Question : During the British rule in India, which of the following Governor-General devised the "Doctrine of Lapse", a policy of annexation?
Option 1: Lord Cornwallis
Option 2: Lord Canning
Option 3: Warren Hastings
Option 4: Lord Dalhousie
Correct Answer: Lord Dalhousie
Solution : The correct answer is Lord Dalhousie.
The British East India Company employed an annexation strategy known as the Doctrine of Lapse. A primary contributor to the founding of the Doctrine of Lapse was Lord Dalhousie.
During that period, the British seized numerous Indian states, including Satara, Chhota Udaipur and Nagpur, using the scheme of annexing territories that lacked a direct natural or adoptive heir.
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