Question

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Subsidiary Alliance system introduced by Lord Wellesley?

• A. The state was to provide for the army or give away provinces with equivalent income to the EIC.
• B. There were to be two English representatives
  in the state assembly.
• C. The state was not supposed to wage wars or sign treaties with other states.
• D. The East India Company (EIC) was to provide a trained army to the accepting state.

Answer 1

The correct option is B There were to be two English representatives

in the state assembly.
Solution: Option D - There were to be two English representatives in the state assembly.

Explanation:

• Lord Wellesley introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system in India.
• The conditions of this system were as follows:
  • The East India Company (EIC) was to provide a trained army to the state. The state, in return, was to provide for the army or give away provinces with equivalent income to the EIC.
  • The state was not supposed to wage wars or sign treaties with other states.
  • There was to be one English representative in the state assembly.