Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC)
Competitive Examination for Recruitment to BPS-17 Posts under the Federal Government
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
PART-II (Subjective) : 80 Marks
Paper: Philosophy
PART-II
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions from PART-II. (20×4)
Q.2. Discuss the Skepticism of Hume in-depth; how has it affected his ideas regarding Cause and Self?
Q.3. How did Ghazali refute the Philosophers’ argument about Eternity of the Universe?
Q.4. Elaborate the way Iqbal has reconciled Divine Power (Omnipotence) and Knowledge with human freedom.
Q.5. What do you understand by Dialectics? Critically evaluate Hegel’s Dialectical Method.
Q.6. Elucidate Heidegger’s Theory of Being with special reference to Dasien.
Q.7. What is Historical Materialism? Elaborate Karl Marx’s contribution in its development.
Q.8. Write comprehensive notes on any two of the following:
(a) Three types of Knowledge by Spinoza.
(b) Kant’s Categorical Imperative.
(c) Sartre’s Bad Faith.