Kerala PSC Previous Years Question Paper & Answer
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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'Research Assistant (Linguistics)' And exam conducted in the year 2023. And Question paper code was '170/2023/OL'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was ''. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
FINAL ANSWER KEY
Question 170/2023/0ட
Paper Code:
Category 742/2021
Code:
Exam: Research Assistant (Linguistics)
Date of Test 21-12-2023
Department KIRTADS
Question1:-Match the following
List | List Il
a. Breeks J.W. 1. An Account of the Primitive Tribes and Monuments of the
Nilgiri
b. Gravely FH. 2. Gramophone Records of languages and Dialects of Madras
Province
€. Luiz A.A.D. 3. Tribes of kerala
d. Thurston E. 4. Castes and Tribes of Southern India
A:-a-1 b-2 ೦-3 6-4
B:-a-2 b-1 ௦-3 6-4
C:-a-4 b-2 3ے 0-1
D:-a-1 b-3 ೦-4 6-2
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question2:-Identify the Nilagiri tribe/tribes among the following
A:-Konda
B:-Gadaba
C:-Koya
D:-Badagas
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question3:-Which is the correct explanation for asymmetric intelligibility?
A:-A speakers of one language can read and write another language but not to
speak
B:-Speaker of one language understand another language, but not the other
way around
C:-A speaker of one language can speak another language but not to read and
write
D:-The situation where mutual intelligibility prevails only among younger
generation
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question4:-Which one of the following is the correct explanation for the term
"Linguistic Distance"?
A:-The measure of how different one language or dialect is from another