Philosophy KP PMS Paper I 2018

KPK, PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Competitive Examination for the Posts of PMS, 2018

PHILOSOPHY, PAPER-1

Time Allowed: 03 Hours Max: Marks: 100

Attempt any five questions and each questions carry equal marks.

1 What is informal fallacy? Explain fallacies of Ambiguity and Presumption with at least one example each.

2 Critically examine five criteria commonly used in judging the worth of scientific hypothesis.

3 Enumerate different types of ‘definition’ and explain them with examples.

4 What is the difference between proposition and sentence? Discuss its various kinds with examples.

5 Differentiate between Deduction and Induction. How can inductive reasoning be justified.

6 Elaborate Ibn-Tahmiya’s criticism on Aristotelian logic.

7 Discuss Traditional square of opposition and various forms of immediate inferences.

8 State and thoroughly examine Mill’s doctrine of Plurality of Causes.