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The Subsidiary Alliance system of the British aimed primarily to:

1. Promote Indian industries
2. Create buffer alliances under British control
3. Encourage local self-rule
4. Abolish princely states

Correct answer: Create buffer alliances under British control

Solution

The Subsidiary Alliance was a policy used by the British to bring Indian princely states under their control without direct annexation. It created dependent buffer states that served British strategic interests.

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