24june2019 paper1 Q20

20Consider the example given below:
Devadatta is growing fat.
He does not eat food during the day.
Therefore, He must be eating food during the night, other things being equal.
Identify the logic involved in the example provided above by choosing the correct answer from options
given below:

Option : A
Explanation : The logic involved in the example is presumption.
Indian philosophy postulates various means of gaining knowledge or proof (pramana).
Arthapatti is knowledge arrived at through presumption or postulation, derived from circumstances.
The others are Pratyaksha (perception)
Upamana (comparison and analogy)
Anupalabdi (non-perception, negative proof)
Abhava (non-existence)
Anumana ( inference/deduction)
Sabda (word or testimony)

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