Today, we consider Ashoka as a great ruler because of the copious evidence he left behind in the form of stone carved edicts. Historians tend to correlate greatness of a king at his time with the availability of evidence today.
Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above sentences?
Options:
(A) Emperors who do not leave significant sculpted evidence are completely forgotten.
(B) Ashoka produced stone carved edicts to ensure that later historians will respect him.
(C) Statues of kings are a reminder of their greatness.
(D) A king’s greatness, as we know him today, is interpreted by historians.
Official Answer Key:
D
Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation
• Logical deduction analysis:
• The passage explicitly states: “Historians tend to correlate greatness of a king at his time with the availability of evidence today.”
• This directly implies that the perception and assessment of a king’s greatness in modern times is mediated and interpreted by historians based on surviving empirical evidence.
• Distractor rationale: (A) is an extreme overstatement (“completely forgotten”); (B) attributes an unstated psychological motive to Ashoka; (C) talks about statues generally rather than the interpretive role of historians.
• Final Answer: (D) A king’s greatness, as we know him today, is interpreted by historians.
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