Consider the following statements 1 The subsidiary alliance system was started by Lord Wellesley 2 T...........

Modern Indian History Viceroys and Governor Generals

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Consider the following statements:

1.The subsidiary alliance system was started by Lord Wellesley

2.The first ruler to join it was Nizam of Hyderabad.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

The Subsidiary Alliance System was “Non-Intervention Policy” used by Lord Wellesley who was the Governor-General (1798-1805) to establish British Empire in India. According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army. The Nizam of Hyderabad was the first to accept a well-framed subsidiary alliance. After the Third Anglo-Maratha War, Maratha ruler Baji Rao II also accepted a subsidiary alliance. Hence both statements are correct.