Why were officials traders and schools different but connected targets in the Bastar rebellion?

Correct answer: They represented interconnected colonial rule, economic exploitation and socio-cultural intervention

Officials represented colonial administration and forest laws; traders were associated with economic exploitation and indebtedness; and schools symbolised colonial influence and socio-cultural change. Thus, though different institutions, they were connected targets because they represented the same oppressive colonial order. Option B is incorrect because traders and schools were not Forest Department staff or offices. Exam tip: link such targets to administrative, economic and cultural control.