Multiple choice

Which of the following Indian states was annexed by Lord Dalhousie on the pretext of mal-administration?

  1. Udaipur

  2. Oudh

  3. Nagpur

  4. None of these

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Oudh (Awadh) was annexed by Lord Dalhousie in 1856 using the Doctrine of Lapse, with the official pretext being misadministration and maladministration. The annexation was controversial as Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was accused of misgovernance, but the real motives were strategic control and the region's wealth.