Question

(3) Who accepted the Subsidiary Alliance first?
A. Tipu Sultan
B. Hyder Ali
C. Ranjit Singh
D. Nizam​

Answer 1

Subsidiary Alliance System was first introduced by the French East India Company Governor Joseph Francois Dupleix. It was later used by Lord Wellesley who was the Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805. Early in his governorship, Lord Wellesley adopted a policy of non-intervention in the princely states.