Which of the following statements correctly define the ‘Policy of Subordinate Union’?

Solution

● Option D is correct: After 1858, the fiction of authority of the Mughal emperor ended. It was necessary to obtain a sanction for all matters regarding succession from the Crown as the Crown established itself as the unquestioned ruler and the paramount power. The ultimate supremacy of the Crown implied that the states were subordinate to the Crown. The myth of Indian states having a status of equality in parity with the Crown as independent, sovereign states had ended. The Queen adopted the title of ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ (Queen Empress of India). The British government used its right to interfere in the internal functioning of the states.