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Unit 6 · Logical Reasoning Paper 1 · 3 January 2026 Evening

"The sky-lotus is fragrant, because it has lotusness in it like a natural lotus", commits the fallacy (hetvabhasa) of:"आकाश-कमल सुगंधित है, क्योंकि उसमें प्राकृतिक कमल की भाँति कमलत्व है" – इसमें कौन-सा हेत्वाभास है?

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Correct answer: A. Asiddhaअसिद्ध

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The subject (paksa) 'sky-lotus' does not exist, so the reason cannot be established in it. This is Asiddha (specifically asrayasiddha – the unproved reason whose locus is unreal).पक्ष 'आकाश-कमल' का अस्तित्व ही नहीं है, इसलिए हेतु उसमें सिद्ध नहीं हो सकता। यह असिद्ध हेत्वाभास है (विशेषतः आश्रयासिद्ध – जिसका आश्रय असत् हो)।

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