PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF
PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE -2023
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. Define theology. How did theology originate and develop among Muslim sages?
Q2. Briefly outline the contentious five principles of Mutazilites.
Q3. Is Sufism alien to Islamic teaching? What is your take on it?
Q4. It is said the difference between Wahdat al Wajud and Wahdat al Shuhd is a lexical one and not of an ontological nature. What is your take on it?
Q5. How do the Asharites tackle the dilemma of determinism and freedom, posed by the earlier theologians?
Q6. Highlight Ibn Rushd’s efforts to defend philosophical inquiry.
Q7. Write a comprehensive note on Iqbal’s concept of Ijtehad.
Q8. A lot of critics saw the whole enterprise of “Islamization of Knowledge” as a failed project. what is your opinion?
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