Subsidiary Alliance is a system through which the British came to control the affairs of the Indian states without actually annexing them. Which of the following is not a feature of subsidiary alliance?

a. Any ruler who entered into the alliance would give money or some territory for the maintenance of the British contingent in their territory.

b. They would keep a British Resident at their respective capitals.

c. They would pass a State of an issueless ruler (ruler not having a natural heir) to the English Company.

dThey would not employ any non-English European and if there were any, they would dismiss them.

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Norah Mcbride

6 August, 19:37

Subsidiary Alliance is a system through which the British came to control the affairs of the Indian states without actually annexing them. Which of the following is not a feature of subsidiary alliance?

a. Any ruler who entered into the alliance would give money or some territory for the maintenance of the British contingent in their territory.

b. They would keep a British Resident at their respective capitals.

c. They would pass a State of an issueless ruler (ruler not having a natural heir) to the English Company.

dThey would not employ any non-English European and if there were any, they would dismiss them.

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Victoria Benson · Answer 1

Correct Answer:

c. They would pass a State of an issueless ruler (ruler not having a natural heir) to the English Company.

Explanation:

As the name said, subsidiary alliance was adopted by the British inorder to control the resources, and people of India without actually the colonisation and annexation of the country.

The option C was never a feature of the subsidiary alliance.