Question

The Subsidiary Alliance was not accepted by ------.
A. Nizam of Hyderabad and the Ruler of Mysore
B. Bhonsle Raja of Berar and Scindia of Gwalior
C. Rajput States of Jodhpur, Jaipur, and Bharatpur
D. Holkar state of Indore

Answer 1

Hint:- In India, Under colonialism, the Subsidiary Alliance was the system introduced by Lord Wellesley.
This Alliance System was established to bring the Indian States under the domain of the British government.
This system was first imposed on the ruler of Hyderabad’s Nizam, But several rulers refused to accept this system.

Complete answer:
The Subsidiary Alliance was not accepted by the Holkar state of Indore.
The Features of the Subsidiary Alliance as follows:-
Under the subsidiary alliance, the British would protect the Indian state against any foreign attack or internal revolt.
But for this protection, they had to pay for the British army’s maintenance and If the Indian rulers failed to pay, then two things were imposed as a punishment.
A portion of his territory would be taken away by the British government.
Also, they had to hand over their own armed forces and accepted British forces in his territory.
Indian rulers also had to pay for the British army’s maintenance and If he failed to make the payment, a portion of his territory would be taken away and ceded to the British.
If the Ruler accepts this alliance, then the British would protect the Indian state against any foreign attack or internal revolt.
The sequence of the Indian States accepted the Subsidiary Alliance system as follows:-Hyderabad (1798), Mysore (1799 – After Tipu Sultan was defeated in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War), Tanjore (1799), Awadh (1801), Peshwa (Marathas) (1802), Scindia (Marathas) (1803), Gaekwad (Marathas) (1803)

Hence, answer A is the right option.

Note : The Effects of the Subsidiary Alliance was that Indian rulers had to surrender their armies and come under the British Army‘s protection. This alliance caused many Indian states to lose their independence, most parts of India were taken by the British. Hyderabad was the first state to accept the Subsidiary Alliance in 1798.