Concept:The Subsidiary Alliance was a treaty that made Indian princely states dependent on the British East India Company, stripping them of sovereignty and military control.
Explanation:Lord Wellesley devised the Subsidiary Alliance in 1798.
Under this system, the Indian state had to disband its own army and allow a British armed contingent to be stationed in its territory.
The ally was required to provide resources (money or land) to maintain the British contingent.
The British promised to protect the ally from foreign attack and internal revolt.
The ally could not enter into agreements with other rulers without British permission.
Thus, the British took responsibility for the external and internal protection of the ally.
Option A states: “The territories entering into a subsidiary alliance with the British were responsible for own internal and external protection.”
This is false because the British, not the territories, provided that protection.
Options B, C, and D correctly describe the terms of the alliance.
Therefore, the statement in option A is the incorrect one.
Answer:Option A is NOT correct.