Q. Which of the statements given below is incorrect?
Answer: Treaty of Salbai was signed at the end of First Anglo-Mysore war.
Notes: Treaty of Salbai was signed at the end the First Anglo-Maratha war that lasted from 1775 CE to 1782 CE. It had started with the power struggle between infant Peshwa Madhav Rao II and Raghunath Rao. But, the war eventually ended in a stalemate. Peace was reached with the treaty of Salbai. So, option a is incorrect. Lord Wellesley was the first governor general of Bengal to use the instrument of subsidiary alliance as a tool to establish domination over the native states. Lord Wellesley signed the first subsidiary alliance treaty with the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1798 CE. So, option b is correct. Tipu Sultan was secretly cooperating with the French to bolster his forces. But, Wellesley wanted to prevent any possibility of the French re-entering India. Thus, he defeated Tipu Sultan before French could reach to help him. Thus, option c is correct. Lord Wellesley was an expansionist and with the help of subsidiary alliance, outright wars and assuming the territory of subordinated rulers, he vastly expanded the territories of the company. British politicians and court of directors wanted to put a check on further expansion because of the staggering costs and consolidate the recent gains in India. Thus, Wellesley was recalled from India. So, option d is correct.

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