Which of the following is true of the Subsidiary Alliance System of 1798 under the British rule?
A. The British would be responsible for protecting their ally.
B. In the territory of the ally, a British armed contingent would be stationed.
C. The British would provide resources for maintaining this contingent.
D. The ally could enter into agreements with other Indian rulers.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B only
A. The British would be responsible for protecting their ally. Correct. 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. Correct. This was one of the terms: a British armed contingent would be stationed in the ally’s territory.
C. The British would provide resources for maintaining this contingent. Incorrect. It was the other way round: the ally would have to provide the resources for maintaining this contingent.
D. The ally could enter into agreements with other Indian rulers. Incorrect. The ally was not free to do so: it could enter into agreements with other rulers or engage in warfare only with the permission of the British.
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