The Public Service Commission, West Bengal or PSCWB is the state agency authorized to conduct the Civil Services Examination for entry-level appointments to the various Civil Services of state of West Bengal in India. Here is a Detailed Syllabus for WBPSC Mains Optional Paper - Persian.
West Bengal PSC Syllabus
WBPSC Optional Paper - Persian
Paper – I :
- Persian linguistics (Persian and Indo-European family of languages; Aryan or Indo_Iranian branch, evolution of Persian language, Old Persian, Avestan language, Middle Persian or Pahlavi, Modern Persian, Iranian dialects, Persian influence on Indian languages);
- Persian grammar;
- Translation from Persian into English;
- Translation from English into Persian;
- Persian rhetoric and prosody.
Paper – II :
(a) History of Persian literature (Origin of Persian poetry, Early poets, Development of poetic forms-qasida, ghazal, masnavi,, etc. Growth of poetic themes or trendsepic, romantic, mystical, philosophical, ethical, etc. Survey of prose-works-historical, mystical, ethical, biographical, etc. Literary progress in different periods of Iranian history. Contributions of eminent poets and writers. Modern poetry, Modern prose, IndoPersian literature);
(b) Texts (meant for general acquaintance and not for minute study) :
- Shahnama of Firdausi;
- Chahar Maqala of Nizami Aruzi;
- Qasaid-i- Khaqani;
- Diwan-i-Hafiz;
- Masnavi of Jalaluddin Rumi;
- Naldaman of Fayzi.
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