KONKANI PAPER- I (Answers must be written in Konkani) Section-A History of the Konkani Language : Origin and development of the language and influences on it. Major variants of Konkani and their linguistic features. Grammatical and lexicographic work in Konkani, including a study of cases, adverbs, indeclinables and voices. Old Standard Konkani, new Standard and […]
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KASHMIRI PAPER-I (Answers must be written in Kashmiri) Section-A Genealogical relationship of the Kashmiri language: various theories. Areas of occurrence and dialects (geographical/social) Phonology and grammar: i. Vowel and consonant system; Nouns and pronouns with various case inflections; Verbs: various types and tenses. 4. Syntactic structure: i. Simple, active and declarative statments; Coordination; Relativisation. Section-B […]
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KANNADA PAPER-I (Answers must be written in Kannada) Section-A A. History of Kannada Language What is Language? General charecteristics of Language. Dravidian Family of Languages and its specific features, Antiquity of Kannada Language, Different Phases of its Development. Dialects of Kannada Language : Regional and Social Various aspects of development of Kannada Language : phonological […]
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HINDI PAPER-I (Answers must be written in Hindi) Section-A 1. History of Hindi Language and Nagari Lipi. I. Grammatical and applied forms of Apbhransh, Awahatta & Arambhik Hindi. II. Development of Braj and Awadhi as literary language during medieval period. Early form of Khari-boli in Siddha-Nath Sahitya, Khusero, Sant Sahitaya, Rahim etc. and Dakhni Hindi. […]
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GUJARATI PAPER-I (Answers must be written in Gujarati) Section-A Gujarati Language : Form and history History of Gujarati Language with special reference to New Indo-Aryan i.e. last one thousand years. Significant features of the Gujarati language: Phonology, morphology and syntax. Major dialects: Surti, Pattani, charotari and Saurashtri. History of Gujarati Literature Medieval : 4. Jaina […]
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ENGLISH The syllabus consists of two papers, designed to test a first-hand and critical reading of texts prescribed from the following periods in English Literature: Paper I: 1600-1900 and Paper II: 1900-1990. There will be two compulsory questions in each paper: a) A short-notes question related to the topics for general study, and b) A […]