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‘File 15/16-I Languages – Oriental Examinations and Allowances’ [44r] (85/604)
The record is made up of 1 file (301 folios). It was created in 27 Oct 1904-14 Dec 1944. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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((i!) Written txciGslation into Kiiglish of
difficult unseen passages in verse.
{e) A paper in History and Religion and
History of Literature.
Nora.—This ml® appUos to Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit
and Pali.
(/) ^ paper on Rhetoric, Prosody and
Philology.
N ote i.—Candidates will be required to know the
general system of prosody including forms of poetry
and rhyme connected with the language.
j ST ote 2. —This rule applies to Arabic, Persian'
Sanskrit and Pali.
{g) A paper on .Rhetoric, Prosody, Philology
and History of Literature.
X ote 1. —Candidates will be required to know general
sy stem of prosody including forms of poetry and rhyme
connected with the language.
N ote 2. —This rule applies to languages other than
Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit and Pali.
{k) A short composition in the language in
the form of a letter or an essay
on one of three or four given
subjects.
{i) Conversation with a native of the
country. The candidate will- be ex
pected to speak fluently and accurately.
There will be no examinations in con
versation in Sanskrit or Pali.
{j) Eeading and translating at sight difficult
manuscripts in the language.
lie) Viva voce translation at sight into the
language of a paper in English placed
before the candidate. This translation
as it is made will be written by a mem
ber of the Board as dictated by the
candidate, who will be permitted to
correct his translation when completed
upon its being read out to him by the
examiner. The time occupied in this
exercise will be taken into account in
awarding marks."
(5) Rule XIII.—Substitvte the following for
the existing rule :—
" XIII. The time table for the Degree of
Honour examination will be as follows :—
First day. —Text Books (10 a.m . to 1 p.m.)
Unseen Prose (2 to 5 p.m.).
Second day. —Translation from English (10
a .M. to 1 p .M.).
Unseen Poetry (2 to 5 p.m.).
Third day. —(For Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit
and Pali).
History of Religion and History
of Literature (10 a.m . to 1
p.m.).
Prosody, Rhetoric and Philology
(2 to 4 p.m.).
Composition (4 to 5 p.m.).
(For languages other than Arabic, Persian,
Sanskrit and Pali.)
Rhetoric, Prosody, Philology and History
of Literature (10 to 12 noon).
Composition (12 noon to 1 p.m.).
Oral (2 to 5 p.m.).
Fourth day. —(For Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit
and Pali).
Oral (10 a.m . to 1 p.m.)"
(6) Rule XV—
(а) For the existing rule and the note there
under substitute the following :—
" The following are the books recommended
for study in the Preliminary and Inter-
pretership examinations except in the
Interpretership examinations in Hindi,
Punjabi and Urdu, In the case of Arabic
and Persian, candidates are advised to
get in touch with the Secretary, Board
of Examiners, Army Head Quarters,
Simla, who will give them advice on
which books they should buy, etc."
(б) Delete " Arabic " and omit entries re
lating to literature, grammars, etc., for
Preliminary and Interpretership.
(c) Delete " Persian " and omit entries re
lating to literature, grammars, etc., for
Preliminary and Interpretership.
{d) Under cc Hindi-Interpretership " subs-
tiiute the following for the existing
entries :—
Text Boohs—
1. Mahabharat (pxges i—237), by Mahabir
Prasad Dwivedi.
2. Prem Dwadashi, by Prem Chand.
Grammar. —Edwin Greaves Modern Hindi
Grammar*.
Hindi Manual by F. Pincott.
(e) Under " Punjabi-Interpretership " sub
stitute the following for the existing
entries :—
Text Books—
1. Sikhan-de-Raj-Di-Vikhia.
2, Punjabi Bat Chit (Published by Messrs.
A. C. Paul & Sons, Katra Karam Singh,
Amritsar).
Grammar. —-Newton's Punjabi Grammar with
vocabulary.
A Guide to Punjabi by Mr. Johawir Singh
(Published by Messrs. A. C. Pan] & Sons,
Katra Karam Singh, Amritsar).
(/) Under " Urdu-Interpretership " substitute
the following for the existing entries :—
Text Books—
1. Guldasta-i-Urdu* (official edition).
2. Dehati Suqrat* (Urdu edition).
Grammars—
1. Azizur Rahman's Conversational Ex
ercises and its English Translation.*
2. Phillotts' Hindustani Stumbling Blocks.*
3. Piatt's Hindustani Grammar.*
(7) Rule XVI. —(i) Under " Arabic " substitute
the following for the existing entries :—
" {a) Language Test—
Rannat-ul-masalis wal Masani.-f-
Two volumes (Beyrout.)
Hamasah,-}- 1 st two books.
Sab'a Mu'allaqat. (Official edition, Eng.
Trans, by Captain Johnson.)
* Obtainable from the principal booksellers,
f Obtainable from Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta.
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The file contains correspondence, mainly between the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ; the British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the Government of India, Accountant-General, Central Revenues, New Delhi about the arrangements for officers of the Indian Political Service The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to sit examinations in Arabic, Persian and other languages. The examination results, amount of language allowance paid to successful examination candidates or fees paid to examiners is given for several officers of the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , including:
- Charles Geoffrey Prior, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain;
- Captain Maurice Patrick O’Connor Tandy, Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , Sharjah;
- Gordon Noel Jackson, Assistant Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain;
- Captain John Baron Howes, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain.
There is a summary of the language qualifications of all three military officers in civil posts at the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in 1935: Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch, Captain George Ashmead Cole and Lieutenant Roy Douglas Metcalfe.
The file also contains the 'Rules for the encouragement of the Study of Oriental Languages' by officers serving directly under the Government of India, 1927, 1933 and 1940, as published in Government of India circulars issued by the Department of Education, Health and Lands.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (301 folios)
- Arrangement
File papers are arranged chronologically and usually according to the date they were circulated to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain and others. They are followed by file notes (folios 275-298), which include a chronological list of documents in the file that are dated 1935 onwards (folios 53-366), together with their unique document reference number, to help identify them. The list also records the earlier, secondary folio numbers of the documents, as well as the simple reference number from 1 to 29 that has been written on the later documents (folios 243-365) in red or black ink and encircled. The pencilled folio numbers and the red and black document numbers help to locate specific documents in the file.
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Foliation: numbered 1-89, 89A, 89B, 90-167, 168A, 168B, 169A, 169B, 170-299. The numbering is written in pencil in the top right corner of the folio and encircled. The numbering starts at the front of the file, on the file cover (f 1) and ends on the inside cover at the back of the file (f 299). Folios 2 and 3 are blank. Folio 13 is a blank folio on which a written document (folio 12) is stuck down. Folios 89A and 89B are correction slips, stuck down on folio 89. Folios 168B and 169B are also correction slips stuck down on folios 168A and 169A respectively. Folio 170 is blank on the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. and has writing on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. .
As a result of two earlier, secondary foliation sequences, folios 23 to 274 are also numbered 114 to 366 in pencil in the top right corner. Similarly, the earlier file notes (folios 276-291) are also paginated 1 to 21, again in pencil and in the top corner.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1458
- Title
- ‘File 15/16-I Languages – Oriental Examinations and Allowances’
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- front, front-i, 2r:12r, 13v:89r, 89av, 89ar, 89v:167v, 168ar:168bv, 169ar:169bv, 170r:201v, 201ar:201av, 202r:298v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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