5Dec19 FS Q16
- Option : C
- Explanation : Indian logic identifies six pramanas or means of acquiring knowledge and truth: (i) pratyaksa, i.e., perception; (ii) anumana, i.e., inference; (iii) upamana, i.e. ,comparison and analogy; (iv) arthapatti,i.e., postulation, implication, derivation from circumstances; (v) anupalabdhi , i.e., nonperception, negative cognitive proof; and, Sabda, i.e., word testimony. Thus, derivation/ assumption/implication on the basis of two apparently inconsistent perceived facts is Arthapatti.
