Which tendency of colonial rule becomes clear by reading revenue and resource control together in the Bastar rebellion?

Correct answer: Extracting maximum benefit from the local economy

The direct answer is A: colonial rule sought to extract maximum benefit from the local economy. Revenue means income collected by the government, while resource control means authority over forests, land, labour, and products. When these are studied together, the pattern becomes clear: the state wanted taxes or other income and also wanted to control valuable forest resources and the people who worked around them. This could reduce local rights and increase exploitation. Option A is correct because it expresses this combined economic purpose. Option B is wrong because colonial policies generally restricted rather than returned all local rights. Option C is wrong because forests were regulated, not left completely free. Option D is wrong because village assemblies were not given final authority over colonial administration. The conclusion does not mean every policy had only one motive, but revenue and resource extraction were important tendencies. Memory cue: colonial forest policy often meant “control the resource, control the people, collect the gain.”