Certain features of Subsidiary Alliance are given below. Choose the correct options:
A. The system was devised by Lord Wellesley.
B. It was an alliance with the British.
C. The ally could enter into agreement or engage in warfare freely.
D. The ally will get the resources from the British for maintaining this contingent.
E. The British were responsible for protecting their ally from external and internal threats.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B, E only
A. The system was devised by Lord Wellesley. Correct. The Subsidiary Alliance was a system devised by Lord Wellesley in 1798.
B. It was an alliance with the British. Correct. Those who entered into it made an alliance with the British and had to accept certain terms and conditions.
C. The ally could enter into agreement or engage in warfare freely. Incorrect. The ally could enter into agreements with other rulers or engage in warfare only with the permission of the British, not freely.
D. The ally will get the resources from the British for maintaining this contingent. Incorrect. It was the other way round: a British armed contingent was stationed in the ally’s territory, and the ally had to provide the resources for maintaining it.
E. The British were responsible for protecting their ally from external and internal threats. Correct. This was the first of the terms: the British would be responsible for protecting their ally from external and internal threats to their power.
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