Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (08.10.2022) Shift-II
Given below are two statements. Statement I: The Aristotelian syllogism has three terms. Statement II: The Nyaya syllogism has five members. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
- Statement I: The Aristotelian syllogism has three terms.
- Statement II: The Nyaya syllogism has five members.
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 — On the correct reading, both statements are correct.
Explanation
★On the correct reading, both statements are correct.
★The Aristotelian syllogism has exactly three terms, the major, minor and middle, so Statement I is correct.
★The Nyaya syllogism has five members, the pratijna, hetu, udaharana, upanaya and nigamana, so Statement II is correct.
★So both statements hold together.
★The printed key marked only one statement correct, which is at odds with these standard facts.
★On the sound view, both are true.
★So the answer is that both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
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