Rajasthan APO 2024 Prelims Paper

हिन्दी वर्तनी की दृष्टि से शुद्ध शब्द है (Which is the correctly spelled word in Hindi?)

Verified Answer
A. संन्यास (Sannyas)
B. कैलाश (Kailash)
C. सौंदर्यता (Saundaryata)
D. पूज्यनीय (Pujyaniya)

Explanation:

This question asks to identify the correctly spelled word in Hindi (शुद्ध शब्द). This tests knowledge of Hindi orthography (vartani). Let's analyze each option: Option (1): "संन्यास (Sannyas)". This word means 'renunciation' or 'asceticism'. The correct spelling in Hindi is 'संन्यास', which involves a 'bindu' (अनुस्वार) followed by a half 'न' (न्) and then 'यास'. The option 'संन्यास' is **correctly spelled**. This is a common word tested for its precise spelling. Option (2): "कैलाश (Kailash)". This word refers to Mount Kailash, a sacred peak. The correct spelling in Hindi is 'कैलाश'. The option 'कैलाश' is also **correctly spelled**. This presents an ambiguity as there are two correctly spelled words among the options. Option (3): "सौंदर्यता (Saundaryata)". This word is incorrectly formed. 'सौंदर्य' (Saundarya) itself is an abstract noun meaning 'beauty'. 'सुंदरता' (Sundarta) is another correct abstract noun meaning 'beauty' (सुंदर + ता). Adding the suffix 'ता' to 'सौंदर्य' (which already means beauty) creates a redundant and grammatically incorrect form. Therefore, 'सौंदर्यता' is **incorrectly spelled/formed**. Option (4): "पूज्यनीय (Pujyaniya)". This word is incorrectly formed. The correct words are 'पूजनीय' (Pujaniya), meaning 'respectable' or 'venerable', or 'पूज्य' (Pujya), also meaning 'respectable' or 'worshipful'. 'पूज्यनीय' is a hybrid and grammatically **incorrect** form, combining parts of both 'पूज्य' and 'पूजनीय'. **Conclusion:** Both Option (1) 'संन्यास' and Option (2) 'कैलाश' are correctly spelled words. Options (3) and (4) are definitively incorrect. Since the question asks for *the* correctly spelled word and provides multiple choices, and two of them are correct, the question is ambiguous. However, in a multiple-choice format, a single answer must be provided. Often, one correct option might be considered more 'correct' or a more common test item. For the purpose of providing a single answer as required by the format, and acknowledging that both (1) and (2) are correct, I will select (0) as the 'correct_option_index' for the JSON, and explain that both (1) and (2) are correct while (3) and (4) are incorrect.