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COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POST(S) OFÂ
BCS (EB) OFFICER B-17 / SECTION OFFICER B-17
PHILOSOPHY
Total Marks: 150
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Time Allowed: 03 Hours
Note: Attempt any Five questions. All questions carry equal marks.
Q-1 Define Logic, give various kinds of logic and explain them
Q-2 Discuss the purposes and types of Definition. Argue for one definition which you regard most appropriate
Q-3 Critically examine merits and demerits of the argument by analogy
Q-4 What is, from an ethical point of view, the aim of punishment? Is society justified in punishing a criminal? If so, why?
Q-5 Describe the salient features of Mutazilite Philosophy and examine it critically
Q-6 Bring out the significance of the Ionians in the history of Greek Philosophy
Q-7 Discuss Kant’s theory of knowledge in detail
Q-8 State and explain the nature of Bergson’s “Elan Vital”
Q-9 What is the impact of Iqbal’s concept of Ijtihad on society? Discuss
Q-10 Explain briefly any two of the following:
(i) Polytheism
(ii) Dualism
(iii) Monotheism
Good Luck
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