They kept people afraid for their lives and of that of their loved ones. SO if they were afraid they would not speak out against the government.
I might think the answer is Indian nationalism developed as a concept during the Indian independence movement which campaigned for independence from British rule. Indian nationalism is an instance of territorial nationalism, which is inclusive of all of the people of India, despite their diverse ethnic, linguistic and religious backgrounds.
I would say it is false that t<span>he need to keep records of taxes led to the development of a written number system, if this is a true/false question.</span>
(a) is the answer in studying this actually!