Exam Details

Subject World Religions
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 June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

Explain the four noble truths of Buddhism. Discuss the eight-fold path of removing dukha.

Write an essay about the various scriptures considered holy in Hinduism.

Explain the Jaina concept of liberation in detail. How is Jaina ethics helpful in realizing the
same?

Write an essay on the philosophy of human person in Islam.

What is Khalsa and what is its socio-religious relevance in Sikhism Explain.

Discuss the concept of substance in Jainism.

Discuss the ethics of Judaism with emphasis on the role of law in Judaism.

Explain the concept of God in Christianity.

Which are the five relationships in Confucianism

Discuss the funeral ceremony In Zoroastrianism.

What is the theory of creation in Christianity

Describe the Jewish concept of life after death.

What do you know about anatta vada

Briefly explain the doctrine of karma in Hinduism.

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

Hiranya garbha

Passover

Ren (Benevolence)

Gurupurab

Craving (trsna)

Varuna

Dharma

Messiah


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