Syllabus of Persian Paper for UPPCS Main Examination- 2012

Here you can find the syllabus of Persian Paper for UPPCS main examination. It is divided into various sections. Each section is important for your success in this exam. You should read the Persian Paper syllabus thoroughly and plan your preparation accordingly.

Persian Paper - I

Unit - 1-1.  Short essay in Persian (Compulsory.)

Unit - II - 2.  (a) Origin and development of the

language. (Old Persian, Pahlavi, Modern Persian). (b) Applied Grammar. (c) Rhetorics. (d) Prosody (Bahr-i-Hazaj Kamil, Bahr-i-

Motaqarib Mahzuf/Maqsur, Bahr-i-Rajaz Kamil). Asbab, Autad, Fawasil, Haruf-i-Qafia.

Unit - III - 3. Literary History, Criticism, Movements; Socio-cultural influences, Modern Trends. (a) Samanid Period: (Important Poets and Writers) (b) Ghazanavid Period : (Firdaus) Runi, Masud Sad-i-Salman, Tarikh-i-Baihaqi). (c) Saljuquid Period :  (Anwari Attar, Khayyam, Kimya-i-Saadat, Chahar Maqala, Siyasat Nama). (d) llkhanid Period : (Sa’di, Rumi, ‘Jame’-ut- Tawarikh, Tarikh-i-Jahan Kusha). (e) Timurid Period : (Hafiz,Salman Saoji, Khaju-i-Kirmani, Zafar Nama-i-Sharfuddin Yazid, Tazkira-Daulat Shah Samarqandi, Jami) (f) Indo-Persian Literature: (Aufi, Khusrau, Faizi, Urfi, Naziri, Abul Fazl, Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi of Barani,Chahar Chaman of Brahman, Ghalib, lqbal). (g) Safavid to Modern Period : (Mohtashim Kashi, Qaani, Malik-ushshu’ara Bahar, Nimayushi, Parwin-i-E’tesami, Simin Behbahani’ Sadiq- i-Hedayat, Jamalzada,Hejazi,Sabk- i - Khurasani, Sabk-i-Eraqi, Sabk-i-Hindi, lslamic Revolution of lran).

Unit - IV - 4 Translation of ten out of fifteen simple sentences of Undu into Persian (Compulsory).

Paper - II

The paper will require first hand reading of the texts prescribed and will be designed to test the candidatescritical ability.

Unit - I - Prose- 1. Translation from the following texts : (a) Nizami Aruzi Samarqandi, Chahar Maqala (Dabire and Sha’iri). (b) i-i Shirazi Gulistan (Der Sirat-i-Padshahan and Dar Akhlaq-i- Derwishan) (c) ZiauddinBerani, Tarikh-i- Firuz Shahi (Wasaya- i- Sultan Balban be Ferzand-o-Wali Ahd- i- Khud). (d) Sadiq -i-Hidayat Dash Akul, Talab-i-Amorzish, Girdab).

Unit - II - 2.  Critical and biographical questions about the prescribed authors and their works (4 questions).

Unit - III - Poetry - 3. Explanation from the following texts : (a) Firdausi. Shahnam (Dastan- i- Rustam-o- Sohrab and Dastan - i - Bizan - o - Maniza). (b) Umar- i- Khayyam. Ruba’ yat (Radif Alif) (c) MaulanaRum, Mathnavi (Hikayat-i-Shaban- o- Musa, Hikayat-Hekayat - i - Hazrat Umar-- o- Qasid -i- Rum andHikayat-i-Baqqalo-Tuti). (d). Amir Khusrau. Ghaziliyat (Radif Alif). (e) Hafiz-i-Shirazi. Ghaziliyat (Radif Alif). (f) Urfi-i- Shirazi. Qasidas( Dar tausif - i - Kashmir and Madh-i-Shahzada Salim). (g) Bahar- a - Mashhadi Diwan-i-Bahar (Jughd-i-Jang, Shabahang, Damawandiya, Wataniya).

Unit - iv - 4 .  Critical and Biographical questions regarding the poets and their work prescribed (4 questions)

Unit - v - 5 . Translation of an unseen Passage from English into Persian.