alleryStart learning →What result linked lapse and subsidiary alliances?
AExpansion of British control
BRestoration of Mughal control
CExpansion of French control
DFormation of an Indian federation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Expansion of British control
These different methods extended British political control, through direct or indirect rule.
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