Multiple choice

Who among the following did not accept the Subsidiary Alliance?

  1. the Nizam of Hyderabad

  2. The Scindia of Gwalior

  3. The Rajput States of Jodhpur, Jaipur and Bharatpur

  4. The Holkar state of Indore
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Explanation

The Holkar state of Indore, under Ahilyabai Holkar and later rulers, did not accept the Subsidiary Alliance system introduced by Lord Wellesley. While the Nizam of Hyderabad, Scindia of Gwalior, and several Rajput states (including Jodhpur, Jaipur, and Bharatpur) accepted the alliance, the Holkars along with the Bhonsles of Nagpur resisted this British policy that effectively made states British protectorates.

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