UPSC Civil Services Main Exam 2022 Philosophy Paper I PDF

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  • Year 2022
  • Conducted By UPSC
  • Questions 8
  • Maximum Marks 250
  • Duration Three Hours
  • Languages Hindi & English

Exam Details

Detail Information
Examination Civil Services Main Exam
Year 2022
Conducting Body UPSC
Paper Philosophy (Paper I)
Subject Philosophy
Duration Three Hours
Maximum Marks 250
Number of Questions 8
Question Type Mixed

This is the Philosophy Paper I from the UPSC Civil Services Main Examination 2022. The paper is divided into two sections and consists of eight questions, with candidates required to answer five. Compulsory questions are number 1 and 5, and at least one question must be attempted from each section. The paper tests in-depth knowledge of philosophical concepts, theories, and thinkers, with a total of 250 marks and a time limit of three hours. It is crucial for aspirants to understand the structure and demands of this paper for effective preparation.

Major Topics Covered

  • Epistemology
  • Metaphysics
  • Plato's Theory of Forms
  • Bertrand Russell's Logical Analysis
  • Atomic Theory of Meaning
  • Later Wittgenstein's Language as Form of Life
  • Psychologism
  • Edmund Husserl's Transcendental Phenomenology
  • Immanuel Kant's Apperception
  • Heidegger's Being-in-the-world
  • Aristotle's Causes
  • Spinoza's Concept of Substance
  • Pantheism
  • Kant's Antinomies of Pure Reason
  • Hegel's Dialectical Method
  • Wittgenstein's Picture Theory of Language

Why This Paper is Important

  • Useful for CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAM preparation
  • Helps understand the latest exam pattern
  • Useful for practice and self-assessment
  • Covers frequently asked General Studies topics
  • Helpful for analysing question trends

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Instructions

  • पुस्तिका के मुखपृष्ठ पर निर्दिष्ट स्थान पर किया जाना चाहिए।
  • प्राधिकृत माध्यम के अतिरिक्त अन्य किसी माध्यम में लिखे गए उत्तर पर कोई अंक नहीं मिलेंगे।
  • प्रश्नों में शब्द-सीमा, जहाँ उल्लिखित है, को माना जाना चाहिए ।
  • प्रश्नों के उत्तरों की गणना क्रमानुसार की जाएगी ।
  • आंशिक रूप से दिए गए प्रश्नों के उत्तर को भी मान्यता दी जाएगी यदि उसे काटा न गया हो ।
  • प्रश्न-सह-उत्तर पुस्तिका में खाली छोड़े गए कोई पृष्ठ अथवा पृष्ठ के भाग को पूर्णतः काट दीजिए ।

  • There are EIGHT questions divided in TWO SECTIONS and printed both in HINDI and in ENGLISH.
  • Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.
  • Question Nos. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, THREE are to be attempted choosing at least ONE question from each Section.
  • The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it.
  • Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which must be stated clearly on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet in the space provided.
  • No marks will be given for answers written in a medium other than the authorized one.
  • Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to.
  • Attempts of questions shall be counted in sequential order.
  • Unless struck off, attempt of a question shall be counted even if attempted partly.
  • Any page or portion of the page left blank in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off.

Questions (page 2)

Section A

Q1.

(a) ज्ञानमीमांसा एवं तत्त्वमीमांसा के बीच सम्बन्ध की स्थापना हेतु प्लेटो किस प्रकार आकार सिद्धान्त का उपयोग करते हैं ? विवेचना कीजिये ।
How does Plato use the theory of forms to establish the relation between epistemology and metaphysics? Discuss.

(b) बर्ट्रेण्ड रसेल की तार्किक विश्लेषण की विधि क्या है ? अन्ततः किस प्रकार इसकी परिणति अर्थ के अणुवादी सिद्धान्त में होती है ? विवेचना कीजिये ।
What is Bertrand Russell's method of logical analysis ? How does it ultimately end in establishing atomic theory of meaning? Discuss.

(c) उत्तरवर्ती विट्गेन्स्टाइन की जीवन-रूप भाषा की अवधारणा की समर्थनीयता की स्थापना कीजिए ।
Establish the tenability of later Wittgenstein's motion of language as form of life.

(d) मनोविज्ञानवाद क्या है ? प्रागनुभविक संवृतिशास्त्र सम्बन्धी अपने विमर्श में हुसर्ल किस प्रकार मनोविज्ञानवाद की समस्या का परिवर्जन करते हैं ? समालोचनात्मक विवेचना कीजिए।
What is psychologism? Critically discuss the way Edmund Husserl avoids the problem of psychologism in the discourse of transcendental phenomenology.

(e) इमैन्युएल काण्ट के अनुसार अंत:प्रत्यक्ष क्या है ? उनके द्वारा प्रस्तुत देश तथा काल के प्रागनुभविक प्रतिपादन के सन्दर्भ में विवेचना कीजिए।
What is apperception, according to Immanuel Kant? Discuss with reference to his transcendental exposition of space and time.

Section A

Q2.

(a) हाइडेगर के ‘जगत में होना’ सम्बन्धी विचार का समीक्षात्मक मूल्यांकन प्रस्तुत कीजिये तथा मानव अस्तित्व (दाज़ाइन) के परिप्रेक्ष्य में ‘प्रामाणिकता’ की समस्या की विवेचना कीजिये।
Provide a critical account of Heidegger's Being-in-the-world and discuss the problem of 'authenticity' in the context of Dasein.

(b) क्या अरस्तू का तादात्म्य के स्वरूप सम्बन्धी मत उनके इस मत से साम्यता रखता है कि कारण प्रक्रियानुगत है ? उचित उदाहरण देते हुए व्याख्या कीजिए।
Is Aristotle's view of nature of identity in consonance with his metaphysical view of causes as processes ? Discuss giving suitable examples.

(c) स्पिनोजा के अनुसार द्रव्य की अवधारणा का विवेचन कीजिये । द्रव्य सम्बन्धी उनकी विवेचना क्या सर्वेश्वरवाद की ओर ले जाती है ? अपने मत की पुष्टि कीजिये ।
Discuss the concept of substance according to Spinoza. Does his discussion on substance lead to pantheism? Substantiate your view.

Section A

Q3.

(a) शुद्ध् तर्कबुद्धि की भ्रमात्मक प्रवृत्तियों की व्याख्या के लिए कान्ट किस प्रकार विप्रतिषेधों की रचना करते हैं ? कान्ट द्वारा प्रस्तुत विप्रतिषेधों की व्याख्या एवं परीक्षा कीजिए।
How does Kant construct antinomies to illustrate the illusory tendencies of pure reason? Explain and examine the antinomies presented by Kant.

(b) जार्ज विल्हेल्म हेगल के दर्शन में द्वन्द्वात्मक विधि क्या है ? निरपेक्ष के फलीभूतिकरण में यह विधि किस प्रकार सहायक है ? विवेचना कीजिए ।
What is the dialectical method in the philosophy of Georg Wilhelm Hegel? How does this method help in realizing the Absolute? Discuss.

(c) क्या विट्गेन्स्टाइन के भाषा के चित्र-सिद्धान्त में चित्ररूप एवं तार्किक रूप में भिन्नता है ? तार्किक रूप कैसे भाषा तथा यथार्थता के बीच सम्बन्ध को निर्दिष्ट करता है ? व्याख्या कीजिए।
Is there any difference between pictorial form and logical form in Ludwig Wittgenstein's picture theory of language ? How does the logical form define the relation between language and reality ? Explain.

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This is for Philosophy Paper I.

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The maximum marks for this paper are 250.

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