PHILOSOPHY (PAPER-II) (PMS Past Paper 2015)

PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Combined Competitive Examination for Recruitment to the

Posts of Provincial Management Service, ETC. (BS-17) – 2015

SUBJECT: PHILOSOPHY (PAPER-II)

TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS                                           MAXIMUM MARKS: 100

Note:  Attempt any FIVE questions. Attempt in English or Urdu.

Q.1.     State and examine the position of Mutazilites as rationalist, specially in respect of their ethical views.

Q.2.     Critically analyze Ashalite’s position on Divine attributes.

Q.3.     State and explain the doctrine of Sufism.

Q.4.     How does Al-Ghazali refute the Muslim Philosophers regarding their views on the creation of the world?

Q.5.     Explain Ibn Sina’s Concept of mind. How according to him is mind related to body?

Q.6.     Discuss the main contributions of Ibn-i-Khaldun in the field of history.

Q.7.     Sir Syed Ahmed Khan is a rational supernaturalist. Elaborate and discuss.

Q.8.     Critically analyze Iqbal’s concept of the self.

Q.9.     State and examine Shah Waliullah’s Social Philosophy.

Q.10   What is religious fundamentalism, and how is it impacting the Contemporary world?