Q1 What does the term ‘Anumana’ mean in Indian philosophy?
a) Direct perception
b) Comparison
c) Inference
d) Divine revelation
Answer: c) Inference
Q2 Anumana is a significant concept in which of the following philosophies?
a) Nyaya
b) Mimamsa
c) Both Nyaya and Mimamsa
d) Neither Nyaya nor Mimamsa
Answer: c) Both Nyaya and Mimamsa
Q3 According to Nyaya philosophy, Anumana is recognized as which type of pramana?
a) The primary pramana
b) The secondary pramana
c) The tertiary pramana
d) None of the above
Answer: b) The secondary pramana
Q4 What are the components of an inference in the Nyaya philosophy?
a) Pratijna, Hetu, Drshtanta
b) Atman, Brahman, Maya
c) Rasa, Bhava, Vibhava
d) Sattva, Rajas, Tamas
Answer: a) Pratijna, Hetu, Drshtanta
Q4 In Nyaya philosophy, which term refers to the inferential sign or the reason in Anumana?
a) Pratijna
b) Hetu
c) Drshtanta
d) Upadhi
Answer: b) Hetu
Q5 What is ‘Purvavat’ in the context of Anumana?
a) Causal Inference
b) Inferential Sign
c) Example
d) Proving Statement
Answer: a) Causal Inference
Q6 Which school of Indian philosophy does not accept Anumana as a valid source of knowledge?
a) Nyaya
b) Yoga
c) Mimamsa
d) Charvaka
Answer: d) Charvaka
Q7 What type of Anumana relies on a relationship between cause and effect?
a) Purvavat
b) Sheshavat
c) Samanyato-drshta
d) Svabhavato-drshta
Answer: a) Purvavat
Q8 What is the role of Vyapti in the process of Anumana?
a) It is the inferential sign
b) It establishes the universal concomitance between the Hetu and the Sadhya
c) It provides the example
d) It proves the statement
Answer: b) It establishes the universal concomitance between the Hetu and the Sadhya
Q9 In the context of Anumana, what does ‘Sadhya’ refer to?
a) The proposition to be proven
b) The reason or cause
c) The universal concomitance
d) The example
Answer: a) The proposition to be proven
Q10 In Nyaya philosophy, which term refers to the inferential sign or the reason in Anumana?
a) Pratijna
b) Hetu
c) Drshtanta
d) Upadhi
Answer: b) Hetu
