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Learn how Lord Wellesley’s Subsidiary Alliance and Lord Dalhousie’s Doctrine of Lapse undermined Indian princely states. These policies forced rulers to lose sovereignty and fueled resentment, becoming key political causes of the Revolt of 1857.



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MCQs on Subsidiary Alliance


1. Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system in India?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Wellesley
d) Lord Hastings

✅ Answer: c) Lord Wellesley


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2. Which Indian state was the first to accept Subsidiary Alliance through the Treaty of Allahabad (1765)?
a) Mysore
b) Hyderabad
c) Awadh (Oudh)
d) Bharatpur

✅ Answer: c) Awadh (Oudh)


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3. Under Subsidiary Alliance, Indian rulers were required to:
a) Maintain their own armies only
b) Accept a British Resident and pay for British troops
c) Have free foreign relations
d) Employ European officers without restrictions

✅ Answer: b) Accept a British Resident and pay for British troops


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4. Which of the following states did NOT accept Subsidiary Alliance?
a) Hyderabad
b) Mysore
c) Tanjore
d) Punjab

✅ Answer: d) Punjab


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5. What was the major consequence of Subsidiary Alliance for Indian rulers?
a) Strengthened sovereignty
b) Lost independence and sovereignty
c) Freedom in foreign relations
d) More revenue collection powers

✅ Answer: b) Lost independence and sovereignty


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📝 MCQs on Doctrine of Lapse

6. The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by:
a) Lord Hastings
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Cornwallis
d) Lord Wellesley

✅ Answer: b) Lord Dalhousie


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7. According to Doctrine of Lapse, when did a kingdom “lapse” to the British?
a) When the ruler misgoverned the state
b) When the ruler died without a male heir
c) When the ruler refused Subsidiary Alliance
d) When the ruler lost in war

✅ Answer: b) When the ruler died without a male heir


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8. Which state was annexed in 1853 under Doctrine of Lapse after the death of its ruler?
a) Satara
b) Jhansi
c) Awadh
d) Nagpur

✅ Answer: b) Jhansi


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9. Which of the following was NOT annexed under Doctrine of Lapse?
a) Nagpur
b) Udaipur
c) Punjab
d) Satara

✅ Answer: c) Punjab


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10. The rulers described the Doctrine of Lapse as:
a) A moral law
b) A “lapse of all morals”
c) A beneficial policy
d) A system of reform

✅ Answer: b) A “lapse of all morals”