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Maharashtra Secondary School Certificate (SSC / Class 10) Pahlavi — Second/Third Language (subject code 33; board listing Pahalavi) — Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) practice questions are available now; exam metadata is being verified.

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Key Facts: Maharashtra SSC Pahlavi L2/L3 (MSBSHSE) Exam

Code 33

MSBSHSE SSC general subject code for Pahlavi (board listing Pahalavi) as Second/Third Language

mahahsscboard.org/sscsub.htm

3 hours

Typical theory duration for Maharashtra SSC language papers including classical options

MSBSHSE SSC language pattern summaries (confirm year circular)

80 + 20

Common theory + oral/internal split for SSC language subjects (subject total 100)

MSBSHSE / Maharashtra SSC language pattern summaries

35%

Commonly reported minimum pass mark overall per subject (with separate theory floor often cited)

MSBSHSE SSC pass-criteria summaries (confirm current circular)

Middle Persian

Pahlavi denotes Middle Persian stages used for major Zoroastrian books and commentaries

Standard Iranian philology summaries used in classical language teaching

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Local bank is a 100-item English MCQ adaptation — not a full official paper or oral substitute

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Maharashtra SSC Pahlavi L2/L3 (MSBSHSE, code 33; board spelling Pahalavi) totals 100 marks via ~80 theory (~3 h) + ~20 oral/internal. Pass is commonly 35% overall with a separate theory floor as notified. Fees are as notified by MSBSHSE through schools. This free 2026 bank is an English MCQ study adaptation for introductory Middle Persian/Pahlavi skills — not an official paper simulation and not a substitute for writing or oral components.

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1In SSC classical-language study, Pahlavi primarily denotes:
A.Middle Persian used for major Zoroastrian books and related texts
B.Only modern French
C.Only Vedic Sanskrit
D.Only Tamil Sangam poetry
Explanation: Pahlavi is the school label for Middle Persian, the Middle Iranian stage of major Zoroastrian literature.
2Book Pahlavi writing is often described in school notes as:
A.A perfect one-sound-one-letter system identical to the Avestan alphabet
B.A Middle Persian writing tradition that can be ambiguous and hard to read without training
C.A pure emoji code with no letters
D.Only Morse code dots
Explanation: Book Pahlavi is famous for ambiguous spellings and difficult reading — a classic Class 10 point.
3A heterogram in Pahlavi studies is best introduced as:
A.A modern barcode on textbooks
B.A pure vowel mark with no consonant
C.A spelling written with Aramaic word-forms but read with Middle Persian meaning or pronunciation
D.A type of school bus ticket
Explanation: Heterograms (Aramaic spellings read as Persian) are a hallmark of Pahlavi writing teaching.
4Pazand is best described for SSC as:
A.The oldest Gathic Avestan language itself
B.A modern German dialect of Berlin
C.The official name of Devanagari
D.A tradition of writing or reading Middle Persian more phonetically using Avestan-script style conventions
Explanation: Pazand helps read Middle Persian more clearly using Avestan-script conventions — not Gathic Avestan language itself.
5Which contrast is most exam-useful?
A.Avestan equals Old Iranian sacred language; Pahlavi equals Middle Persian stage
B.Avestan and Pahlavi are the same stage with identical grammar always
C.Pahlavi is older than Avestan always
D.Both are modern Romance languages
Explanation: Keep stages straight: Avestan (Old Iranian) versus Pahlavi (Middle Persian).
6School notes mainly link Inscriptional Pahlavi with which historical writing setting?
A.Only modern Mumbai metro ads
B.Royal or official inscriptions of the Sasanian and related Middle Persian world
C.Only English newspaper headlines
D.Only Devanagari poetry books
Explanation: Inscriptional Pahlavi labels the epigraphic Middle Persian writing used in official and royal contexts.
7Why can the same Book Pahlavi spelling sometimes be hard to vocalise?
A.Because Pahlavi has no words at all
B.Because every letter is always a number
C.Because the writing system under-represents some sounds and uses ambiguous conventions
D.Because the language forbids all reading
Explanation: Ambiguous orthography is a standard teaching reason Pahlavi needs training and context.
8Which script is NOT the same as Book Pahlavi?
A.Book Pahlavi used for many Zoroastrian Middle Persian books
B.Middle Persian book-hand traditions discussed in classical notes
C.Pahlavi writing associated with Zoroastrian manuscript culture
D.Arabic-based modern Persian (Farsi) school script
Explanation: Modern Persian uses Arabic-based script; Book Pahlavi is a different historical writing tradition.
9Sasanian context matters for Pahlavi literacy because:
A.Much Middle Persian literary and administrative culture is linked to the Sasanian period
B.Sasanian is only a brand of shoes
C.Sasanian means written only in English
D.Sasanian culture banned all writing
Explanation: Sasanian Iran is the classic historical setting for Middle Persian and Pahlavi flourishing in school timelines.
10Transliteration of Pahlavi forms in English letters mainly helps students to:
A.Prove Pahlavi is modern English
B.Practise recognition when original-script display is difficult
C.Avoid all meaning study
D.Replace oral prep forever
Explanation: Transliteration is a study aid for form recognition alongside glosses.

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