Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (11.07.2022) Shift-I
Any object thrown upwards starts to come downwards after reaching a particular height; therefore there must be some force pulling that object towards the Earth's surface. This argument is based on which means of knowledge?
APostulation (Arthapatti) ✓ Correct
BComparison (Upamana)
CVerbal testimony (Sabda)
DPerception (Pratyaksa)
Correct answer: (A) Postulation (Arthapatti) — The argument rests on postulation, called arthapatti, so option A is correct.
Explanation
★The argument rests on postulation, called arthapatti, so option A is correct.
★Arthapatti assumes an unseen fact as necessary to explain an otherwise inexplicable observation.
★The falling of a thrown object is explained only by postulating an unseen downward pulling force.
★Arthapatti is recognised as a separate pramana in the Mimamsa school of philosophy.
★Upamana is knowledge through similarity, learning a new thing by its likeness to a known one.
★Sabda is knowledge from reliable verbal testimony, and pratyaksa is direct sense perception.
★Because a hidden cause is inferred to make sense of the fact, the means is postulation.
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