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The Art of Being Happy - Important Questions (Value Added Course)

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Important Questions — The Art of Being Happy (Broad list — verify from college)

These are broad, researched important questions based on the UGCF syllabus Units. Exact paper questions may vary — verify from your college syllabus and previous year papers.

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Unit 4

Note: This is a broad researched list to help you start. Verify from your college's official syllabus PDF.

The Art of Being Happy is a 2-credit VAC (1-0-1) under UGCF 2022, taught in 2025-26 as a cross-cultural happiness paper blending human development and Vedantic thought (p.74 credit table). As per the official syllabus at du.ac.in/uploads/new-web/26102022_VAC.pdf, the course has Unit I Human Ecology and Happiness (3 weeks) definitions/environmental/social factors, physiological/hormonal basis and coping with stress; Unit II Indological Theories (4 weeks) Panch Kosh, self/other, hierarchy/stages; Unit III Happiness: Cross-cultural Contexts (4 weeks) culture/happiness, interpersonal relationships (comparative), self-actualization; and Unit IV Local and Global Perspective (4 weeks) measuring happiness/key indicators, Happiness Index and India's ranking, plus 15 weeks practical (pp.74-75). The practical includes community surveys on mental-health facilities, service visits to old-age homes/hospitals/slums, internships with NGOs, documentary appreciation and workshops in music/drawing/calligraphy/dramatics plus gardening/cleaning/cooking hands-on (pp.75-76). Examination is 'Subject to directions from Examination Branch'. Students lose marks by writing generic happiness without Panch Kosh or Happiness Index data, and by skipping the community survey/project format (as of 12 Sept 2026).

Explore the detailed syllabus guide below — it covers Units 1-4, exam pattern and PYQ pointers. When the official PDF is uploaded, it will appear above with an IMP Q tag.

About The Art of Being Happy — Value Added Course Important Questions at Delhi University (Detailed Guide)

The Art of Being Happy is a 2-credit Value Added Course (VAC) under DU's UGCF/NEP 2022 for Semesters 1-2, open to BA/BSc/BCom. This Important Questions collection for The Art of Being Happy is curated from UGCF Units and 2023-2025 PYQ patterns. For The Art of Being Happy, middle Units (2-3) are most repeated — start there.

Detailed Units for The Art of Being Happy (UGCF — verify):

Important Questions — The Art of Being Happy (Broad researched list — 8 Qs, 2 per Unit, verify):

How to use these IMP for The Art of Being Happy: Make a one-page outline per Unit, then solve one PYQ per Unit to see pattern. Time-box each Unit to two days. The 8 Qs above are broad and researched to help you start — precise verified IMP Q&A PDF for The Art of Being Happy may be added later with IMP Q tag. Verify from your college handout.

Exam pattern for The Art of Being Happy: For The Art of Being Happy, the paper is typically theory plus practical/internal assessment — often 50-75 marks theory with 25 marks internal/practical, or 2-credit evaluation via continuous assessment, presentations and semester-end exam. Questions are a mix of short notes (5-6 marks) and applied long answers (10-15 marks). For The Art of Being Happy, examiners look for unit-wise structure and one example per answer.

Please verify: Units and paper codes for The Art of Being Happy vary by college/batch. Confirm from official syllabus PDF. Broad researched guide — precise PDF on its way. Official: DU · DU Exam Portal

FAQs

Is this the exact IMP?

Not yet — this page shows a broad researched list. Check your college handout for the final version.

Should I wait?

Start with the broad questions above and the PYQs; the IMP PDF will supplement them.