UPMSP Intermediate Persian study guide
UPMSP Intermediate Persian · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The UPMSP Intermediate Persian credential is the Class 12 Persian subject offered under the Uttar Pradesh Board of High School and Intermediate Education (UPMSP, commonly called the UP Board). Candidates typically take it as a second- or third-language subject alongside the compulsory Hindi and English papers, and it suits students who already handled Persian at the high-school level or who are building a classical-language profile for further study in Arabic, Persian, Urdu literature, or Islamic studies. The UPMSP Intermediate Persian study guide has 6 sections and about 2,015 words.
01Nasar: Reading the Prescribed Prose for Theme, Character and Author
Nasar - the prescribed prose paper - tests whether you can read a classical Persian lesson, extract its moral, and place the author inside his tradition. Questions cluster into four kinds: short factual answers (who said what to whom), markazi khayal (central idea), character sketch, and author/context.
357 words, about 2 min02Nazm: Form, Explanation and Poetic Devices in the Prescribed Poetry
Nazm questions almost always begin with form identification, because the form dictates what you are allowed to say about a couplet. Ghazal: usually 5–11 couplets sharing qafiya and radif; the first bayt is the matla', the last the maqta' where the poet inserts his takhallus.
322 words, about 2 min03Persian Grammar and Morphology: Applied Usage
An unstressed -e joins noun to adjective (mard-e 'alim), noun to possessor (kitab-e 'Ali), and noun to place or title (shahr-e Shiraz). Chains build up: dust-e baradar-e man.
342 words, about 2 min04Translation: Persian to Hindi/English and Back
Persian and Hindi are both verb-final, so Persian → Hindi can proceed clause by clause with little reordering. English is verb-medial, so every clause must be rebuilt: pull the verb forward, turn the ezafat chain around, and supply articles.
345 words, about 2 min05Unseen Passage Comprehension and Vocabulary
A large share of words in an unseen Persian passage are Arabic loanwords that also live in Hindi and Urdu: 'ilm, kitab, madrasa, duniya, sabr, insan, waqt, zindagi, hukumat, 'adalat. Read twice: first for these anchors, second to fill the gaps from context.
319 words, about 2 min06Letter Writing, Applied Writing and Composition
A Persian khatt/nama is graded on its skeleton: place and date; salutation; opening formula; body; closing formula; signature. Salutation: Janab-e mohtaram (formal), baradar-e 'aziz or khwahar-e 'aziz (family), 'azizan-e man (friends).
330 words, about 2 min