Civil Service Mains Optional PERSIAN

PERSIAN

PAPER-I
There will be two questions which must be
answered in Persian. The remaining ques-tions must be answered either in Persian
or in the medium of examination opted by
the candidate.

Section-A

1. (a) Description of the origin and devel-opment of Persian language (to be an-swered in Persian).

(b) Applied Grammar, Rhetorics, Prosody,
Idioms and Phrases frequently used.
(i) Grammar : Ism and its kinds, Zamir-e-Muttasil and Munfasil, Murakkabi-Tausifi,
Murakkab-i-Izafi, Ismi-Ishara, Musharun
Elaih, Fel and its kinds, Tenses, Gardan,
singular and plural, Jumleh and its kinds.
(ii) Rhetorics : Tajnees, Ishteqaq, Luzum-ma-la-yalzum, seyaqatul Aadad, Qalb,
Tarsee, Esteaara, Maratun Nazir, Laff-o-Nashr, Iham, Husn-i-Taalil, Tajahuli-Aarefaneh, Talmih, Tansiqus Sifat.
(iii) Prosody : Bahri-Muzara, Ramal,
Mutaqarib, Tawil, Hazaj, Kamil.

Secton-B

1. Short essay in Persian-250 words (to be
answered in Persian).

2. History of Persian Literature in Iran and
India; Literary criticism and styles; trends
in classical and modern literature; socio-cultural influences, development of mod-ern literary genres including drama, novel,
short story.

PAPER-II

There will be two compulsory questions–
one each in textual portions of prose and
poetry which are to be answered in Per-sian. The remaining questions are to be
answered either in Persian or in the me-dium of examination opted by the candi-date.
This paper will require first hand reading
of the texts prescribed and will be designed
to test the candidate’s critical ability.

Section-A

Prose

1. Nizami Aroozi Samarqandi : Chahar
Maqala :
(i) Dabiri
(ii) Shaairi

2. Qabus.b, Washmgir : Qabus Nama :
(i) Dar Shinakhtan-e-Haqq-e-Pidar-wa- Madar
(ii) Dar Bishi Justan Az Sukhandani
(iii) Dar Talib Ilmi Wa Faqih Wa
Fuqaha

3. Sadi Shirazi : Gulistan :
(i) Dar Tasir-e-Suhbat


4. Moh. Awfi : Jawameul Hikayat :
(i) First Ten Hikayaat

5. Ziauddin Burney : Tarikh-i-Firozshahi:
(i) Wasaya-i-Sultan Balban Be
Farzand-e-Buzurg

6. Abul Fazl Ain-e-Akbari:
(i) Ain-Khazina-i-Abadi
(ii) Ain-e-Shabistan-e-Iqbal
(iii) Ain-e-Manzil Dar Yurisha
(iv) Ain-e-Cheragh Afrozi

7. Sadiq-i-Hedayat:
(i) Dash Akul
(ii) Girdab

8. Mohd. Hijazi :
(i) Khudkushi
(ii) Pezeshk-e-Chashm

Section-B

Poetry

1. Firadausi : Shahnama :
(i) Rustam-o-Sohrab

2. Khayyam : Rubaaiyat (Radif Alif and
Be)

3. Saadi Shirazi : Bustan:
‘Dar Adl-u-Tadbir-u-Rai’

4. Amir Khusrau: Majmua-i-Diwan-e-Khusrau. (Radif Dal)

5. Maulana Rum: Mathnawi Maanawi
(First Half of Daftar Duwwum)

6. Hafiz : (Radif Alif and Dal)

7. Urfi Shirazi : Qasaaid :
(i) Iqbal-e-Karam Migazad Arbabi-Himam Ra.
(ii) Har Sukhta Jane Ki Ba Kashmir
Dar Ayad.
(iii) Sabah-e-Idd Ke Dar Takiyagah-e-Naz-u-Naeem.

8. Ghalib : Ghazaaliyat (Radif Alif)

9. Bahar Mashhadi :
(i) Jughd-e-Jung
(ii) Sukoot-e-Shab
(iii) Damawandiye
(iv) Dukhtar-e-Basra

10. Furugh-e-Farrukhzad:
(i) Dar Barabad-e-Khuda

(ii) Diw-e-Shab

11. Nimayushij :

(i) Qu


(ii) Khar-Kan

Note :- Textual portions of prose and po-etry are to be explained in Persian com-pulsorily