Previous Year Question
Which one of the following pairs does not form part of the six systems of Indian philosophy?
A.
Mimamsa and Vedanta
B.
Nyaya and Vaisheshika
C.
Lokayata and Kapalika
D.
Samkhya and Yoga
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
The six orthodox systems of Indian philosophy are Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Samkhya, Yoga, Mimamsa and Vedanta.
Therefore, Mimamsa–Vedanta, Nyaya–Vaisheshika and Samkhya–Yoga consist entirely of systems included among the six.
Lokayata, also known as Charvaka, was an Indian materialist and heterodox philosophical system. It was not included among the six systems that accepted the authority of the Vedas.
Kapalika was a Tantric sectarian tradition associated with Shaivism; it was also not one of the six philosophical systems.