FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2004.
PHILOSOPHY, PAPER – II
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100
NOTE: Attempt all questions. The length of the answers should be in line with the Marks assigned to question.
- PART – A: Name the authors of the following great Philosophical work:
Al-Nijat
Tahafatul-Falasafah
Fusus-ul-Hikm
Muqadimma
Khilafat-wa-Malukiat
PART – B: Fill in the blanks with any of the words/names, etc.
(1) ___________ was a great Existentialist thinker.
(a) Sartre (b) John Dewy (C) J. S. Mill (d) Some other
(2) Pragmatism is a form of Twentieth Century philosophy popularized in ______________.
(a) England (b) Unite State of America (c) France (d) Some other
(3) ___________ is a school of Thought emphasize on the importance of Langauge.
(a) Vitalism (b) Rationalism (c) Logical Positivism (d) Some other
(4) Creative evolution is the name of book; written by:
(a) Karl Marks (b) Kant (c) Bergson (d) Some other
(5) _________ is a very popular way of thought from Plato to the present day.
(a) Pragmatism (b) Idealism (c) Realism (d) Some other
PART-C: Define any two of the following in one or two lines.
Sufism
Vitalism
Emanationism
Being and Nothingness
PART-D: Name the philosophers who said the following:
Cogito Urgo Som
Life is a constant flow
Human thought continuous without break from birth to death.
The human mind is capable of transgressing its own limits.
Asabiya is important for all social and political matters.
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Critically discuss Dialectic Materialism and its concept of History, Social Change and class struggle.
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Discuss Ibn-i-Sina’s views of Cosmology ontology and Psychology.
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Write short notes on Ibn-e-Rushd’s views on Bodily Resurrection, Immortality of the soul and life after death. -
Briefly define the five basic concepts of Mutazilaism.
OR
Compare the views of Mutazilites and Asheraites about Freedom of the Will and the relation of God’s Essence and Attributes. -
Discuss Ghazali’s three main points of dispute with the Rationalist Philosophers.
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Briefly discuss Iqbal’s theory of Knowledge.
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Discuss Sir Sayyed’s view of the Interpretation of Prophetic Traditions.
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Briefly discuss the Irtifaqat of Shah Wali Ullah.
OR
Briefly discuss Abul al Maudadi’s views of Islamic State.