Question

Identify the correct pair of words from the given options:

विकल्प

• Doctrine of Lapse - Lord Canning

• Subsidiary Alliance - Lord Wellesley

• Arms Act - Lord Curzon

• Vernacular Press Act - Lord Dalhousie

Answer 1

Subsidiary Alliance - Lord Wellesley

Explanation:

The Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley to bring Indian princely states under British influence by stationing British troops and restricting the states' foreign policy, thus making them subordinate to the Company. Other pairs are wrong (e.g., the Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by Lord Dalhousie).