PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) 2024
For Recruitment to the Posts of Provincial Management Service (PMS)
SUBJECT: Arabic (Paper-I)
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 100
Instructions:
Attempt any FIVE questions in all. Attempt in Arabic, Urdu, or English.
Q.No.1
What are the salient features of Pre-Islamic Arabic Literature? Explain any two of them in detail.
(20 Marks)
Q.No.2
Write a comprehensive note on the services of Al-Jahiz (الجاحظ) to Arabic literature.
(20 Marks)
Q.No.3
Introduce Indo-Pak Arabic literature and discuss the works of Ghulam Ali Azad Bilgrami (غلام علي آزاد بِلگرامى).
(20 Marks)
Q.No.4
Write down the kinds of Al-Tashbeeh (التشبيه) with examples.
(20 Marks)
Q.No.5
Define Al-Mansoobat (المنصوبات) and Al-Majroorat (المجرورات), indicating their number and types with Arabic examples.
(20 Marks)
Q.No.6
Write a comprehensive note on Munsarif (المنصرف) and Ghair Munsarif (غير المنصرف), indicating their number and types with Arabic examples.
(20 Marks)
Q.No.7
Write a detailed note on the promotion of criticism in modern Arabic literature with special reference to Dr. Taha Hussain (طه حسين).
(20 Marks)
Q.No.8
Write short notes on the critical views of the following personalities:
(i) Ibn Qutaybah (ابن قتيبة)
(ii) Abdul Qahir al-Jurjani (عبد القاهر الجرجاني)
(20 Marks)
