Which of the following pairs (School of Thought – Proponent) is correctly matched?

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Correct — C, Nyaya – Gautama. The Nyaya school of logic and epistemology was founded by the sage Gautama (also called Akshapada Gautama), author of the Nyaya Sutras. This is the only correctly matched pair in the options; the other three attach a founder to the wrong school.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Wrong on both counts — Uttara Mimamsa (Vedanta) was propounded by Badarayana (Vyasa); Kapila is the founder of the Samkhya school.  (b) Wrong — (Purva) Mimamsa was founded by Jaimini; Kanada is the founder of the Vaisheshika school.  (d) Wrong — Vaisheshika was founded by Kanada; Patanjali is the founder of the Yoga school.

Concept: The six orthodox (astika) schools of Indian philosophy — the Shad Darshanas — form three traditional pairs with their founding sages: Nyaya (Gautama) and Vaisheshika (Kanada); Samkhya (Kapila) and Yoga (Patanjali); Purva Mimamsa (Jaimini) and Uttara Mimamsa/Vedanta (Badarayana). Only the Nyaya–Gautama pairing among the options is intact.

State PCS 2023 Q148 — Art & Culture PYQ with Answer

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