UGC NET Philosophy Q29

Question

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Classical Indian Logicians (Naiyāyikas) recommend the use of the negative modal or counter-factual conditional (tarka) to fortify or confirm the major premise.
Statement II: Naiyāyikas accept tarka as a valid independent source of knowledge.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Accepted Answer

Statement I is true but Statement II is false