BPYI-101 · December 2025 · English
IGNOU BPYI-101 December 2025 Previous Year Question Paper
APPLIED ETHICS
Structured previous year question paper for BPYI-101, December 2025 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 8 · Sections: 2
Verified: 24 Aug 2026
B. A. (MAJOR) PHILOSOPHY
(BAFPY)
Term-End Examination
December, 2025
BPYI-101 : APPLIED ETHICS
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note:
(i) Attempt five questions in total,
selecting at least two questions from
each Section.
(ii) All questions carry equal marks.
(iii) The word limit for 20 marks question
is 400 words and for 10 marks
question it is 200 words.
Section—I
Q1.Discuss in detail the internal and external values involved in technology.
Q2.What are animal rights ? Analyze the arguments given for and against animal rights.
Q3.What is Bioethics ? Discuss some key bioethical issues.
Q4.Write notes on any two of the following in
(0) Role of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in business ethics
(i) Suicide from a duty-based perspective
(ii) Coherentism
Section—II
Q5.What is climate change ? Why is climate change a moral issue ? How is it being addressed ?
Q6.Discuss the arguments of abolitionist and relentionist positions in the context of capital punishment.
Q7.Define Applied Ethics. Discuss the problems of methods and justification in applied ethics.
Q8.Write notes on any two of the following in @) Data breach and hacking
(i) Characteristics and _ significance of business ethics
(ii) Four basic principles of medical ethics