Identify the correct statements regarding the 'Subsidiary Alliance' system:
(A) The system was devised by Lord Wellesley in 1793.
(B) The British would be responsible for the protection of their allies.
(C) Protection would be from both external and internal threats.
(D) A British armed contingent would be stationed in the territory of the allies.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B), (C) and (D) only
(A) The system was devised by Lord Wellesley in 1793. Incorrect. Subsidiary Alliance was a system devised by Lord Wellesley in 1798, not in 1793.
(B) The British would be responsible for the protection of their allies. Correct. Every ally had to accept that the British would be responsible for protecting it.
(C) Protection would be from both external and internal threats. Correct. The British would protect their ally from external and internal threats to its power.
(D) A British armed contingent would be stationed in the territory of the allies. Correct. A British armed contingent would be stationed in the territory of the ally, and the ally had to provide the resources for maintaining it.
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