Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Statement I:The Nyaya system does not accept arthapatti as an independent source of valid knowledge.
Statement II:The Nyaya system reduces arthapatti to an inference of the anvayi type.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false ✓ Correct
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Correct answer: (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: Nyaya does not accept arthapatti as an independent pramana.
It admits only four sources of knowledge and treats presumption as a case of inference.
Statement 2 is false, since the reduction is to a vyatireki (negative) inference, not the anvayi (affirmative) type.
The reasoning runs from the absence of the alternative to the fact that must be presumed.
Hence Statement 1 is true while Statement 2 is false.
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