UPSC-CSE Main exam syllabus Dogri Paper 1

DOGRI

PAPER-I

History of Dogri Language and Literature

(Answers must be written in Dogri)

Section-A

History of Dogri Language

1. Dogri language : Origin and development through different stages.

2. Linguistic boundaries of Dogri and its dialects.

3. Characteristic features of Dogri language.

4. Structure of Dogri Language :

(a) Sound Structure : Segmental : Vowels and Consonants

Non-Segmental : Length, Stress, Nasalization, Tone and Juncture.

(b) Morphology of Dogri :

(i) Inflection Categories : Gender, Number, Case, Person, Tense and Voice.

(ii) Word Formation : use of prefixes, infixes and suffixes.

(iii) Vocabulary : Tatsam, tadbhav, foreign and regional.

(c) Sentence Structure : Major Sentence - types and their constituents,  agreement and concord in Dogri syntax.

5. Dogri Language and Scripts : Dogre/ Dogra Akkhar, Devanagari and Persian.

Section-B

History of Dogri Literature :

1. A brief account of Pre-independence Dogri Literature : Poetry & Prose.

2. Development of modern Dogri Poetry and main trends in Dogri Poetry.

3. Development of Dogri short-story, main trends & prominent short-story writers.

4. Development of Dogri Novel, main trends & contribution of Dogri Novelists.

5. Development of Dogri Drama & contribution of prominent Playwrights.

6. Development of Dogri Prose : Essays, Memoirs & Travelogues.

7. An introduction to Dogri Folk literature - Folk songs, Folk tales & Ballads.