UPSC IAS 2015 Question Paper for Philosophy Paper-I

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CS (Main) Exam:2015

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PHILOSOPHY
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SECTION—A

Q. 1 fWvTf^RT ^ t W W \W J 150 '?T^f ^ eff 3 rR frf^ftT :—
Write short answers to the following in about 150 words each :— 10*5=50

Q. 1(a) 3R^J 3fhc ImTciRTT' % # et

Aristotle’s distinction between ‘actually’ and ‘potentiality’. 10

Q. 1(b) p q t ^ 3# I

esse est percipi. 10

Q. 1(c) 3T3UTWI

Husserl’s notion of ‘bracketing’. 10

Q. 1(d)

Strawson’s distinction between ‘M’ and ‘P ’ predicates. 10

Q. 1(e) i TJ3TC 3iK5ffc|K I

G.E. Moore’s refutation of idealism. 10

Q. 2(a) W J w f f $ f^ ^P T I

Explain Kant’s division of categories. 20

Q. 2(b) % ^ t^ jk f ^ [ 3Fpft rT W fiW 3 ^TCTT^T ^

Discuss why Heidegger introduces the concept of Dasein in his metaphysics. 15

Q. 2(c) w ^ f^rcT % -q^rfe^ t ^T t , s m f^o; ?Tq ^ ttt i

Elucidate Quine’s arguments to show that analyticity is not synonymity. 15

Q. 3(a) *TM W9T 3TfeT^ I
Bring out the relationship between language games and forms o f life. 20

Q. 3(b) 5tct yfcrqifer 'a rM cnw ^r' c*it w c^ tj

Explain Leibnitz’s principle of ‘identity of indiscemibles’. 15

Q. 3(c) 3TFT W t ? ^ 3T«f ftngM ^ W t ?
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What do we understand by incomplete symbols ? What role do they play in Russell’s
theory of meaning ? Discuss. 15

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Q. 4(a) WIW | W W % f% # WIT f^PTft?T
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Explain Plato’s theory of forms. Does it entail a kind of essentialism ? Discuss. 20

Q. 4(b) w % f ^ r arat 3# jt' ffcgm t ^ «tt ^ tt t
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Does Descartes Cogito principle entail that he is an essentialist ? Discuss. 15

Q. 4(c) * rm ^ ^ afk ^ ^ m t ^rferq i w ^ ^
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Bring out the relationship between existence and essence in the case of human being.
Explain the issues it gives rise to for human beings according to Sartre. 15

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SECTION—B
Q. 5 PlHfofvNd W WTW\ 150 TJrR ^ T T :—
Write short answers to the following in about 150 words each :— 10x5=50

Q. 5(a)

Pancavidhabheda 10

Q. 5(b) 31TO I
Jain concept of Dravya 10

Q. 5(c) Sfienrf^TH
Alayavijnana 10

Q. 5(d) W i f e
Satkaryavada 10

Q. 5(e) eft
Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Yoga. 10

Q. 6(a) tk T^ c ro |

Elaborate Nyaya-Mimamsa debate on Pramanyavada. 20

Q. 6(b) “FTTCT ITFf ^ e f Wfi 11” W W T ^ M #

‘Our knowledge is confined to gunas alone’.Examine this statement in the light of
Vaisesika and Buddhist controversy. 15

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q . 6(c) w 's p w w f e K '- t e f c r i m to tt I ? cutot |

Is anyathakhyativada an adequate explanation of error ? Elaborate. 15

Q. 7(a) w afk T w p % 3?k t w i

Compare and contrast the notion of Brahman in Sankara and Ramanuja. 20

Q. 7(b) “g w WT $ ferq W ^ I
State and examine the Samkhyaproofs for the existence of Purusa. 15

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Explain the arguments of Carvaka toreject transcendental entities. 15

Q. 8(a) M l ? W^rfcf ^ f^T W t ? W W
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What is bondage according to yoga philosophy ? Explain the method of attaining Kaivalya
in Patanjali’s yogasutra. 20

Q. 8(b) m t sfk f^Nrr ^ ^ ^ rar-ftecr ^ i
What do Samvara and Nirjara mean ? Explain their significance in Jaina theory of
liberation. 15

Q. 8(c) ^ ffeRT # w t ? ^ ^ ^
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What is the role of Pratityasamutpada in explaining Dukha ? Elucidate the means to
overcome it. 15

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