Read the following excerpt from the Prayaga Prashasti carefully and answer any three questions :This is an excerpt from the Prayaga Prashasti:He was without an antagonist on earth; he, by the overflowing of the multitude of (his) many good qualities adorned by hundreds of good actions, has wiped off the fame of other kings with the soles of (his) feet; (he is) Purusha (the Supreme Being), being the cause of the prosperity of the good and the destruction of the bad (he is) incomprehensible; (he is) one whose tender heart can be captured only by devotion and humility; (he is) possessed of compassion; (he is) the giver of many hundred-thousands of cows; (his) mind has received ceremonial initiation for the uplift of the miserable, the poor, the forlorn and the suffering; (he is) resplendent and embodied kindness to mankind; (he is) equal to (the gods) Kubera (the god of wealth), Varuna (the god of the ocean), Indra (the god of rains) and Yama (the god of death)…(a)This inscription is known as a prashasti because(i) it is composed in praise of its patron (ii) it is composed by a court poet (iii) it is treasured as an important account of its patron (iv) it is composed in Sanskrit(b) This excerpt mentions (he is) equal to (the Gods)……… This projects what element of kingship?(i) means of claiming high status by identifying with a variety of deities (ii) means of claiming themselves god like (iii) means of claiming a number of titles (iv) All of the above(c) Choose the correct option. Assertion(A) :He is possessed of compassion. Reason(R) : He is the giver of many hundred- thousand cows; his mind has received ceremonial initiation for the uplift of the miserable, the poor, the forlorn and the suffering… (i) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. (ii) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A. (iii) A is incorrect but R is correct. (iv) R is incorrect but A is correct.(d) Consider the following statements : (a) Histories of rulers have been reconstructed from literature, coins and inscriptions including prashastis like the one in the excerpt. (b) While historians often attempt to draw factual information from such a composition, those who composed and read them often treasured them as works of poetry rather than as accounts that were literally true. This excerpt is an example of such a case. Choose the correct option: (i) Both (a) and (b) are correct. (ii) Only (b) is correct.