Multiple choice

Which of the following states was not annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse?

  1. Jammu

  2. Oudh

  3. Udaipur

  4. Nagpur

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Explanation

Jammu and Kashmir was ruled by Gulab Singh under the Treaty of Amritsar (1846) as a princely state, not annexed by Dalhousie's Doctrine of Lapse. Oudh (Awadh) was annexed in 1856 on grounds of misgovernance, Udaipur's title was extinguished in 1852 under the doctrine, and Nagpur was annexed in 1854 after the ruler died without a natural male heir. Jammu's Dogra dynasty continued ruling until 1947.