Nyaya inference types – UGC NET Question

Q: Which of the following statements about types of inference in Nyaya are correct?

(A) An anvaya-vyatireki inference uses both agreement in presence and agreement in absence to establish vyāpti;
(B) Kevalānvayi inference has only positive instances and no known negative instances where hetu is present but sādhya is absent;
(C) Kevalavyatireki inference has only negative instances and no distinct positive instances where hetu and sādhya co-occur apart from the pakṣa;
(D) Nyaya denies the validity of kevalānvayi and kevalavyatireki forms and accepts only anvaya-vyatireki inference;
(E) UGC NET Indian logic questions may ask to classify a given example as kevalānvayi, kevalavyatireki or anvaya-vyatireki;
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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