Q10) Consider the following statements with respect to Subsidiary Alliance Policy of the British East India Company in India
i) The Native Indian states retained control over their foreign policy
ii) The British East India Company was able to exclude the influence of French from the Indian states
Which of the above is/are correct?

a) Only i

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b) Only ii

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c) Both i and ii

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d) Neither i nor ii

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Solution

The correct option is B b) Only ii
Ans.(b)
Subsidiary Alliance Policy was introduced by Lord Wellesley (Governor General from 1798-1805). If a native Indian state signed this policy, then it had to disband it’s army and allow British forces to be stationed inside it’s boundaries. Control over the state’s defence and foreign policies would be in the hands of British East India Company. Also, the states were required to expel all the Europeans except the English from their state. This helped the British to reduce the French influence over the Indian states

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Q. With reference to the history of Modern India, consider the following statements:

1.The policy of subsidiary alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley.
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(a) Danish East India Company, (b) Dutch East India Company, (c) French East India Company, (d) British Company Rule, (e) British East India Company, (f) British Imperial Rule and (g) Portuguese.

Arrange the above given list in order(first to last) of the European powers/rule that established control over regions of India.

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Consider the following statements:
1. The Charter Act 1853 abolished East India Companys monopoly of Indian trade.
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