Explanation:
The first postage stamp of India, the 'Scinde Dawk', was issued earlier in 1852, but the uniform all-India stamp (Queen Victoria) was issued in 1854. The first stamp was Scinde Dawk in 1852. So the question could be ambiguous. I'll avoid that.
Explanation:
Lord Wellesley, Governor-General from 1798 to 1805, introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system to bring Indian states under British control without direct annexation. The Nizam of Hyderabad was the first to accept it.
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