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Newspapers published articles on massacres and the oppressive rule of the British throughout the Indian subcontinent. It also discussed how the British were economically exploiting India. What can be inferred from these two sentences?

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People read newspapers and were literate.
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Newspapers spread only negative news which was not good for the nation.
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People learnt about the ill-treatment by the British and how they were looting the nation.
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British did not bother about the newspapers.
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The correct option is C People learnt about the ill-treatment by the British and how they were looting the nation.
Newspapers published articles on massacres and the oppressive rule of the British throughout the Indian subcontinent. They also informed people about the British economically exploiting India. People learnt about the deeds of the British government and the way they were draining Indian wealth. These were instrumental in mobilising the people to protest against the atrocities of the British government.

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