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:

Both statements are true, so the answer is B. This is a question on Satavahana patronage, not on dynastic chronology.

• Statement 1 is correct. The Satavahanas made Prakrit the court and administrative language of their inscriptions. Nasik and Nanaghat records are in Prakrit, and Hala's Gathasaptashati, a Prakrit anthology, is attributed to the dynasty's circle.
• Statement 2 is correct. Satavahana rulers funded public and religious art on a large scale. Stupas at Amaravati and the rock-cut chaitya halls and viharas at Karla, Bhaja and Kanheri were built with their support, and the sculptural and architectural tradition that followed was rooted in this patronage.

The core concept is royal patronage shaping the material and linguistic culture of the Deccan. For Mains, this links to how trade routes and urban centres under the Satavahanas supported monastic and artistic expansion.

Trap: Aspirants often treat Prakrit as a mere spoken dialect and dismiss Statement 1, or they confuse Satavahana art with later Ikshvaku patronage at Nagarjunakonda and reject Statement 2.