Vedanta pramana acceptance – UGC NET Question

Statements A, B and D are correct, while C and E are false. Advaita Vedānta extends Nyaya’s four pramāṇas by adding arthāpatti and anupalabdhi, leading to a six-pramāṇa list that is a standard exam item. Not all Vedānta schools reduce these two to other pramāṇas; some take them as distinct, so C misrepresents the range of views. Nyaya keeps to four pramāṇas and does not exactly match the Advaita list, making E wrong. UGC NET indeed asks which systems accept more than four pramāṇas, justifying D. Hence A, B, D only is the correct set.

Option A:
Option A is incomplete because it omits D, ignoring the exam angle that the stem explicitly mentions. A, B only therefore does not fully answer the question.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect since it leaves out B and includes only A and D, losing the detail that arthāpatti and anupalabdhi are the two additions. A, D only thus provides an incomplete picture.

Option C:
Option C is wrong as it includes E, which falsely equates Nyaya’s pramāṇa list with Advaita’s, and leaves out A, so B, D, E only mixes true and false statements.

Option D:
Option D is correct because it groups all and only the true statements, capturing both the doctrinal expansion and the exam relevance while excluding C and E, which misstate the positions of Vedānta and Nyaya.