UGC NET Indian logic (Nyaya) Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 16 previous-year questions on Indian logic (Nyaya) from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 6: Logical Reasoning, drawn from 14 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2024–2026). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Indian logic (Nyaya)
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Kevalanvayi inference | 2 |
| Vyapti | 2 |
| The five-membered syllogism | 1 |
| Members and terms of the syllogism | 1 |
| Hetvabhasa | 1 |
| Vyapti and upadhi | 1 |
| Hetvabhasa (fallacies of the middle term) | 1 |
| Pramanas (means of knowledge) | 1 |
| Types of inference | 1 |
| Pramanas accepted by Nyaya | 1 |
| Asadharana -- middle term too narrow | 1 |
| Savyabhichara -- irregular middle | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Indian logic (Nyaya) appears in 14 of 87 papers (16%), which JRFSmart rates as medium frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : As per classical Indian School of Logic the argument "All knowable objects are nameable; the pot is a knowable object. Therefore the…
Which of the following Pramanas (valid means of knowledge) are accepted by Nyaya school of philosophy?
As per classical Indian school of logic, which of the following arguments are/is fallacious because it has a middle term which is too narrow ? A. The hill has smoke because it has fire. B. Fire is cold because it is a substance. C. Sound is quality because…
As per classical Indian School of logic which of the following arguments involve irregular middle ? A. The hill has fire because it is knowable B. Wherever there is fire, there is smoke C. Sound is eternal because it is produced D. All things are…
According to ancient Indian logic (Nyaya), which of the following means of knowledge (pramana) is defined as arising from sense-object contact (indriya-sannikarsha) ?
According to the Classical Indian School of Logic, which of the following instruments is based on the relation of invariable concomitance between two events or objects?
Which of the following arguments is fallacious according to Classical Indian School of Logic (Nyaya) because it is based on conditional (sopadhika) concomitance (vyapti)?
Match List - I with List - II : LIST-I A. Asiddha B. Badhita C. Viruddha D. Savyabhicharra LIST-II I. Irrelevant middle term II. Unproven middle term III. Contrary middle term IV. Contradicted middle term Choose the correct answer from the options given…
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