UPSC : Urdu : Main Examination

PAPER -I
Answers must be written in Urdu.
Section ADevelopment of Urdu Language
a) Development of Indo-Aryan

(i) Old Indo-Aryan
(ii) Middle Indo-Aryan
(iii) New Indo-Aryan.
b) Western Hindi and its dialects Brij Bhasha Khadi Boli, Haryanavi Kannauji, Bundeli-Theories about the origin of Urdu Language.
c) Dakkhani Urdu -Origin and development, its significant Urdu Linguistic features.
d) Social and Cultural roots of Urdu language and its distinctive features. Script, Phonology, Morphology, Vocabulary.

Section B
a) Genres and their development:
(i) Poetry: Ghazal, Masnavi, Qasida, Marsia, Rubai, Jadid Nazm,
(ii) Prose: Novel, Short Story, Dastan, Drama, Inshaiya, Khutoot, Biography.
(b) Significant features of:
(i) Deccani, Delhi and Lucknow schools
(ii) Sir Syed movement, Romantic movement, progressive movement, Modernism.
c) Literary Criticism and its development with reference to Hali, Shibli, Kaleemuddin Ahmad, Ehtisham Hussain, Ale-Ahmad Suroor.
d) Essay writing (covering literary and imaginative topics)

PAPER II
Answers must be written in Urdu.This paper will require first hand reading of the texts prescribed and will be designed to test the candidates critical ability.
Section A
1. Mir Amman - Bagho-Babar

2. Glialib - Intikhab-e-Khutoot-e-Ghalib

3. Mohd. Husain Azad - Nairang-e-Khayal

4. Prem Chand - Godan

5. Rajendra Singh Bedi - Apne Dukh Mujhe Dedo

6. Abul Kalam Azad � - Ghubar-e-Khatir

Section B
1. Mir - Intikhab-e-Kalam-e-Mir (Ed. Abul Haq).

2. Mir Hasan - Sahrul Bayan

3. Ghalib -Diwan-e-Ghalib

4. Iqbal . - Bal-e-Jibrail

5. Firaq - Gul-e-Naghma

6. Faiz - Dast-e-Saba

7. Akhtruliman - Bint-e-Lamhat