Which of the following statements is/are correct about Subsidiary Alliance:
(A) It was devised by Lord Dalhousie in 1798
(B) The British would be responsible for protecting their ally from external and internal threats
(C) In the territory of the ally, a British Christian missionary was to be stationed
(D) The ally could enter into agreements with other rulers only with the permission of the British
(E) The ally could enter into war without taking permission from the British.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B) and (D) only
The Subsidiary Alliance was a system by which a ruler allied to the British accepted British protection and British control at the same time.
(A) It was devised by Lord Dalhousie in 1798 Incorrect. It was devised by Lord Wellesley in 1798. Dalhousie was the Governor General who annexed Awadh in 1856.
(B) The British would be responsible for protecting their ally from external and internal threats Correct. This was the first term of the alliance: the British protected the ally from external and internal threats to his power.
(C) In the territory of the ally, a British Christian missionary was to be stationed Incorrect. What was stationed in the ally’s territory was a British armed contingent, and the ally had to pay for its upkeep.
(D) The ally could enter into agreements with other rulers only with the permission of the British Correct. The ally could make agreements with other rulers only with the permission of the British.
(E) The ally could enter into war without taking permission from the British Incorrect. The same term covered war: the ally could engage in warfare only with the permission of the British.
NCERT (2026-27): “Subsidiary Alliance … Subsidiary Alliance was a system devised by Lord Wellesley in 1798. All those who entered into such an alliance with the British had to accept certain terms and conditions:
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