Who amongst these Governor Generals of India called himself “a Bengal Tiger”?
Warren Hastings
Lord Cornwallis
Sir William Jones
Richard Colley Wellesley
Which of the following facts is not true when considering “Subsidiary System”?
Increased military strength of British in India
Protected States to give a large amount of money to British
Protected state should cut off its connection with European powers other than the English
The paramount power can interfere in the internal affairs of the protected state.
Who came to India with the determination to make ‘the British Empire in India’ into ‘the British Empire of India'?
Lord Wellesley
Who signed the Treaty of Surji –Arjungaon?
Raghoji Bhonsle
Peshwa Baji Rao II
Jaswant Rao Holkar
Daulat Rao Scindia
Which was the first state brought under Wellesley’s Subsidiary System in 1798?
Oudh
Tanjore
Surat
Hyderabad
When did the Maratha State of Tanjore enter into the Subsidiary treaty with Wellesley?
1979
1800
1799
1803
Who built the Saraswathi Mahal Library in Tanjore?
Nawab of Oudh
Raja Sarbhoji
Peshwa Baji Rao
Who signed the Subsidiary Treaty with British in Karnataka?
Nawab Umadat-ul-Umara
Ali Hussain
Azim-ud daulah
Nizam
How much pension was given to the Nawab of Surat after entering the Subsidiary alliance?
Four lakh rupees
One lakh rupees
Ten lakh rupees
Fifty thousand rupees
Which states joined together to form Madras Presidency ?
Karnataka and Oudh
Karnataka and Tanjore
Hyderabad and Oudh
Hyderabad and Tanjore
