Multiple choice general knowledge

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 introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system in 1798 to expand British influence in India. Indian states accepting this lost their independence while maintaining a British army at their own cost. Lord Dalhousie is known for the Doctrine of Lapse.