Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system in India? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system in India?
A. Lord Wellesley
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. Lord Hastings
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Lord Wellesley introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system in 1798. Under this system, Indian rulers were forced to accept British supremacy and maintain a British army at their own expense.
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Who was the first Indian to become the 'President of the Central Legislative Assembly'?
A. G. V. Mavalankar
B. S. Radhakrishnan
C. M. A. Ayyangar
D. Vithalbhai Patel
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Correct Answer: Option D

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Vithalbhai Patel became the first elected Indian President of the Central Legislative Assembly in 1925.
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The 'Poona Pact' of 1932 replaced separate electorates for depressed classes with what arrangement?
A. Reserved seats in joint electorates
B. No reservation
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Correct Answer: Option A

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The Poona Pact provided for reservation of seats for the depressed classes in the provincial legislatures within the general (joint) electorate.
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The 'Sahitya Akademi Award' was first given in 1955. Who was the first recipient in Hindi?
A. Mahadevi Varma
B. Makhanlal Chaturvedi
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Correct Answer: Option B

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Makhanlal Chaturvedi received the first Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi for his work 'Him Tarangini'.
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