Identify the correct statements regarding the Subsidiary Alliance System.
A. The British would be responsible for the protection of the ally.
B. British armed contingent would be stationed in the territory of the ally.
C. The ally would have to provide the resources for maintaining the British contingent.
D. The ally could enter into agreements with other rulers without the permission of the British.
E. This system was devised by Lord Warren Hastings.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A, B, C only
A. The British would be responsible for the protection of the ally. Correct. The British would be responsible for protecting their ally from external and internal threats to their power.
B. British armed contingent would be stationed in the territory of the ally. Correct. In the territory of the ally, a British armed contingent would be stationed.
C. The ally would have to provide the resources for maintaining the British contingent. Correct. The ally would have to provide the resources for maintaining this contingent.
D. The ally could enter into agreements with other rulers without the permission of the British. Incorrect. The ally could enter into agreements with other rulers or engage in warfare only with the permission of the British.
E. This system was devised by Lord Warren Hastings. Incorrect. Subsidiary Alliance was a system devised by Lord Wellesley in 1798, not by Warren Hastings.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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