Question

Choose the correct statement(s) regarding the system of Subsidiary Alliance.

• A. Indian rulers under this system should dissolve their own armed forces and accept British forces in their territory.
• B. The Indian state could not enter into any political connection with another Indian state without British approval.
• C. The Indian state could not enter into any alliance with any other foreign power.
• D. The British would protect the Indian states against any foreign attack or internal revolt.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C), (D)

The British would protect the Indian states against any foreign attack or internal revolt.

Features of the Subsidiary Alliance Treaty are:

-An Indian ruler entering into Subsidiary Alliance with the British had to dissolve his own armed forces and accept British forces in his territory.

-He also had to pay for the British army’s maintenance. If he failed to make the payment, a portion of his territory would be taken away and ceded to the British.

-The British would protect the Indian state against any foreign attack or internal revolt.

-The Indian state could not enter into any alliance with any other foreign power.

-The Indian state could also not enter into any political connection with another Indian state without British approval.