PMS Philosophy Past Paper 2022 PDF

PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) 2022

For Recruitment to the Posts of Provincial Management Service (PMS)


SUBJECT: Philosophy (Paper-I)

Time Allowed: 3 Hours

Maximum Marks: 100

Note: Attempt FIVE questions in all, Attempt in Urdu or English. 

Q1. Describe Plato’s metaphysical views and why he is considered to be the founder of Idealism.

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Q2. What is Aristotle’s “Theory of Causation” and how does it explain the creation of the universe.
Q3. How does Hume bring Empiricism to its logical conclusion, Explain?
Q4. State and examine Hegel’s dialectical method.
Q5. Explain Descartes’ dictum “Cogito ergo sum” and describe how does it dismantle the metaphysics of certainty?
Q6. How did Logical Positivists refute metaphysics on linguistic grounds? Explain in detail.

Q7. What Is Nietzsche’s concept of Ubermensch and how does he take it to be the ultimate goal for humanity?
Q8. Critically evaluate Jean-Paul Sartre’s claim “Existence precedes essence”. Does he believe In the essential freedom of Individuals?

SUBJECT: Philosophy (Paper-II) 

Time Allowed: 3 Hours

Maximum Marks: 100

Note: Attempt FIVE questions in all, Attempt in Urdu or English.

Q1. Highlight the differences between Mutazilltes and Asharites on the issue of Createdness and Uncreatedness of the Quran.

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Q2. Differentiate between pantheism and panentheism. How diverse non-Islamic mystic theories influenced pantheism?
Q3.  Elucidate Ibn Sina’s concept of Being.
Q4. For Ibn Khaldun, History is more immediately related to Action than Political Philosophy. Discuss.
Q5. Encompass the metaphysical approach of Shah Waliullah whereby he tried to reconcile the views of Ibn-Arabi and Mujaddid Alif Thani.
Q6. Iqbal emphasizes that knowing oneself is in fact an immediate perception of God. Explain with reference to his philosophy of Ego.

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Q7. Do you think that the Islamization of knowledge is practicable in this technological era? Substantiate your answer with sound arguments.
Q8. Is Sufism Islamic in its roots or an external element in Islamic doctrines? Discuss?

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