NBSE Class 12 Question Paper 2021 for Philosophy

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2021
PHILOSOPHY
Full marks: 100 Time: 3 hours

General instructions:
i) Approximately 15 minutes is allotted to read the question paper and revise the
answers.
ii) The question paper consists of 35 questions.
iii) Marks are indicated against each question.
Answer to questions carrying1 mark should not exceed one sentence.
Answer to questions carrying 2 marks should not exceed 50 words.
Answer to questions carrying 4 marks should not exceed 100 words.
Answer to questions carrying 6 marks should not exceed 200 words.
Answer to questions carrying 8 marks should not exceed 300 words.
N.B: Check that all pages are complete as indicated on the top left side.

Choose the correct answer from the given option in Questions 1-10.

1. The term __________ literally means beyond the physical. 1
(a) Aesthetics (b) Axiology
(c) Metaphysics (d) Ontology

2 The theory according to which the universals are merely names or general
terms is 1
(a) Phenomenalism (b) Nominalism
(c) Existentialism (d) Representationalism

3. Esse-est-percipi means 1
(a) I think therefore I exist (b) Me and my ideas are real
(c) To be is to be perceived (d) Objects exist independently of ideas

4. Who wrote the book ‘The Republic’? 1
(a) Aristotle (b) Plato
(c) Socrates (d) Pythagoras

5. The study of man’s behavior in social conditions is 1
(a) Social psychology (b) Social philosophy
(c) Sociology (d) Social investigation

6. The doctrine of manyness of reality in Jaina Metaphysics is called 1
(a) Ekantavada (b) Syadvada
(c) Nigamavada (d) Anekantavada

7. The literal meaning of Yoga is 1
(a) Steady (b) Union
(c) Control (d) Exercise

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8. Svartha Anumana means 1
(a) Inference for oneself (b) Fallacy of Inference
(c) Inference for otherself (d) Centre of Inference

9. The word “theology” is a __________ derivation. 1
(a) Latin (b) Greek
(c) Arabic (d) Hebrew

10. The sacred texts of Judaism is 1
(a) Bhagavad Gita (b) Bible
(c) The Analects (d) Torah

Answer the following Questions

11. What is the origin of philosophy? 2

12. Name two prominent empiricists. 2

13. What are the types of Ethics? 2

14. Define Sociology. 2

15. What is perception according to Nyaya? 2

16. How does Paul Tillich define religion? 2

17. Bring out the differences between science and philosophy. 4

18. Explain Descartes method of ideas. 4

19. Distinguish between primary and secondary qualities. 4

20. Briefly explain the nature of social philosophy. 4

21. Is Indian philosophy pessimistic? Support your answer. 4

22. What are the criticisms put forward against the cosmological argument? 4

Answer any five from questions 23 - 30

23. What are the methods of philosophy? Explain any two. 3+3=6

24. Compare and contrast realism and idealism as a theory of realistics. 6

25. Classify the Indian Philosophical schools on the basis of Infallibility of the
Vedas. 6

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26. State the eightfold path of Buddhism. Explain any two. 4+2=6

27. Explain the Jaina theory of judgement. 6

28. Write a short note on the different types of Gunas. 6

29. What is Sabda? Explain the kinds of Sabda as given by the Nyaya
philosophy. 2+4=6

30. Explain teleological argument for the existence of God. 6

Answer any three from questions 31 - 35

31. What is the sociological perspective on the concept of suicide? 8

32. What is social philosophy? How is it related to sociology? 2+6=8

33. What are the common features of Indian Philosophy? 8

34. Explain the seven Padarthas of the Vaisesika. 8

35. Explain in detail the five ways put forward by Thomas Aquinas to prove the
existence of God. 8

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