SYLLABI FOR THE EXAMINATION PART-B MAIN EXAM

PART-I

The Solar System, Meteorites, Origin and interior of the earth and age of earth; Volcanoes- causes and products, Volcanic belts; Earthquakes-causes, effects, Seismic zones of India; Island arcs, trenches and mid-ocean ridges; Continental drifts; Seafloor spreading, Plate tectonics; Isostasy.

2. Geomorphology and Remote Sensing:

Basic concepts of geomorphology; Weathering and soil formations; Landforms, slopes and drainage; Geomorphic cycles and their interpretation; Morphology and its relation to structures and lithology; Coastal geomorphology; Applications of geomorphology in mineral prospecting, civil engineering; Hydrology and environmental studies; Geomorphology of Indian subcontinent.
Aerial photographs and their interpretation-merits and limitations; The Electromagnetic spectrum; Orbiting satellites and sensor systems; Indian Remote Sensing Satellites; Satellites data products; Applications of remote sensing in geology; The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) - its applications.

3. Structural Geology:

Principles of geologic mapping and map reading, Projection diagrams, Stress and strain ellipsoid and stress-strain relationships of elastic, plastic and viscous materials; Strain markers in deformed rocks; Behaviour of minerals and rocks under deformation conditions; Folds and faults classification and mechanics; Structural analysis of folds, foliations, lineations, joints and faults, unconformities; Time-relationship between crystallization and deformation.

4. Paleontology: Species-

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GERMAN

PAPER-I

Answers must be written in German

Section-A
1. Structure of Language : Candidates are expected to have a thorough knowledge of German grammar with reference to specific aspects such as word order, syntactic structures and semantics.
2. Essay in German : Candidates are expected to demonstrate command over techniques of written expression in German by writing an essay on a contemporary topic of a general nature.

Section-B
1. Translation of a text of a general nature from English into German.
2.Socio-political and cultural history of Germany from the 18th century onwards with special reference to :
a. Impact of Enlightenment on German society and culture
b. The impact of Prussian culture on Germany.
c. Cultural debates in the Weimar Republic.

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FRENCH

PAPER-I

Answers must be written in French except in the case of question requiring translation from French to English.

Section-A
1. Main trends in French Literature
a) Classicism
b) Rommanticism
c) Realism

2. Art in France
a) Romanticism
b) Realism
c) Impressionism

3. The Vth Republic
(a) De Gaulle and the Vth Republique
(b) May 1968
(c) Pompidou
(d) Giscard d' Estaing
(e) Mitterrand
(f) Chirac

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CHINESE

PAPER-I

This paper will require the candidates to have a good knowledge of standard Chinese language and its characteristics so as to test the candidate’s organisational capabilities. All the questions except the question on translation from Chinese to English must be answered in Chinese. All the questions carry equal marks.

Section-A
1. Essay writing in about 500 Chinese characters on a topical subject.
2. Translation :
a) Chinese-English
b) English-Chinese
3. Syntactic and grammatical usage.

Section-B
1. Explanation of idioms and phrases in Chinese.
2. Development of Chinese language
3. Comprehension Precis writing.

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BODO

PAPER-I

History of Bodo Language and Literature (Answers must be written in Bodo)

Section-A : History of Bodo Language
1. Home land , language family , its present status and its mutual contact with Assamese.
2. (a) Phonemes : Vowel and Consonant Phonemes (b) Tones.
3. Morphology : Gender, Case & Case endings, Plural suffix, Definitives, Verbal suffix.
4. Vocabulary and its sources.
5. Syntax : Types of sentences, Word Order.
6. History of Scripts used in writing Bodo Language since inception.

Section-B : History of Bodo Literature
1. General introduction of Bodo folk literature.
2. Contribution of the Missionaries.
3. Periodization of Bodo Literature.
4. Critical analysis of different genre (Poetry, Novel, Short Story and Drama)

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ASSAMESE

PAPER-I

(Answers must be written in Assamese)
Section-A: Language

(a) History of the origin and development of the Assamese language-its position among the Indo-Aryan Languagesperiods in its history.
(b) Developments of Assamese prose.
(c) Vowels and consonants of the Assamese languages- rules of phonet ic changes with stress on Assamese coming down from Old Indo-Aryan.
(e) Morphology of the language-conjugation-enclitic definitives and pleonastic suffixes.
(f) Dilectical divergences-the standard colloquial and the Kamrupi dialect in particulars.
(g) Assamese scripts-its evolution through the ages till 19th century A.D.

Section-B
Literary Criticism and Literary History

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ARABIC

PAPER - I (Answers must be written in Arabic)

Section-A
1. (a) Origin and development of the language-an outline.
(b) Significant features of the grammar of the language, Rhetorics, Prosody.
(c) Short Essay in Arabic.

Section-B
2. Literary History and Literary Criticism: Socio-Cultural Background, Classical literature , literary movements , modern trends, origin and development of modern prose : drama, novel, short story, essay.