BPYC-132 · June 2023 · English
IGNOU BPYC-132 June 2023 Previous Year Question Paper
ETHICS
Structured previous year question paper for BPYC-132, June 2023 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 6
Verified: 24 Aug 2026
BACHELOR OF ARTS (GENERAL)
(PHILOSOPHY)
(BAG)
Term-End Examination
June, 2023
BPYC -132 :ETHIS
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note :
(i) Answer all five questions.
(ii) All questions carry equal marks.
(iii) Answers to question nos. 1 and 2 should
be in about 400 words each.
Q1.What is subjectivism ? Discuss David Hume’s views on ethical subjectivism.
Q2.Discuss the nature of ethics. What is the significance of studying ethics ?
Q3.Critically examine Kant’s deontological ethics. 20 Discuss moral relativism and its different types.
Q4.Answer any two of the following in about 200 words each : 2x10
(a) Give an overview of Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics. 10
(b) Draw a comparison between Ethical Naturalism and Ethical Non- Naturalism. 10
(c) Discuss the basic features of J. S. Mill’s Utilitarianism. 10
(d) Examine the significance of Emotivism in Moral Philosophy.
Q5.Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each : 4x5
(a) Write a short note on Buddhist views on Moral Action. 5
(b) Describe the nature of Teleological theory of Ethics. 5
(c) What are the views of Socretes on Virtue ?
(d) What is the relationship between Reason and Morality ? 5
(e) Give a brief description of Hypothetical Imperative. 5
(f) Write a short note on Metaethics.
Q6.Write short notes on any five of the following in absent 100 words each : 5x4
(a) Moral Realism
(b) Intuitionism (०) Endaimonia
(d) Jaina Ethics (९) Prescriptivism
(f) Plato’s Cardinal Virtues
(g) Dharma
(h) Divine Command Theory [4] 87४0 432 [7] BPYC