How did crop failures, epidemics, and wartime price rises together strengthen the ground for the national movement?

Correct answer: They spread resentment against the government by increasing people’s hardships

The governing concept is the connection between material hardship and political mobilisation. Crop failures reduced food availability, epidemics caused deaths and fear, and wartime inflation made essential goods more expensive. These problems affected ordinary people and weakened confidence in colonial administration. As suffering became widespread, nationalist leaders could connect local grievances with opposition to foreign rule. Option A is correct; the other options contradict the effects described.