Subsidiary Alliance Quiz

Who pioneered the system of subsidiary alliances in South Asian history?

• Robert Clive

• Joseph François Dupleix

• Mir Jafar

• Baji Rao II

What was the purpose of the subsidiary alliances according to Richard Wellesley?

• To maintain perpetual warfare in India

• To establish a confederacy of Indian states

• To prevent the operation of ambitious and violent measures by Indian states

• To promote independence of Indian states

Which Indian state was the first to accept a well-framed subsidiary alliance in 1798?

• Maratha

• Hyderabad

• Mysore

• Awadh

What did the Indian ruler have to provide in return for protection under the subsidiary alliance?

• Maintain direct correspondence with other states

• Expel all Europeans from their state

• Give money or territory to the company for the maintenance of troops

• Keep a standing army

Who negotiated a series of conditions with Mir Jafar following the victory in the Battle of Plassey?

• Joseph François Dupleix

• Robert Clive

• Baji Rao II

• Richard Wellesley

Which Indian state was the last Maratha confederation member to accept the Subsidiary Alliance in 1818?

• Peshwa

• Awadh

• Indore

• Mysore

What did the ruler have to do with the company's army under the subsidiary alliance?

• Send the army to other states

• Disband the army

• Merge the army with the company's army

• Keep the army at the capital of their state

Who was the first to accept a subsidiary alliance after the Third Anglo-Maratha War?

• Baji Rao II

• Mysore

• Hyderabad

• Awadh

What did the European official called 'resident' oversee in the Indian state?

• Negotiations and communications with other states

• Religious affairs

• Military operations

• Economic policies

Which company adopted the system of subsidiary alliances after the French East India Company?

• Dutch East India Company

• British East India Company

• Spanish East India Company

• Portuguese East India Company