Multiple choice general knowledge history

Subsidiary Alliance system was introduced by –

  1. Lord Dalhousie

  2. Lord Wellesley

  3. Lord Cornwallis

  4. Lord Curzon

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Lord Wellesley (Governor-General from 1798-1805) introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system to bring Indian states under British control without war. Lord Dalhousie introduced Doctrine of Lapse, Lord Cornwallis introduced Permanent Settlement, and Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal in 1905.