Read the following lines and answer the question that follows by choosing the correct option :

I felt myself dwarfed standing next to the majestic Emperor Asoka. Asoka led two lives, one as a ruthless conqueror and the other as a compassionate ruler. The man I stood beside was the one who had just returned from conquest. But victory had been obtained at a heavy cost: the battle of Kalinga claimed the lives of at least 300,000 people and an equal number were wounded. I saw everyone looking at Asoka who fell on his knees and removed his armour and crown. His face was pale, reflecting the death surrounding him. He looked at the sky. He saw the bright cool moon shining and God's grace pouring down on mother earth. And he looked down at the horror he had created, making blood flow everywhere. In that moment of beauty and horror - the silver moonlight and the suffering and pain on the ground, when Nature itself seemed to speak out against what he had wrought, Ahimsa Dharma was born. Emperor Asoka embraced God's command to propagate love for human beings through this doctrine.

How did the changes in Ashoka manifest themselves ?

(A) rejoices at the horrors of the war
(B) realises the futility of war
(C) realises beauty of nature is in a stark contrast to bloodshed
(D) through the birth of Ahimsa
(E) realises nature is mocking

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(B), (C), (D) Only

Among the options, the one that accurately reflects how Ashoka's changes manifested themselves is: (B), (C), (D) Only.

Here's why the other options are incorrect:

• (A): The passage explicitly states Ashoka's remorse and horror at the war's cost, not rejoicing.
• (E): The nature imagery in the passage contrasts the beauty of the moonlight with the ugliness of bloodshed, but it doesn't suggest nature "mocking" Ashoka.

Only options (B), (C), and (D) accurately capture the changes in Ashoka:

• (B): Realizing the futility of war due to its devastating consequences is a key turning point for him.
• (C): The stark contrast between the peaceful moonlight and the battlefield's brutality triggers his self-reflection and conversion.
• (D): The birth of Ahimsa Dharma, emphasizing non-violence and love, signifies the concrete manifestation of his transformation.