Five-member Nyaya syllogism - UGC NET Question

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Concepts: hetu nigamana Nyaya syllogism pratijna udaharana upanaya

Q: Which of the following statements about the five-member Nyaya syllogism are correct?

(A) Pratijñā is the proposition to be proved (thesis);
(B) Hetu is the reason offered to support the thesis;
(C) Udāharaṇa provides an example illustrating the universal concomitance (vyāpti);
(D) Upanaya applies the general concomitance to the specific pakṣa;
(E) Nigamana restates the conclusion, showing that the thesis follows;
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A, B, C and D only A, B, C and E only A, B, D and E only A, B, C, D and E only

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Answer:

Option D :– A, B, C, D and E only

Explanation:

All five statements correctly describe the five members of the Nyaya syllogism (pratijñā, hetu, udāharaṇa, upanaya, nigamana). Therefore all are correct and the right option must include A–E.

Option A:
Option A is incomplete because it omits E (nigamana).

Option B:
Option B is incomplete because it omits D (upanaya).

Option C:
Option C is incomplete because it omits C (udāharaṇa).

Option D:
Option D is correct because it includes all five true statements.

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