Introduction To Indian Knowledge System1

Pramāṇa Worksheet
What could be the appropriate pramāṇa(s) for the following? (For the purposes of this
assignment, consider arthāpatti and anupalabdhi as separate pramāṇas)
1. Happiness
2. Heaven
3. Discovery of Monkey Pox virus
4. Existence of Monkey Pox virus in a person
5. Updates on Russia-Ukraine conflict
6. Hanuman identifying Sita
7. Solving Sudoku
8. Stress on a particular section of a beam.
9. Identifying an ‘egg plant’ in the market (having never seen it before).
10. That the external angle on a side of a triangle is equal to sum of the interior angles
on the opposite side.
11. That there is no star other than the sun in our solar system.
12. Operation in progress based on red light glowing outside the operation theatre.
13. The quality of a movie based on critics’ reviews.
14. The quality of a movie based on audience’s reviews.
15. Presence of salt in a dish.
16. Absence of salt in a dish.
17. Learning to play Call of Duty after playing Counter Strike.
18. A body remains at rest, or in motion at a constant speed in a straight line, unless
acted upon by a force (assume Classical Mechanism).
19. That the surface (of the table) is not flat.
20. Magnitude of current passing through the circuit.
21. Schrödinger's cat thought experiment to show the problems of the Copenhagen
interpretation of quantum mechanics.

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This worksheet has been prepared specifically for the course IK3002D, Introduction to Indian Knowledge
Systems, NIT Calicut, offered during odd semester of the academic year 2022-23. It is meant for internal
circulation only. Please contact the other before sharing externally. (R. Venkata Raghavan, Assistant Professor,
Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems, Chanakya University, Bengaluru.
raghavan.rv@chanakyauniversity.edu.in)
22. 1 + 1 = 2
23. Arrival of Summer based on seeing the blooming of Kannikkonna (Cassia Fistula,
Kondrai Pū)
24. That all metals expand on heating.
25. Finding if rice is cooked by tasting a few grains.