USE OF QUESTION WORDS : A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC

Use of Question Words 

In 

Questions & Answers 

QUESTION WORD

Meaning of the Word

How to use the word in a Question.

How to use the word in an Answer.

WHAT (क्या )	Information about specific information (want to know the thing or person )	What is your name ? What is the time right now ? What does sir want ?	This is what I wanted to tell you yesterday. This is what I want from you.
WHY (क्यों)	Information about Reason, Purpose / Explanation	Why do you like me ? Why do you learn English ?	I am ill , that is why I can’t come. This is why she likes me so much.
WHERE (कहाँ)	Information about place / Area or position	Where do you live ?  Where do you work ?	A temple is that building where people worship. A graveyard is that ground where dead people are buried.
TILL WHERE (कहाँ तक)	Information about the end point of place/positon	Till where do you run ?  Till where does he go for a walk ?	This is the point till where I can run This is the place till where you can go alone.
FROM WHERE (कहाँ से)	Information about the reference point of place/postion	From where do you come here ? OR  Where do you come from ?	This is the same shop from where I bought it. Office is the place from where father comes.
HOW  (कैसे)	Information about the way/manner/what means, condition/quality	How do you go to Institute ?  How does she look like ? How are you ?	I will tell you how to solve this question. This is how children are handled.
HOW MUCH (कितना)	Information about amount or price	How much do you charge for one lecture ? How much is the price of this car ? How much milk / money / time ...	I can give you this car in this much price and not more than this. I can drink this much milk in one time.
HOW MUCH (कितना)	Measuring a qualitative term or uncountable thing	How much is she honest ? How much do you love me ?	This is how much I love you  This is how much we still have to walk
HOW     MANY   (कितने)	Information about quantitative term or countable thing	How many pens do you have ? How many times have you done ? How many litres of milk / rupees / hours .....
HOW OFTEN	Information about the frequency or no. of time any incident happens Or Sometimes “HOW MANY TIMES”	How often do you go to temple in a week? How often do you chat in a day? How often do you miss your school friends?	प्रायः कितनी बार
HOW FAR	Information about the distance or distance between two places	How far is the Bank from here ? How far can you run in one time?	कितनी दूर
HOW LONG	Information about the duration / span of time	How long do you study ?  How long can you stand on one leg ?	कितनी देर
WHEN   (कब)	Information about Time or At what time, situation, Occasion	When do you read newspaper ? When do you feel angry ?	I read newspaper when I feel bore. I get angry when someone shouts at me. I feel lonely when I live away from the family.
TILL WHEN / BY WHEN	Information about time limit / with in time limit	Till when do you study at night ?  By When will you have given me money?	कब तक
WHAT TIME	Information about specific time or particular time like at 7am, at 1pm , at 10 pm etc.	What time do you come home at night ? What time does sir start the class ? What time do you sleep at night ?	कितने बजे
SINCE WHEN	Information about the starting point of time	Since when haven’t you seen Priya ?  Since when have you been waiting ?	कब से
WHO  (कौन)	Information about the identity of a Person	Who likes you ?  Who is teaching you now-a-days ?	I am talking about that person who met us yest. She is the same girl who danced at the party CM is that person who is the head of state govt.
WHICH (कौन सा ) (कौन सी )	Information about the identity of Non-person / Designation Information about Choice Information about Festivals , functions , animals etc.	Which Actor do you like ?  Which teacher teaches you english ? Which animal is found only in Australia ?  Which one do you prefer?	A fork is a type of spoon which has sharp divided edges and which is used for eating noodles. A marriage is a function in which a male & a female marry each other.
WHICH  TYPE  OF  (किस तरह का )	Information about the category or type of an Object	Which type of people do you like ? Which type of Novels do you read ?	किस तरह के
WHOM	Information about an Object = human & not a subject	Whom (किसका) do you want to support ? Whom (किससे) do you love the most ?  Whom(किसको) do you call everyday ?	Krishna is the one whom every family member loves the most. I am talking about that person whom we gave money yesterday.
WHOSE	Of Whom , Belonging to whom	Whose pen is this ? Whose bag are you searching ?	किसका
WITH WHOM  (किसके साथ )		With whom do you play cricket? With whom do you live in Dehradun?
ABOUT WHOM (किसके बारे में  FOR  WHOM   किसके लिए		About whom are you talking right now? About whom does Sir usually talk in the class ? For whom do you study so much ?