UPSC Prelims · 2018 · GS Paper I · Q15
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
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Answer: (C) To secure a fixed income for the Company
- Subject
- History
- Chapter
- Advent of Europeans & British Expansion
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