UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

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U6 – Logical Reasoning and Indian Logic
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Concepts: Indian inference types purvavat inference samanyato drishta sheshavat inference ugc net indian logic

Q: Which of the following statements about types of inference (pūrvavat, śeṣavat, sāmānyato dṛṣṭa) in Indian logic are correct?

(A) PĹŤrvavat inference goes from observed cause to unobserved effect, as from dark clouds to impending rain;
(B) Śeṣavat inference goes from observed effect back to an unobserved cause, as from a flooded river to heavy upstream rain;
(C) Sāmānyato dṛṣṭa inference is based on general observation not tied to specific causal relations, such as inferring air from motion;
(D) Indian logic recognises only pūrvavat and śeṣavat and rejects sāmānyato dṛṣṭa as invalid;
(E) UGC NET questions may ask candidates to match examples with these three types of inference;
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