Choose the incorrect statements regarding the ‘Subsidiary Alliance System’.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Nawabs and local rulers were allowed to keep their own army as well.
The ally had to accept a British armed contingent in its territory and pay for it. When the alliance was imposed on Awadh in 1801, the Nawab had to disband his military force.
Option (1) Subsidiary Alliance was the strategy of the British to acquire more territories in India. — Correct statement. The conquest of Awadh happened in stages: the alliance imposed in 1801 left the Nawab dependent on the British, and in 1856 the kingdom was annexed.
Option (2) Under this system, the British would be responsible for the internal and external protection of Indian rulers. — Correct statement. The British would be responsible for protecting their ally from external and internal threats to its power.
Option (3) Nawabs and local rulers were allowed to keep their own army as well. — Incorrect statement. The ally could not keep its own army; the Nawab of Awadh had to disband his military force.
Option (4) Nawabs were dependent on the British Army for their protection. — Correct statement. Deprived of his armed forces, the Nawab became increasingly dependent on the British to maintain law and order.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 ‘A cherry that will drop into our mouth one day’ … The conquest happened in stages. The Subsidiary Alliance had been imposed on Awadh in 1801. By the terms of this alliance the Nawab had to disband his military force, allow the British to position their troops within the kingdom, and act in accordance with the advice of the British Resident who was now to be attached to the court. Deprived of his armed forces, the Nawab became increasingly dependent on the British to maintain law and order within the kingdom. He could no longer assert control over the rebellious chiefs and taluqdars.…”
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