Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
Which of the following statements does NOT apply in the context of Anumana?
AAnumana is knowing something not by contact between the senses and worldly objects
BAnumana is not by direct observation
CAnumana is not through the medium of a sign ✓ Correct
DAnumana may be inference for oneself or inference for others
Correct answer: (C) Anumana is not through the medium of a sign — 'Anumana is not through the medium of a sign' does NOT apply, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★'Anumana is not through the medium of a sign' does NOT apply, so that is the answer.
★Anumana works precisely through a sign, the linga or hetu.
★Inferring fire from smoke uses smoke as the mediating sign.
★So denying the sign contradicts the nature of anumana.
★The other statements correctly describe inference.
★So the answer is the statement denying the sign.
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