FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2007.
PHILOSOPHY, PAPER – II
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100
NOTE: (i) Attempt FIVE questions in all including question No. 8 which is compulsory. All questions carry EQUAL marks.
(ii) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered
(iii) Candidate must draw two straight lines (==================) at the end to separate each question attempted in Answer Books.
Q.1. Critically discuss the Dialectical Materialism of Karl Marx.
Q.2. Discuss John Locke’s theory of Association Ideas, with emphasizes on Primary and Secondary Ideas.
Q.3. Discuss Al-Ghazali’s criticism of Muslim Rationalists with regards to, Eternity of Matter, God’s Knowledge of the particulars and Bodily Resurrection.
Q.4. Critically discuss the Muslim Rationalists theory of Emanation.
Q.5. Discuss Bergson’s view of life as constant flow ‘Elam Vitale.’
Q.6. Discuss Shah Waliullah’s ‘Irtifaqat’ as an important part of his Philosophy of Society.
Q.7. Write notes on any TWO of the following:
(1) The Idealism of Hegel
(2) German Existentialism
(3) The three stages of Religious Consciousness in Iqbal’s view
(4) Ibn- i-Rushd’s view of Immortality
COMPULSORY QUESTION
Q.8.(A) Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the question. (1 each)
(1) ——— was the founder of Modern Philosophy:
(a) Hegel
(b) Kant
(c) Descartes
(d) None of these
(2) ——— was the pioneer of Education in Muslim India:
(a) Iqbal
(b) Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan
(c) Shah Waliullah
(d) None of these
(3) ‘Windowless Monads’ is a Term used by ———:
(a) Berkley
(b) Libneize
(c) Spinoza
(d) None of these
(4) Ali Shariati is the most important thinker of Modern ———:
(a) Egypt
(b) Algeria
(c) Iran
(d) None of these
(5) ——— was the founder of the Asharite school of Ilm ul Kalam:
(a) Hasan Basri
(b) Musa Al-Ashari
(c) Wasil bin Ata
(d) None of these
(B) Name the authors of the following great works: (1 each)
(6) Al-Isharat
(7) Tahafat ul Tahafat
(8) Critique of pure Reason
(9) Kashf ul Majoob
(10) The Republic
(C) Name the authors/thinkers of the following ‘sayings’: (1 each)
(11) Man is the measure of all things.
(12) Man was born free but is every where in chains.
(13) Ought Implies can.
(14) Human Mind has the capability to transgress its own limit
(15) Cogito urgosom (I think therefore I am).
(D) Define the following concepts: (1 each)
(16) Al-Kalam
(17) Beautific Vision
(18) Fard-ul-Ain
(19) Itizal
(20) Al-Adl