PYQ 2018 Q75 · RaahUPSC PYQ

2018 · Modern HistoryPrevious Year Question

Q75.

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

A. To maintain a large standing army at other's expense

B. To keep India safe from Napoleonic danger

C. To secure a fixed income for the Company

D. To establish British paramountcy over the Indian States

Answer

C

Explanation

The Subsidiary Alliance system had objectives: maintaining a large standing army at others' expense (option a); keeping India safe from Napoleonic danger - Wellesley used this as justification (option b); establishing British paramountcy over Indian States (option d). There was NO component of fixed income for the Company under this system. Hence option (c) does NOT apply.