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 | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Give a detailed account of the Philosophy of human person in Islam.
OR
Make a comparative study of the understanding of God and human as discussed in Zoroastrianism and Taoism.
2. What are the sources of Hindu Philosophy? Explain Vedic Hindu metaphysics and ethics.
OR
Discuss the concept of God as described in Christianity. Do you think that Jesus Christ was an incarnation? Explain.
3. Answer any two of the following in about 200 words each
Discuss the means of liberation (Moksha) in Jainism.
Explain the eight fold path of Buddhism.
Discuss the concept of absolute according to Sikhism. How does Sikhism explain appearances in the material world
Discuss the Jewish understanding of life after death.
4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each
What is the importance of Zakat and Hajj (Pilgrimage) in Islam
Describe the mythological beliefs of Shintoism.
Explain eschatology of Christianity.
Briefly explain the Buddhist position on the notion of God.
What are the ethical virtues propounded by Confucianism
Illustrate the Jaina theory of judgment.
5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each
Torah
Shu (Empathy)
Tashahhud (Profession of faith)
Hiranyagarbha
Aparigraha
The doctrine of trinity
Vedangas
The Khalsa Movement
OR
Make a comparative study of the understanding of God and human as discussed in Zoroastrianism and Taoism.
2. What are the sources of Hindu Philosophy? Explain Vedic Hindu metaphysics and ethics.
OR
Discuss the concept of God as described in Christianity. Do you think that Jesus Christ was an incarnation? Explain.
3. Answer any two of the following in about 200 words each
Discuss the means of liberation (Moksha) in Jainism.
Explain the eight fold path of Buddhism.
Discuss the concept of absolute according to Sikhism. How does Sikhism explain appearances in the material world
Discuss the Jewish understanding of life after death.
4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each
What is the importance of Zakat and Hajj (Pilgrimage) in Islam
Describe the mythological beliefs of Shintoism.
Explain eschatology of Christianity.
Briefly explain the Buddhist position on the notion of God.
What are the ethical virtues propounded by Confucianism
Illustrate the Jaina theory of judgment.
5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each
Torah
Shu (Empathy)
Tashahhud (Profession of faith)
Hiranyagarbha
Aparigraha
The doctrine of trinity
Vedangas
The Khalsa Movement
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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