Which of the following were terms of the Subsidiary Alliance?
(A) The British would be responsible for protecting their ally from external and internal threats to their power.
(B) The British would provide the resources for maintaining the armed contingent stationed in the ally's territory.
(C) The ally could enter into agreements with other rulers only with the permission of the British.
(D) In the territory of the ally, a British armed contingent would be stationed.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, C and D only
(A) The British would be responsible for protecting their ally from external and internal threats to their power. — Correct. Protection of the ally from external and internal threats was the first term of the alliance.
(B) The British would provide the resources for maintaining the armed contingent stationed in the ally's territory. — Incorrect. The cost is reversed here. The ally had to provide the resources for maintaining the British contingent.
(C) 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, or go to war, only with British permission.
(D) In the territory of the ally, a British armed contingent would be stationed. — Correct. A British armed contingent was stationed in the ally's territory. This is how British troops came to be posted inside Awadh.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 “A cherry that will drop into our mouth one day” … “Wellesley in 1798. All those who entered into such an alliance with the British had to accept certain terms and conditions: (a) 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. (c) The ally would have to provide the resources for maintaining this contingent. (d) The ally could enter into agreements with other rulers or engage in warfare only with the permission of the British.” |