Civil Service Mains Optional PUNJABI

PUNJABI

PAPER-I

(Answers must be written in Punjabi in
Gurumukhi Script)

Section-A

(a) Origin of Punjabi language : different
stages of development and recent develop-ment in Punjabi language : characteristics of
Punjabi phonology and the study of its tones:
classification of vowels and consonants.

(b) Punjabi morphology : the number-gen-der system (animate and inanimate), pre-fixes, affixes and different categories of Post
positions: Punjabi word formation:  Tatsam.
Tad Bhav,forms: Sentence structure, the
notion of subject and object in Punjabi:
Noun and verb phrases.

(c) Language and dialect; the notions of
dialect and idiolect; major dialects of
Punjabi; Pothohari, Majhi, Doabi, Malwai,
Puadhi; the validity of speech variation on
the basis of social stratification, the distinc-tive features of various dialects with spe-cial reference to tones. Language and script;
origin and development of Gurmukhi; suit-ability of Gurmukhi for Punjabi.

(d) Classical background; Nath Jogi Sahit
Medieval literature : Gurmat, Sufti, Kissa
and Var Janamsakhis.

Section-B

(a) Modern Mystic, romantic, progressive
Trends and neomystic (Vir Singh,
Puran Singh, Mohan Singh,
Amrita Pritam, Bawa Balwant,
Pritam Singh Safeer, J.S.
Neki).
Experimentalist (Jasbir SinghAhluwalia, Ravinder Ravi,
Ajaib Kamal)
Aesthetes (Harbhajan Singh,
Tara Singh)
Neo-progressive (Pash.
Jagtar, Patar)
Origin and Development of Genres :

(b) Folk Folk songs, Folk tales. Riddles,
literature Proverbs.
Epic (Vir Singh, Avtar Singh, Azad
Mohan Singh)
Lyric (Gurus, Sufis and Modern Lyri-cists-Mohan Singh Amrita
Pritam, Shiv Kumar,
Harbhajan Singh)

(c) Drama (I.C. Nanda, Harcharan Singh,
Balwant Gargi, S.S.Sekhon,
Charan Das Sidhu)
Novel (Vir Singh, Nanak Singh,
Jaswant Singh Kanwal, K.S.
Duggal, Sukhbir, Gurdial
Singh, Dalip Kaur Tiwana,
Swaran Chandan)
Short Story (Sujan Singh, K.S. Virk. Prem
Parkash, Waryam Sandhu).

(d) Socio- Sanskrit, Persian and Western.
cultural
Literary in-fluences
Essay (Puran Singh, Teja Singh,
Gurbaksh Singh)
Literary (S.S. Sekhon, Attar Singh,
Criticism Kishan Singh, Harbhajan
Singh, Najam Hussain
Sayyad).






PAPER-II

(Answers must be written in Punjabi
in Gurumukhi Script)
This paper will require first-hand reading
of the texts prescribed and will be designed
to test the candidate’s critical ability.

Section-A
a) Sheikh Farid The complete Bani as in-cluded in the Adi Granth.

b) Guru Nanak Japu Ji Baramah, Asa di
Var

c) Bulleh Shah Kafian

d) Waris Shah Heer

Section-B

a) Shah Jangnama (Jang
Mohammad Singhan te Firangian)
Dhani Ram Chandan Vari
Chatrik (Poet) Sufi Khana
Nawan Jahan

b) Nanak Singh Chitta Lahu
(Novelist) Pavittar Papi
Ek Mian Do Talwaran

c) Gurbaksh Zindagi di Ras
Singh (Essayist) Nawan Shivala
Merian Abhul Yadaan.
Balraj Sahni Mera Roosi Safarnama
(Travelogue) Mera Pakistani
Safarnama

d) Balwant Gargi Loha Kutt
(Dramatist) Dhuni-di-Agg
Sultan Razia
Sant Singh Sahityarth
Sekhon (Critic) Parsidh Punjabi Kavi
Punjabi Kav Shiromani