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CSS Philosophy Past Paper 2020

CSS Philosophy 2020 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 7 questions.

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How to attempt: Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Question 1 (Part I) is the paper's MCQs, which are not reproduced here.

Q. 2
Define philosophy. What is its relationship with religion?
(20)
Q. 3
‘Doubt’ is the key point of Cartesian Method. Illuminate.
(20)
Q. 4
Bergson rejects any kind of ‘teleological’ explanation of evolution. Give your own opinion.
(20)
Q. 5
Illustrate main characteristics of subjective idealism of Berkeley.
(20)
Q. 6
Main idea of Kant’s ethics is ‘duty for the sake of duty’. Is it justified? Give your own statement.
(20)
Q. 7
Write an essay on Ibn-e-Sina’s theory of knowledge.
(20)
Q. 8
Write short notes on any TWO of the following: (10 each)
(20)
- (a)
  Psychological and ethical egoism
  (10)
- (b)
  Transcendentalism
  (10)
- (c)
  Derrida
  (10)

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.