alleryStart learning →On his first ride into the city, Siddhartha was anguished on seeing:
AA burning royal grain store
BAn old man, a sick man and a corpse
CA defeated army limping home
DA market being openly robbed
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. An old man, a sick man and a corpse
1. His charioteer took him beyond the palace walls.
2. He saw an old man, a sick man and a corpse.
3. He realised decay and death were inevitable.
_Source: syllabus History, Theme 4 'Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings' (lehs104)_
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