Why Did Indian Nationalism in the Late Nineteenth and Early

Multiple Choice

Why did Indian nationalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries pose a different challenge to British rule than had the 1857 Indian Rebellion?

A) The nationalist leaders imagined an Indian national community that encompassed the whole of British India rather than defending local identities.
B) The nationalists' anarchic beliefs meant that their actions could not often be predicted.
C) The nationalists had much stronger ties to India's peasant majority than had the 1857 rebels.
D) The nationalists relied on religious symbolism, which the 1857 rebels had ignored.