UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Statements A, B, C and E are correct, while D is false. The Nyaya five-member syllogism lays out stages such as pratijñā, hetu and nigamana that correspond to compressed parts of Western arguments. The Western three-member form indeed has two premises and a conclusion, and pratijñā closely mirrors that conclusion. Nigamana is a restatement of the conclusion, so claiming it has no relation to the Western conclusion is wrong. UGC NET Indian logic questions often ask students to make this mapping, justifying E.

Option A:
Option A is incomplete because it omits C and therefore fails to mention the specific link between pratijñā and the Western conclusion. A, B, E only thus does not exhaust the correct information requested.

Option B:
Option B is also incomplete, leaving out A which states that Nyaya makes explicit steps that Western logic often leaves implicit. B, C, E only therefore does not give the full comparative picture.

Option C:
Option C still lacks B and therefore does not highlight the standard two-premise structure of the Western syllogism. A, C, E only is thus an inadequate set of correct statements.

Option D:
Option D is correct because it collects all and only the true statements about how Nyaya and Western syllogisms compare while excluding D, which wrongly disconnects nigamana from the idea of conclusion. This option aligns with both historical and exam-oriented discussions.