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Who had formulated and perfected the use of the subsidiary alliance system?

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  1. Lord Mayo

  2. Lord Curzon

  3. Lord Dalhousie

  4. Lord Wellesley

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The doctrine of subsidiary alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley, British Governor-General in India from 1798 to 1805. According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army. In return, British would protect them from their enemies which gave British enormous expansion.

Who among the following is said to have hatched the Delhi Conspiracy of 1912?

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  1. Rash Behari Bose

  2. Sachindranath Sanyal

  3. Sohan Lal Pathak

  4. Bhai Paramanand

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The Delhi Conspiracy case, also known as the Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy, refers to a conspiracy in 1912 to assassinate the then Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge, on the occasion of transferring the capital of British India from Calcutta to New Delhi. Hatched by the Indian revolutionary underground in Bengal and Punjab and headed by Rash Behari Bose, the conspiracy culminated on the attempted assassination on 23 December 1912 when a homemade bomb was thrown into the Viceroys's Howdah when the ceremonial procession moved through the Chandni Chowk suburb of Delhi. Hence, Option A is correct.
Among the rest of the options, Sachindranath Sanyal was extensively involved in the plans for the Ghadar conspiracy, and went underground after it was exposed in February 1915, Sohan Lal Pathak joined Gadhar Party in California, USA and came to Burma, Singapore and Malaya to influence Indian armies for a revolt against British army and Bhai Paramanand was a part of the Ghadar Conspiracy claiming he was accompanied by 5,000 Ghadarites. Hence, these are incorrect. 

Which one of the following was annexed on the basis of Dalhousie's 'Doctrine of Lapse'?

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  1. Punjab

  2. Awadh

  3. Satara

  4. Hyderabad

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousie as per which any princely state or territory under the British East India Company would automatically be annexed if the ruler died without a male heir. States annexed under this policy were:
1. The States of Satara (1848 AD)
2. Jaipur (1849 AD)
3. Sambhalpur (1849 AD)
4. Bahat (1850 A.D)
5. Udaipur (1852 AD)
6. Jhansi (1853 AD)
7. Nagpur (1854 AD)

Who was the first to accept the subsidiary alliance system?

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  1. Nizam of Hyderabad

  2. Nawab Of Awadh

  3. Bajirao II

  4. Tipu Sultan

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley, the then Governor General. The kingdoms would have to maintain a certain number of British troops & there would be a British resident in the court of the king. The king could not approach any foreigner without the permission of the British resident in the court.