Multiple choice

'The Doctrine of Lapse' was used by

  1. Lord Dalhousie

  2. Lord Wellesley

  3. Lord Canning

  4. Lord Mayo
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Explanation

The Doctrine of Lapse was a policy introduced by Lord Dalhousie (1848-1856). Under this doctrine, if a ruler died without a natural male heir, his kingdom would lapse to the Company and could not be adopted by an adopted heir. This led to the annexation of several states including Satara, Jhansi, and Udaipur.

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