Place the statement/events in sequence with regard to the expansion of democracy in Nepal.

(A) The Maoist of Nepal were successful in spreading their influence in many parts of Nepal

(B) The king was forced to restore the House of Representative

(C) Nepal became a democratic republic after abolishing the Monarchy

(D) The king accepted the demand for a new democratic constitution

(E) The king abolished the parliament and dismissed the government.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A), (D), (B), (C), (E)

(2) (D), (A), (E), (B), (C)

(3) (C), (D), (E), (B), (A)

(4) (B), (C), (A), (D), (E)

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The king accepted the demand for a new democratic constitution in 1990, in the wake of a strong pro-democracy movement. However, democratic governments had a short and troubled career. During the nineties, the Maoists of Nepal were successful in spreading their influence in many parts of Nepal. They believed in armed insurrection against the monarch and the ruling elite. This led to a violent conflict between the Maoist guerrillas and the armed forces of the king. For some time, there was a triangular conflict among the monarchist forces, the democrats and the Maoists. In 2002, the king abolished the parliament and dismissed the government, thus ending even the limited democracy that existed in Nepal. In April 2006, there were massive, countrywide, pro-democracy protests. The struggling pro-democracy forces achieved their first major victory when the king was forced to restore the House of Representatives that had been dissolved in April 2002. The largely non-violent movement was led by the Seven Party Alliance (SPA), the Maoists and social activists.

In 2008, the monarchy was abolished and Nepal became a Federal Democratic Republic.