Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley?

Correct Option: (c) To secure a fixed income for the Company

Lord Wellesley introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system primarily to maintain a large British standing army at the expense of Indian rulers (Option A), to neutralize French influence and safeguard India from Napoleonic threats (Option B), and to establish British paramountcy over Indian princely states (Option D). Option C is incorrect because the subsidiary system typically involved ceding territory or cash subsidies rather than securing a predictable, fixed administrative income for the Company's direct revenue system in British India.