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___________ was a weapon used by the British in India to rule over the Indian population.

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Communism
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Marxism
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Naxalism
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Communalism
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Solution

The correct option is D Communalism
The British's idea of dividing and ruling India was to capitalise on communalism. They believed that if Indians were divided on the basis of religion, it would be easier to govern individual factions of people.

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