GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Indian Philosophy ‘pramana’ means
A
oath
B
measurement
C
assurance
D
source of knowledge
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -pramana, (Sanskrit: “measure”) in Indian philosophy, the means by which one obtains accurate and valid knowledge (prama, pramiti) about the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Therefore, upamana is the sources of knowledge (pramana) in classical Indian philosophy that is based on the similarity of the unobserved object with a known object.

Detailed explanation-3: -Knowledge inference refers to acquiring new knowledge from existing facts based on certain rules and constraints. One way of representing these rules and constraints is through the use of logic rules, formally known as knowledge representation.

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