Part I (20 Marks)
RENAISSANCE IN KERALA AND FREEDOM MOVEMENT
Towards A New Society
Introduction to English education - various missionary organisations and their functioning- founding of educational institutions, factories.printing press etc. Efforts To Reform The Society
(A) SocioReligious reform Movements
SNDP Yogam, Nair Service Society, Yogakshema Sabha, Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham, Vaala Samudaya Parishkarani Sabha, Samathwa Samajam, Islam Dharma Paripalana Sangham, Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha, Sahodara Prasthanam etc.
(B) Struggles and Social Revolts
Upper cloth revolts.Channar agitation, Vaikom Sathyagraha, Guruvayoor Sathyagraha, Paliyam Sathyagraha. Kuttamkulam Sathyagraha, Temple Entry Proclamation, Temple Entry Act .Malyalee Memorial, Ezhava Memorial etc. Malabar riots, Civil Disobedience Movement, Abstention movement etc.
Role Of Press In Renaissance
Malayalee, Swadeshabhimani, Vivekodayam, Mithavadi, Swaraj, Malayala Manorama, Bhashaposhini, Mathnubhoomi, Kerala Kaumudi, Samadarsi, Kesari, AI-Ameen, Prabhatham, Yukthivadi, etc
Awakening Through Literature
Novel, Drama, Poetry, Purogamana Sahithya Prasthanam, Nataka Prashtanam, Library movement etc
Women And Social Change
Parvathi Nenmenimangalam, Arya Pallam, A V Kuttimalu Amma, Lalitha Prabhu.Akkamma Cheriyan, Anna Chandi, Lalithambika Antharjanam and others
Leaders Of Renaissance
Thycaud Ayya Vaikundar, Sree Narayana Guru, Ayyan Kali.Chattampi Swamikal, Brahmananda Sivayogi, Vagbhadananda, Poikayil Yohannan(Kumara Guru) Dr Palpu, Palakkunnath Abraham Malpan, Mampuram Thangal, Sahodaran Ayyappan, Pandit K P Karuppan, Pampadi John Joseph, Mannathu Padmanabhan, V T Bhattathirippad, Vakkom Abdul Khadar Maulavi, Makthi Thangal, Blessed Elias Kuriakose Chaavra, Barrister G P Pillai, TK Madhavan, Moorkoth Kumaran, C. Krishnan, K P Kesava Menon, Dr.Ayyathan Gopalan, C V Kunjuraman, Kuroor Neelakantan Namboothiripad, Velukkutty Arayan, K P Vellon, P K Chathan Master, K Kelappan, P. Krishna Pillai, A K Gopalan, T R Krishnaswami Iyer, C Kesavan. Swami Ananda Theerthan , M C Joseph, Kuttippuzha Krishnapillai and others
Literary Figures
Kodungallur Kunhikkuttan Thampuran, KeralaVarma Valiyakoyi Thampuran, Kandathil Varghese Mappila. Kumaran Asan, Vallathol Narayana Menon, Ulloor S Parameswara Iyer, G Sankara Kurup, Changampuzha Krishna Pillai, Chandu Menon, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. Kesav Dev, Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, Ponkunnam Varky, S K Pottakkad and others
General Knowledge and Current Affairs
Salient Features of Indian Constitution
Salient features of the Constitution - Preamble- Its significance and its place in the interpretation of the Constitution.
Fundamental Rights - Directive Principles of State Policy - Relation between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles - Fundamental Duties. Executive - Legislature - Judiciary - Both at Union and State Level. - Other
Constitutional Authorities.
Centre-State Relations - Legislative - Administrative and Financial. Services under the Union and the States.
Emergency Provisions.
Amendment Provisions of the Constitution. Social Welfare Legislations and Programmes Social Service Legislations like Right to Information Act, Prevention of atrocities against Women & Children, Food Security Act, Environmental Acts etc. and Social Welfare Programmes like Employment Guarantee Programme, Organ and Blood Donation etc.
PART II (80 Marks)
MODULE – I
Urdu Zaban O Adb Ki Ibthida
Hind – Aryaee Zabanon ka Mukthasar Tharuf
Prakrithen – Numainda Shaklen
Deccani Adab – Thashkeel aur Irthiqa
Chand Aham Shoara Aur Nasm nigar – Quli Qutub Shah , Mulla Wajhi,
Wali Aurangabadi, Nusrathi
Urdu Zaban ki Tharveej men Soofiya ki Khidmath – Khaja Banda Nawaz Gesodaraz,
Meeranji Shamsul Ishaq, Shah Burhanuddeen janam
MODULE – II
Asnaf – e- Shairi (1)
Ghazal ki Thareef – Khusoosiyath – Makbooliyath
Chand Aham Qadeem Aur Jadeed Ghazalgo Shoara
Wali, Meer, Dard,
Ghalib, Momin,
Hasrath,Firaq, Jigar, Fani
Qaseeda – Thaaruf – Khusoosiyath
Chand Qaseedago Shoara – Sauda, Zauq
Marsiya – Thaaruf – Khusoosiyath
Chand Aham Marziya Nigar – Meer Anees, Mirza Dabeer, Hali
Masnavi – Tharuf – Khusoosiyath
Chand Aham Masnaviyam – Phoolban, Sahrul Bayan -
Qutub Musthari, Gulzar-e-Naseem, Zehr –e- Ishq
MODULE III
Asnaf-e-Shairi (2) – Nazm
Chand Aham Nazam Go Shoara
Nazeer Akbar Abadi, Hali , Chakbasth, Iqbal, Josh, Sardar Jaffry
Chand Aham Nazmen -
Adminama, Watan ki Azmath (Khak –e- Hind) , Jugnu, Tharan-e-Hindi (Qomi Tharana),
Naya Shivala, Hathonka Tharana
MODULE IV
Asnaf-e-Nasr – Afsanavi Adab
Dasthan – Chand Aham Dasthanem,
Bagh-o-Bahar, Fasana –e- Azad,
Fasana-e- Ajaib, Sabras
Novel aur Afsana – Chand Aham Afsana Nigar aur Novel Nigar –
Nazeer Ahmed
Premchand, Kishanchander, Rajendar Singh Bedi, Manto
Drama – Chand Aham Drama Nigar – Amanath Lakhnavi, Aga Hasher, Imtiaz Ali Taj,
Prof.Mujeeb, Athar Parvez
MODULE V
Ghair Afsanavi Adab
Khuthooth Nigari – Chand Aham Makthooth Nigar – Mirza Ghalib, Abul Kalam Azad
Thanqueed Nigari – Chand Aham Thanqueed Nigar – Hali , Ihithisham Hussain,
Shibli, Kaleemudheen Ahammed,
Khaka Aur Inshaiya – Chand Aham Adeebon ka Thaaruf - Mohammed Hussain Azad,
Maulavi Abdul Haq – Rasheed Ahmed Siddiqui, Farhathullah Beg, Hasan Nizami
MODULE VI
Adabee aur Samajee Thahreeken
Thahreekon ka Urdu Zaban-O-Adab par Asar
Aligarh Thahreek
Tharaqui Pasand Thahreek
Thahreek-e-Azadi-e-Hind
Chand Numainda Adeeb – Sir Syed – Shibli – Hali – Premchand – Josh – Manto –
Hasrath Mohani – Faiz
MODULE VII
Qavaid Aur Amali Qavaid
Ism, Feil, Huroof- inki quismen
Zameer,Sifath, inki Qismein
Thazkeer-O-Thanees
Mutharadif Alfaz
Rozmarra, Muhavira, Zarbul Masal
Thashbeehath-o-Ishthiyarath
MODULE VIII
Sahafath – Tharseel-O-Iblagh
Aham Urdu Akhbarath-O-Rasail
Chand Aham Sahafiyon ka Tharuf
Mohammed Ali Jouhar – Zafar Ali Khan, Sulaiman Nadvi, Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Tharseel-o-Iblagh ke Jadeed Zaraiye ka Thaaruf aur unki Ahmiyath
NOTE: - It may be noted that apart from the topics detailed above, questions from other topics prescribed for the educational qualification of the post may also appear in the question paper. There is no undertaking that all the topics above may be covered in the question paper
