Question

What was the Subsidiary Alliance system?

• A. It was a system in which Indian rulers accepted the dominance of the East India Company in return for money.
• B. It was a system in which Indian rulers accepted the dominance of the company in return of protection from them.
• C. It was a system in which Indian rulers accepted the dominance of the company in return of extra territory.
• D. It was a system in which Indian rulers accepted the dominance of other rulers in return of protection from them.

Answer 1

The correct option is B It was a system in which Indian rulers accepted the dominance of the company in return of protection from them.

The Subsidiary Alliance system compelled Indian rulers to accept the East India Company’s dominance over themselves in return for the Company’s promises to protect them against others. The first ruler of the Subsidiary Alliance was the Nizam of Hyderabad.