Tuesday, 14 February 2012

UPSC-CSE Main Exam Syllabus Gujarati Paper 1



GUJARATI
PAPER-I
(Answers must be written in Gujarati)
Section-A
Gujarati Language : Form and history

1. History of Gujarati Language with special reference to New Indo-Aryan i.e.
last one thousand years.
2. Significant features of the Gujarati language: Phonology, morphology and
syntax.
3. Major dialects: Surti, Pattani, charotari and Saurashtri.

History of Gujarati Literature Medieval :

4. Jaina tradition
5. Bhakti tradition: Sagun and Nirgun (Jnanmargi)
6. Non-sectarian tradition (Laukik parampara)

Modern:

7. Sudharak yug
8. Pandit yug
9. Gandhi yug
10. Anu-Gandhi yug
11. Adhunik yug

Section-B

Literary Forms : (Salient features, history and development of the following literary forms):

(a) Medieval
1. Narratives: Rasa, Akhyan and Padyavarta
2. Lyrical: Pada
(b) Folk
3. Bhavai
(c) Modern
4. Fiction: Novel and short story
5. Drama
6. Literary Essay
7. Lyrical Poetry
(d) Criticism
8. History of theoretical Gujarati criticism
9. Recent research in folk tradition.

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