Exam Details

Subject Gandhian Philosophy
Paper
Exam / Course M.A. PHILOSOPHY (MAPY)
Department School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Explain briefly the Eleven vows which form the basis of Ashram life of Gandhi.
OR
Critically examine Gandhian understanding of man.

2. Discuss the significance of Swaraj and Swadeshi in Gandhian thought.
OR
Analyse the importance of Communal harmony and the role of education in creating a peaceful world.

3. Answer any two of the following in about 250 words each:

Briefly explain Gandhi's concept of Varna System and his views on untouchability.

What are the criticisms raised by Gandhi against Western Civilization and Modernity

Reflect on the complexity of Gandhi's notion of truth.

What were the factors that contributed to Gandhi's religious experience?

4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each

Explain briefly the philosophical foundations of Sarvodaya.

What are the principles of Satyagraha

Why does Gandhi say reason is the supreme authority in judging the Shastras?

What do you know about the Gandhi Ambedkar controversy

Contrast Moderates and Radicals.

Reflect on the uniqueness of Gandhi's interpretation of Purusharthas.

5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each:

Secularism

Truth is God

Celibacy

God and evil

Tolerance

Non-Co-operation

Communism and Gandhi


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Dalit Philosophy
  • Epistemology
  • Ethics
  • Gandhian Philosophy
  • Indian Philosophy
  • Logic
  • Metaphysics
  • Philosophy Of Art (Aesthetics)
  • Philosophy Of Human Person
  • Philosophy Of Mind
  • Philosophy Of Religion
  • Philosophy Of Science And Cosmology
  • Philosophy Of Sri Aurobindo
  • Philosophy Of Technology
  • Research Methodology In Philosophy
  • Tribal Philosophy
  • Western Philosophy
  • World Religions