What is clear from the Tsar keeping the Duma weak?

Correct answer: He did not want to give up real power

The direct answer is A: the Tsar did not want to surrender real power. The Duma was created as a representative body after pressure for reform, but the Tsar restricted its authority, dissolved it when necessary, and kept ministers responsible mainly to himself. This shows that he accepted limited reform without accepting genuine popular control. Option A is correct because weakening the Duma protected autocratic rule. Option B is wrong because complete democracy would require an effective elected legislature and accountable government. Option C is wrong because controlling the Duma did not make the Tsar a Bolshevik; Bolsheviks opposed his rule. Option D is wrong because the Duma was not a peasant council run by the Tsar. The fact chain is: reform pressure, Duma created, powers restricted, Tsar retained authority, therefore autocracy continued. Exam cue: a weak legislature plus unchecked ruler means limited reform, not full democracy.