With reference to the Satavahana Rulers which of the following statement/s is/are true?1.The Satavahana Kings were the nurtures of Prakrit language.2.Public aspect of the arts got more encouragement during the Satavahana period.Select the correct answer using the codes given below. Codes:

1. A

   Only 1

   (a) Only 1. Statement 1 is true—Satavahana kings patronised Prakrit (Nasik–Naneghat inscriptions, Gatha Saptasati)—but statement 2 is also true, so ‘only 1’ drops a valid limb.

2. B

   Both 1 and 2

   (b) Both 1 and 2. Satavahanas used Prakrit as a public language of grants and literature, and their age encouraged popular Buddhist art at Amaravati, Nagarjunakonda and stupa sites. Both statements hold; that is the official key.

3. C

   Only 2

   (c) Only 2. This keeps the art statement and wrongly discards Prakrit patronage.

4. D

   Neither 1 nor 2

   (d) Neither 1 nor 2. Both limbs are standard Deccan history, so neither-false is wrong.

Summary. Official key is (b) Both 1 and 2. Satavahana epigraphy and Hala’s Gatha Saptasati show Prakrit nurture. Amaravati sculpture shows a public, popular Buddhist art, not only courtly Sanskrit forms. Dropping either statement is therefore wrong. Neighbouring Deccan facts include Gautamiputra Satakarni and the conflict with the Western Kshatrapas.