Persian Paper 2011

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17 UNDER T E FEDERAL !OVERNMENT" 2011 PERSIAN" PAPER - I NOTE: (i) First attempt PART-I (MCQs) on separate Answer Sheet which sha !e ta"en !ac" a#ter $% min&tes' (ii) O(erwritin)*c&ttin) o# the options*answers wi not !e )i(en cre+it' #PART-I MC$s% #COMPULSOR&% Q',' Se ect the !est option*answer an+ #i in the appropriate !o- on the Answer Sheet' (, - .%/.%) (i) The 01or&sh-e-1a!eer2 was the ea+er o#: (a) Ash"anian (!) 3a"hamansh4an (c) Sa a5i6a (+) None o# these (ii) 7ho is "nown as the First 1in) o# Pah (i+8 (a) A i Ra9a (!) M&hamma+ Ra9a (c) Ra9a 1han (+) None o# these (iii) 7ho is the a&thor o# 01emia-e-Saa+at28 (a) Ahma+ :ha9a i (!) Imam :ha9a i (c) ;eha6i (+) None o# these (i() 7ho is the First Sahi!-e-<iwan poet in Iran8 (a) Fir+osi (!) R&+a"i (c) A!& Shahee+ ; a"hi (+) None o# these (() 7ho si)ne+ the charter o# Mashr&tiat8 (a) Ra9a Shah (!) Ma i" Shah (c) M&9a##er&+-<in Shah (+) None o# these ((i) The histor4 o# how man4 #ami ies was state+ in Shah Nama-e-Fir+osi8 (a) Fo&rteen

(!) Ei)ht (c) Si(+) None o# these ((ii) 7ho was the a&thor o# 0Si4asat Nama28 (a) A -;ir&ni (!) Ni9am& M& " Tosi (c) A!& Fa9a A ami (+) None o# these ((iii) 7hen 0Qa5arian2 came into power8 (a) ,=>, A'<' (!) ,?>. A'<' (c) ,@>% A'<' (+) None o# these (i-) 7hen 0Aaheer&+-<in-;a!&r2 +e#eate+ I!rahim Bo+hi8 (a) ,CC? A'<' (!) ,D>? A'<' (c) ,C.? A'<' (+) None o# these (-) 3asan Mem&n+i was the Prime Minister o#: (a) Masoo+ :ha9na(i (!) Ismai Sa#a(i (c) Mehmoo+ :ha9na(i (+) None o# these (-i) 7ho was the First No(e ist in Iran8 (a) 3a5i Aain& A!i+in (!) Eama Aa+eh (c) Sa+i6 3i+a4at (+) None o# these (-ii) Name the perio+ #rom ,=D= to ,>%? which is ca e+ in Persian iterat&re as: (a) <ora-e-;a9)asht-e-A+a!i (!) <ora-e-Maasir (c) <ora-e-Pah (i (+) None o# these (-iii) The capita cit4 o# 0SAMANIANFs2 is: (a) 3irat (!) ;&"hara (c) Toos (+) None o# these (-i() Name the !att e in which Ga9+ :&ar+ was +e#eate+ !4 the M&s ims: (a) Ean)-e-Naha(an+ (!) Ean)-e-Qaa+sia (c) Ean)-e-S asi

(+) None o# these (-() 7ho was the ea+er o# Ash"ani4ans8 (a) Shah P&r (!) A ap Arsa an (c) Arsha" (+) None o# these (-(i) Persian wor+s that are written in Arami an)&a)e an+ are prono&nce+ in Pah (i are ca e+: (a) 3&9warish (a) A(istai (a) O + Persian (a) None o# these (-(ii) 0Ta"ht-e-Eamshee+2 is "nown as: (a) Mas5i+ (!) Bi!rar4 (c) O + Cast e (+) None o# these (-(iii) The a&thor o# 0Sa!" Shanasi2 is: (a) A i <eh"h&+a (!) ;ahar Mashha+i (c) R&mi (+) None o# these (-i-) Name the #amo&s critic o# twentieth cent&r4 in Iran: (a) Rashee+ Gasmi (!) Ari# Qa9(ini (c) 3&ssain Aareen 1o! (+) None o# these (--) The !oo" 0Arsan)2 !e on)s to: (a) Mani (!) Aoroast (c) Ma9+a" (+) None o# these PART-II NOTE: (i) PART-II is to !e attempte+ on separate Answer ;oo"' (ii) Attempt a the 6&estions #rom PART-II' Answer m&st !e written in EN:BIS3 or HR<HI e-cept where speci#ie+ in the 6&estion paper' (iii) E-tra attempt o# an4 part o# the 6&estion wi not !e consi+ere+' Q'.' 7rite short notes on an4 T7O o# the #o owin): (,% J ,% / .%) (a) Mora Poetr4 in Persian Biterat&re' (!) ;oostan-e-Saa+i (c) 3a#i9 Shera9i

(+) Ea(ee+ Nama Q'$' 7rite a +etai e+ note a!o&t 0S&#istic Biterat&re2 in 0SABAEAQA2 perio+' (.%) OR <escri!e the characteristics o# I6!a Fs poetr4' Q'D' Point o&t the Tenses an+ Persons &se+ in the #o owin) (erses: (,%)

Q'C' Trans ate ANG ONE o# the #o owin) passa)e into Persian: (,C) <&rin) this perio+ In+ia pro+&ce+ two )reat poets: Asa+& ah 1han 0:ha i!2I who has e#t 01& i4at2 an+ is we "nown #or his ori)ina it4 an+ "eennessK an+ Sir M&hamma+ I6!a I a practica Phi osopher' Amon) the !oo"s o# the atterI Asrari-1h&+i an+ R&m&9-i-;i"h&+i are )reat achie(ements in the rea m o# Persian Poetr4' 3is masterpiece isI howe(erI Eawi+ NamaI written on the mo+e o# <anteFs <i(ine Come+4I in which the poetI with the assistance o# his spirit&a )&i+e R&mi Pro!es into the ce estia re)ions an+ con#a!& ates on socia I re i)io&s an+ po itica pro! ems' OR

Q'?' 7rite an Essa4 in PERSIAN on ANG ONE o# the #o owin): (,C)