Multiple choice

Dalhousie annexed Awadh for the British empire in India through

  1. Policy of subsidiary Alliance

  2. Doctrine of Lapse

  3. State being maladministered

  4. Swaying of War
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Explanation

Awadh was annexed in 1856 under the doctrine of 'maladministration' - Dalhousie claimed the Nawab of Awadh was misgoverning the state. This was a pretext for annexation, not the actual Policy of Subsidiary Alliance (which was a different instrument) or Doctrine of Lapse (which applied to childless rulers).

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