UPPSC 2017 General Studies-II Solved Paper

Question Numbers: 1-5
Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end.
The great grammar of Panini which effectively stabilized the Sanskrit language, presupposes the work of many earlier grammarians. These had succeeded in recognizing the root as the basic element of a word, and had classified some 2000 monosyllabic roots which, with the addition of prefixes, suffixes, and inflexions were thought to provide all the words of the language. Though the early etymologists were correct in principle, they made many errors and false derivations, and started a precedent which produced interesting results in many branches of Indian thought. Though its fame is much restricted by its specialized nature, there is no doubt that Panini's grammar is one of the greatest intellectual achievements of any ancient civilization, and the most detailed and scientific grammar composed before the 19^th century in any part of the world.