Q: Which of the following statements about Nyaya classification of causes are correct?
(A) Nyaya distinguishes between samavāyi (inherent), asamavāyi (non-inherent) and nimitta (efficient) causes;
(B) A samavāyi cause inheres in its effect, like threads in a cloth;
(C) A nimitta cause is an efficient or instrumental cause, like the weaver of the cloth;
(D) Nyaya holds that a single event can never have more than one type of cause simultaneously;
(E) UGC NET questions on Indian logic may ask for identification of these cause types through examples;
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