{"id":88586,"date":"2025-06-01T07:15:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=88586"},"modified":"2025-06-01T07:15:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:15:21","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-related-to-wellesleys-administratio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-related-to-wellesleys-administratio\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements related to Wellesley&#8217;s administratio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements related to Wellesley&#8217;s administration:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. In the six years of Wellesley&#8217;s administration, the army accounted for 42.5 percent of the Company&#8217;s total expenditure.<\/li>\n<li>2. Wellesley&#8217;s administrative measures were restricted to the affairs of the Company and had nothing to do with the commercial and military affairs of the Indian ruling families.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statement\/s given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC NDA-2 &#8211; 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2019\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is likely correct. Lord Wellesley&#8217;s period (1798-1805) was marked by aggressive expansion through the Subsidiary Alliance system and direct military action, leading to frequent wars (like the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War and the Second Anglo-Maratha War). This period saw a massive increase in the East India Company&#8217;s military expenditure and debt. Historical accounts confirm that military costs constituted a very significant portion of the Company&#8217;s total expenditure during this time. Statement 2 is incorrect. Wellesley&#8217;s policies, especially the Subsidiary Alliance, directly involved and profoundly impacted the commercial, military, and political affairs of Indian ruling families, bringing them under British control and undermining their sovereignty. His administration was far from being restricted only to Company affairs; it aimed at establishing British paramountcy in India.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nWellesley&#8217;s administration was characterized by imperial expansionism through the Subsidiary Alliance and wars, leading to increased British dominance and substantial military expenditure.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Subsidiary Alliance system required Indian rulers to disband their own armies, accept a British force stationed in their territory (paid for by the ruler), and accept a British Resident at their court. This effectively brought the Indian states under British control and prevented them from forming alliances with each other or other foreign powers. This policy significantly increased the military burden on the Company and the states but secured British political and military supremacy.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements related to Wellesley&#8217;s administration: 1. In the six years of Wellesley&#8217;s administration, the army accounted for 42.5 percent of the Company&#8217;s total expenditure. 2. Wellesley&#8217;s administrative measures were restricted to the affairs of the Company and had nothing to do with the commercial and military affairs of the Indian ruling families. &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements related to Wellesley&#8217;s administratio\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-related-to-wellesleys-administratio\/#more-88586\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements related to Wellesley&#8217;s administratio<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1094],"tags":[1119,1303,1124],"class_list":["post-88586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-nda-2","tag-1119","tag-governor-governor-general-viceroy","tag-modern-history-of-india","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Consider the following statements related to Wellesley&#039;s administratio<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statement 1 is likely correct. 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