

निम्न में कण्ठ्य वर्ण हैं-

Which group consists entirely of guttural characters?

SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
I, Ya, Sha
इ, य, श
B
Aa, Ha, Visarga (:)
आ, ह, विसर्ग (:)
Correct
C
Ri, Ra, Shha
ऋ, र, ष
D
Lri, Sa, La
लृ, स, ल
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option B (Aa, Ha, Visarga (:))

विकल्प (B) सही है क्योंकि 'अकुहविसर्जनीयानां कण्ठः' सूत्र के अनुसार अ, आ, क-वर्ग, ह तथा विसर्ग (:) सभी कण्ठ्य वर्ण हैं। विकल्प (A) तालव्य हैं। विकल्प (C) मूर्धन्य हैं। विकल्प (D) दन्त्य वर्ण हैं।

Option (B) is correct because 'Aa', 'Ha', and Visarga (:) are all articulated at the throat (guttural). Option (A) are palatal. Option (C) are retroflex. Option (D) are dental.

Subject: Hindi•Topic: Hindi Grammar•Subtopic: Alphabet (Phonology)
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