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URDU PAPER-I (Answers must be written in Urdu) Section-A Development of Urdu Language Development of Indo-Aryan (i) Old IndoAryan (ii) Middle Indo Aryan (iii) New Indo Aryan Western Hindi and its dialects Brij Bhasha Khadi Boli, Haryanavi Kannauji, Bundeli-Theories about the origin of Urdu Language Dakhani Urdu-Origin and development, its significant linguistic features. Social and […]

TELUGU PAPER-I (Answers must be written in Telugu) Section-A Language Place of Telugu among Dravidian languages and its antiquity-Etymological history of Telugu, Tenugu and Andhra. Major linguistic changes in phonological, morphological, grammatical and syntactical levels, from Proto-Dravidian to old Telugu and from old Telugu to Modern Telugu. Evolution of spoken Telugu when compared to classical […]

SINDHI PAPER-I (Answers must be written in Sindhi) (Arabic or Devanagari script) Section-A (a) Origin and evolution of Sindhi language-views of different scholars. Significant linguistic features of Sindhi language, including those pertaining to its phonology, morphology and syntax. Major dialects of the Sindhi language. Sindhi vocabularly-stages of its growth, including those in the pre-partition and […]

SANTHALI PAPER-I (Answers must be written in Santali) Section-A Part-I History of Santali Language Main Austric Language family, population and distribution. Grammatical structure of Santali Language. Important character of Santali Language : Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Translation, Lexicography. Impact of other languages on Santali. Standardization of Santali Language. Part-II History of Santali Literature. Literary trends […]

SANSKRIT PAPER-I There will be three questions as indicated in the question paper which must be answered in Sanskrit. The remaining questions must be answered either in Sanskrit or in the medium of examination opted by the candidate. Section-A Significant features of the grammar, with particular stress on Sanjna, Sandhi, Karaka, Samasa, Kartari and Karmani […]

PUNJABI PAPER-I (Answers must be written in Punjabi in Gurumukhi Script) 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 […]