Paper-I
This paper will require the candidates to have a good knowledge of standard
Chinese language and its characteristics so as to test the candidate�s
organisational capabilities. All the questions except the question on
translation from Chinese to English must be answered in Chinese. All the
questions carry equal marks.
Section-A
1. Essay wri
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ting in about 500 Chinese characters on a topical subject.
2. Translation :
a) Chinese-English
b) English-Chinese
3. Syntactic and grammatical usage.
Section-B
1. Explanation of idioms and phrases in Chinese.
2. Development of Chinese language
3. Copmprehension Precis writing.
Paper-II
This paper will require the candidates to have a good grasp of Chinese
studies and will be designed to test the candidate�s critical ability. All the
questions must be answered in Chinese. All the questions carry equal marks.
Section-A
1. Short notes on topics related to major events in modern Chinese history
(from 1919 till date).
2. Critical evaluation of major literary works in pre-liberation period
(1919-1949) :
a) Lao She : Four Generations, Rickshaw-puller.
b) Ba Jin : Family.
c) Lu Xum : Medicine, Madman�s Diary. The True Story of Ah Q.
d) Mao Dun : Midnight
e) Ai Quing : Coal�s Reply (Mei de Duihua), Begger (Qigai), I Love This Land
(Wo Ai Zhe Tudi), Old Man (Laoren)
f) Guo Moruo : The Goddesses.
3. Role of Philosophy and Religion in the Development of Chinese Society.
Section-B
1. Socio-Economic/Political/Educational/Sports/Science and Technological
Development since 1979.
2. Critical appreciation of major literary works in post-liberation period
(1949 till date) :
a) Gu Hua : The Town Called Hibiscus (Furongzhen)
b) Chen Rong : Till the Middle Age (Ren dao Zhongnian)
c) Liu Xinwu : The Class-in-Charge (Ban Zhuren)
d) Lu Yao : The Human Existence (Rensheng)
e) Ai Qing : Fish Fossil, The Mirror, The Gardener�s Dream, The Hunter Who
Drew Birds
f) Shu Ting : Motherland, My Beloved Motherland.
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