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Multiple choice history traders to rulers (ii) dalhousie's policy of expansion and subsidiary alliance system the policy of subsidiary alliance and doctrine of lapse the subsidiary alliance anddoctrine of lapse

The provinces annexed through the Doctrine of Lapse were _______.

  1. Udaipur

  2. Oudh

  3. Jhansi

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation
Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousie as per which any princely state or territory under the British East India Company would automatically be annexed if the ruler died without a male heir. States annexed under this policy were:
1. The States of Satara (1848 AD)
2. Jaipur (1849 AD)
3. Sambhalpur (1849 AD)
4. Bahat (1850 A.D)
5. Udaipur (1852 AD)
6. Jhansi (1853 AD)
7. Nagpur (1854 AD)
8. Oudh (1856)
Multiple choice history traders to rulers (ii) dalhousie's policy of expansion and subsidiary alliance system the policy of subsidiary alliance and doctrine of lapse the subsidiary alliance anddoctrine of lapse

What was the Subsidiary Alliance System?

  1. An Indian ruler had to maintain British troops in his state

  2. The ruler had to give some of his territory or to pay for maintenance of troops

  3. The ruler could not fight or sign treaties with any other power

  4. British maintained a large army at the expense of the local rulers

  5. All of these
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The main principles of a subsidiary alliance were:

  1. An Indian ruler entering into a subsidiary alliance with the British had to accept British forces within his territory and also agreed to pay for their maintenance.
  2. The ruler would accept a British Resident in his state.
  3. An Indian ruler who entered into a subsidiary alliance would not enter into any further alliance with any other power, nor would he declare war against any power without the permission of the British.
  4. The ruler would not employ any Europeans other than the British, and if he were already doing so, he would dismiss them.
  5. In case of a conflict with any other state, he would agree the resolution decided upon by the British.
  6. The ruler would acknowledge the East India Company as the paramount power in India.
  7. In return for the ruler accepting its conditions, the Company undertook to protect the state from external dangers and internal disorders.
  8. If the Indian rulers failed to make the payments required by the alliance, then part of their territory was to be taken away as a penalty.

 

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Who was the first Indian ruler to enter into the Subsidiary Alliance System?

  1. The Nawab of Oudh

  2. The Nawab of Hyderbad

  3. The Nawab of Carnatic

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Nizam of Hyderabad was the first to enter into such an alliance. Tipu Sultan of Mysore refused to do so, but after the British victory in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, Mysore was forced to become a subsidiary state. The Nawab of Awadh was the next to accept the Subsidiary Alliance, in 1801. After the Third Anglo-Maratha War, the Maratha ruler Baji Rao II also accepted a subsidiary alliance. several states like: Hyderabad (1798 and 1800), Tanjore (1799), Awadh (1801), Bhonsle (1803), and Indore(1817) adopted this system.

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Why the native Indian rulers lost their prestige and dignity?

  1. Because of defeats in wars against British

  2. Because of the Subsidiary Alliance System

  3. Because of enmity with local people

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Because of the Subsidiary Alliance System, the native Indian rulers lost their prestige and dignity. As per the Subsidiary Alliance, an Indian ruler entering into a subsidiary alliance with the British had to accept British forces within his territory and also agree to pay for their maintenance.

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Who was forced by Lord Wellesley to accept the Subsidiary Alliance System?

  1. The Nawab of Hyderabad

  2. The Nawab of Carnatic

  3. The Nawab of Oudh

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

According to the terms of a subsidiary alliance, princely rulers were not allowed to have an independent armed force. They were to be protected by the East India Company, but had to pay for the 'subsidiary forces' that the company was supposed to maintain for the purpose of this protection. If the Indian rulers failed to make the payment, then part of their territory was taken away as a penalty. For example, the ruler of Awadh was forced to give over half of his territory to the company in 1801, as he failed to pay for the "subsidiary forces".

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Who lost their administrative and military spirit by accepting the Subsidiary Alliance System?

  1. The native rulers

  2. The British company

  3. The French company

  4. None of them
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Defects of Subsidiary Alliance:-

1. The native rulers lost their prestige and dignity,

2. The subsidy demanded from the Indian rulers was beyond their means and they could not afford it. So they taxed their people very heavily,

3. The Indian rulers were compelled to disband their own armies. The disbanded soldiers, in course of time, joined robber gangs such as Thugs and Pindaris and troubled the public,

4. The local rulers lived a life of irresponsibility and degradation because they considered

that their security was the British concern and

 5. Though the Indian rulers were not allowed to wage war with each other directly, they were slowly preparing themselves for wars and they were plotting against one another.

 

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Which Peshwa entered into the Subsidiary Alliance System?

  1. Balaji Vishwanath

  2. Madhav Rao I

  3. Baji Rao II

  4. Nana Sahib
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C Correct answer
Explanation

After the Third Anglo-Maratha War, the Maratha ruler Baji Rao II also accepted a subsidiary alliance. several states like: Hyderabad (1798 and 1800), Tanjore (1799), Awadh (1801), Bhonsle (1803), and Indore(1817) adopted this system.

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Who maintained troops at the cost of the Indian rulers?

  1. British Company

  2. French Company

  3. Dutch Company

  4. Emperor of India
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

According to the terms of a subsidiary alliance, princely rulers were not allowed to have an independent armed force. They were to be protected by the East India Company, but had to pay for the 'subsidiary forces' that the company was supposed to maintain for the purpose of this protection.

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The Governor General who introduced subsidiary alliance was _______.

  1. Lord Curzon

  2. Lord Dalhousie

  3. Lord Wellesley

  4. Lord Cornwallis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The system of subsidiary alliance was applied to many Indian states by Lord Wellesley. Using this system, subsidiary states surrendered its political independence in return for British protection. The ruler who entered into subsidiary alliance had to pay money or give some territory to the English Company. 

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The State, from among the following, which was not annexed by the 'doctrine of lapse' is?

  1. Baghat

  2. Gwalior

  3. Sambalpur

  4. Satara
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy introduced by Lord Dalhousie. It was based on the idea that in case a ruler of dependent state died childless, the right of ruling over the State lapses to the sovereign. It was used by him to annex the independent Indian States such as the States of Satara, Jaipur, Sambhalpur, Baghat, Udaipur, Jhansi and Nagpur.