UPSC : Civil Services Exam Paper Pattern (Dogri)

NOTE : Answers must be written in Dogri
Paper I: History of Dogri Language and Literature
Section A: History of Dogri Language
· Dogri language: Origin and development through different stages.
· Linguistic boundaries of Dogri and its dialects.
· Characteristic features of Dogri language
· Structure of Dogri Language:
o Sound Structure:
§ Segmental: Vowels and Consonants
§ Non-segmental: Length, Stress, Nasalization, Tone and Juncture.
o Morphology of Dogri:
§ Inflection Categories: Gender, Number, Case, Person, Tense and Voice.
§ Word Formation: use of prefixes, infixes and suffixes.
§ Vocabulary: tatsam, tadbhav, foreign and regional.
o Sentence Structure: Major Sentence- types and their constituents, agreement and concord in Dogri syntax.
· Dogri Language and Scripts: Dogre/Dogra Akkhar, Devanagari and Persian.

Section B: History of Dogri literature
· A brief account of Pre-independence Dogri Literature: Poetry & Prose.
· Development of modern Dogri Poetry and main trends in Dogri Poetry.
· Development of Dogri short-story, main trends & prominent short-story writers.
· Development of Dogri Novel, main trends & contribution of Dogri Novelists.
· Development of Dogri Drama & contribution of prominent playwrights.
· Development of Dogri Prose:- Essays, Memoirs & travelogues.
· An introduction to Dogri Folk literature- Folk songs, Folk tales & Ballads.

Paper II: Textual Criticism of Dogri Literature
Section A: Poetry
· Azadi Paihle Di Dogri Kavita
o The following poets: Devi Ditta, Lakkhu, Ganga Ram, Ramdhan, Hardutt, Pahari Gandhi Baba Kanshi Ram & Permanand Almast
· Modern Dogri Poetry - Azadi Bad Di Dogri Kavita
o The following poets: Kishan Smailpuri, Tara Smailpuri, Mohan Lal Sapolia, Yash Sharma, K.S. Madhukar, Padma Sachdev, Jitendra Udhampuri, Charan Singh and Prakash Premi
· Sheeraza Dogri Number 102, Ghazal Ank
o The following poets: Ram Lal Sharma, Ved Pal Deep, N.D. Jamwal, Shiv Ram Deep, Ashwini Magotra and Virendra Kesar
· Sheeraza Dogri Number 147,Ghazal Ank
o The following poets: R.N.Shastri, Jitendra Udhampuri, Champa Sharma and Darshan Darshi.
· Ramayan (Epic) by Shambhu Nath Sharma (upto Ayodhya Kand)
· Veer Gulab (Khand Kavya) by Dinoo Bhai Pant
Section B: Prose
· Ajakani Dogri Kahani – Part I
o The following Short Story writers: Madan Mohan Sharma, Narendra Khajuria and B.P. Sathe
· Ajakani Dogri Kahani - Part II
o The following Short Story writers: Ved Rahi, Narsingh Dev Jamwal, Om Goswami, Chhattrapal, Lalit Magotra, Chaman Arora and Ratan Kesar.
· Khatha Kunj Bhag II
o The following Story writers : Om Vidyarthi, Champa Sharma and Krishan Sharma.
· Meel Patthar (collection of short stories) by Bandhu Sharma.
· Kaiddi (Novel) by Desh Bandhu Dogra Nutan
· Nanga Rukkh (Novel) by O.P. Sharma Sarathi
· Nayaan (Drama) by Mohan Singh
· Satrang (A collection of one act plays)
o The following playwrights: Vishwa Nath Khajuria, Ram Nath Shastri, Jitendra Sharma, Lalit Magotra and Madan Mohan Sharma.
· Dogri Lalit Nibandh
o The following authors: Vishwa Nath Khajuria, Narayan Mishra, Balkrishan Shastri, Shiv Nath, Shyam Lal Sharma, Lakshmi Narayan, D.C. Prashant, Ved Ghai, Kunwar Viyogi