Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (09.07.2022) Shift-II
Given below are two statements, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other Reason (R). Choose the most appropriate answer.
Assertion (A): The classical Indian school of logic, namely Nyaya, does not give a separate treatment of the inductive methods.
Reason (R): According to Nyaya, universal propositions are obtained from perception itself by one of the forms of extra-ordinary perception.
ABoth (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) ✓ Correct
BBoth (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
C(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
D(A) is not correct but (R) is correct
Correct answer: (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) — Both statements are correct and the reason explains the assertion, so option A is correct.
Explanation
★Both statements are correct and the reason explains the assertion, so option A is correct.
★Nyaya, the Indian school of logic founded by Akshapada Gautama, focuses on valid inference.
★It does not set out the inductive methods as a separate topic the way modern logic does.
★So the assertion about the lack of separate inductive treatment is true.
★In Nyaya, the universal relation behind inference is grasped through perception itself.
★This grasp comes through a special or extra-ordinary form of perception, samanyalakshana.
★So the reason explains why induction is not treated separately, making it the correct explanation.
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