Nyaya employs a five-membered inference. Match each step in List I with its name in List II.

List I

i.There is fire on the hill

ii.Because there is smoke on the hill

iii.Wherever there is smoke there is fire, as in a kitchen hearth and unlike a lake

iv.This hill is likewise smoky

v.Thus, there is fire on the hill

List II

a.Pratijna

b.Hetu

c.Udaharana

d.Upanaya

e.Nigamana

Ai-a, ii-b, iii-c, IV-e, v-d

Bi-b, ii-a, iii-c, iv-d, V-e

Ci-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d, V-e ✓ Correct

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

Correct answer: (C) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d, V-e

Explanation

The correct order is pratijna, hetu, udaharana, upanaya, nigamana.

"There is fire on the hill" states the thesis, the pratijna.

"Because there is smoke" gives the reason, the hetu.

The general rule with kitchen and lake as instances is the udaharana.

"This hill is likewise smoky" applies the rule, the upanaya.

"Thus there is fire on the hill" is the conclusion, the nigamana.

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