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Ethics - Classical and Modern Western Philosophy - Philosophy Previous Year Questions

Practice Ethics - Classical and Modern Western Philosophy - Philosophy previous year questions organised from real papers, with year-wise coverage and clear topic navigation.

5Papers
5Years
12Questions
1Topics

Ethics question pattern

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Questions by year

Year-wise coverage for Ethics. Each bar uses a separate theme-derived color.

Difficulty distribution

How the classified questions are distributed by difficulty.

Medium 7 58.3%
Easy 5 41.7%

Question type distribution

MCQ, numerical, multiple-select and other formats found in these papers.

MCQ 7 58.3%
MSQ 5 41.7%

Subject weightage

Top subjects by unique question coverage.

Philosophy
12 Qs

Most asked topics

Top topics across the included previous year papers.

Classical and Modern Western Philosophy
12 Qs

Subtopic coverage

Top subtopics inside this exact selection.

Ethics
12 Qs

Paper coverage

Question coverage for the most populated papers. Every active PYP paper remains listed below.

Humanities & Social Sciences - Philosophy (XH-C4) 2026
2 Qs
Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 2025
1 Qs
Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 2024
4 Qs
Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 2023
3 Qs
Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 2022
2 Qs

Included previous year papers

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PaperYear / sessionQuestions in this viewOpen
Humanities & Social Sciences - Philosophy (XH-C4) 202620262View paper
Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 202520251View paper
Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 202420244View paper
Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 202320233View paper
Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 202220222View paper

All Ethics previous year questions

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2022 · Philosophy · Classical and Modern Western Philosophy · Ethics
Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 2022

According to Immanuel Kant, duty as rationally conceived is determined by:

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2022 · Philosophy · Classical and Modern Western Philosophy · Ethics
Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 2022
Using the theories of punishment to argue for or against capital punishment, which among the following is/are true?
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2023 · Philosophy · Classical and Modern Western Philosophy · Ethics
Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 2023

On the basis of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, we can say the following about virtue:

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2023 · Philosophy · Classical and Modern Western Philosophy · Ethics
Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 2023

Which of the following statement[s] is/are NOT true in relation to Kant’s concept of the will?

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2023 · Philosophy · Classical and Modern Western Philosophy · Ethics
Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 2023

In J. S. Mill’s articulation of utilitarianism which of the following statements about justice are valid?

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2024 · Philosophy · Classical and Modern Western Philosophy · Ethics
Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 2024

According to which of the following theories of punishment, can capital punishment be justified? (i) Deterrent theory of Punishment (ii) Reformative theory of Punishment (iii) Retributive theory of Punishment

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2024 · Philosophy · Classical and Modern Western Philosophy · Ethics
Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 2024

Aristotle uses phronesis (practical wisdom) as a special function of reason for which one of the following?

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2024 · Philosophy · Classical and Modern Western Philosophy · Ethics
Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 2024

Match the ethical frameworks in Group I with their corresponding ethical theories in Group II.

Group IGroup II
(a) Ethical Cognitivism(i) Emotivism
(b) Ethical Non-cognitivism(ii) Prescriptivism
(iii) Descriptivism
The CORRECT match is
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2024 · Philosophy · Classical and Modern Western Philosophy · Ethics
Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 2024
Which of the following statements are TRUE with regard to ‘Cultural Relativism’ as an ethical standpoint?
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2025 · Philosophy · Classical and Modern Western Philosophy · Ethics
Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 2025
Choose the most appropriate combination from the given options such that the ethical terms mentioned in Column I match with appropriate instantiations mentioned in Column II.
Column IColumn II
(P) A statement expressing a deontic quality(i) It is morally wrong to promote the well-being of others if it diminishes one's own well-being
(Q) A statement expressing Psychological Egoism(ii) It is good to donate money to charities that help people
(R) A statement expressing Ethical Egoism(iii) One ought to keep one's promises
(S) A statement expressing an evaluative quality(iv) The only non-instrumental motivation to act for humans is a perceived increase in well-being
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2026 · Philosophy · Classical and Modern Western Philosophy · Ethics
Humanities & Social Sciences - Philosophy (XH-C4) 2026

What according to Kant is unconditionally good?

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2026 · Philosophy · Classical and Modern Western Philosophy · Ethics
Humanities & Social Sciences - Philosophy (XH-C4) 2026

Which one of the following does cultural relativism in ethics entail ?

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