Question : Who among the following devised a policy that came to be known as the doctrine of lapse?
Option 1: Lord Ellenborough
Option 2: Lord William Bentinck
Option 3: Lord Dalhousie
Option 4: Lord Canning
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Correct Answer: Lord Dalhousie
Solution : The correct answer is Lord Dalhousie.
The doctrine of lapse policy was introduced by Lord Dalhousie, and it was first applied in 1848 in the Satara. The doctrine of lapse was a policy of annexation that was widely followed by Lord Dalhousie when he was India's governor general between 1848 and 1856. According to this policy, if the king had no natural-born heir, then the kingdom would lapse to the British East India Company.
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