FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2005.
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100
NOTE: Attempt all questions. The length of the answers should be in line with the Marks assigned to question.
1. PART – A: Name the authors of the following great Philosophical work:- Al-Thamanat Al-Mardiya
- Al-Qift’s
- Talkhis-kitab al-Maqulat
- Hujat al Haq
- Kitab al Abre
PART – B: Fill in the blanks with any of the words/names, etc.
(6) Idealism is started from ___________.
(a) Thales
(b) Phytagoras
(C) Permendis/Plato
(d) Some other
(7) The first Man who is called the founder of Pragmatism is ______________.
(a) Aristotle
(b) W. James
(c) Protagoras
(d) Some other
(8) The varieties of Religious experience written by:
(a) Iqbal
(b) Russell
(c) W. James
(d) Some other
(9) Principle of Verification is used in ________________
(a) Logical Positivism
(b) Realism
(c) Pragmatism
(d) Some other
(10) SENSE-DATA originated by _________.
(a) B. Russell
(b) Withgeinstim
(c) G. E. Moore
(d) Some other
PART-C: Define any two of the following in one or two lines.
(a) Intellect
(b) Anthropomorphism
(c) Beatific vision
(d) Real is rational and rational is real
PART-D: Name the philosophers who said the following:- Destiny is time prior to the disclosure of its possibilities.
- Association is necessary for Man
- Philosophy is “No Man’s land”.
- The interpretation of the world is enough. Please change it.
- The Universe is based on Spirit.
2. Discuss Ibn-Sina’s Theory of Knowledge.
3. Critically evaluate al-Farabi’s Theory of intellect.
OR
Write short notes on al-Farabi’s Theory of Emanation.
4. Bring out briefly the difference between Mutazilism and Asharism.
OR
Is Sufism allowed in Islam?
5. Critically examine al-Ghazali’s attack on the “ETERNITY OF THE WORLD”.
6. “Is religion possible” Iqbal proved it. How?
7. Discuss Shah Wali’s Metaphysics.
8. Write a short note on Sir Sayyed’s Collective Intellects.
OR
Briefly discuss Ali-Shariati’s views of Islam.