PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF
PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE -2022
SUBJECT: PHILOSOPHY (PAPER-II)
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
MAXIMUM MARKS: 100
NOTE:
i. All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
ii. Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
iii. No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
iv. Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.
Attempt FIVE Questions in All. Attempt in Urdu or English.
Q1. Differentiate between philosophy and theology. How did the legacy of Greek philosophers penetrate into the thinking of Muslim intellectuals? (20 Marks)
Q2. Explain Asharites position on the Attributes of God and their relationship with His Essence. (20 Marks)
Q3. Differentiate between Wahdat al Wajud and Wahdat al Shuhud. How diverse non-Islamic mystic theories influenced the Wahdat al Wajud? (20 Marks)
Q4. How Al Ghazali differs with earlier Muslim philosophers on the notion of Eternity of the World (20 Marks)
Q5. Explain the concept of “Islamization of Knowledge” in detail. Moreover, explicate Islam as the foundation of knowledge. (20 Marks)
Q6. For Iqbal, what the human ego means and why did he introduce its two aspects as efficient ego and appreciative ego? Discuss it at length.
Q7. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan looked upon God as the Author of nature and as the First Cause. Explain in the light of his concept of God, Man and Universe. (20 Marks)
Q8. Hindutva is considered as a case of Religious Fundamentalism. What do you know about this phenomenon?
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