Exam Details
| Subject | philosophy | |
| Paper | paper 1 | |
| Exam / Course | civil services main optional | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | union public service commission | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | 2015 | |
| City, State | central government, |
Question Paper
CS (Main) Exam:2015 PHILOSOPHY Paper—I
SECTION—A
Q. 1 Write short answers to the following in about 150 words each 10*5=50
Q. Aristotle’s distinction between ‘actually’ and ‘potentiality’.
Q. esse est percipi
Q. Husserl’s notion of ‘bracketing’.
Q. Strawson’s distinction between ‘M’ and ‘P’ predicates.
Q. G.E. Moore’s refutation of idealism.
Q. Explain Kant’s division of categories.
Q. Discuss why Heidegger introduces the concept of Dasein in his metaphysics.
Q. Elucidate Quine’s arguments to show that analyticity is not synonymity.
Q. Bring out the relationship between language games and forms of life.
Q. Explain Leibnitz’s principle of ‘identity of indiscemibles’.
Q. What do we understand by incomplete symbols What role do they play in Russell’s
theory of meaning Discuss.
Q. Explain Plato’s theory of forms. Does it entail a kind of essentialism Discuss.
Q. Does Descartes Cogito principle entail that he is an essentialist Discuss.
Q. Bring out the relationship between existence and essence in the case of human being.
Explain the issues it gives rise to for human beings according to Sartre.
SECTION—B
Q. 5 Write short answers to the following in about 150 words each 10x5=50
Q. Pancavidhabheda
Q. Jain concept of Dravya
Q. Alayavijnana
Q. Satkaryavada
Q. Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Yoga.
Q. Elaborate Nyaya-Mimamsa debate on Pramanyavada.
Q. ‘Our knowledge is confined to gunas alone’. Examine this statement in the light of
Vaisesika and Buddhist controversy.
Q . Is anyathakhyativada an adequate explanation of error Elaborate.
Q. Compare and contrast the notion of Brahman in Sankara and Ramanuja.
Q. State and examine the Samkhya proofs for the existence of Purusa.
Q. Explain the arguments of Carvaka to reject transcendental entities.
Q. What is bondage according to yoga philosophy Explain the method of attaining Kaivalya
in Patanjali’s yogasutra.
Q. What do Samvara and Nirjara mean Explain their significance in Jaina theory of
liberation.
Q. What is the role of Pratityasamutpada in explaining Dukha Elucidate the means to
overcome it.
SECTION—A
Q. 1 Write short answers to the following in about 150 words each 10*5=50
Q. Aristotle’s distinction between ‘actually’ and ‘potentiality’.
Q. esse est percipi
Q. Husserl’s notion of ‘bracketing’.
Q. Strawson’s distinction between ‘M’ and ‘P’ predicates.
Q. G.E. Moore’s refutation of idealism.
Q. Explain Kant’s division of categories.
Q. Discuss why Heidegger introduces the concept of Dasein in his metaphysics.
Q. Elucidate Quine’s arguments to show that analyticity is not synonymity.
Q. Bring out the relationship between language games and forms of life.
Q. Explain Leibnitz’s principle of ‘identity of indiscemibles’.
Q. What do we understand by incomplete symbols What role do they play in Russell’s
theory of meaning Discuss.
Q. Explain Plato’s theory of forms. Does it entail a kind of essentialism Discuss.
Q. Does Descartes Cogito principle entail that he is an essentialist Discuss.
Q. Bring out the relationship between existence and essence in the case of human being.
Explain the issues it gives rise to for human beings according to Sartre.
SECTION—B
Q. 5 Write short answers to the following in about 150 words each 10x5=50
Q. Pancavidhabheda
Q. Jain concept of Dravya
Q. Alayavijnana
Q. Satkaryavada
Q. Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Yoga.
Q. Elaborate Nyaya-Mimamsa debate on Pramanyavada.
Q. ‘Our knowledge is confined to gunas alone’. Examine this statement in the light of
Vaisesika and Buddhist controversy.
Q . Is anyathakhyativada an adequate explanation of error Elaborate.
Q. Compare and contrast the notion of Brahman in Sankara and Ramanuja.
Q. State and examine the Samkhya proofs for the existence of Purusa.
Q. Explain the arguments of Carvaka to reject transcendental entities.
Q. What is bondage according to yoga philosophy Explain the method of attaining Kaivalya
in Patanjali’s yogasutra.
Q. What do Samvara and Nirjara mean Explain their significance in Jaina theory of
liberation.
Q. What is the role of Pratityasamutpada in explaining Dukha Elucidate the means to
overcome it.
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