UPSC : Civil Services Exam Paper Pattern (Maithili)

Note: Answers must be written in Maithili

Paper I

Section A:
History of Maithili Language

• Place of Maithili in Indo- European language family.

• Origin and development of Maithili language. (Sanskrit, Prakrit, Avhatt, Maithili)

• Periodic division of Maithili Language. (Beginning, Middle era, Modern era)

• Maithili and its different dialects.

• Relationship between Maithili and other Eastern languages (Bengali, Assamese, Oriya )

• Origin and development of Tirhuta Script.

• Pronouns and Verbs in Maithili Language.

Section B:
History of Maithili Literature

• Background of Maithili Literature (Religious, economic, social, cultural).

• Periodic division of Maithili literature.

• Pre-Vidyapati Literature.

• Vidyapati and his tradition.

• Medieval Maithili Drama (Kirtaniya Natak, Ankia Nat, Maithili dramas written in Nepal .

• Maithili Folk Literature (Folk Tales, Folk Drama, Folk Stories, Folk Songs).

• Development of different literary forms in modern era

  • Prabandh-kavya

  • Muktak-kavya

  • Novel

  • Short Story

  • Drama

  • Essay

  • Criticism

  • Memoirs

  • Translation

• Development of Maithili Magazines and Journals  

Paper II

The paper will require first-hand reading of the prescribed texts and will test the critical ability of the candidates.

Section A

• Vidyapati Geet-Shati - Publisher: Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi (Lyrics – 1 to 50)

• Govind Das Bhajanavali – Publisher: Maithili Acadamy, Patna (Lyrics – 1 to 25)

• Krishnajanm – Manbodh  

• Mithilabhasha Ramayana – Chanda Jha (only Sunder-Kand)  

• Rameshwar Charit Mithila Ramayan – Lal Das (only Bal-kand)  

• Keechak-Vadh - Tantra Nath Jha

• Datta-Vati – Surendra Jha ‘Suman’ (only 1st and 2^nd Cantos)

• Chitra-Yatri  

• Samakaleen Maithili Kavita – Publisher: Sahitaya Akademi, New Delhi

Section B

• Varna Ratnakar  -  Jyotirishwar (only 2^nd Kallol)

• Khattar Kakak Tarang – Hari Mohan Jha

• Lorik–Vijaya- Manipadma

• Prithvi Putra – Lalit

• Bhaphait Chahak Jinagi – Sudhanshu ‘Shekhar’ Choudhary

• Kriti Rajkamlak – Publisher: Maithili Acadamy, Patna (First Ten Stories only)

• Katha–Sangrah – Publisher: Maithili Acadamy, Patna