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

Statement I:In Nyaya philosophy an argument does not proceed on issues that are well established.

Statement II:In Nyaya philosophy an argument can proceed only on issues that are completely and absolutely unknown.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect ✓ Correct

DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Correct answer: (C) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

Explanation

Nyaya argument works on doubtful matters, not on the well established.

An issue already settled needs no reasoning, so argument does not proceed on it (Statement 1 holds).

Yet the matter cannot be wholly unknown either, since a subject (paksa) must be presented for the doubt.

Argument advances precisely where there is genuine doubt about a known subject.

Requiring the issue to be completely unknown is therefore false (Statement 2 fails).

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