Q1. What is Upanishad? Discuss the central idea of Brahadaranyaka Upanishad. Or Write a note on the idea of liberation in Jain Philosophy

Q2. Discuss the philosophical significance of the Nāsadīya Sūkta in the context of metaphysical and epistemological enquiries regarding the origin of the universe in Indian thought. Or

• a)) Socratic Ethic: Virtue is knowledge (200 words)
• b)) Philosophical Contributions of Zeno of Elea. (200 words)

Q3. Answer any two of the following questions in about 200 words each.

• a)) What are the Philosophical underpinnings of the Rāmāyana? (200 words)
• b)) What is the basic substance of the universe according to the early Ionian philosophers? (200 words)
• c)) What are the main branches of philosophy, and what does each aim to understand? (200 words)
• d)) Summarize the various concepts of Mokșa advocated in Vaidic schools. (200 words)

Q4. Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each.

• a)) What are the Metaphysical views of Buddhism? (150 words)
• b)) What are some philosophical implications of Tajjalaniti? (150 words)
• c)) What are the main features of Sophist philosophy? (150 words)
• d)) What is the ethical principle of Pythagoras? (150 words)
• e)) What is Parmenides' concept of Being? (150 words)
• f)) What is Aristotle's philosophy of God? (150 words)

Q5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each.

• a)) Stoic Ethics (100 words)
• b)) Lokayata (100 words)
• c)) Videha-Mukti (100 words)
• d)) Rationalism (100 words)
• e)) Aranyakas (100 words)
• f)) Thales (100 words)
• g)) Cynicism (100 words)
• h)) Shunyavada (100 words)