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Match List-I with List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) Resident	(I) A kingdom is formally taken into the British Empire and its ruler is removed from the throne.
(B) Subsidiary Alliance	(II) Rebellious local magnates whom a Nawab without his own armed forces can no longer control.
(C) Annexation	(III) A British officer attached to the court of a state not under direct British rule, whose advice the ruler must follow.
(D) Taluqdars	(IV) A ruler disbands his own army and allows British troops to be stationed within his kingdom.

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Resident	(III) A British officer attached to the court of a state not under direct British rule, whose advice the ruler must follow.	The Resident was the Governor General's representative living in a state not under direct British rule. Under the alliance the Nawab had to <strong>act on the Resident's advice</strong>.
(B) Subsidiary Alliance	(IV) A ruler disbands his own army and allows British troops to be stationed within his kingdom.	Under the Subsidiary Alliance imposed on Awadh in 1801, the Nawab had to <strong>disband his military force</strong> and let British troops be stationed in the kingdom.
(C) Annexation	(I) A kingdom is formally taken into the British Empire and its ruler is removed from the throne.	Annexation means formal takeover. Awadh was <strong>formally annexed in 1856</strong> and Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was dethroned.
(D) Taluqdars	(II) Rebellious local magnates whom a Nawab without his own armed forces can no longer control.	Taluqdars were powerful local landholders. Once the Nawab lost his army, <strong>he could no longer control</strong> the rebellious chiefs and taluqdars.

NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 “A cherry that will drop into our mouth one day”
In 1851 Governor General Lord Dalhousie described the kingdom of Awadh as “a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day”. Five years later, in 1856, the kingdom was formally annexed to the British Empire. The conquest happened in stages. The Subsidiary Alliance had been imposed on Awadh in 1801. By the terms of this alliance the Nawab had to disband his military force, allow the British to position their troops within the kingdom, and act in accordance with the advice of the British Resident who was now to be attached to the court. Deprived of his armed forces, the Nawab became increasingly dependent on the British to maintain law and order within the kingdom. He could no longer assert control over the rebellious chiefs and taluqdars.”

Match List-I with List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) Resident	(I) A kingdom is formally taken into the British Empire and its ruler is removed from the throne.
(B) Subsidiary Alliance	(II) Rebellious local magnates whom a Nawab without his own armed forces can no longer control.
(C) Annexation	(III) A British officer attached to the court of a state not under direct British rule, whose advice the ruler must follow.
(D) Taluqdars	(IV) A ruler disbands his own army and allows British troops to be stationed within his kingdom.

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Resident	(III) A British officer attached to the court of a state not under direct British rule, whose advice the ruler must follow.	The Resident was the Governor General's representative living in a state not under direct British rule. Under the alliance the Nawab had to <strong>act on the Resident's advice</strong>.
(B) Subsidiary Alliance	(IV) A ruler disbands his own army and allows British troops to be stationed within his kingdom.	Under the Subsidiary Alliance imposed on Awadh in 1801, the Nawab had to <strong>disband his military force</strong> and let British troops be stationed in the kingdom.
(C) Annexation	(I) A kingdom is formally taken into the British Empire and its ruler is removed from the throne.	Annexation means formal takeover. Awadh was <strong>formally annexed in 1856</strong> and Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was dethroned.
(D) Taluqdars	(II) Rebellious local magnates whom a Nawab without his own armed forces can no longer control.	Taluqdars were powerful local landholders. Once the Nawab lost his army, <strong>he could no longer control</strong> the rebellious chiefs and taluqdars.