Q: Which of the following statements about pramāṇa varieties in different Indian schools are correct?
(A) Nyaya typically accepts four pramāṇas: perception, inference, comparison and verbal testimony;
(B) Mīmāṃsā and some Vedānta schools add arthāpatti (postulation) as an additional pramāṇa;
(C) Some schools, like Prābhākara Mīmāṃsā, also recognise anupalabdhi (non-perception) as an independent pramāṇa;
(D) Cārvāka accepts all four Nyaya pramāṇas and adds scriptural testimony as a fifth;
(E) UGC NET questions often ask which pramāṇas a given school accepts or rejects;
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