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CSS Philosophy Past Paper 2019
CSS Philosophy 2019 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 7 questions.
- Marks
- 100
- Time
- 3 hours
- Questions
- 7
How to attempt: Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
Questions
Question 1 (Part I) is the paper's MCQs, which are not reproduced here.
- Q. 2Discuss Berkely’s view of reality in detail.(20)
- Q. 3What is philosophy? Discuss its relation to science.(20)
- Q. 4Introduce any two of the following: (10 each)(20)
- (a)Kant
- (b)Bergson
- (c)John Dewey
- Q. 5Discuss Popper’s logical method, its merits and demerits.(20)
- Q. 6Define and explain any FOUR of the following: (5 each)(20)
- (a)Idealism
- (b)Rationalism
- (c)Realism
- (d)Empiricism
- (e)Pragmatism
- (f)Utilitarianism
- Q. 7Discuss the Idea of the Good as an Ethical theory.(20)
- Q. 8Write Short notes any two of the following: (10 each)(20)
- (a)Plato’s political views
- (b)Ghazali’s criticism of the Philosophers
- (c)Hume’s skepticism
- Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
- Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
- All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
- Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
- No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
- Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.