Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Statement I:In anvaya-vyatireki, the middle term is both positively and negatively related to the major term.

Statement II:The knowledge of vyapti in anvaya-vyatireki is arrived at through the joint method of agreement in presence and in absence.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true ✓ Correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: in anvaya-vyatireki the middle term relates to the major both affirmatively and negatively.

The affirmative tie shows co-presence of mark and probandum, the negative tie shows co-absence.

Statement 2 is correct: its vyapti is grasped by the joint method of agreement in presence and in absence.

The two together fix the invariable concomitance more securely than either alone.

So both statements about anvaya-vyatireki hold true.

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