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B. A. 1st Semester (Programme) Examination 2022
PHILOSOPHY
Course ID: 10618
Course Code: AP/PHI/101C-1C
Course Title: Indian Philosophy
Time: 2 Hours
Full Marks: 40

The exam consists of three sections:
1. Answer any five of the following eight questions (2x5 = 10 marks):
a) Cause of sufferings according to Buddhists
b) Meaning of 'Jaina'
c) Four Noble Truths
d) Meaning of 'āstilka' in Indian Philosophy
e) Why Cārvāka Philosophy is called materialistic
f) Types of karmas according to Vaiśeṣika-s
g) Pramāṇa-s admitted by Naiyāyika-s
h) Meaning of 'Darśana'

2. Answer any four of the following six questions (5x4 = 20 marks):
a) Explain five avayava-s of parārthānumāna
b) Explain the second Noble Truth advocated by Bauddha Philosophy
c) Grounds for Cārvāka-s rejecting anumāna as a separate pramāṇa
d) Distinctions between mahābrata and anubrata
e) Discuss different kinds of laukika sannikarṣa after Nyāya
f) Explain briefly the Buddhist doctrine of momentariness

3. Answer any one of the following three questions (10x1 = 10 marks):
a) Abhāva according to Vaiśeṣika-s and its different kinds with examples
b) Explain the Eightfold path of Buddhism
c) Explain why Cārvāka-s deny anumāna as an independent source of valid knowledge