Rajasthan Public Service Commission

Syllabus For Screening Test For Post of College Lecturer: Urdu

Note : There will be one objective type paper bearing 100 marks. Duration of time will be 2 hours. The whole questions will be based on the following units.

Unit – I

(a) Western Hindi and its dialects namely : Braj Bhasha, Haryanwi and Khari Boli.
(b) Role of Rajasthani in the development of Urdu.
(c) Persio-Arabic elements in Urdu.
(d) Different theories of the origin of Urdu Language.

Unit – II

(a) Classical geners of Urdu Poetry : Ghazal, Qasida, Marsiya, Masnavi, Rubai.
(b) Modern generes of Urdu Poetry : Nazm - Blank Verse, Free Verse.
(c) Important generes of Urdu Prose : Dastan, Novel, Short Story (Afsana), Drama, Biography.
(d) Two classical School of Urdu Poetry :
(i) Delhi School of Poetry.
(ii) Lucknow School of Poetry.

Unit – III

(a) Salient Features of Daccani Language and important poets of Daccani.
(b) Important Prose writers upto Mirza Ghalib.
(c) Aligarh Movement and its contribution in the development of Urdu Literature.
(d) Romantic/Progressive Movement and its contribution in the development of Modern Urdu Literature.

Unit – IV

Important Poets and Prose Writers
(a) Poets (Nazm) – Nazir Akabarabadi, Hali, Azad, Chakbast, Durga Sahay Suroor, Akabar Allahabadi, Iqbal, Joseh, Faiz, Meeraji, Noon Meem Rashid.
(b) Poets (Ghazal) - Wali, Dard, Meer, Nasikh, Atish, Ghalib, Momin, Dagh, Hasrat, Fani, Asghar, Firaq, Nasir Kazmi.
(c) Prose Writers (Fiction) – Mulla Wajhi, Meer Amman, Rajab Ali Beg Suroor, Nazir Ahmad, Premchand, Saadat Hasan Manto, Krishan Chander, Bedi, Quarratul Ain Hyder, Surendar Parkash.
(d) Prose Writers (Non-fiction) – Fazli, Ghalib, Mohd. Hussain Azad, Mehdi Ifadi, Sir Syed, Hali, Shibli, Maulana Azad, Rashid Ahmad Siddique, Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi.

Unit – V

(a) Impact of West on Urdu Literature.
(b) Salient features of Urdu Literature after independence.
(c) Trends of Urdu Literature in Rajasthan.
(d) Rhetorics.

Pattern of Question Papers :

1. Objective Type Paper.
2. Maximum Marks : 100
3. Number of Questions : 100
4. Duration of Paper : Two Hours.
5. All Questions carry equal marks.
6. There will be Negative Marking for wrong answer.

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