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Correct Answer: Option (D) — The complete disruption of the old agrarian order of the tribal communities
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedWhile options (a), (b), and (c) were specific contributing grievances, the overarching common denominator driving virtually all 19th-century tribal uprisings was the total destruction and disruption of their traditional agrarian, economic, and social systems. The influx of outsiders (dikus), erosion of collective landownership systems (like Khuntkatti), forest reservation laws, and imposition of alien colonial laws destabilized tribal society as a whole.
When multiple options describe valid individual grievances, choose the broadest overarching root cause that encapsulates all other factors.
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