Given below are two statements:

Statement I: In the Aristotelian syllogism, the major term and the minor term stand apart in the premises though they are connected by the middle term with each other.
Statement II: In Nyaya syllogism, all the three terms stand synthesised in Upanaya.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct option is A

Both Statement I and Statement II are correct. In the Aristotelian syllogism, the major and minor terms do not directly relate to each other in the premises but are connected via the middle term. For example, in the syllogism "All men are mortal, Socrates is a man, therefore Socrates is mortal," "mortal" and "Socrates" are connected through the middle term "man."
Information Booster:
In Nyaya philosophy, Upanaya is the stage in syllogism where the general rule (middle term) is applied to the specific instance, thereby synthesizing the three terms.