4 DEC FS Q.20
- Option : D
- Explanation : According to classical Indian school of logic, Anumana or Inference is the second of the pramanas, or the five means of knowledge. It occupies a central place in the Hindu school of logic (Nyaya). This school worked out a syllogism in the form of an argument that goes through five stages: (1) the proposition (pratijna), (2) the ground (hetu), (3) the illustration (udaharana), (4) the application (upanaya), and (5) the conclusion (nigamana).
