Choose the correct statements out of the following:
A. Lord Dalhousie described Kingdom of Awadh as "a cherry will drop into our mouth one day."
B. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was Nawab of Awadh.
C. By the terms of Subsidiary Alliance, Nawab of Awadh had to strengthen the military forces on his own.
D. By the terms of Subsidiary Alliance, Nawab of Awadh was free to maintain law and order into the kingdom.
E. Due to Subsidiary Alliance, Nawab will no longer assert control over the chiefs and taluqdars.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, B, E only
A. Lord Dalhousie described Kingdom of Awadh as “a cherry will drop into our mouth one day.” Correct statement. 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, it was annexed.
B. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was Nawab of Awadh. Correct statement. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was the ruler of Awadh when it was annexed in 1856; he was dethroned and exiled to Calcutta.
C. By the terms of Subsidiary Alliance, Nawab of Awadh had to strengthen the military forces on his own. Incorrect statement. By the terms of the alliance, imposed on Awadh in 1801, the Nawab had to disband his military force and allow the British to position their troops within the kingdom.
D. By the terms of Subsidiary Alliance, Nawab of Awadh was free to maintain law and order into the kingdom. Incorrect statement. Deprived of his armed forces, the Nawab became increasingly dependent on the British to maintain law and order within the kingdom.
E. Due to Subsidiary Alliance, Nawab will no longer assert control over the chiefs and taluqdars. Correct statement. Without his army, the Nawab could no longer assert control over 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.… 2.2 ‘The life was gone out of the body’ … Here, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was dethroned and exiled to Calcutta on the plea that the region was being misgoverned.…” |