INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is associated with Lord Wellesley, the Governor General of India from 1798 to 1805?
A
Doctrine of Lapse
B
Subsidiary Alliance
C
First Mysore War
D
Conquest of Rajputana
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: –The subsidiary alliance in India was planned by Lord Wellesley, the Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805.-The Subsidiary Alliance was a treaty between the British East India Company and the princely Indian states, which forced the Indian kingdoms to surrender their authority to the English.

Detailed explanation-2: -The doctrine of subsidiary alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley, British Governor-General in India from 1798 to 1805.

Detailed explanation-3: -Subsidiary Alliance System was first introduced by the French East India Company Governor Joseph Francois Dupleix. It was later used by Lord Wellesley who was the Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805. Early in his governorship, Lord Wellesley adopted a policy of non-intervention in the princely states.

Detailed explanation-4: -The doctrine of subsidiary alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley. Under the subsidiary alliance system, the ruler of the allying Indian State was compelled to accept the permanent stationing of a British force within his territory and to pay a subsidy for its maintenance.

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