UPSC Mains PHILOSOPHY-PAPER-I 2015

28 Questions • 400 Marks • With Detailed Model Answers

1
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
“Equality does not mean treating everyone equal.” Discuss.
Political ScienceSocial Justice
2
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Is civil disobedience in a democratic State justifiable? Discuss.
Political ScienceLaw
3
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Explain Harold Laski's critique of sovereignty.
Political SciencePolitical Theory
4
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
How are individual and group rights reconciled in democracy? Explain.
Political ScienceLaw
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10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
“Inequitable development leads to social conflicts rather than social progress.” Explain.
SociologyEconomics
6
15 Marksmedium
What does gender discrimination mean? Is it not a violation of equality and social justice? Discuss.
SociologySocial Justice
7
15 Marksmedium
Does economic empowerment of women eliminate gender discrimination? Discuss.
SociologyEconomics
8
20 Marksmedium
Evaluate Ambedkar's critique of caste system.
SociologyIndian History
9
15 Marksmedium
Is multiculturalism a need of global society? Discuss.
Political ScienceSociology
10
15 Marksmedium
“The aim of punishment is to defend the moral law and to do justice to criminal.” Discuss.
Political ScienceLaw
11
20 Marksmedium
Evaluate the nature and functions of parliamentary democracy.
Political Science
12
15 Marksmedium
“Man must grow materially as well as spiritually.” Evaluate this statement of Ambedkar.
Political SciencePhilosophy
13
15 Marksmedium
“Equality will be of no value without fraternity and liberty.” Discuss.
Political ScienceSocial Justice
14
20 Marksmedium
How is religious nationalism a threat to secular State? Explain.
Political ScienceSociology
15
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Write a critical note on the attributes of God.
PhilosophyReligion
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10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Is existence of God a necessary condition for the survival of religion? Explain.
PhilosophyReligion
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10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Is morality necessarily based on religion? Discuss.
PhilosophyReligion
18
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Is God the cause of natural evil? Explain.
PhilosophyReligion
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10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Do faith and reason go together? Discuss.
PhilosophyReligion
20
20 Markshard
How can the religious language be verified? Is it correct to say that religious language is verified because it cannot be falsified? Discuss.
PhilosophyReligion
21
15 Marksmedium
Explain the nature of mysticism in Hinduism and Islam.
ReligionPhilosophy
22
15 Marksmedium
Can revelation be justified by reason? Discuss.
PhilosophyReligion
23
15 Marksmedium
Do you think that evil is a bitter pill which no theist can easily swallow? Discuss.
PhilosophyReligion
24
15 Marksmedium
“Immortality means absence of Karma and Rebirth.” Discuss.
PhilosophyReligion
25
20 Marksmedium
Examine the Nyaya arguments in favour of the existence of God.
PhilosophyReligion
26
15 Marksmedium
“An atheist may be a better man than a religious person bereft of moral values.” Discuss.
PhilosophyReligion
27
15 Markshard
Examine the ontological and cosmological arguments in favour of the existence of God.
PhilosophyReligion
28
20 Marksmedium
What is liberation? Briefly discuss the ways to attain it as outlined in the systems of Vedanta.
PhilosophyReligion