Which of the following statements are incorrect regarding the ‘Subsidiary Alliance’ system:
(A) It was a system devised by Lord William Bentinck in 1798.
(B) The Alliance was imposed on Awadh in 1801.
(C) In the territory of the ally, a French armed contingent would be stationed.
(D) The native ruler would be responsible for protecting their kingdom 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), (C) and (D) only
(A) It was a system devised by Lord William Bentinck in 1798. Incorrect statement. The Subsidiary Alliance was devised by Lord Wellesley in 1798, not by Lord William Bentinck.
(B) The Alliance was imposed on Awadh in 1801. Correct statement. The Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by Wellesley in Awadh in 1801.
(C) In the territory of the ally, a French armed contingent would be stationed. Incorrect statement. A British armed contingent was stationed in the ally’s territory, and the ally had to provide the resources for maintaining it.
(D) The native ruler would be responsible for protecting their kingdom from external and internal threats. Incorrect statement. Under the alliance, the British were responsible for protecting their ally from external and internal threats to its power.
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