UPSC Civil Services Examination 2014 Syllabus English - I

The UPSC Civil Services Examination 2014 Syllabus in English 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 critical analysis of UNSEEN passages both in prose and verse.

Syllabus Paper VI (Optional Subject) English Paper-I

Answers must be written in English.

Texts for detailed study are listed below. Candidates will also be required to show adequate knowledge of the following topics and movements :

The Renaissance : Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama; Metaphysical Poetry; The Epic and the Mock-epic; Neo-classicism; Satire; The Romantic Movement; The Rise of the Novel; The Victorian Age.

Section-A

1. William Shakespeare : King Lear and The Tempest.
2. John Donne. The following poems :
- Canonization;
- Death be not proud;
- The Good Morrow;
- On his Mistress going to bed;
- The Relic;
3. John Milton : Paradise Lost, I, II, IV, IX
4. Alexander Pope. The Rape of the Lock.

UPSC Civil Services Main Examination 2014 Syllabus: Dogri-II

Textual Critisism of Dogri Literature 
(Answers must be written in Dogri) 

Section-A 
Poetry 

1. Azadi Paihle Di Dogri Kavita  

The following poets:

Devi Ditta, Lakkhu, Ganga Ram, Ramdhan, Hardutt, Pahari Gandhi Baba Kanshi Ram & Permanand Almast

UPSC Civil Services Main Examination 2014 Syllabus Dogri Paper-I

UPSC Civil Services Main Examination Syllabus Paper VI (Optional Paper)

History of Dogri Language and Literature
(Answers must be written in Dogri)
Section- A 
History of Dogri Language
1. Dogri language: Origin and development through different stages.
2. Linguistic boundaries of Dogri and its dialects.
3. Characteristic features of Dogri language
4. Structure of Dogri Language:
(a)  Sound Structure: Segmental: Vowels and Consonants
Non-segmental: Length, Stress, Nasalization, Tone and Juncture.

UPSC Civil Services Main Examination 2014 Syllabus: Bodo-II

Paper VII (Optional Paper)

The Paper will require first-hand reading of the texts prescribed and will be designed to test the critical ability of the candidates. 
(Answers must be written in Bodo) 

Section – A 

(a) Khonthai – Methai (Edited by Madaram Brahma & Rupnath Brahma.)
(b) Hathorkhi-Hala (Edited by Pramod Chandra Brahma)
(c)  Boroni Gudi Sibsa Arw Aroz    : Madaram Brahma
(d)  Raja Nilambar  : Dwarendra Nath Basumatary
(e) Bibar (prose section) (Edited by Satish Chandra Basumatary)

UPSC Civil Services Main Examination 2014 Syllabus: Bodo-I

Paper VI (Optional Paper)

History of Bodo Language and Literature 
(Answers must be written in Bodo) 

Section- A 

History of Bodo Language 
1. Homeland, language family, its present status and its mutual contact    with Assamese.
2. (a) Phonemes : Vowel and Consonant Phonemes
(b) Tones.

UPSC Civil Services Main Examination 2014 Syllabus: Bengali Paper-II

Optional Paper-VII
Prescribed texts for close study.
Answers must be written in Bangali.
Section-A
1. Vaishnava Padavali (Calcutta University)
Poems of Vidyapati, Chandidas, Jnanadas, Govindadas and Balaramdas.
2. Chandimangal Kalketu episode by Mukunda (Sahitya Akademi).
3. Chaitanya Charitamrita Madya Lila, by Krishnadas Kaviraj (Sahitya Akademi).
4. Meghnadbadh Kavya by Madhusudan Dutta.
5. Kapalkundala by Bankimchandra Chattarjee.
6. Samya and Bangadesher Krishak by Bankimchandra Chatterjee.
7. Sonar Tari by Rabindranath Tagore.
8. Chhinnapatravali by Rabindranath Tagore.

UPSC Civil Services Main Examination 2014 Syllabus: Bengali Paper I

Optional Paper-VI

History of Language and Literature.
Answers must be written in Bangali.
Section-A
Topics from the History of Bangla language
1. The chronological track from Proto Indo-European to Bangla (Family tree with branches and approximate dates).
2. Historical stages of Bangla (Old, Middle, New) and their linguistic features.
3. Dialects of Bangla and their distinguishing characteristics.
4. Elements of Bangla Vocabulary.
5. Forms of Bangla Literary Prose-Sadhu and Chalit.
6. Processes of language change relevant for Bangla.
Apinihiti (Anaptyxis), Abhishruti (umlaut), Murdhanyibhavan (cerebralization), Nasikyibhavan (Nasalization), Samibhavan (Assimilation), Sadrishya (Analogy), Svaragama (Vowel insertion)-Adi Svaragama, Madhya Svaragama or Svarabhakti, Antya Svaragama, Svarasangati (Vowel hormony), y-shruti and w-shruti.
7. Problems of standardization and reform of alphabet and spelling, and those of transliteration and Romanization.