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Key Facts: Kerala +2 Sanskrit Sastra Exam

2.5 hours

Typical Kerala Plus Two Sanskrit Sastra Terminal Examination duration

DHSE Higher Secondary exam pattern reporting for non-practical theory subjects

D+ / 30%

Minimum qualifying grade/aggregate (with separate TE floor) for Kerala HSE subjects

DHSE Kerala Higher Secondary grading practice / Notification pattern

80 + 20

Common TE + continuous evaluation mark split for non-practical subjects including Sanskrit Sastra

Kerala Plus Two subject-wise mark distribution reporting

Distinct from Sahitya

Sanskrit Sastra is a separate DHSE/SCERT subject from Sanskrit Sahitya

Kerala HSE subject combinations / SCERT textbook listing

English MCQ adaptation

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Kerala DHSE Plus Two Sanskrit Sastra is a Class 12 public-exam theory subject of about 2.5 hours TE (commonly 80+20) with D+/30% pass floor, covering vyākaraṇa, Nyāya, Mīmāṃsā/language philosophy, Vedāṅga, and Kerala śāstra readings — not a pure MCQ board paper and distinct from Sanskrit Sahitya. This free 2026 bank is an English MCQ study adaptation that keeps Sanskrit technical terms.

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1In traditional Sanskrit vyākaraṇa, ajanta-pulliṅga nouns are those that:
A.End in a vowel and are masculine in gender
B.End in a consonant and are neuter
C.Are always indeclinable (avyaya)
D.Belong only to the feminine gender
Explanation: Ajanta means 'ending in a vowel' (a-janta: ending in a vowel sound). Pulliṅga denotes the masculine gender. Plus Two Sanskrit Śāstra opens with अजन्तपुल्लिङ्गप्रकरणम् — declension patterns for masculine vowel-ending stems such as rāma, hari, and guru.
2How many vibhaktis (case endings) are traditionally recognised in Sanskrit nominal declension?
A.Five
B.Seven
C.Three
D.Ten
Explanation: Sanskrit nouns are declined in seven vibhaktis (prathamā through saptamī), each available in three numbers (ekavacana, dvivacana, bahuvacana). Vocative (sambodhana) is treated with prathamā in many school presentations.
3The three vacanas (numbers) in Sanskrit declension are:
A.Present, past, and future
B.Active, middle, and passive
C.Singular, dual, and plural
D.Short, long, and protracted
Explanation: Vacana marks number: ekavacana (singular), dvivacana (dual), and bahuvacana (plural). Tense, voice, and vowel length are separate grammatical categories.
4The stem rāma- is a classic school example of which ajanta-pulliṅga type?
A.i-kārānta feminine only
B.Consonant-ending neuter
C.u-kārānta dual-only stem
D.a-kārānta masculine (ends in short a)
Explanation: Rāma is the standard a-kārānta (a-ending) masculine paradigm in school grammar. Forms such as rāmaḥ, rāmau, rāmāḥ illustrate prathamā across the three numbers.
5In the prathamā ekavacana of a typical a-kārānta masculine like rāma, the form is:
A.rāmaḥ
B.rāmam
C.rāmeṇa
D.rāmasya
Explanation: Prathamā ekavacana (nominative singular) of rāma is rāmaḥ (visarga). Rāmam is dvitīyā; rāmeṇa is tṛtīyā; rāmasya is ṣaṣṭhī.
6Dvitīyā vibhakti primarily marks which syntactic role?
A.Agent with by/with only
B.Object / accusative sense (karma)
C.Location only
D.Address form only
Explanation: Dvitīyā is the accusative case, prototypically marking karma (object of a transitive verb). Agent (kartā with tṛtīyā in passive), location (saptamī), and address (sambodhana) are different roles.
7The i-kārānta masculine stem hari- (as in Hari) forms prathamā ekavacana as:
A.harim only as nominative
B.hare without case sense
C.hariḥ
D.harayaḥ as singular
Explanation: i-kārānta masculines like hari take prathamā ekavacana hariḥ. Harim is dvitīyā; hare can appear in address/vocative contexts; harayaḥ is plural, not singular.
8The u-kārānta masculine stem guru- forms ṣaṣṭhī ekavacana as:
A.guruḥ
B.gurum
C.gurubhiḥ
D.guroḥ
Explanation: For guru, genitive singular (ṣaṣṭhī ekavacana) is guroḥ. Guruḥ is nominative singular; gurum is accusative singular; gurubhiḥ is instrumental plural.
9Which statement best describes sambodhana (vocative) in school-level Sanskrit grammar?
A.It is the address form, often taught alongside prathamā endings
B.It replaces all seven vibhaktis in poetry only
C.It is identical to saptamī in every paradigm
D.It applies only to feminine stems
Explanation: Sambodhana is the vocative (calling/address) form. School grammars typically present it with prathamā paradigms rather than as a completely separate eighth case column.
10Caturthī vibhakti is classically associated with which kāraka sense?
A.Karma only
B.Sampradāna (recipient / 'for/to' relation)
C.Apādāna only
D.Adhikaraṇa only
Explanation: Caturthī (dative) prototypically marks sampradāna — the recipient or beneficiary (e.g., viprāya gāṃ dadāti). Karma is dvitīyā; apādāna is pañcamī; adhikaraṇa is saptamī.

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