Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

In ______, a Subsidiary Alliance system was imposed on Awadh by the British.

Options:

1828

1801

1814

1809

Correct Answer:

1801

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2- 1801

The British imposed the Subsidiary Alliance system on Awadh in 1801.

The Subsidiary Alliance system was a treaty system that the British East India Company used to establish its control over Indian states. Under the system, Indian states were required to maintain a British force within their borders and to pay for its upkeep. The states were also prohibited from having any relations with other foreign powers without the British consent.