Note: Before 2016 Philosophy had Two Papers.
Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC)
Competitive Examination for Recruitment to BPS-17 Posts under the Federal Government
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
PART-II (Subjective) : 100 Marks
Paper-I: Philosophy
PART-II
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions from PART-II. (20×4)
Q.2 Discuss the three basic functions of language. Elaborate upon the importance of emotionally neutral language for reasoning.
Q.3 Define logic and discuss its two main kinds: deduction and induction.
Q.4 Discuss Al-Farabi’s contributions to logic.
Q.5 Discuss the importance of symbols in logic.
Q.6 Discuss the inductive use of analogy and hypothesis.
Q.7 What is a fallacy of judgment? Differentiate between fallacies of relevance and fallacies of ambiguity.
Q.8 Write short notes on any four of the following:
(a) Formal argument
(b) Probability
(c) Syllogism
(d) Square of oppositions
(e) Conversion
(f) Logical definition
Paper-II: Philosophy
PART-II (Subjective) 80 Marks
PART-II
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions from PART-II. (20×4)
Q.2 Critically discuss the dialectical materialism of Karl Marx.
Q.3 Discuss John Locke’s theory of association ideas, with emphasis on primary and secondary ideas.
Q.4 Discuss Al-Ghazali’s criticism of Muslim rationalists with regard to eternity of matter, God’s knowledge of the particulars, and bodily resurrection.
Q.5 Critically discuss the Muslim rationalists’ theory of emanation.
Q.6 Discuss Bergson’s view of life as constant flow, ‘élan vital.’
Q.7 Discuss Shah Waliullah’s ‘Irtifaqat’ as an important part of his philosophy of society.
Q.8 Write notes on any two of the following:
(a) The idealism of Hegel
(b) German existentialism
(c) The three stages of religious consciousness in Iqbal’s view
(d) Ibn-i-Rushd’s view of immortality
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