14 Years Philosophy IAS Mains Q&A (2011-2024) Previous Years Solved Papers

Prepare effectively for UPSC IAS Mains Philosophy Optional with Chronicle’s 14 Years Solved Papers (2011-2024). This comprehensive book offers detailed, exam-oriented answers to previous years’ questions, categorized topic-wise and year-wise. Includes Indian & Western Philosophy, Socio-Political Philosophy, and latest trends analysis to strengthen your answer writing skills. Ideal for UPSC, State PCS, and Philosophy scholars.

Contents of Philosophy IAS Mains PYQ Solved Papers 2025:

• IAS Mains 2024 Philosphy Solved Papers- I
• IAS Mains 2024 Philosphy Solved Papers-II
• IAS Mains 2023 Philosphy Solved Papers- I
• IAS Mains 2023 Philosphy Solved Papers-II

Philosophy IAS Mains PYQ Paper-I (A)

History and Problems of Philosophy

1. Plato and Aristotle
2. Retionalism (Deseartes, Spinoza, Leibniz)
3. Empiricism (Locke,Berkeley, Hume)
4. Kant
5. Hegel
6. Moore, Russell and Early Wittgenstein
7. Logical Positivism
8. Later Wittgenstein
9. Phenomenology (Husserl)
10. Existentialism (Kierkegaard, Sartre, Heidegger)
11. Quine and Strawson
12. Miscellaneous

Philosophy IAS Mains PYQ Paper-I (B)

Indian Phisosophy

1. Carvaka
2. Jainism
3. Schools of Buddhism
4. Nyaya-Vaiesesika
5. Samkhya
6. Yoga
7. Mimamsa
8. Schools of Vedanta
9. Aurobindo
10. Miscellaneous

Philosophy IAS Mains PYQ Paper-II (A)

Socio-Political Philosophy

1. Social and Political Ideals
2. Sovereignty
3. Individual and State
4. Forms of Government
5. Political Ideologies
6. Humanism; Secularism; Multi-culturalism
7. Crime and Punishment
8. Development and Social Progress
9. Gender Discrimination
10. Caste Discrimination

Philosophy IAS Mains PYQ Paper-II (B)

Philosophy of Religion

1. Notions of God
2. Proofs for the Existence of God and their Critique (Indian and Western)
3. Problem of Evil
4. Soul
5. Reason, Revelation and Faith
6. Religious Experience
7. Religion without God
8. Religion and Morality
9. Religious Pluralism and the Problem of Absolute Truth
10. Nature of Religious Language
11. Miscellaneous