Military commanders advising the Tsar to abdicate shows what kind of political situation?

Both the legitimacy and control of the Tsar were in serious crisis

The governing concept is the collapse of political authority during the February Revolution. A ruler can continue formally only when the army, administration, and political institutions obey him. When senior military commanders advised Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate, they were signalling that he had lost effective support even within the state machinery. This meant that his legitimacy and practical control were both failing. Therefore, option B is correct. Option A says the opposite of the historical situation. Option C is incorrect because the Soviets had not been abolished, and option D is irrelevant because the Duma had not won a war. The commanders’ advice helped make abdication unavoidable and marked the end of Romanov rule.

This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution. Topic: The February Revolution in Petrograd.