UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2018

Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley?

  1. To maintain a large standing army at other's expense
  2. To keep India safe from Napoleonic danger
  3. To secure a fixed income for the Company
  4. To establish British paramountcy over the Indian States

Answer

Correct Answer

To secure a fixed income for the Company

Explanation

The Subsidiary Alliance let the Company maintain a large army at the Indian ruler's expense, counter French/Napoleonic influence and establish British paramountcy. UPSC's key treats 'to secure a fixed income for the Company' as the option that does not apply.

Topics: expansion of british power, history, modern india, wellesley's subsidiary alliance