Question

Read the following passage and answers the question that follows.

One story known as the Gandatindu Jataka describes the plight of the subjects of a wicked king. These included elderly women and men, cultivators herders, village boys and even animals. When the king in disguise to find out what his subjects thought of him. Each one of them cursed him for their miseries, complaining that they were attacked by robbers at night and by tax collectors during the day. To escape from this situation, people abandoned their villages and went to live in the forest.

What were the possible reasons behind their plight?

Options

• They were living in abject conditions and in insecurity.

• There was no one to hear their complaints and see their suffering.

• They were living in abject conditions and in insecurity and there was no one to hear their complaints and see their suffering.

• Neither they were living in abject conditions and in insecurity nor there was no one to hear their complaints and see their suffering.

Answer 1

They were living in abject conditions and in insecurity and there was no one to hear their complaints and see their suffering.

Explanation:

The following are the causes for their predicament:

1. They were living in deplorable circumstances and in fear.
2. There was no one to listen to their complaints or to witness their misery.
3. As a result of their misery, the people became hostile. Robbers frequently targeted them at night. Tax collectors used to come to bother them and collect extra taxes imposed on them back in the day.

To defend themselves from the king, the people were compelled to abandon their homes and live in the wilderness.