Match the three terms of Indian logic in List I with their Aristotelian counterparts in List II.

List I

i.Paksa

ii.Sadhya

iii.Linga

List II

a.Middle term

b.Major term

c.Minor term

Ai-a, ii-b, iii-c

Bi-b, ii-a, iii-c

Ci-c, ii-b, iii-a ✓ Correct

Di-a, ii-c, iii-b

Correct answer: (C) i-c, ii-b, iii-a

Explanation

Paksa matches the minor term, Sadhya the major term, and Linga the middle term.

The paksa is the subject in which the property is inferred, like the minor term.

The sadhya is the property to be proved, corresponding to the major term.

The linga or hetu is the mark through which inference runs, the middle term.

Aligning each Indian term with its logical role fixes this correspondence.

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