CSS Philosophy Past Paper 2014
Note: Before 2016 Philosophy had Two Papers.
Paper-I
PART-II (Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions from PART-II. (20×4)
PART-II
Q.2. Describe the use and functions of language.
Q.3. Discuss various types of definitions.
Q.4. Define categorical syllogism and explain its rules.
Q.5. Explain the rules of replacement briefly.
Q.6. Define Hypothesis. Critically examine the role of hypothesis in scientific investigation.
Q.7. Describe the Muslims’ contribution in logic with reference to Al Farabi, Ibn e Sina, Al Ghazali, and Ibn e Taimiyah.
Q.8. Write NOTES on any TWO of the following:
(a) Dilemma.
(b) Truth and validity.
(c) Analogy.
Paper-II
PART-II (Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions from PART-II. (20×4)
PART-II
Q.2. “Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does”. Respond to Sartre’s stance on man’s predicament in the modern world.
Q.3. “The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is, however, to change it.” (KARL MARX). Discuss with reference to Dialectical Materialism.
Q.4. Briefly explain some of the major contributions made by Ibn e Sina in the field of philosophy.
Q.5. Ibn e Khaldun’s Muqaddimah is an attempt to get at the inner meaning of history. Discuss.
Q.6. The Mutazilites used rational reasoning derived from Greek thought. What are the implications of this approach for Islamic religious beliefs?
Q.7. What does Iqbal mean by “the Philosophical Tests of the Revelations of Religious Experience”? Explain.
Q.8. Write short NOTES on any TWO of the following:
(a) Shah Walliullah as a Reformer.
(b) Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan as a Modernist.
(c) Ali Shariati’s liberating theology.