(Paper) Civil Services Exam Paper Pattern (Panjabi)

UPSC : Civil Services Exam Paper Pattern (Panjabi)

NOTE : Answers must be written in Punjabi - Gurumukhi Script

Paper I

Section A

  • Origin of Punjabi language: different stages of development and recent development in Punjabi language; characteristics of Punjabi phonology and the study of its tones; classification of vowels and consonants.
  • Punjabi morphology: the number-gender system (animate and inanimate), prefixes, 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.
  • 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 distinctive features of various dialects with special reference to tones. Language and script; origin and development of Gurmukhi; suitability of Gurmukhi for Punjabi.
  • Classical background; Nath Jogi Sahit
    • Medieval literature: Gurmat, Sufti, Kissa and Var Janamsakhis.

Section B

Different literary trends

  • Modern trends: Mystic, Romantic, Progressive and Neomystic (Vir Singh, Puran Singh, Mohan Singh, Amrita Pritam, Bawa Balwant, Pritam Singh Safeer, J.S. Neki).
  • Experimentalist (Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia, Ravinder Ravi, Ajaib Kamal)
  • Aesthetes (Harbhajan Singh, Tara Singh)
  • Neo-progressive (Pash. Jagtar, Patar)

Origin and Development of Genres

  • Folk literature: folk songs, folk tales, riddles, proverbs
  • Epic (Vir Singh, Avtar Singh, Azad Mohan Singh)
  • Lyric (Gurus, Sufis and Modern Lyricists-Mohan Singh, Amrita Pritam, Shiv Kumar, Harbhajan Singh)
  • 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)
  • Socio-cultural influences: Sanskrit, Persian, and Western
  • Essay (Puran Singh, Teja Singh, Gurbaksh Singh)
  • Literary Criticism (S.S. Sekhon, Attar Singh, Kishan Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Najam Hussain Sayyad).


Paper II

This paper will require first-hand reading of the texts prescribed and will be designed to test the candidate’s critical ability.

Section A

  • Sheikh Farid: The complete Bani as included in the Adi Granth.
  • Guru Nanak: Japu Ji Baramah, Asa di Var
  • Bulleh Shah: Kafian
  • Waris Shah: Heer

Section B

  • Jhah Mohammad:
    •  Jangnama (Jang Singhan te Firangian)
  • Dhani Ram Chatrik (Poet):
    • Chandan Vari
    • Sufi Khana
    • Nawan Jahan
  • Nanak Singh (Novelist):
    • Chitta Lahu
    • Pavittar Papi
    • Ek Mian Do Talwaran
  • Gurbaksh Singh (Essayist):
    • Zindagi di Ras
    • Nawan Shivala
    • Merian Abhul Yadaan.
  • Balraj Sahni (Travelogue):
    • Mera Roosi Safarnama
    • Mera Pakistani Safarnama
  • Balwant Gargi (Dramatist):
    • Loha Kutt
    • Dhuni-di-Agg
    • Sultan Razia
  • Sant Singh Sekhon (Critic):
    • Sahityarth
    • Parsidh Punjabi Kavi
    • Punjabi Kav Shiromani