Match List I (Forms of non-existence in Nyaya) with List II (Representation) and choose the correct answer from the options given below.

List I

i.Anyonyabhava

ii.Atyantabhava

iii.Pragabhava

iv.Pradhvamsabhava

List II

a.Hare's horn

b.There is non-existence of the jar now

c.This is not that

d.Temporary absence of a thing

Ai-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d

Bi-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b ✓ Correct

Ci-b, ii-c, iii-a, iv-d

Di-d, ii-a, iii-b, iv-c

Correct answer: (B) i-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b

Explanation

The correct pairing matches each form of non-existence to its example.

Anyonyabhava is mutual non-existence, expressed as 'this is not that'.

Atyantabhava is absolute non-existence, as with a hare's horn that never exists.

Pragabhava is prior non-existence, the temporary absence of a thing before it comes to be.

Pradhvamsabhava is non-existence after destruction, as in 'there is non-existence of the jar now'.

The four together exhaust the Nyaya classification of absence (abhava).

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