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प्रश्न
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
How did the Subsidiary Alliance impact the economy?
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उत्तर
Awadh had signed a Subsidiary Alliance with Wellesley. He had to protect the nawab from external invasions and internal rebellions. It made the nawabs complacent and unconcerned about the affairs of the state. The payment of annual subsidies to the Company exhausted the state treasury.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blanks:
Warren Hastings deposed and pensioned off the Nawab of Bengal and brought Bengal under the ______, and _________ control of the Company.
In 1765 the British signed treaties with the Mughal emperor. Mention any two important terms of this treaty.
The Second Anglo-Maratha War was a severe blow to the ______ and ______ of the Marathas.
Fill in the blank:
_____________ adopted three methods to make the British the paramount power in India.
Match the Column:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Subsidiary Alliance | (a) Ruler of the Sikh kingdom |
| 2. Hyder Ali | (b) paramount power in India |
| 3. Ranjit Singh | (c) Ruler of Mysore |
| 4. The doctrine of Lapse | (d) Lord Wellesley |
| 5. English East India Company | (e) Lord Dalhousie |
Choose the correct answer:
The First Anglo-Maratha War was fought during the Governor-Generalship of __________.
State whether the following is true or false:
By 1856, the English East India Company had brought the whole of India under its control.
Answer the following question briefly:
With reference to the Subsidiary Alliance System perfected by Lord Wellesley, answer the following:
The Subsidiary Alliance proved very beneficial for the British. Explain.
Fill in the blanks:
It took the British ________ to defeat the Marathas in three ___________ wars.
Answer the following question:
Explain the doctrine of Lapse. Name the other methods used by Lord Dalhousie to expand the British power in India.
