Asked: UPSSSC-Gram-Panchayat-Adhikari-2016, Bihar-Police-Constable-2017, KVS-PGT-2014medium Level
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QUESTION STATEMENT:

हिन्दी वर्णमाला में व्यंजनों की संख्या है-

The number of consonants in the Hindi alphabet is:

SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
32
B
34
C
33
Correct
D
36
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option C (33)

हिन्दी वर्णमाला में मूल व्यंजनों की कुल संख्या 33 है। इनमें 25 स्पर्श व्यंजन (क-वर्ग से प-वर्ग तक), 4 अन्तःस्थ व्यंजन (य, र, ल, व) तथा 4 ऊष्म व्यंजन (श, ष, स, ह) शामिल हैं। विकल्प A (32), B (34) और D (36) अशुद्ध संख्याएं हैं।

The base number of consonants in the Hindi alphabet is 33. This consists of 25 stop consonants (from Ka-varga to Pa-varga), 4 semi-vowels (य, र, ल, व), and 4 sibilants/fricatives (श, ष, स, ह). Options A (32), B (34), and D (36) are factually incorrect counts.

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