Question

Why was king Birendra killed?
A. He was against to restore the democracy in Nepal
B. He accepted the transition of absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy
C. He took the advantage of democracy's weaknesses
D. He supported the Maoists in Nepal

Answer 1

Hint:
On June 1, 2001, King Birendra was shot by his own son Crown Prince Dipendra. Deependra also killed Queen Aiswarya, Prince Nirajan, Princess Shruti, and five other members of the royal family.

Complete answer:
On 1st June 2001, crown prince Dipendra killed Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, the king of Nepal at that time. After the murder of the king and other members of the royal family, Dipendra turned the gun on himself too. Then he died after three days of the incident.
After the death of Dipendra Bir Bikram Dev, his uncle Prince Gyanendra was the acting monarch. He was officially made King of Nepal on June 4. His first official statement as Regent declared about the sudden burst of machine-gun fire. Due to this fire the entire family was killed. According to him, it was merely an accident.
Nepal witnessed the extraordinary popular movement during April 2006. The movement was aimed at restoring democracy in Nepal. Although Nepal has had democracy since 1990. King Birendra, accepted easily the transition from absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy for the betterment of Nepal. He was killed in that mysterious massacre of the royal family.

The correct option is B.

Note:
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was born December 28, 1945, at Kathmandu, Nepal. He died on June 1, 2001. He ruled Nepal from 1972 to 2001. He was 10th in the line of monarchs in the Shah Dev family.