The attack on police headquarters and soldiers' mutiny together expose which weakness of Tsarism?

Both the repressive machinery and military loyalty were breaking

Tsarism depended heavily on coercive institutions, especially the police and the army, to maintain autocratic rule. When protesters attacked symbols of police authority and soldiers mutinied or refused to obey orders, both major supports of the regime were weakening at the same time. This meant that the government could no longer rely confidently on force to suppress demonstrations. The events therefore revealed a breakdown of state control and military loyalty, making the continuation of Tsarist rule extremely difficult. Option A is correct. Option B reverses the evidence, option C is false because shortages continued, and option D is incorrect because the Duma did not simply end the popular movement.

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