First Family

Question 1

What is the script used for writing Sanskrit?

Answer 1

Devanagari

Question 2

True or False: Sanskrit has 50 letters in its alphabet.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Fill in the blank: The first letter of the Sanskrit alphabet is _____

Answer 3

अ (a)

Question 4

Which of the following is a vowel in Sanskrit? a) क b) म c) आ

Answer 4

c) आ

Question 5

How many vowels are there in the Sanskrit alphabet?

Answer 5

14

Question 6

What are the three categories of letters in Sanskrit?

Answer 6

Vowels, Consonants, and Anusvara

Question 7

True or False: Consonants in Sanskrit can be classified as voiced and unvoiced.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What is the term for nasal sounds in Sanskrit?

Answer 8

Anusvara

Question 9

Which letter represents the sound ‘ha’ in Sanskrit?

Answer 9

ह

Question 10

How many consonants are there in the Sanskrit alphabet?

Answer 10

33

Question 11

Fill in the blank: The letter ‘ष’ represents the sound _____

Answer 11

ṣa

Question 12

What is the last letter of the Sanskrit alphabet?

Answer 12

ह (ha)

Question 13

True or False: The letter ‘च’ is a vowel.

Answer 13

False

Question 14

Which letter is used to denote the sound ‘ra’?

Answer 14

र

Question 15

What is the significance of ‘Anusvara’ in Sanskrit?

Answer 15

It indicates a nasal sound.

Question 16

What is the name of the character that modifies the sound of vowels in Sanskrit?

Answer 16

Matra

Question 17

Which of the following is a diphthong in Sanskrit? a) ए b) क c) त

Answer 17

a) ए

Question 18

Fill in the blank: The letter ‘उ’ corresponds to the sound _____

Answer 18

u

Question 19

How many diphthongs are there in the Sanskrit alphabet?

Answer 19

6

Question 20

True or False: The letter ‘ज’ is a voiced consonant.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

What is the term for the combination of a consonant with a vowel in Sanskrit?

Answer 21

Syllable

Question 22

Which letter represents the sound ‘ta’ in Sanskrit?

Answer 22

त

Question 23

What is the difference between ‘ज्ञ’ and ‘न्य’ in Sanskrit?

Answer 23

‘ज्ञ’ is a consonant cluster representing ‘gya’, while ‘न्य’ represents ‘nya’.

Question 24

Fill in the blank: The letter ‘ं’ is known as _____

Answer 24

Anusvara

Question 25

Which letter is used to denote the sound ‘sha’?

Answer 25

श

Question 26

What is the primary function of matras in Sanskrit?

Answer 26

To modify the sound of vowels.

Question 27

True or False: All Sanskrit letters can be pronounced independently.

Answer 27

True