COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (MAIN)
PHILOSOPHY
Paper-II Time 3 hours Full Marks 200 Note: Thefigures in the right-hand margin indicatefull marksfor the questions.
Attempt five questions in all. Question No. 1 is compulsory.
1. Answer/Write briefly on any ten of the following 4xlO=40

Reformative punishment


How to promote gender equality?


Compare and contrast reason and
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Morality without religion
Naturalistic religion
Secularism
Ethics of ecosystem



Ontological argument.for the existence of God
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Types of evil


Secular concept of liberation


Concept of justice


Gandhi's concept of Sarvodaya


2. Discuss briefly on any eight of the following 5x8=40

Austin's sovereignty


Class concept of justice


Negative liberty versus Positive liberty


Liberal versus Marxist views of equality


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Principles of Humanism


Two examples of religion without God


Naturalistic religion


Demerits of democracy


Deep ecology
OJ Scientific temper versus Superstitions



3. Answer any five of the following 8x5=40

Discuss the problem of reconciliation between liberty and authority.


Discuss the of reconciliation between equality and liberty.




Mention the different types of justice.


Mention the different characteristics of sovereignty according to Laski.


Bring out the real meaning and nature of liberty.


What are the three important theories of punishment? Explain briefly.


How is scientific temper to be cultivated for the progress of any society?


4. Answer,any four of the following lOx4=40

Compare and contrast direct democracy with representative democracy.


How to justify equality in the midst of inequality?


Compare and contrast between social justice and economic justice.


Critically discuss Kautilya's understanding of sovereignty.


Explain the Absence of restraint versus. the Burden of constraint.


5.
Answer any two of the following 20x2=40


What are revelation and mysticism? Are they compatible with reason? Explain.


Is the belief in the immortality of the soul based on Holy Scriptures or reason or postulate? Examine.


Can humanism and secularism go together? Discuss and explain.


6. Answer any four of the following: 10x4=40

Critically discuss Bodin's view of sovereignty.


Draw the distinction among pain, suffering and evil. Briefly explain their conceptual distinction.


What is the nature of the State? Explain the relationship between the individual and the State.


Is violence avoidable or inevitable in a pluralistic and diverse society? Critically examine.


What is the difference between anthropomorphic conception and non­anthropomorphic conception of religion? Discuss.


7. Answer any two of the following 20x2=40
Out of the many theories of punishment, which one is the best form of punishment? Give your arguments.
8.
Write an essay on different theories of liberation. 40

9.
Can an individual be moral and spiritual without the belief in God? Explain and discuss. 40



10.
Is socialism primarily an economic doctrine or not? Can the basic principles of socialism go along with the basic principles of humanism? Discuss. 40


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In a secular democratic State like India, can a ban on cow slaughter on religious ground be proper and lawful? Critically discuss.
How is naturalistic religion Examine and explain. different from monotheistic religion? •



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