Syllabus of “Maithili” Paper-1 History of Maithili Language and its Literature (Answer to be written in Maithili) PART-A History of Maithili Language 1. Place of Maithili in Indo-European language family. 2. Origin and development of Maithili language. (Sanskrit, Prakrit, Avhatt, Maithili) 3. Periodic division ofMaithili Language. (Beginning, Middle era, Modern era) 4. Maithili and its different dialects. 5. Relationship between Maithili and other Eastern languages (Bengali,1 Assamese, Oriya). 6. Origin and...

Syllabus of ” Law”  Paper-1 Constitutional and Administrative Law 1. Constitution and Constitutionalism: The distinctive features of the Constitution. 2. Fundamental rights – Public interest litigation; Legal Aid; Legal services authority. 3. Relationship between fundamental rights, directive principles and fundamental duties. 4. Constitutional position of the President and relation with the Council of Ministers. 5. Governor and his powers. 6. Supreme Court and High Courts: (a) Appointments and transfer. (b) Powers,...

Syllabus of “Konkani” Paper-1 (Answers must be written in Konkani) SECTION-A History of the Konkani Language: (i) Origin and development of the language and influences on it. (ii) Major variants of Konkani and their linguistic features. (iii) Grammatical and lexicographic work in Konkani, including a study of cases, adverbs, indeclinables and voices, (iv) Old Standard Konkani, new Standard and standardisation problems. SECTION-B History of Konkani literature: Candidates would be expected to...

Syllabus of “Kashmiri” Paper-1 (Answers must be written in Kashmiri) SECTION-A  1. Genealogical relationship of the Kashmiri language: various theories. 2. Areas of occurrence and dialects (geographical/social) 3. Phonology and grammar: i. Vowel and consonant system; ii. Nouns and pronouns with various case inflections; iii. Verbs: various types and tenses. 4. Syntactic structure: i. Simple, active and declarative statements; ii. Coordination; iii. Relativisation. SECTION-B 1. Kashmiri literature in the 14th century...

Kannada  Paper-1 (Answers must be written in Kannada) SECTION-A A. History of Kannada Language What is Language? General characteristics 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 and Semantic changes. Language borrowing. B. History of Kannada Literature Ancient Kannada literature : Influence and Trends. Poets...

Syllabus of “Hindi” Paper-1 (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. III. Early form of Khari-boli in Siddha-Nath Sahitya, Khusero, Sant Sahitaya, Rahim etc. and Dakhni Hindi. IV. Development of Khari-boli and Nagari Lipi during 19th Century. V. Standardisation of Hindi...

Syllabus of “Gujarati” Paper-1 (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. Jaffna tradition 5. Bhakti tradition: Sagun and Nirgun (Jnanmargi) 6. Non-sectarian tradition...

Syllabus of “Geology” Paper-1 1. General Geology: The Solar System, Meteorites, Origin and interior of the earth and age of earth; Volcanoes- causes and products, Volcanic belts; Earthquakes-causes, effects, Seismic zones of Ind ia; Island arcs, trenches and midocean ridges; Continental drifts; Seafloor spreading, Plate tectonics; Isostasy. 2. Geomorphology and Remote Sensing: Basic concepts of geomorphology; Weathering and soil formations; Landforms, slopes and drainage; Geomorphic cycles and their interpretation; Morphology and...