The correct answer is: a) Provide specific governance for tribal areas.
The Manipur State Hill Peoples (Administration) Regulation was passed alongside the Constitution Act in 1947 to provide specific governance for tribal areas in Manipur. The Regulation was designed to protect the rights of tribal peoples and to ensure that they had a say in their own affairs. It also established a system of administration for the tribal areas that was separate from the administration of the plains areas.
The Regulation was controversial at the time, and it has been amended several times since it was passed. However, it remains an important piece of legislation that protects the rights of tribal peoples in Manipur.
The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:
- Option b) is incorrect because the Regulation was not designed to suppress tribal autonomy movements. In fact, the Regulation was designed to protect the rights of tribal peoples and to ensure that they had a say in their own affairs.
- Option c) is incorrect because the Regulation did not cede territory to the British. The Regulation was passed after India gained independence from British rule, and it did not involve any cession of territory.
- Option d) is incorrect because the Regulation did not abolish the monarchy. The Regulation was passed in 1947, and the monarchy in Manipur was not abolished until 1950.