Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Statement I:According to the classical Indian school of logic (Nyaya), the middle term must be present in the minor term.
Statement II:According to the Nyaya school, the middle term must be absent in all negative instances in which the major term is absent.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Explanation
Both Nyaya requirements on the middle term hold.
The middle must be present in the minor term, so the reason genuinely qualifies the subject.
This is presence of the reason in the case under inference.
The middle must also be absent in every negative instance where the major term is absent.
Presence in the subject and absence from all counter-cases together secure valid inference.
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