KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POSTS OF PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES (BPS-17).
ARABIC, PAPER-I
TIME ALLOWED: 03 HOURS
MAX MARKS: 100
NOTE: Attempt Only five questions in all. Question No. 8 is compulsory.
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Q. No.1: Q.No.5: Write a comprehensive note on the Art of Address (KHUTBA) in classical Arabic Literature. (20)
Q.NO.2: Define Criticism. What are the main SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT in the field of Criticism (النقد) ? Elaborate. (20)
Q.No.3: Who was Al-JAHIZ (الجاحظ) ? Justify his place among his contemporary writers in Arabic Literature. (20)
Q.No.4: Write an Essay in detail on characteristics of “Arabic Literature in Indo-Pak subcontinent” with special focus on religious literature and its scholars? (20)
Q.No.5: Who was HAFIZ IBRAHIM? What do you know about role of his poetical works in Egypt? (20)
Q.No.6: How Ghazal (غزل) in Umayyad period was different from that in Abbasside regime? Discuss with special reference of poetical works produced in both periods. (20)
Q.No.7: Write an essay on the importance of Arabic Language in the light of initiative taken by Government of Pakistan for compulsory teaching of Holy Quran with translation? (20)
Q.No.8: (20)
السوال الثامن : أجب عن الأسئلة باللغة العربية.
(i) ماذا كانت مكانة الشاعر فى المجتمع الجاهلى؟
(ii) من كان ابن مسكويه و لماذا اشتهر؟
(iii) اذكر اسماء أسواق العرب؟
(iv) ماذا تعرف فى لسان العرب؟
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