PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO
THE POSTS OF PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, ETC – 2014
PERSIAN (OPTIONAL) PAPER-I
Time Allowed: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Attempt ALL questions Attempt in English or Urdu language.
1 Write a detailed note on “Pahalwi Language”.
2 Write a detailed note on influence of Persian Language on Urdu.
3 Discuss the development of Persian Literature in Samanids or Taimurids in Iran.
4 It is said that Persian Literature has developed on a lot in the Sultanate era in the Sub-Continent What is your point of view? Discuss in detail.
5 Write a comprehensive note on the poetry of Jala ud Din Rumi or Firdousi Tousi.
6 write a detailed note on Persian prose writing of Muhammad Aoufi or short story writing of Sadiq Hidayat.
7 Pick and write correct answers to any 10 of the following questions:
1 Bostan e Saadi was composed before or after Gulistan e Saadi
2 write the titles of any four Persian poetic works of Allama lqbal
3 Masnavi e Maanavi of Rumi consists of how many volumes, Six or Seven?
4 “Panj Ganj” are the Masnavis composed by Nizami Ganjvi or Moulana Jami
5 “Siasat nama” was written by Nizam ul Mulk Tousi or Imam Ghazali
6 Farrukhi Sistani is famous for his Qasidas or Ghazals
7 Is Armghan e Hijaz by Allama lqbal composed in Urdu or Persian or in both Urdu and Persian Languages
8 Who composed “Habsiat” (Poetry in Prison) Masood Saad Salman or Sanaai Ghazanvi?
9 Write the names of three most prominent “Sabks” (Styles) of Persian Poetry
10 Who was the first Persian poetess Rabia Quzdari or Parveen Letesami?
11 Who was the Writer of “Tazkaratul Aulia” Attar Nishapuri or Hafiz Shirazi?
12 Is “Kalila Ou Damna” a Persian Poetic or Prose Work?