Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Rebels and the Raj

Question:
How many statements are correct among the given statements in relation to the Subsidiary Alliance of 1798?
i) The British would not be responsible for protecting their ally from external and internal threats to their power.
ii) In the territory of the ally, a British armed contingent would be stationed.
iii) The ally would have to provide the resources for maintaining this contingent.
iv) The ally was not needed to take permission from the Britishers to enter into agreements with other rulers or engage in warfare.
Options:
1
2
3
4
Correct Answer:
2
Explanation:
Subsidiary Alliance was a system devised by Lord Wellesley in 1798. All those who entered into such an alliance with the British had to accept certain terms and conditions: (a) The British would be responsible for protecting their ally from external and internal threats to their power. (b) In the territory of the ally, a British armed contingent would be stationed. (c) The ally would have to provide the resources for maintaining this contingent. (d) The ally could enter into agreements with other rulers or engage in warfare only with the permission of the British.